 Poster: A snowHead
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My first post on here though impressed by all the useful info. passed on by fellow snowheads. I need some help in timing our drive up to Les Arcs on this saturday (31st March). We are driving down on Friday afternoon to stay just on the Chambery side of Lyon (not far from the airport). What I want to know is what time is it neccessary to start the drive up on Saturday morning to avoid those horrendous jams which can happen on busy Saturdays? Will 7 a.m. do it or is that not early enough or can we leave it later? We want to get to 1950 to be on the slopes by late morning.
Your thoughts would be gratefully appreciated.
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peakflow, welcome to snowHeads! I've not found the Saturday traffic up the Tarentaise valley gets too bad until mid-morning at the earliest. If you leave Lyon at 7am I think you'll miss just about all of the transfer traffic heading for the resorts.
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boredsurfin, beat yah! 
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If it does happen to be horrendous traffic think of leaving the car at the Funicular in BSM - getting a days skiing in and then getting the car later on at night - at least you don't lose too much skiing espcially on Saturday which is the best day on the slopes
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I'm impressed, just go off and have a cup of coffee and I have 5 replies. Looks like 7 a.m. will definitely be OK, what's the very latest do you reckon? PS- no problem getting changed etc, that's all sorted
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peakflow, I wouldn't tempt fate by going after lunch 
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peakflow, If you want to be on the slopes by late morning, I wouldn't leave later then 8 am
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peakflow, I'd guess about 2hr30 to get up to Arc 1950 assuming no significant traffic, so if you left at 8am you'd be skiing by 11am at the latest.
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Can I be nosy and ask which accommodation you're staying in? We've just got back from 1950 and absolutely loved it. No useful info on transfer times, unfortunately, because I did it Thurs-Sun.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Great stuff. Decision made- 7.30 am it will be. Hopefully some fresh snow by the looks of things as well!
Many thanks for your informed replies
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Clara jo- Hameau du Glacier. Good to hear you liked it
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You know it makes sense.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Just leave as early as poss there were queues up from Albertville as early as 8 am on the half term sats
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Poster: A snowHead
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there were queues up from Albertville as early as 8 am on the half term sats
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Easter is generally nothing like as busy as half term.
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| pam w wrote: |
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there were queues up from Albertville as early as 8 am on the half term sats
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Glad to hear it - I will not be hitting Albertville on Saturday until about 4pm - I had hoped that Easter traffic would be nowhere near as bad as half term.
5 sleeps to go ( well 4.5 as Friday night will be a short one ) 
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CP, Coming back from Peisey Vallandry on Saturday, we left just befor 3pm last Saturday, & I hate to tell you this, but there were queues on the opposite side of the road at Albertville at 3.45. Why not stop for a decent lunch en route & aim to hit the resort an hour or two later
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| geri wrote: |
| CP, Coming back from Peisey Vallandry on Saturday, we left just befor 3pm last Saturday, & I hate to tell you this, but there were queues on the opposite side of the road at Albertville at 3.45. Why not stop for a decent lunch en route & aim to hit the resort an hour or two later |
Tilt!! I will not be leaving Calais until 9:15am or so, I will not be at Albertville as early as I indicated unless the old 307 sprouts wings.
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