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Was talking to someone last night who was trying persuade my group to go to Tignes in Easter.
Is it split into three villages? Which is best? Can you get between the 3 at night day etc?
Is it a good resort for our group. 2 advanced 1 intermediate 2 beginners. All male. Like a lively apres ski.
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garethjomo, just got back from Tignes Val Claret and if you want really lively, this may not be the best for you. There are a few bars and a couple of clubs around but I got the impression (although I can't vouch for it personally) that Le Lac is probably better for a night out. To get between them all take the bus, it runs regularly even at night and is included on your lift pass.
Ski wise, the area is better suited to confident skiiers but that said, there is plenty of terrain you can improve/learn on in Espace Killy if you pick the right runs - as long as the 2 advanced skiiers don't tempt the others into doing stupid things you should be fine.
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garethjomo, Just to be awkward... I like Tignes a lot.... www.tignes.net has a resort map so you can see the layout.
For me - I'll go there to ski, not to party (anyway at my age I'm usually 1/2 asleep at 10 anyway)....so I'd stay in Val Claret.
Reasons for this are it has the best access to the mountains (other than the Tufs chair)... and at the end of the day it's an easy ski down Piste H or Carline to finish with.
If you like 'lively apres ski' then Val despair may be a better bet.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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garethjomo, we have stayed in Tignes the last two Easters, the first year in Val Claret and the second in le Lac.
The snow was good the first year and excellent the second, and in my view that is the main reason to go choose Tignes at that time of the season.
Val Claret has the better access to the slopes for your group (IMV) especially if you are planning to go across towards Val as the return to le Lac is either via Trolles (a black which can be a bit "challenging") or via the Aeroski lift or via Val Claret and the bus or the Aiguille Percee side (a longish ski at the end of the day).
Neither had particularly active night life, but if anything I think le Lac shades it. However, you can make your own parties!
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Le Lac for me as well, even though the last run to home down Trolles can be a bit much if you're tired from a day skiing around Val d'Isere. It seems to have more of a 'real' feel to it than Val Claret which is a bit of a dormitory village.
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Where in Val Claret if anywhere will I get a wireless connection on my laptop
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I stayed in the Hotel Curling in November and could 'see' three hotspots - twp of them commercial services that required payment, and one which looked private but required a WEP password. Can't remember exactly how much, but I think I paid €15 for something like 5 hours of connection time (you could connect and disconnect at will, so that lasted me all week).
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hotel Campanules (at Le lac) charges 25 Euros for 10 hours of connection. seemed quite reasonable to me (and was just enough for the week) smaller durations are also available, but the hourly cost is more. People were on line in the Alpaka too, but I don't know what the cost was.
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Free wifi is available in these bars for customers in:-
Jam Bar, Alpaka & Angel (all in le Lac)
TCs, Brasero, Scotty's & Lav Lounge (LL also has a couple of free terminals!) all in Lavachet.
Garethjomo, go to le Lac
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Another good bit of advice 
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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'd also go for Le Lac and agree with rob@rar about Trolles if you're a bit tired after a full day. Alpaka is decent enough place with a good selection of whiskey - not that it's my particular poison. Friendly place and the food (on last evidence) was OK.
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anyone know of any free / inexpensive wifi in Val Claret?
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You know it makes sense.
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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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| nbt wrote: |
| anyone know of any free / inexpensive wifi in Val Claret? |
Not 100% certain but try 'THE FISH TANK'
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Poster: A snowHead
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If not, the Couloir bar had a fair few people using laptops in it last month which makes me think that something might be available there.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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stewart woodward, 'THE FISH TANK' , noted thanks! supernaut, thanks also
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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and yet another question!
One of our party is looking for a rumoured leisure centre - since booking the holiday she has found out that she's pregnant and is thus not snowboarding as a precaution, very sensible in my opinion. Apparently there's suposed to be a leisure centre with pool and spa etc somewhere which was due to open in 2006 - has it done so and if so, where is it? My friend is staying in on the of the Ski Olympic chalets in Le Lavachet, I beleive, if there's more than one. Thanks in advance
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nbt, It's in Le Lac, overlooking the lake. New building which you can't miss; lots of wood and stone. A friend visited a couple of times in November and said it was very good.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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thanks Rob, that's great news, nice and convenient for her!
EDIT: d'oh, damn typing!
EDIT 2 : DOUBLE d'oh, damn typing!
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nbt,
Just look for the wooden tee-pee by the lake, next to the Aeroski lift in le Lac.
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