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Its our 10th wedding anniversary this year 29th November. Thinking of a short skiing trip to celebrate. Anywhere in europe open with enough to keep 2 intermediates happy?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Look for a glacier resort. That way you are guaranteed some skiing 
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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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As Elizabeth B, says definitely head to a glacier. Our resort of choice for the early season trip is usually Tignes, though we did go to Solden early last winter and enjoyed it. Probably be back to Tignes this year, our early trip is usually first weekish of December. Just don't expect a resort to be fully open, it's always what you make of it that early.
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gwaelod, Grand Montets(Argentiere, Chamonix) are usually open at this time of year, weather permitting. It can often be just weekends, so i'd recommend booking flights to Geneva now and think about exact location closer the time.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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SMALLZOOKEEPER, is right, get your flights sorted a.s.a.p. if the price is right. Then pick your resort as close to leaving as you like, follow the snow! There'll be stacks of accommodation available, probably some good deals last minute too.
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| SMALLZOOKEEPER wrote: |
| gwaelod, Grand Montets(Argentiere, Chamonix) are usually open at this time of year, weather permitting. It can often be just weekends, so i'd recommend booking flights to Geneva now and think about exact location closer the time. |
Grands Montets didn't open until just before Christmas last winter. 
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| SMALLZOOKEEPER wrote: |
| gwaelod, Grand Montets(Argentiere, Chamonix) are usually open at this time of year, weather permitting. It can often be just weekends, so i'd recommend booking flights to Geneva now and think about exact location closer the time. |
It has been many years now that the Grand Montets open around or after the 12/15 December.
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I've skied in Tignes at the end of November for the last three years. Only the Grand Motte glacier has been open, and a large proportion of the pistes are allocated to GS lanes for a variety of ski clubs and schools to train on. That leaves very limited terrain for free skiing. I agree that leaving your choice of resort until much closer to your date of travel is a good idea, but if you can delay your trip until the first week of December you might have a few more options.
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Damn,
Just found out mother in law away in Vietnam from end November to 13th December so no one to mind kids for a break at end of November so thats that plan out of the door. Might think about mid December which I think would give us lots more options?
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gwaelod,
Or come to the PSB at the end of October
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| johnboy wrote: |
gwaelod,
Or come to the PSB at the end of October |
Where?
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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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gwaelod, les deux alpes - see the 'snowEvents' bit of the forum
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| rayscoops wrote: |
| gwaelod, les deux alpes - see the 'snowEvents' bit of the forum |
Will there be much skiing/snow at the end of October?
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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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gwaelod,
I went last year. We were limited to the glacier, but it is huge. Snow was OK, if a bit icy at the bottom, but the views are fantastic and hopefully we will get a bit more snow this year.
Easiski lives and works there, so could fill you in better than I could.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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gwaelod, all three of Zermatt's ski areas are timetabled to be open from 24 November, though that would obviously be subject to snow (natural or artificial).
On the strength of other places I've skied in the late autumn and early winter I'd also recommend Saas Fee and Hintertux. The Stubai glacier (also in Austria) is also good.
Of those places, Zermatt and Saas Fee score highly on romance for your anniversary. There's even a Hotel Romantika in Zermatt, which I've not stayed in but looks very cosy. Maybe have a look at package deals on the Zermatt website: www.zermatt.ch
Have a fun trip!
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I'd go with David Goldsmith's suggestion of Zermatt. You take a risk at any resort of what the snow will be like, but at least there you have stunning scenery and a beautiful place. It's the only ski resort I've been to where I'd have been happy not to ski.....just to sit and admire the views.
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I second Zermatt. It will have plenty of runs open. Be aware that high winds are a frequent problem at that height at that time of year.
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I'm heading out to VT for the last week of Nov to take stock out. I'm sure it'll be fine. Last year it opened on the 25th Nov.
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Why not look at Norway. resorts such a Hemsedal will be open and should prove more extensive than most glaciers.
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They was pow in the park though dude 
