 Poster: A snowHead
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Did our first DIY ski-ing holiday over the last week, the only tricky bit was sorting out the Geneva-Val Thorens transfer bit since neither of us were willing to drive! On the outward leg we went with www.altibus.com this was okay - the bus was delayed for an hour going out but the staff at Geneva airport were helpful - about £45 per head.
On our return we got a private transfer with Three Vallee Transfers (www.3vt.co.uk), they were great. They were pretty much the cheapest private transfer I managed to find on the internet, and although ~£230 worth every penny! The company uses 8 seater VW's so if you were in a group of more than 5 it would be as cheap as the bus. They are willing to flag you as "willing to share", but they will only take shares for a single flight - which is a good thing really.
We also received a handy hint as to where to have breakfast in Geneva airport - which was spot on. 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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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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Ian Hopkinson,
£230...!!! thats not funny, even for 2....!! I'd get a cab down to Moutier and public transport or bribe the rep of a TO to get on a t/f bus. I would expect to pay about £30 or 50 eu which would go straight in the rep's back pocket, I'd think.
The would be the thinking around Sat/sun travel and when I look like travelling on those dates I check out brochures to see TO flight times to the resort....
Once in the resort it is easy to find a rep during the week to find out if the idea is workable or not
P.S, this makes our hire car @ £100 for 3 days plus parking not too bad a deal split two ways...
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Helen Beaumont, I bet you treble checked the spelling before posting that one! 
Last edited by You need to Login to know who's really who. on Sun 23-04-06 15:47; edited 1 time in total
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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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boredsurfin, absolutley, esp as I had actually spelt it wrong. Our car hire for 6 days from Geneva was 155 quid I think, and they upgraded us to a 4x4 because of the bad weather, and didn;t charge ofr chains or snow tyres.
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It really is hard to beat hire cars for transfers on a DIY holiday - To me itt means that the holiday really starts at the airport because you are no longer relying on anybody else and it is definitely cheaper if you have 3 or more in the car - Also means that you are not tied to one resort for the weak as it costs practically nothing to head out some morning to another resort for the day if you have arental car
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rob@rar.org.uk, perhaps not!! 
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Ian Hopkinson, I agree totally with your views of 3VT. I have used them for the past 3 years and recommend them totally. BTW I have absolutely no financial interest in them. Just a very satisfied customer.
I know that hire-cars work out cheaper, but last year peoples' cars got frozen up when parked at Mottaret for a week and the brakes had to be thawed out. You can do without that. For 6 of us it works out to £70 return for door-to-door luxury.
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JT, look I'm attempting some complex money spend justification here - if you can't help, keep quiet 
Helen, we went to one of the restaurants you access from the lift mid-way along the check-in desks, I would never have found it without help...
Chris, turns out our driver (John) used to work in the outdoor shop in Poynton - where we used to live!
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Ian Hopkinson, I'll try that one next time, the one we found was tucked away right in the corner behind the cafe where the shops are.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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you could always try this:
http://www.helimountains.com/home.html
Last year was only €1400 Geneva - Les Arcs for up to 5 people. One way.
I am told by those who have done it that it is the only way to beat the Qs...
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You know it makes sense.
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Ian Hopkinson,
Obviously it not for all of us!!
PS slightly tipsy, just been to a corporate clay-shooting day, with a great advert on the wall for shotguns:
"elegant, stylish, affordable: only ( note the emphasis...) £19,950"
May I refer the gentleman to my right honourable colleague F Scott Fitzgerald: "The rich are different to you and me"
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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JimW, for that I'd expect it to shoot the little bugs without my assistance
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