 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi
Any recommendations for where to go, so early in the season ( 15th - 18th Dec )
Nothing booked , so fairly flexible
Preferences
1. Within 2 hours of Geneva, Zurich, Salzburg, Friedrichshafen
2. Lively Apres
3. Snow
thx
Matt
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Matt, If it were me, I'd book the flights to Salzburg and then leave it till much later.
I keep saying this, (and people that read all the threads are probably getting fed up with me), but in recent years Austria has done better for early season snow than France so provided that that trend continues, Salzburg would leave you best placed.
There are loads of resorts within 2 hours of Salzburg, including high resorts and glaciers, so there really shouldn't be a problem, and at that time of year it should be quiet enough to leave it to nearer the time.
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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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Ray Zorro, I've never heard you say that!
Is it true?
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marc gledhill, its twoo, its twoo.
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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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It's true that the last few years (four or five?) have seen better early snow in Austria. But surely that's not enough of a trend on which to base future forecasts about snowfall?
As others have said, wait until closer to the date and head for where the best snow is. Shouldn't have any difficulty in finding accommodation before Christmas.
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Matt - I can't imagine that getting accommodation will be a problem anywhere that weekend - even a week or two before. So if you can hold your nerve the best bet might be to gather some details now and see where has the best snow at the time.
What do other people think?
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2. Lively Apres
To early in the season for that.
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Matt, Val De Sloane Square, sorry, d'Isere, kicks off the prior weekend with the mens's downhill. Our regular ski chums are booking Geneva flights for the weekend before and we'll do Chamonix if there's snow and it's open, Val if it's not.
stanton, you've clearly not been there then! Back to Da Ski Hutte for you!
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I'd have thought the newly arrived seasonaires would have been kicking off big time that weekend everywhere?
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PhillipStanton, hmm, yes you're quite right. Get them while they're still fresh. And before the chalet girls bottoms have suffered tartiflation.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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David Murdoch,
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stanton, you've clearly not been there then! Back to Da Ski Hutte for you!
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I start my season around Nov 22. I wouldnt call any Apres before Xmas that great mostly as someone said seasonaires sniffing about.
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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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stanton, but that's exactly the best time to grab them.
Never had any problems with apres in Val the weekend of the Criterium (~10the December). All bars open, the only club I've been to was as busy as I wanted it to be...lots of people there (mostly brits sadly).
It was was bit quite the few times I've been in early and mid November I will confess.
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For lively apres-ski pre-christmas, just go wherever the students (BUSC?) are going.
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You know it makes sense.
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I'm going to Stowe for that weekend (OK, I know it's not within 2 hours of Geneve, etc, but I'm going skiing. Just had to tell you.) 
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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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many thx for all the replies
went for the Salzburg option
cheers
Matt
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