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I appreciate the answer is - too early to say.
For numerous reasons, I think Xmas will be the only practical time for us to go skiing next season (save the will we/won't we discussions for one of the many other threads). Just wondered, with Xmas falling on Saturday, whether this is:
1. Make no difference to booking dates
2. Sunday to Sunday
3. Longer period
As I say - prob too early to tell. Just bored at work
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@Boris, I'd have thought it worth going say 23rd and booking longer say until 1st? I guess it depends on the rental agency though.
Out of interest its been a while since we were in France for skiing, thinking Tignes mid December for a week, cheeky few days if we can get over to Austria in summer and rescue our kit, where is the best place to look for s/c accommodation in say Tignes/ Val or VT, with a car parking availability, and what agencies to use?
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@Markymark29, For Tignes I usually use Agence Roc Blanc, have only booked parking through the office in the Maison de Tignes.
Last time I stayed in Val Thorens I just used the central booking service.
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@Markymark29, I've always booked through local tourist board
I seem to recall last time this happened there was 10-day breaks and then cheap shorter holidays for periods either side. While it will be costly I'm all for treating ourselves and being there Xmas and NY
Had hoped that this would be the cheap season as kids will all be at Uni, but combination of late Easter, exams, boys 21st etc means non starter
Although Mrs B and I may have a sneaky cheap break
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@Boris, you'd need to approach specific places to gauge x-mas arrangements. Some have, in the past, carried on as normal with turning out day on the Saturday, but some go with extra day to leave sunday.
Then it also gives them the new year also going into sunday, follwed by "shorting" the next week to get back on track to sat turn round.
Guess it depends on their focus clientele as to which gets most coverage and bookings.
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@Markymark29, When I stayed in Val Thorens I dumped the car down in Les Menuires after unloading and got the bus back up, the bus is free except for Saturdays so if there is a different changeover day you may get lucky.
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@Boris, we have booked an apartment in Ste Foy from 19th to 26th for us and family, and then also booked the same place for the previous week, 12th to 19th, so we will rattle around till the other 8 arrive but it was very cheap and we can get organised and maybe find out if we still have ski legs. Val Moret booked for the 11th. All fingers crossed.
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@Boris, We've been going Christmas since 2009 (France, apartments) - booking through tourist websites, local agents or directly - so gone through most of the days/dates of Christmas. We've never noticed any difference regardless of the day Christmas fell on in terms of availability. Always stayed Sat to Sat. But I think some of the TO's have and will vary their dates.
This year schools break up on 17th Dec so we will be going December 18th to 25th.
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@Layne, I did wonder if it would be TOs who vary dates. Personally not bothered about arriving Xmas Day - will have a Xmas at hone and just enjoy the time there
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We looked at crystal and they seemed to be doing mon to mon for xmas and new years weeks.
Some good deals from mon to sat early jan to get back to normal sat to sat.
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@Boris, I had an enquiry for our apartment today. They asked for 19-26.
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| Hells Bells wrote: |
| @Boris, I had an enquiry for our apartment today. They asked for 19-26. |
Out of interest - did you/would you accept?
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| rjs wrote: |
| @Markymark29, When I stayed in Val Thorens I dumped the car down in Les Menuires after unloading and got the bus back up, the bus is free except for Saturdays so if there is a different changeover day you may get lucky. |
It's not free on Saturdays as it doesn't run then. 
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You know it makes sense.
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@Pamski, will the Sainte Foy pistes be open as early as the 12 December?
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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@Bergmeister, There are buses on Saturdays between Les Menuires and Val Thorens, you can catch the one coming up from Moutiers, the ticket office in Les Menuires shuts early though.
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Poster: A snowHead
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| Pamski wrote: |
| @Boris, we have booked an apartment in Ste Foy from 19th to 26th for us and family, and then also booked the same place for the previous week, 12th to 19th, so we will rattle around till the other 8 arrive but it was very cheap and we can get organised and maybe find out if we still have ski legs. Val Moret booked for the 11th. All fingers crossed. |
Hope you don't mind my asking, did you get that directly or through UK agent?
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@pam w, maybe not but we can go up the road.@ski3, direct.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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| Layne wrote: |
| Hells Bells wrote: |
| @Boris, I had an enquiry for our apartment today. They asked for 19-26. |
Out of interest - did you/would you accept? |
I didn't accept, as we are hoping to be there ourselves, and have ample time to get another booking if we can't. My housekeeper/manager has booked them into another apartment, and may move them to mine if we aren't able to come.
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Interesting - guess will be wait and see nearer time when apartments are online and bookable. Which is usually September
Of course we may know then by then which/if daughter goes to Uni and if she gets a reading week in-line with boys. In which case Jan trip!
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@Kenzie, Ta!
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| Markymark29 wrote: |
| Out of interest its been a while since we were in France for skiing, thinking Tignes mid December for a week, cheeky few days if we can get over to Austria in summer and rescue our kit, where is the best place to look for s/c accommodation in say Tignes/ Val or VT, with a car parking availability, and what agencies to use? |
Last time I went to Tignes - a couple of years ago - we used the resort search:
https://en.tignes.net/holidays/accommodation/booking
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@pamski.....that's because the resort isn't open until the 19th I think.......but you can always go up to VDI or Tignes.
which accommodation are you booked into ?
we arrive in SF 28th Dec to avoid xmas/boxing day rush and not leaving on NY day
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@stefoy4me, thank you- I think that is what I meant! Etoile des Cimes where we stayed December 2019 which worked well for us with grandchildren. Little did we know then that would be their only ski holiday for a while. We were lucky to go on to Austria for a month.
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@Boris, What we used to do, for reasonably early xmas week bookings was be flexible as NY week was always more lucrative and so we tried to maximise that one.
People tended to not want to travel on NY day...
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@under a new name, I'm happy to travel NY day, the issue I have with that week is the boys turn 21 on the 4th and will probably want to do something with friends.
Mind you a paid for ski holiday may tempt them
I just want to get something booked 
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