 Poster: A snowHead
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Just got back from a great week in Tignes, however the only thing that took the edge off it slightly was the journey there and back. Looking ahead to next season, the Eurostar terminal at King's Cross should be open, which would be really convenient for me, only two hours on the train from Nottingham.
What's the deal with the Eurostar, and how about the snowtrain? Is it a sleeper service, do you have to change, and how much does it cost? 
If it's viable, then it'll be the way that I travel in future for sure.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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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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admin, When Kings Cross open's does Ashford AND Waterloo close for €urostar?
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boredsurfin, I believe that's the case for Waterloo at any rate. 
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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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boredsurfin, nothing for it but to use our 4x4 gas guzzlers - we'll have paid the road tax, might as well make the most of it! 
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boredsurfin, What part of the North is that then.......Norf Lahhhndhan
Kramer, What was up with your Journey?
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Frosty the Snowman, corse mate, where else?
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[anorak on]
The transfer to St Pancras (all international trains) takes place on November 14, after which Waterloo's Eurostar platforms will eventually be used for domestic services. Ashford will be complemented by the new £100m Ebbsfleet International station, north Kent (near Bluewater shopping centre and the M25) - not sure when Ebbsfleet comes into operation - and Ashford services will be scaled back.
[anorak off, revealing pasty-skinned geek-type torso]
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Frosty the Snowman, nothing in particular, just the whole being herded into a very small seat on a coach and a plane on the way there and back.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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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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U sed the overnight Eurostar to BSM a few years ago. Never again, numb bum and no sleep. I'd rather lose those 2 days skiing.
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U should try the couchettes achilles, especially the 1st class ones - much more civilised way to travel
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You know it makes sense.
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I don't understand how you gain time going by train.
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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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laundryman, because by travelling overnight, you arrive for first lift on Sat and leave after the lifts close the following Sat hence 8 days on snow without the need for 2 extra night's accommodation in resort.
From London to Moutiers or BSM, the journey seems very short to me, as the time spent eating dinner in Paris or sleeping doesn't seem like travel time. What remains of the normal tedium of travel is 2.5 hrs on the Eurostar and up to an hour on the bus from the station to resort.
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Poster: A snowHead
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admin, but planes fly on Friday evening too, and you can sleep in a bed at your destination! (Admitteddly, flights tend to be expensive on Friday evening).
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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But a large proportion of accommodation in the Alps is allocated 7 nights at a time. Even hotels will offer u a great price for 7nights and charge far more for individual nights tacked onto either end - if they're prepared to do them at all.
Those 2 extra nights can sometimes work out as almost as expensive as the intervening week's accom.
Also it's not exactly convenient getting to that part of the world by plane: the transfer from GVA is about 3hrs. So, by the time u add up checkin / security time, flight time, baggage retrieval time and transfer time it's usually about a 7-8hr journey. By train, checkin is far quicker so checkin, eurostar, metro and transfer come to about 4.5 hrs. The rest is made up of dinner in a Parisian restaurant or sleep so doesn't count as travel
Why sleep at your destination when u can sleep to it?
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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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I have done 3 days trips on the Eurostar Ski Train this month (£99 with LastMinute.com) and thought it was fantastic and a convenient, stress-free way to get to the resorts (skiied twice at Les Arcs and once at Courchevel). The seats are more uncomfortable than aircraft as they do not recline but you do get an airline style amenity kit to provide eyeshades and a blanket. Also, on all but one journey (when I was travelling with my GF) the seat next to me was free so there was room to stretch out a little.
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... bungee cord
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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admin, good points!
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FAQ
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