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jtobin03,

Some might consider snow the luxury extra in La Ros Embarassed Razz Razz
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jtobin03,
On a more serious note the relative merits of different ski resorts generate endless discussion but one point in La Ros's favour for the time that youare going is that it has a reputation for being considerably less crowded then other Tarentaise resorts in the peak february season so you may actually get more skiing done prior to your trip to the leisure centre than in some of the othr resorts. I think La Ros combined with La Thuile has a lot to offer most skiers.
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If you want to counter the facilites argument and still ski Les Arcs you can always have a look at 1950 - indoor / outdoor pools, saunas, external jacuzzis, steam rooms, as well as ski-in /ski out. All mod cons and a traffic free village, with all shops and ski schookl within couple hundered metres tops from any apartment.

All at very reasonble prices (in fact far too reasonable afaI am concerned - declares interest - am an owner in 1950 so yes, you would be boosting my rental revenues by a tiny fraction.. Laughing ) Just a thought.

La Ros also need to get down the road to BsM, so same thoughts apply regarding transfer times

Agree tis better to get there earlier, my thoughts on 10:30 at moutiers were that you will avoid many of the TO buses, but yes, you are right, will certainly get some traffic, just not the midday tail-backs.
I guess I was thinking tho' don't dismiss an 'early morning flight' that gets you into Lyons or Grenoble for 8 ish: sure it won't be perfect, but better than an 11 / 12 arrival at the airport.

And yes, if driving all the way, if you want to take a break go for the overnight stop as far south as you can.
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Hey there fellow snowHeads... I'm not an owner in 1950 (or anywhere else for that matter -- chance'd be a fine thing) but would echo what JimW's said. We stayed in 1950 in March just gone, and the facilities, the size & comfort of the apartments and the ski-in / out situation were, for the money, streets ahead of previous experiences in the 3V or the Espace Killy.

We've got some real mileage-munchers in our group, and those guys found there was sufficient to explore in Les Arcs that they didn't need to use the Vanoise. Although to be on the safe side there's always the Découverte pass for the option of a day further afield.

We found it to be fairly weatherproof as well. While we were there we had a couple of heavy days' snow, and when it was whited out about 1950 and 2000 the slopes above 1800 were relatively clear, and vice versa.

If it's alright to chuck in my tuppence worth then IMHO I'd suggest it's well worth considering. We'd be going back this year if not for a collective hunger to explore Austria (which is looking like a wiser and wiser choice every day at the moment! Very Happy)
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snojito wrote:
We found it to be fairly weatherproof as well. While we were there we had a couple of heavy days' snow, and when it was whited out about 1950 and 2000 the slopes above 1800 were relatively clear, and vice versa.

That's my experience as well. The weather can be quite different either side of the ridge, but if both zones are suffering from poor visibility there is a fair amount of tree skiing above Peisey and Arc 1600 to make the most of poor conditions.
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