 Poster: A snowHead
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Having been to Austria for the last two years (St Johann 06, Saalbach 07) I have had the pleasure of spending around €4/€5 on a large beer. Before committing to my next trip I would love to know how beer prices compare accross resorts. Especially French ones as we're picking between La Plagne, Avoriaz and Tignes for 08.
It would be good to include decent happy hours too! 
I'll Start...
Saalbach
Price on the slopes: €3.50 large beer
Price in the bars: €4/€5 large beer
Bobby's Bar: 5pm - 7.30pm (Buy one get one free)
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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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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LARGEZOOKEEPER, it's not a huge issue but i've heard a few horror stories. After my experience of selling my soul in Saalbach to get 6in of snow I'm looking for somewhere a little more snow sure. 1,80€ sounds pretty good to me though!
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France is not the place to go for cheap beer in bars (supermarkets are a different story) let alone in ski resorts. I paid nearly €6 for a 50cl in Lille last weekend. LDA has some pretty cheap bars though and it's as snowsure as any.
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Well here I am swilling a large beer (or eight) in an Austrian bar right now and it is 3.50 Eurothingies. Barlady assures me it'll be the same in the winter. In view of the quality of everything, the view and her general positive demeanour towards me I'd say it is a right royal bargain.
Or go skiing in the Urals... 50p a litre. Can't remember all the the other important facts like elevation, snow quality etc.
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Local beer in Lillehammer (Norway) was €8 for a 500ml compared to €0.60 in (Zabljak) in Montenegro. Do remember Mirebel being a rip off, though can't recall the price.
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A mate paid €11 for a pint of Coke on the slopes of Courchevel last year; I think that takes some beating.
Edited as I now know how to show €
Last edited by After all it is free  on Wed 22-08-07 1:11; edited 1 time in total
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€11 for a coke!! 
Look you guys, I realise most of you are Brits and proud of your pound but the symbol "E" means nothing, beyond the capitalisation of the alphabets fifth letter. The Euro symbol is got by pressing ctrl+alt+4.
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I paid €22.00 in Tignes on the Slopes for 3 bottles of powerade absolute rip off the cost of a bottle to the bar would be €2 or something, absolute rip of.
Morale of the story is take juice up the hill with ya! lol
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killian, get a lifeski-finder, you too 
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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get a life ski-finder
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rayscoops, unfortunately I did get a life, it came with a wife and kids! Hence my concerns about paying hugely over the odds for drinks!
But thanks for the useful comment, always appreciated
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You know it makes sense.
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johnnyboy, a mate of mine got stung (probably at the same place) a few years back. I think it was only €10 then for the coke!
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Guvnor, no i'm not THAT cheeky, however when I was looking for a resort last year i trawled so many different sites, resorts etc that I kept a record in a database (sad i know) then thought I might as well upload it! I'm not sure I've actually made any useful tips on here or my website tho! Not really much point when I can just direct people to 
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Poster: A snowHead
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No Escape, Chamonix...€32 or so for two small glasses of vin ordinaire and a bottle of beer. The stale salmon blinis did not make up for it...and now they have a cheek to refuse entry on the grounds of not being "smart" enough?
No Escape? No danger!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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ski-finder, as a married man with kids are you really going to select your ski resort on the basis of the price of a large beer? The price will vary massively from bar to bar, there will be cheap ones and there will be expensive ones, there will be cheap resorts and expensive resorts, with France/Swiss/Austria resorts more expensive than Bulgaria/Slovenia/Slovakia/Andora. Certain French resorts are likely to be cheaper than others. Good market research though if you have reason/need for it
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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rayscoops, who said I was taking the wife and kids with me!
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Hands up then. Who only gets to have one ski trip a year (in my case 4 days away!), and goes to meticulous planning to ensure it's a good one? I can't be the only one!
rayscoops, oh I will... but only if it's happy hour 
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I remember paying €8 per pint in Meribel. Was worth it to oggle the p!ssed chalet girls tho.
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the ice perv, as a married man I couldn't possibly endorse such actions...
Where in Meribel was that?
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Where in Meribel was that?
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It was actually a place higher up the village, away from the main apres hub would you believe. Can't remember the name. Come to think of it the biggest rip-off was the toffee vodka at the Ronny, can't remember exactly but I nearly had a heart attack when the barman asked for the dosh. The apres was great in Meribel but it is the only time I have (slightly) restrained my boozing due to the cost, usually I just go for it and damn the expense!
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You pay €4-5 for 1/2l in most major Dutch cities. In Amsterdam & at some beach bars you can pay upto €9 
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We paid 28 euros in Les Gets this summer for 3 large beers, two small lemonades (for kids) and a thimble-full of white wine (WARM white wine) - I thought that was pretty steep 
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Most people do not drink vast amounts of beer up the mountain.
In town there are always supermarkets for cheap beer. So you can slake your thirst before you head out for the evening.
Austria always seems reasonable though and Austrian beer is better than French beer.
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Most ski stations are about the same. Typically in the €3 - 6 range for a decent-sized beer. The outliers tend to be Eastern Europe (cheaper) and megaresorts (pricier). I can recall paying the equivalent of €14 for a half-pint of lager in Verbier a few years back.
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You know it makes sense.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Cheapest way to drink is in round with charlatanefc. He gets that impatient waiting for folks to sup up that he will appear with another round of shooters and beer 
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Poster: A snowHead
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Frosty the Snowman, sadly true. Probably explains why I am still paying off last years holidays now
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Geeeez guys, it's enough to stop you drinking.
Morzine / Avoriaz / Les Gets is 2.5-3 euros a demi - 5-6 euros a large beer. Magners and Guinness is outrageous - 8-9 euros a pint. They have started selling Walker's Sensations though - which makes up for it
Anniepen - 3 x 6 euros, 2 x 3 euros and 4 euros for the wine. You need to live in London...
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Happy Hour in Galli's, Livigno 2003/04 5Eu for 2ltr. jug of beery-pizz . . . a real kidney flush and the bogs down a set of spiral marble stairs . . . wot fun
I've tasted worse in a Greene King pub
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Latchigo, what about your thirst in the morning before going skiing?
"Most" people? Hmmm....
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€11 for a coke!!
Look you guys, I realise most of you are Brits and proud of your pound but the symbol "E" means nothing, beyond the capitalisation of the alphabets fifth letter. The Euro symbol is got by pressing ctrl+alt+4. |
Not on my iMac - it is alt+2.
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Alt Gr + 4 on mine
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David Murdoch, first visit to Chamonix last year and there did seem to be one or two restaurants that looked frighteningly expensive.
Spent two evenings in Munchies which I thought was superb value, nothing like finishing a meal off with a Jack Daniels milkshake !
Already booked again for Janary and we shall be making reservations at Muchies again.
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Pay about $3-4 for fine Northwest microbrews (425ml) at most ski hills in the Pacific Northwest ... and if you drink the IPAs you don't need many
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bladeskier, Munchies is top although I must admit that the Bistro is our favourite.
There are some somewhat expensive places (and not necessarily, IMHO, terribly good).
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I do understand the beer problem, every thing paid up front and then you only need money for beer and the odd bite on the mountain. 
