 Poster: A snowHead
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| JDC, You did a lot of walking... were the lifts broken? |
Made the runs all the more sweet 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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richmond, Verbier would suit you well I'd say... The skiing would be perfect for the group you describe. No buses needed, and a lively, pretty, atmospheric village.
You have doubts? Mosha does, although he doesn't detail them... |
I was aksing about Chamonix, because there were lots of Chamonix fans on this thread, then someone raised Verbier, whcih I hadn't particularly thought about. I wasn't able to take full advantage of the skiing in Verbier when I was there becasue I was even more crap then that I am now (I do remember skiing a horrendous looking mogul field off the top of a ridiculously high cable car). I didn't much care for the town, but that was probably nearly 20 years ago, and I didn't see that much of it. I'm all in favour of going again, but there are so many other places as well.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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richmond, indeed... just a thought... 
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| You have doubts? Mosha does, although he doesn't detail them... |
Not really doubts, so long as you're on the snow it doesn't matter too much where you are. But Chamonix and Verbier both seem geared to provide good lift (and non-lift) serviced off-piste runs. If you don't ski these areas then you would probably have MORE fun in a resort with a greater number of pistes.
Sort of like having a sports car for the daily commute, still fun - but somehow missing the point of owning one.
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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, true, although as I said, from my memory of Verbier, the OL and I would probably be happy, and the kids would be like pigs in shit. Might even encourage me to to do a bit more off piste.
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richmond, parfait!
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red 27, thanks, don't mind if I do.
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singer, the buses are part of the vibe- if you don't like them you can a) no go again or b) get a taxi or even c) hitch
re beer ??
re women- get married - take the wife and kids it's great
re skiing - try some other resorts and go back- get some lessons hire a guide - do the Valle Blanche and take a camera
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edsilva, he probably is married, that's why he was angry about the lack of women in a ski resort.
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he probably is married
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well for whatever reason, he's obviously got better things to do than hang around here getting moaned at...
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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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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parlor, I confess I was the first to moan. I've seen lots of criticism of Chamonix in my time (done some of it) but "boring"?? I've been skiing in a small French resort nobody's heard of for the last five seasons. Not bored yet.
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You know it makes sense.
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We're sneaking out for a quick few days on Tuesday
I'm still curious about why people think Chamonix isn't a good place for a family with older children who are confident skiers? I'd really like to know...
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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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Yes, this board does have a high % of single figure posters, it's a shame
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Why is it a "shame"? Not everybody has all day to post on a ski board!
I gather lots of people come here to ask a few question then go off to ski. Unless they're very interested in skiing and ski lots, all these talk of equipment and technique aren't much interest to the casual/occasional skiers.
Then, there're those who don't know much but thought they were expert. They got laught out of here within a few posts. Is that a shame for the board?
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Poster: A snowHead
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I'd say no. There are loads of resorts with better piste skiing - and more convenient. The good skiers (ie the kids in this case) would want to ski Argentierre most of the time, and hire a guide to do the off piste - which is the main point of Chamonix. The Flegere side, being south facing, the off piste goes bad fairly quickly. Usually these days you can't ski back to the town because the snow runs out.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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'Yes, this board does have a high % of single figure posters, it's a shame' perhaps its because of the vitriole that is poured onto people who voice a different opinion.
i havent been on here for a while as i have a job and other responsibilites, i didnt bother researching as someone said 'i have a space to chamonix next year, do you want it' and i am not cheap, but this was my 3rd of 4 trips this year, then have 3 summer holidays booked and i try not to be massively extravagent.
i dont know why you are all taking it so personally, its not like any of you built the resort, you've been there and enjoyed it, i've been there and didnt massively.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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singer, I know people that did build it. Sham Sucks mate. Infact i built a Chalet/Cabin in Les Tignes.
Last edited by Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see? on Wed 12-03-08 23:31; edited 1 time in total
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firebug, I was one of the people who suggested that. It seemed that the different members of the family would want to ski different areas. If I was there when my kids were teenagers they'd have wanted to be off up the Grand Montets, and I'd have preferred to be somewhere like Les Houches. With kids at that sort of stage you need to be able to do a few convivial runs together, then let them do their own thing for a bit, maybe with a lunchtime rendezvous at a place easy for everyone to reach. You don't really want them off all day, getting up to goodness knows what hairy stuff. If you go on holiday as a family you don't need to ski together every minute, but you do probably want to be within the same broad area and keep in touch.
But I don't know the place well - I've only skied in Chamonix for about 10 days in all, and perhaps I'm wrong. It would no doubt suit families where everyone had the same skills and liked skiing the same runs.
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pam w, no, I think you're bang on - that's exactly what I was getting at when mentioning logistics in my post.
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pam w, I agree, when we were there with family, we all stayed in the same area each day, it's definitely the best way to do it. That's what we usually do anyway, I don't generally ride more than one area per day. Thanks  , it's good to know where people see problems so we can give useful pointers to visitors.
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