 Poster: A snowHead
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I doubt you would be anxious or nervous on day 7 (or 6.45), probably confident after all that skiing, transfers are months away and can be worked out.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Rent a car for transport to/from Geneva, sleep in it the last night.
Come to think of it, whatever happened to that guy on here last year who was planning a week in Val Thorens, living in a car park his Tesla, with 2 toddlers?
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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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@snowdave, ooh that's a point, whatever happened, I guess his OH objected to it, and it never happened.
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There are plenty of places in Tignes you could have a nice meal and a civilised beer or five until well past midnight. You should find yourself with only a couple of (potentially very cold!) hours to kill. There is a very deep underground car park by the bus station which will keep the weather off for an hour or two!
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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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@IhaveAchance, there will be a winter SNCF timetable from around early December. If you can find a 2024-5 version that might indicate if a later train is a possibility.
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@IhaveAchance, how many of you are there?
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There is a very deep underground car park by the bus station which will keep the weather off for an hour or two!
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Might there be patrols kicking vagrants out of there?
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How many of you? Hire a car?
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@IhaveAchance, late transfer to Geneva, couple of marathons around
the airport (or alongside the grand collider path). You can then have the whole of business class to yourself because if a stink. There you go, problem solved - cheap and fit, only benefits 
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@mooney058, the late transfer is what the OP is struggling to find. Any suggestions?
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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| Gämsbock wrote: |
| @mooney058, the late transfer is what the OP is struggling to find. Any suggestions? |
Sure - Etienne +33 6 08 92 90 97
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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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I doubt that all this efforts worth skiing second half of the day on destroyed pistes, also there is a chance that weather will be not that good.
If you really feel that after 6 days of skiing is not enough, may be worth considering 2 weeks skiing hols 
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@ed48, why would the pistes be "destroyed"?
There is always a chance the weather will not be good on any given day.
The point is always to maximise skiing time with the limit of one week off work.
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You know it makes sense.
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@ed48, why would the pistes be "destroyed"?
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Вecause of snowboarders obviosity, lol
I guess it depends, what skiing is for you. One searching for a quality of turns, 2-3h is more than enough. I guess for some full day is more essential. I personally dont take lunch breaks, from 1st chair lift, after full day of offpiste, 3pm is where I call it a day most often.
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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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@ed48, no two days are the same. Sometimes the weather is overcast/snowy and then suddenly at 2/3 afternoon the sun comes out and you have the best 2 hours skiing.
You just need to max out your window of opportunity.
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Poster: A snowHead
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I doubt that all this efforts worth skiing second half of the day on destroyed pistes, also there is a chance that weather will be not that good.
If you really feel that after 6 days of skiing is not enough, may be worth considering 2 weeks skiing hols |
Destroyed? Saturdays tend to be the quietest day of the week on the slopes in Espace Killy.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Cheapest flights on 28th are later in the day to LGW, no idea where you're going.
Bus downhill after skiing, train from BSM to somewhere half way to GVA, stay the night in an airbnb for not very much, continue to GVA following morning.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Scheduled bus in the evening from Tignes to Bourg St Moritz, then cheap hotel? Shorter transfer to the airport would give you a bit more sleep and be a bit cheaper, partly offsetting the cost of the hotel
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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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| snowdave wrote: |
Rent a car for transport to/from Geneva, sleep in it the last night.
Come to think of it, whatever happened to that guy on here last year who was planning a week in Val Thorens, living in a car park his Tesla, with 2 toddlers? |
Probably froze to death and Tesla is sitting ni a Val Thorens car park with bodies inside somewhere.
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Train?
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I fear you may need to forgo your last day skiing.
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Actual first lift to 1.30pm with only a quick coffee stop is still a decent day. Have lunch on the 2.30 bus and find a cheap hotel/explore Geneva
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@leggyblonde, good call
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A quick Google found Alpy Transfers (whoever they are) will sell your a shared transfer to Geneva, leaving Tignes at 0340 on a random Sunday morning in January.
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I highly doubt they will actually sell you a transfer at 3h40... I've been stung by that before with late landing flights and it appearing like you can get a shared transfer, but when you try to book it will tell you only private at £££££££ is available..
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. Our philosophy is also to maximise skiing. None of us know when our last turns will indeed be our last.... 
