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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Craghopper, You can be turned back by the plod if conditions require chains and you haven't got them. May be cheaper to buy at a petrol station than hire from the orange one.
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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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Craghopper, Using the forum search facility put snow chains in tick the second box and the answers will appear plus lots of other snow chain related threads 
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Get snowtyres, I've driven over mountain passes with snow tyres where 4x4s etc were getting stuck and stopping to put chains on.
However as kewhoward suggests, the police can block the road and only allow folks with chains to continue...
This is one of the reasons I rent from Hertz or Avis, I get snow tyres and chains in the price 
cheers,
Greg
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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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kitenski, now that is worth knowing. Thanks.
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| This is one of the reasons I rent from Hertz or Avis, I get snow tyres and chains in the This is one of the reasons I rent from Hertz or Avis, I get snow tyres and chains in the price |
In Grenoble? Craghopper, If the hire company want a silly amount of money, then I would do what kewhoward suggests. However, given the forecast, you might regret it if you go without them. It's a pain, because most of the time they're just deadweight. But when you need them, you really need them. I've had to put them on snowtyres too; it just depends on the conditions.
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pam w, my guests have always had to pay extra for them at both Grenoble and Turin, although they are always included at Swiss side of Geneva (but not the French side),
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Ah, well spotted Pam, thats for Swiss hires....
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I hired from swiss side at GVA a couple of weeks ago with Budget and didn't get any 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Craghopper,
Yes, best had, or like the others have said, hire a car from a company that includes snow chains as part of the price. I have read that hire cars on the Swiss side do (or are meant to) provide snowchains already in the car. Indeed the police do sometimes do spot checks and if you are found to have no snow chains with you, then you will be sent back down the mountain to buy some from the nearest garage or will be fined. Even worse if you do block the flow of traffic in snow up a mountain road and are found that you have no snow chains you can be presented with a hefty fine from said plod plus many angry people who are rather pi$$ed off that they have chains and you haven't! It just aint worth the hassle. You can get snow chains for what, £30-£50 these days, and if you intend to drive to France from the UK in your own vehicle in the future then once you have the snowchains you will always have them.
Good Luck
Emma
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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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About 20 euros in a hypermarche for a set of chains.
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You know it makes sense.
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FAQ
Looks like they will be necessary. 
And then try to sell them to somebody on the way out! 
Well, yes, as I've also fixed up to visit some French friends living in Grenoble - and the mum is a great cook! Yum! 
And they'll join me skiing.
