 Poster: A snowHead
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I am going to ADH in a couple of weeks, does anyone have 1st hand knowledge of the day trip to L2A.
1 What time bus departs
2 How long will I be on it for (wasting ski time)
3 How long do you get in L2A
4 Is it worth bothering !!
Thanks in anticipation
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I am going in a couple of weeks too....anyone else going to be there?
We're picking a car up at the airport, can't help you Kel, as it's full. There is 4 of us.
How long will the drive be?
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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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Northantsred
You've got it wrong I don't want a lift to ADH, I want to know about the day trip to L2A from ADH.
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Just ask at the tourist office and get the public bus. did it the other way around a few years ago and it worked fine - had a wait at the way back in Bourg D'Oison. Like I say the tourist office will have a regular service time table. Otherwise you get ripped off by tour operators offering a day out for 10x the price!
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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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It takes just under an hour to drive between L2A and Alpe d'Huez.
Kel - have you considered the heli trip between the 2 resorts - not exactly 'heli-skiing' but you get pretty much the full day and its quicker!!
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Coming from L2A VDF offer a trip twice a week - local TO should have times.
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Heli trip, now your talking whats the cost, sounds pricey, but it can't be far !
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Just had a thought though. Surely with the Heli skiing laws in France. The Heli would not be allowed to land in resort would it !!.
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From L2A to AdH a bus goes about 8 (ish) in the morning and gets back about 5, maybe 90 minutes travel each way. A week ski pass gives you a day at either resort. Worth it just to have a look at a different resort. Book a few days in advance
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Kel, the helicopter leaves Alpe d'Huez at about 9:00 and leaves L2A at about 3:30 and costs €63 for the round trip.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Helicopter ride is 60€ return, leaves from the altiport in ADH, lands at Cretes in 2Alpes about 10 mins later.
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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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63 euro for the heli or 3 hours valuable skiing time on the bus. That must be the biggest no brainer of 2008 so far.
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Lizzard, beat you to it!!!! Actually I spoke to them today, so know that my price is correct.
Kel, They only fly at the end of the week - weds, thurs and friday (I forget whether that included saturday)  .
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You know it makes sense.
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Ray Zorro, we probably get a discount or something.
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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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Ray Zorro
Does this need to be booked now or in resort at beginning of Hol's. If so do you have contact, cant find on ADH website and have tried googling. Doubt they will do Saturday, this will surely kept free for resort transfers from airport, but Weds, Thurs or Fri will be OK.
Where is the Altiport in relation to the resort. we are stopping in ADH near the Marmottes gondola
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Poster: A snowHead
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Its OK I have found it on the Piste Map.
Thanks all for all the info.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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France has banned heli for drops on the mountains but not resort to resort (flying high). For example you can ski from the back of Fornet (Val d'Isere) to Bonneval sur Arc (at the top of the Haute Maurienne valley) and go back by heli after skiing the afternoon there.
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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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Kel, I did the heli transfer. Think it was £28 equivalent (few years ago). Great fun and I thought pretty good value. We were delayed on way back though as large number of accidents for them to deal with.
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Kel, the transfer on the bus is designed to sort off coordinate with lift opening times so you do not miss out on piste time. Heli maybe subject to weather
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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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guys talking of lift passs are there 2 different versions of the ADH lift passes trying snowboarding so will perhaps not need L2A this year. And does anyone know of a good online purchase site as the main site seems to keep transfering back to french and my tranlsation is not the best.
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I booked the heli to go and ski with Easiski, but it was cancelled due to bad weather 
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