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Hi,
going out to Val d'Isere in March, couple of questions
- anybody stayed in La Daille apartments? from what I have seen on the web apartments seem small? any decent facilities near them? is bus service to Val D very regular etc.
- anybody recommend a good ski school
many thanks
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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HI LeonardIV, welcome to snowheads  s Bus runs very reguleraly ,there are bars and supermarket near the appartments, not actualy stayed in them myself but have stayed in chalet right on the piste ,les etroits ..
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Hey leonard IV
my other half is currently staying a the Maeva apartments in La Daille- describing them as basic and warm. The rooms are set up to 5 to sleep in, BUT more comfortable with the 3 they have in there.
The buses are regular and lots of shops, etc
Cannot recommend Ski Schools yet- but may have some feedback after i get back in March.
Vis
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Hi LeonardIV
We stayed in La Daille in 2003 at the Champs Avalins clubhotel.
There are not loads of facilities in La Daille itself but all the essentials
are there: bar(s), restuarants, ski hire/sales shop, SPAR supermarket
etc. Buses run regularly to the centre of Val D. it's about a mile to
walk but unless the roads are totally clear of snow I would not advise
walking - there's no pavement for much of the way. Have to confess
we only made it into the centre once in the evening due to being too
knackered/lazy and having a decent bar in our hotel meant our
incentive to go elsewhere was low.
Ski schoolwise, I used Evolution 2 in Val D'isere. IRC there's only ESF
in La Daille. I did 3 mornings plus a private lesson with Evolution 2 and
thought they were great.
Not sure what level of skier/rider you are... the green run into La Daille
(Verte) is one the most awful I've seen. It's in the shade for much of
the day (might be a bit better in March) which means it's an icy slope of
doom. After the first day we resorted to coming down the red runs
(triffolet, raye or the slalom run, *not* orange it turns into a mogul field
from hell) instead as they were far less likely end in a visit to hospital.
Enjoy,
Fiona
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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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thanks for the info folks, appreciate it. Fiona, I am intermediate, can handle reds pretty well but don't fancy the ice at all so we'll avoid that one. Will look up evolution 2 on the web.
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I was on the verte run last week a number of times and though it is icy in places it is definately not a challenge for a confident blue skier. It joins onto a red at the bottom where there is a snow cannon for topping up that piste. Saying that I am a bit of a sucker for tree lined easy runs. I found orange to be just as icy and a hell of alot busier. Verte shouldnt be a problem come march.
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anyone going out there next week?
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