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Hi everyone looking to book our first ski holiday next feb/March. 2 kids age 10 and 12 beginners and 2 adult beginners can't decide would levi or soldeu be better?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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snow is better / more reliable in Levi, so Levi.
Probably a noticeable difference in price I would have thought.
Personally I would have chosen one of the small higher Austrian resorts, such as Galtur, Khutai, Zauchensee mainly because of the hotel accommodations and proximity to slopes. But, I'm sure the majority on here would promote France.
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We went to Soldeu when my partner was a total beginner. She really enjoyed it (as did I) - good ski school lessons, some nice easy runs and very friendly.
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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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Levi probably darker and colder.
Tuition probably good at both (my daughters both learned at Soldeu/ET).
Grandvalira works to make snow at peak times which should be fine for beginners.
I haven’t been recently but we know of southern Europe struggling with natural snow in the last few years.
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@Beginner24, Levi. Finland is an awesome place to learn to ski, and is quite a different experience to the Alps in terms of landscape and snow depths. I learnt in another, smaller resort in Finland, and the instructors were very good and all spoke excellent English.
Cold/dark is a problem in December and January, but by Feb/March should be less noticeable.
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@Beginner24, Soldeu every time for me. Perfect for beginners. Great snow record with fantastic snow making. Lots of beginner friendly slopes to explore. The tuition is great, with a large amount of British instructors (as well as English speaking instructors). And the weather has a good chance of being good - I believe Soldeu translates to 'sun god'.
I think Levi is no doubt also a great place but things like the weather can play a key part on your first trip - cold and dark is less fun than sunny! (obviously nothing guaranteed!).
I learned to ski in Soldeu and it gave me the ski bug! By the end of the week it felt like we could ski a large chunk of the mountain due to the higher % of easier runs, whereas in the Alps (for example) we would have been limited to a handful of slopes.
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Key question is, who has been to both. But so far it sounds like either will work for you.
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@Orange200, yes great question!
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I know that the subject is Finland, but in terms of that general neck of the woods, Northern Sweden was quite a bit lighter than Northern England for a late Feb/early March visit a few years back.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Would definitely recommend Levi.
Snowsure with plenty to do when you need a break from skiing. Slopes are all well lit so less likely to be impacted if weather does close in. Yes it can get cold but was warmer in January that Tignes was lat week.
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