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having got back from Tignes yesterday, the no ski blues are really kicking in. As the group I was with has such a great time, it didnt take much of an effort to encourage people to take a weekend away in March.

anyone know of any good travel agents who specailise in this or is it better to arrange yourself. Also any good resorts neraby to airports...chamonix seemed an obvious choice.

As for the skiclub decision. very strange. as a regular reader, but not poster I was surprised to see it close to the unwashed masses. Most messageboards/sites would kill for the amount of traffic and community that the SC site had. I can hear the tumbleweed from here?

Good on you for going it alone plus i was pleased to see the link on alans winter highland site, which itself is a great read.
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Good to have you along - I found that site by chance while looking for Peter Stockton, an avid fan of British skiing.
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Andy,

Weekend away trips can be very easy to organise by yourself. I've done this for the last three winters. What we've done is catch the very early flight from Luton to Geneva on the first day (We've always gone on Friday morning but you might get cheaper flights on the Saturday for example). Land at Geneva at about 9. Pick up hire car and drive to Flaine (approx 1 hour travel time depending on snow) park in car park, change into ski gear (less fun if it is actually snowing as it was for my last trip), rent skis, buy lift pass and on the slopes for about 11:30 - 11:45. Rent appartment from Astrid Immobilier (see www.flaine.com ) who do it for short rentals (check that they'll do your dates before you book your flights) or try the Aujon or Cascade hotels. Ski for 3.5 days and drive to airport and catch last flight out of Geneva. Take two days off work and get a fantastic trip and return to work on Tuesday with a big grin on your face! Very Happy Flaine has great skiing Very Happy but nasty buildings and basic appartments Sad but who cares about architecture when you've got acres of fabulous skiing!
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Cheers chris. just had a quick ramble through the world wide web and doing it yourself (ooh err) seems a lot cheaper. saving £200 on average.

never thought about flaine, as i didnt know where it was in relation to Geneva. and given that I have heard that chamonix can be a bit restrictive for newish skiers (going with 2 x 1 weekers), I will look into the flaine option.

ta again

andy NehNeh
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I can recommend FLaine, just been for a week and it was an excellent location

Les Carroz is even closer t the airport but not as convenient for the skiing itself
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I'd recommend Flaine too, it's only an 1.25 hrs from Geneva airport. The Hotel Aujon (2*) will, I think, take short bookings too as the SCGB (dare I say that name in here?) do long weekends to Flaine & stay there. Can't imagine Aujon's rates are too high as it's a pretty basic hotel (but if the ski-ing's good who cares).
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Any other suggestions from Geneva with good snow at the moment?
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Avoriaz or Chatel also decent options
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Chris Reed wrote:
Andy,

Weekend away trips can be very easy to organise by yourself. I've done this for the last three winters. What we've done is catch the very early flight from Luton to Geneva on the first day (We've always gone on Friday morning but you might get cheaper flights on the Saturday for example). Land at Geneva at about 9. Pick up hire car and drive to Flaine (approx 1 hour travel time depending on snow) park in car park, change into ski gear (less fun if it is actually snowing as it was for my last trip), rent skis, buy lift pass and on the slopes for about 11:30 - 11:45. Rent appartment from Astrid Immobilier (see www.flaine.com ) who do it for short rentals (check that they'll do your dates before you book your flights) or try the Aujon or Cascade hotels. Ski for 3.5 days and drive to airport and catch last flight out of Geneva. Take two days off work and get a fantastic trip and return to work on Tuesday with a big grin on your face! Very Happy Flaine has great skiing Very Happy but nasty buildings and basic appartments Sad but who cares about architecture when you've got acres of fabulous skiing!


I went for the architecture!
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Turin and Milan are also good options, cheap car hire, various Aosta valley resorts or Via Lattea.
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