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Snowheads have never let me down yet and have helper me with everything from my boot buying, to my resort choosing to my car hire choices!
And now for my next plea for help...
I'm off to Les Contamines for a weekend in mid January. Staying in a little B&B gite.
Will do my usual internet research before i go, but was looking for any "hidden gems" that snowheads may know about!
I'm not big into my nightlife at all, but will obviously be hoping for decent lunches, decent dinners out and somewhere for a sneaky gluhwein after a day on the slopes.
Cheers!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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magic_hat, can't help with the village - I never go that far down as I start off on the Belleville side. But my favourite lunch spot is part way down the red piste on the Roselette lift - over on the left hand side as you look at the piste map. I think the resto is called Roselette too - upstairs is especially cosy. Enormous and delicious omelettes, amongst other things.
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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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pam w, Cheers! Will give it a go!
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magic_hat, I'm thinking of a long weekend there towards the end of the season, I'd love to hear how you get on.
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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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Mosha Marc, No problem.
I'm back on the 14th - will drop you a brief review at some point! Have done lots of research and it seems like one of the best bets for long weekends.
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magic_hat, and be sure to let us know how you get on with your new skis 
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Hi magic_hat,
Went to Le Contamines third week in January 2004 - awesome!
Visit powderhounds.org.uk and follow the links for some photos and links. One word of caution - time has moved on and so my recommendations may be a bit obsolete.
The Ty Breiz is a great pub for a bit of buzz & you can organise snowmobiling up to the col du joly from there too.
Ski over into sectuer Hauteluce - there's a lovely little on-mountain restaurant, la ferme de la ruelle, for lunches or hot chocolate/vin chaud. la r'Mize a Louis on the les contamines side is quirky and well worth a visit for lunch.
le Savoisien did a lovely evening meal & I would highly recommend that - providing the chef is still the same.
If you get the snow we did, you'll never want to come home. there's some excellent challenging skiing on and around the reds and blacks to the right of the mountain as you look up from the village. At the very top of the rebans piste you can look over into the next valley and megeve
Small, friendly, snow-sure (thanks to the mont blanc micro-climate - apparently), incredibly close to GVA & not busy at all in late january.
Enjoy!
CW
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cardweg, Cheers for all that. That's just the kind of thing i was after - some place names to jot down and seek out when i am there. I'm only there for a few days so wanted to have a few ideas of places first.
Looking forward to it - haven't found a single person yet with a bad word to say about the place!
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cardweg, Interesting signature...
A mate of mine at work has the same thing. That and "Select * from Users where Clue > 0" 0 rows returned.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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magic_hat, you'll love it!
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