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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Banff?
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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A mate of mine spent last NYE in Les2Alpes and said it was good. I can't comment on prices but it has a glacier so there shouldn't be any problem with snow, at least higher up.
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Whistler
Breckenridge
Park City
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Pike, the last two Christmases/New Year Saalbach Hinterglemm has had great snow (I know cos I was there), and is very pretty and pretty lively! That area near Salzburg has a very reliable snow record for early season, and the Austrians definitely know how to party.
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Pike, You can't go far wrong with Saalbach. Or Mayrhofen has great nightlife, good skiing area for mixed abilities and is great value. The resort itself is fairly low but the ski area is ok and there is the Hintertux glacier up the road. We went to Bad Gastein for New Year this year and there was too much snow! This is also a good ski area but you may find the nightlife a bit quiet in Bad Gastein. Bad Hofgastein just down the road is worth a look though.
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Thanks for the advice folks, will look into these places.
Another resort suggested to me was Cervinia on the Italian side of the matterhorn. Any opinions on there?
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Pike,
Hey Pike, where did you book in the end?
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No-one has mentioned Zermatt! I'm going!  Not sure though whether there are many beds left to be had.
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Pike, I'll probably get shot for this but reckon that Austrian and Swiss resorts offer more of a festive package that lots of the Fench resorts miss out/forget about, in terms of 'festivities' I think to really enjoy New Year here in Adh you need to stay out of the bars and restauants on the main 'drag' - too many people and too much crazy behaviour (sounding about 80 years old I know) but the photos we see in the newspapers at home are scenes easily found here too sometimes. I spent New Years in Courmayeur about 10 years ago and the atmosphere was amazing without the mad excess (or perhaps I was part of the excess back then and didn't notice!!) I bet places in Scandinavia could be fun for Christmas?
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Yeah, what Sarah said, Switzerland is amazing for NY. Verbier (  ) goes off at New Years. 30,000 people 'having it' in a very small place.
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