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Hi,
I'm looking for a resort to ski at this Xmas for a short break - 22nd to 26th Dec. Can any one recommend a resort that will have relatively uncrowded intermediate slopes? I realise such a thing may not exist! We skiied in Val Thorens last year at Xmas and never again - the pistes were so crowded it became dangerous and unpleasant.
The US/Canada is too far for such a short trip, so am thinking somewhere in Italy?
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| nuttyprofessor wrote: |
Hi,
I'm looking for a resort to ski at this Xmas for a short break - 22nd to 26th Dec. Can any one recommend a resort that will have relatively uncrowded intermediate slopes? I realise such a thing may not exist! We skiied in Val Thorens last year at Xmas and never again - the pistes were so crowded it became dangerous and unpleasant.
The US/Canada is too far for such a short trip, so am thinking somewhere in Italy? |
Has it got to be the Alps ?
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La Thuile has loads of intermediate slopes between 2200 and 2600m. I have been twice at half term and pistes were very quiet.
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nuttyprofessor, My family and I have skied La Plagne for the last 3 Christmases and it isn't busy 
Half term is very busy, New Year isn't that busy but busier than Christmas.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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nuttyprofessor, one problem might be finding accommodation that will take you for less than a week at this peak time.
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krunchie63, no doesn't have to be The Alps, just somewhere with a not too long journey time...
boredsurfin, Thanks for that, I'd discounted La Plagne as skiied there at half-term once and it was horrendous!
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I have been skiing the last 8 years at Xmas in different resorts and none have been too busy, New Year is much busier.
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nuttyprofessor, the French tend to stay at home for Christmas and go away at New Year
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krunchie63, no doesn't have to be The Alps, just somewhere with a not too long journey time...
boredsurfin, Thanks for that, I'd discounted La Plagne as skiied there at half-term once and it was horrendous! |
Have you booked your flight yet ?
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nuttyprofessor i think Val Thorens may have been especially busy last year as it was one of the few places with snow!
we've skied there lots of times between christmas and NY and it's never seemed too bad..........
hopefully this winter everywhere will have great snow so the crowds will be much more spread out!
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Two years ago we were in courmayeur on a day trip from chamonix on Xmas day it was uncrowded and just lovely one cafe handing out free oysters.
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Roger C, you could be right about the snow conditions last year, Val Thorens was worse even then skiing in La Plagne at half-term!
Does anyone have a view on Champery? It seems to have a hotel that has availabilty over Xmas and may accept a booking of less than 7 nights...
krunchie63, the flights could be an issue, although at a push we could drive overnight, but will have to decide it it's worth the effort for a short break...
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You know it makes sense.
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the French tend to stay at home for Christmas and go away at New Year
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redrunmarcus is quite right. For that reason, might be good to avoid the "hordes of drunk packaged Brits in Santa Hats" destinations and head to a much Frenchier resort. Ours (Espace Diamant - Les Saisies, Notre Dame de Bellecombe, etc) is not too crowded at Christmas.
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It was quiet in Les Arcs last season until about Boxing day when it got a little busier. Even then the lift queues were short to non-existent and slopes were still quiet. It gets much busier for New Year.
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nuttyprofessor, traditionally the slopes in Austria are quiet until the 26th, when all hell breaks loose! I usually go and ski in Kleinwalsertal over Xmas and go home on the 26th cos it's no fun after that! I have been in Lech on christmas eve and practically had the resort to myself. So you should be fine with your 22-26th break 
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anywhere in Italy! Slopes generally much quieter any time of the year (excl. weekends)
But i would agree with most posters.....Christmas is actually not that busy obn the slopes. Have done la Plagne at Christmas and it was fine. Crowds only really build up towards new Year.
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What is L2A like at Xmas??? Mad busy or not too bad....... Anyone know? 
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williams691, not bad, usually. As everyone else has already said, the French don't make much of Christmas and do their partying at New Year.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Anywhere where the main UK TOs go will be busy at christmas so why not try some of the smaller resorts in the southean alps like PSV and Risoul plenty of new snow with cheaper prices than many of the larger ski domains,myself i`m off to meribel the offer was too good to miss?
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Madesimo Italy uncrowded slopes at Xmas gets busier after the 27th Dec when the Milanise come up from Milan. :
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bella ski Italia, welcome to Snowheads.  Stick around; we need more people with good local knowledge of the Italian resorts.
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bella ski Italia, Is your knowledge also a TOs knowledge? your user name is similar to a company who run trips to Madesimo 
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Ski'd Les Arcs last 2 Christmas times, few busy lifts at peak times but never did it feel really crowded
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ickabodblue, Yes your correct, I must say how delighted Iam in being word associated so quickly, for a small independant operator it means word is getting out. Just trying to raise the profile of the lesser known spots without links and with expert local knowledge and tell it how it is.
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