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Looking to do a solo trip end of January next year, advanced skier, only piste skiing
Not sure where to go, i usually ski in March, so not much experience with weather conditions that time of year.
I guess some below tree line skiing could be nice on snowdays?
Preference for France since it is easier to reach from where i live
Was thinking of Serre Chevalier (night train from Paris directly to Briancon)
But the fact that it is fully north facing makes me doubt: very icy ?
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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I don't think north-facing means icy - ice is about melting, after all. Serre Chevalier should be fine and end January is a very good time to ski!
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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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@Kouemaha, Les Coches. Great base in bad weather.
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Lots of places can be good but in recent years the weather has been all over the place and it is harder to say where will be good.
Lots of melting pistes in warm weather at the end of January last year in Tignes/Val dIsere which is a trifle unusual.
Best option is wait and see.
But Serre Che and Les Coaches are both decent bets.
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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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1. Less Arcs
2. Serve Chevalier
3. Sauze d'Oulx
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Because nobody think they know how to spell and pronounce that one, @luigi 
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@Kouemaha, I also disagree that being North facing correlates with icy pistes. They will melt a lot less during the day and therefore they will be less water in snow to refreeze into a icy crust at night. Of course, if it is really warm in the day then all of the pistes could have plenty of water content and the North facing ones will then be slower to soften the next day but that is more a spring phenomen than a late January one (and I would still pick a resort with North facing slopes in spring as these will have a much longer period before they become a slushy mess). Unless it is a freak year then pretty much any mid size or large French resort should match your requirements. I wouldn't get too hung on the above treeline/below treeline thing, most resorts will have some below treeline terrain and it is rare that a large proportion of the week will consist of bad weather days, even in January
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| rambotion wrote: |
| @Kouemaha, I also disagree that being North facing correlates with icy pistes. They will melt a lot less during the day and therefore they will be less water in snow to refreeze into a icy crust at night. Of course, if it is really warm in the day then all of the pistes could have plenty of water content and the North facing ones will then be slower to soften the next day but that is more a spring phenomen than a late January one (and I would still pick a resort with North facing slopes in spring as these will have a much longer period before they become a slushy mess). Unless it is a freak year then pretty much any mid size or large French resort should match your requirements. I wouldn't get too hung on the above treeline/below treeline thing, most resorts will have some below treeline terrain and it is rare that a large proportion of the week will consist of bad weather days, even in January |
thanks for the input
above/below treeline, i actually was looking at Les Menuires, but i can't even think of 1 run below treeline overthere, so that's pretty much why i started doubting about it, to be honest.
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In general you get more below-tree-line skiing further East (eg Austria, but also Italy). The snow-line is also lower there.
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