Poster: A snowHead
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Hi SH’s.
I’ve not been on here for some time, so excuse my jumping straight in.
I’m trying to organise a 3 night/4 day trip with the wife. We live near STN, so would ideally fly from there ( all LND airports considered), but struggling to find early departures and then a fairly late’ish return to maximise the slope time.
Obviously France is out of the equation, so I just wanted to get some thoughts / suggestions from you guys.
Many thanks
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Flight times look awful tbh
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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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It might be worth waiting a few days to see if France comes back into the equation. Are your dates fixed?
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@barthez1980, why not a late evening outbound? to my mind a much better idea than a hideously early flight ...
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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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bezthespaniard wrote: |
Flight times look awful tbh |
Aren’t they just. I’m ok with flying from all the other London airports, just that STN would be easiest
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pam w wrote: |
It might be worth waiting a few days to see if France comes back into the equation. Are your dates fixed? |
We’re looking at 26/27 Jan.
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under a new name wrote: |
@barthez1980, why not a late evening outbound? to my mind a much better idea than a hideously early flight ... |
The extra night hotel cost and leaving the kids for another night were the main deciding factors behind the early flight reason.
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From memory there is a very early flight to Salzburg which would allow for half a days skiing on your first day. However the return flight options aren't late enough for skiing on the last day. We used to use Easyjet out of Gatwick and back with BA to allow for extra skiing at both ends of the trip BA have axed Gatwick now, so that's off.
Flying to Salzburg is a good bet for you though as there are loads of decent ski areas within an hour of the airport.
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ive used ryanair stanstead to turin for weekend trips. sauze, bardonechia and briancon (when/if france opens) all about 1-2 hours away.
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Any suggestions for ski Swiss resorts close to Geneva that won’t break the bank ?
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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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@barthez1980 Nendaz or La Tzoumaz as cheaper satellites of Verbier. Or the the Val d'Annivers (St.Luc, Zinal-Grimentz). Self-cater seems the cheapest option to me. I also think it's feasible to do Verbier on a budget, but it needs more research and a degree of compromise. Once you swallow the daily ski pass at £55-£65 adult (where I admit, it's pricier, but then it's also quieter and covers 400 Kms) then for an Alpine location, I don't see CH being necessarily more expensive than France.
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@barthez1980, How about something slightly different, assuming there's a romantic element to this trip? Whizz Air fly Mon-Fri Luton to Ljubljana for about £50 return. Outbound flight lands late afternoon so spend a night in LJU which around the old centre is stunning and great value. Head up to Kranjska Gora for skiing Tue-Fri Morning or swing by Lake Bled on the Friday, you won't regret it. Late afternoon flight back on the Friday.
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You know it makes sense.
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Now looking @ Zurich and driving to Andermatt, Engleberg or Laax. Think Laax may be a bit 'snowboardy' for us. With the other 2, which has the more piste options ?. I know they have great off piste / touring options, but don't think the wife is overly keen this time around.
I'm not usually this indecisive
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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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@barthez1980, Engelberg isn't great for piste skiing. It is easy to get there by train though, you don't need to hire a car.
There are places further up the valley than Laax that are not as "snowboardy", Brigels is pretty.
What turned you off Italy? Plenty of nice hotels in Courmayeur.
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Poster: A snowHead
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@rjs,
Courmayer - the flights aren't great to Turin. Can't fly to Geneva and cross through France. Dates are now 27th - 30th.
We'll probably look at hiring a car no matter what - wife's choice
What are your thoughts on Andermatt ?
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