 Poster: A snowHead
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Hello all....
We are a group of 10 lads flying into geneva Jan 16th back Sat Evening, we have done this trip for the last 2 years, however this time around I have offered to arrange resort/digs. The usual leader usually has had us booked up by June! and is getting twitchy over my last minute wait for the snow philisophy (in the past I have even decided where to go on the plane! admittedly there was only 2 of us that time)
Anybody has success/problems getting hotel / SC accomm last minute for that size of group mid Jan? (specifically thinking about Morzine, Courmayeur, Avoriaz, La Clusaz)
or am I risking it a bit too much?? what are my other options 2hrs from GVA?
(Chamonix out as that was last year)
I guess I am just looking for reassurance that it's worth holding fire (presumably once the the previous saturday has gne hotels would release part weeks??)
TIA
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wrongsideof30, the size of your group worries me a bit. if you all want to stay in the same place, some advance booking might be necessary.
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| Helen Beaumont wrote: |
| wrongsideof30, the size of your group worries me a bit. if you all want to stay in the same place, some advance booking might be necessary. |
I've kind of weaned people off expecting hotel accomm and more into s/c apartments in the same block,
however if we have nowhere to change/shower on sat afternoon because we have been kicked out of the apartments then that's a problem I suppose (wish I'd kept my mouth shut and let him book it  )
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courmayeur is nice but i wouldnt want to spend an entire week there without having transport to take me to some of the other local resorts
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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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Whenever we've gone in that size group, we've got something booked in advance.
With just a few of you, you can be more flexible - we've been known to switch resort mid-week when conditions are not great in low season. But for ten, it's hard enough finding something to please everyone without the stress of last-minute booking, I think.
Plus, like you say, it makes people who aren't used to doing it very jumpy.
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wrongsideof30,
A couple of years ago I did it for six of us in Verbier at the beginning of february and the previous year we did Morzine with eight of us booking, both with around two weeks to go but it was not that easy to find the places.
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wrongsideof30, try chaletsdirect.com - plenty of offerings around PdS. Not peak season so some places may rather fill a chalet for half a week rather than half fill it for a full week ... could be worth a shot now or nearer the time. Just pop a message on the solutions board.
Don't envy you, I have the same job to do every year and it seems to be getting more difficult, I think because we are getting more choosy as the years go by.
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wrongsideof30, I am arranging my trip for 2008 too. If you are are looking for France then the company below offers appartments for short breaks. Prices seemed pretty reasonable too, but I guess they might book up fast in the higher resorts. We're considering Avoriaz for end of Jan.
http://www.ernalow.co.uk/short-breaks.aspx
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Chaletsdirect is a good idea actually - you can post in their forum and anyone with availability will reply.
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wrongsideof30, Expedia normally have apartments available (P&V, Maeva, VVF, etc) and out of peak weeks they do part week lettings.
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wrongsideof30, Interhome offer loads (literally hundreds) of apartments near each other in La Clusaz and they're pretty cheap.
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wrongsideof30, within 2 hours you have: Verbier and 3 Valleys. Extra 15 min gets you to La Plagne/Les Arcs. For more resorts within striking distance have a look at j2ski.com.
I have to agree with Helen Beaumont, that last minute for a goup of ten is taking a bit of a risk. I presume your are booking a rental car/cars.
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wrongsideof30, within 2 hours you have: Verbier and 3 Valleys. Extra 15 min gets you to La Plagne/Les Arcs. For more resorts within striking distance have a look at j2ski.com.
I have to agree with Helen Beaumont, that last minute for a goup of ten is taking a bit of a risk. I presume your are booking a rental car/cars. |
Yep rental cars, I have never been on a package ski holiday yet so fairly comfortable with the mechanics, if they were my usual mates i would be fine but as they are a bit of a mixed group (age and ability wise) it's making me sweat a bit
I think I might pre-book and give avoriaz a pop, Verbier seems to put me off a bit, I'm told it's mega steep & do you really need truckloads of money?
Chamonix last year wasn't cheap but not totally mind blowing, (wasn't as steep as I anticipated either, which was a good thing, and no I didn't just go to la tour) 
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You know it makes sense.
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wrongsideof30, have a look at this place www.mountainsunltd.com. We used to stay in Hotel Les Melezes regularly prior to change of ownership. Good location although its a bus ride to Tignes night life. Easy ski in and just about ski out.
Have no idea of what the new owners are like but they seem to have the space you require and appear to cater for short trips. Good value for money. Hope this helps.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Self catering apartments are in plentiful supply at that time of year, but I have found French agencies totally inflexible in the past, even when half their properties are patently empty they won't rent them for less than a week. But sharing a basic s/c apartment is such a minor part of the outlay you could presumably book Sat\Sat and just pay for a few extra days you won't be using. Or maybe some of the group could go for a week? One of the other obvious options is Flaine. The snow in the Flaine bowl should be as good as anywhere around there, and if the conditions are good there are plenty of options in the wider area (down to Samoens etc) which are more interesting. Extremely easy drive from Geneva. Plenty of slopeside accommodation if you're not looking for alpine charm. If I was going skiing just for half a week I'd want to be sleeping alongside the piste, not having to travel.
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Poster: A snowHead
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| pam w wrote: |
| One of the other obvious options is Flaine. . |
Unfortunantely the nightlife is just a bit too quiet I suspect. Not that I have anything against the place have gone there in mid april for a long WE for the last 4 years 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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wrongsideof30, how short a break are you looking for? Mid Jan is usually the quietest time so we can be a bit more flexible, have a look at our website www.tracksvacations.com you may find that La Rosiere is viable option for you.
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wrongsideof30, I can offer you sole occupancy of our hosted, self catered chalet in Morzine. Sleeps up to 12 in 4 rooms. Transfers included for £2000. Arrive any day of the week.
email me info@oopalley.co.uk for more infromation, or find me on chalets direct.
Best Wishes
Joanne
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