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Hi, looking for suggestions. 4 (nearly) middle aged men looking for a resort that is good for beginners/intermediates, reasonable apres ski (i.e. few decent bars, nothing too wild) beer not too expensive, in Europe. Needs to be big enough to ski somewhere new every day. Done Grand Massif out of Flaine before and that was perfect (but want to try somewhere else). Not too fussy on accomodation options. Any advice would be welcome as there is so much choice! 
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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?
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What time of year?
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Late Jan, early Feb 24
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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is the option of driving a car for you? or you want ski in ski out?
Sella Ronda, 3V or Paradiski, Ski Amade, Paznaun, Saalbach...many option
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Ski-in, ski-out
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Cervinia- Decent resort, not too pricey, good bars and great for beginners and intermediates with the option to hop over the ridge into Zermatt for a slide
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@Jimbo1985, for ski in ski out, you're more likely generally to find options in the French resorts, but it's available in other places too.
Is ski in ski out a must have? If so, you'll be limiting yourself quite some.
For reasonable beer, you're best off away from France, in Austria or Italy most likely.
Dolomites ticks many boxes, not necessarily ski in ski out though, but might be slightly lacking on the aprés side of things although as @Alastair Pink says, Selva is your best bet for that aspect.
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@Jimbo1985, Mayrohfen, can do a different area every day, good for beers, not mega expensive (for a ski resort). No ski in a ki out though. If ski in ski out is essential then Les Menuires
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@Jimbo1985,
Andorra?
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Alpe D'Huez
Milky Way - staying on the Italian side should be cheaper.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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| Old Fartbag wrote: |
Alpe D'Huez
Milky Way - staying on the Italian side should be cheaper. |
Yeah - Sauze D'Oulx would be good.
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Not been, but from what I've heard Andorra fits the bill for cheap beer, reasonable size ski in/out and decent for intermidiot.
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You know it makes sense.
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1. Pas de la Casa
2. St Anton
3. Sauze d'Oulx
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Tignes Le Lac.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Austria does not rip you off on the mountain for beer like france can.
I would say Mayhofren or somewhere in the Ziller
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Thanks for all the replies
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Salbaach Hinterglemm- we stayed the Hinterglemm side. Huge ski area for all abilities and typical Austrian apres.
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Ischgl a good shout.
Plenty big enough ski area and while accommodation not the cheapest prices for food and drink both on and off the mountain good, and apres second to none.
Also while not absolutely ski in/out the town is very compact and pick your accommodation well and you'll be able to ski to within 100m of home/only have a 250m walk to a gondola in the morning.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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How about Sauze d’Oulx, not been there for a while though.
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Sauze (if snow is half decent - reasonable prices - a few lively bars - and a sense of travel when going to connected areas)
Soll (no ski-in, ski out - reasonably lively - lots of skiiing across SkiWelt
Soldeu (prob a better fit than Pas de la Casa - which is a younger crowd - good lifts - enough skiing)
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| Mjit wrote: |
Ischgl a good shout.
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But he wants to ski somewhere different every day... 
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Clearly the Dolomites tick the boxes. They aren't strong on ski-in/out but they have it. It is nice if you can find it, but the four minute walk where I stay is close enough. The skiing is more important than the apres. If necessary you can make apres happen yourself, but you can't fix the skiing.
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Both have been mentioned but Cervinia and Soldeu in Andorra would fit the bill - both big ski areas, if you include Zermatt area in with Cervinia. Neither are truly ski in/ski out, but if you get your hotel location right, then you can be within 200m of the lift (so no buses needed). Both have enough bars in town to keep you going, plus a few good bars on the slopes also.
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Tignes
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| Jimbo1985 wrote: |
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For groups including beginners, I'd suggest accommodation in the Falaise section, given a really easy start to the day (Proclou).
You can go from inexpensive s/c apts, to chalets, to posh hotels like Mil8 (https://www.hotelmil8.com ).
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| Bergmeister wrote: |
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Ischgl a good shout.
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But he wants to ski somewhere different every day... |
A group of beginners/intermediates shouldn't find themselves skiing the same thing day in/day out in Ischgl. And you can always get the split lift pass and do day trips up/down the valley to See/Kappel/Galture.
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Hi
3 valleys 600 kms of pisted runs
Say no more
Gary
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You know it makes sense.
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Selva fits your brief
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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In the Dolomites in Selva, Arraba, colfosco/Corvara you can find places that are almost ski in/ski out.
Ischgl - you can get a hotel near Pardatschgrat gondola, almost ski in.
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