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Spring skiing in the American West is incredible. Wondering how it is in Chamonix. I'll be in Geneva in mid-April and plan to rent a car for a day trip to ski. Last year, I tried Megeve, but it was all slush, rain, and dirt. Chamonix is a higher elevation, so I was thinking it might be worthwhile.
Any advice would be very come indeed.
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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Go to Verbier.
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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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| Whitegold wrote: |
| Go to Verbier. |
I'd considered that, but it's an extra hour both ways. Better conditions in mid-April than Chamonix? If so, that might make the extra time worth it.
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@ladyermine, is this for piste skiing or off piste?
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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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Seriously, the Grands Montets area in particular goes much higher than Megeve and is north facing so on average it will be as good as anywhere accessible from Geneva. April into May is prime time for the high mountain touring you can access from Chamonix's lifts, if that's your thing (probably not if you're just doing a day).
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@ladyermine, as per @Arno, Grands Montets should be as good as anywhere for a day trip from Geneva. If you had more time Verbier would have a bigger area and greater variety of slopes open but for the cost of an extra 40 min drive (you can just drive to Le Chable and get the lift from there rather than driving up the hill to Verbier)
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| Layne wrote: |
| @ladyermine, is this for piste skiing or off piste? |
most likely piste since the snow conditions might be a little yucky.
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| ladyermine wrote: |
| Layne wrote: |
| @ladyermine, is this for piste skiing or off piste? |
most likely piste since the snow conditions might be a little yucky. |
Well, the reason I ask is that there is some big mountain skiing in Chamonix that could be fantastic in mid-April - as Arno was alluding to/saying.
But tbh I think in your situation it would be a case of if you get lucky with the weather go to where ever. If not do something else (hiking).
Nowhere has the altitude of Chamonix:
https://www.peakretreats.co.uk/blog/archive/ski-resorts-near-geneva-airport
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| BobinCH wrote: |
@ladyermine, as per @Arno, Grands Montets should be as good as anywhere for a day trip from Geneva. If you had more time Verbier would have a bigger area and greater variety of slopes open but for the cost of an extra 40 min drive (you can just drive to Le Chable and get the lift from there rather than driving up the hill to Verbier)
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Wow @arno and @robinch, this is incredibly helpful. Le Chable seems like a genius hack for making Verbier work.
Grands Montets is top of mind for Chamonix, but do you think Flegere and Brevent will be any good at the time?
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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@ladyermine, Brevant and Flegere close 14th April.
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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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April is often unsettled and you can hit great conditions anywhere. La Clusaz, Flaine, Avoriaz. Cham is worth staying the night if you can, fantastic alpine town full of history.
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Yes , I had Grands Montets in mind when saying it was north facing etc
As @davidof says you can get really great conditions in April if you get some snowy spring showers. I’ve skied waist deep powder on the Montets in mid April (which had all turned to slop a couple of days later)
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You know it makes sense.
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| davidof wrote: |
| April is often unsettled and you can hit great conditions anywhere. La Clusaz, Flaine, Avoriaz. Cham is worth staying the night if you can, fantastic alpine town full of history. |
Fingers crossed, booked our first family ski trip to La Clusaz first week in April on the back of Le Grand Massif’s snow record.
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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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| ladyermine wrote: |
Spring skiing in the American West is incredible. Wondering how it is in Chamonix. I'll be in Geneva in mid-April and plan to rent a car for a day trip to ski. Last year, I tried Megeve, but it was all slush, rain, and dirt. Chamonix is a higher elevation, so I was thinking it might be worthwhile.
Any advice would be very come indeed.
Thanks! |
Make your decision where to go for the day at the last minute - ask after the resort snow conditions.
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