 Poster: A snowHead
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We have never stayed at a chalet before, so thinking about it for next year - one week from April 4th 2009.
What resorts would people suggest we look at?
We're three families of 4 - kids ages 11-13, we are all intermediate skiers, good late snow record, no apres ski requirements, easy piste access, budget £2,500 for the catered chalet.
Thank you to anyone taking the time and effort to reply  )
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Try Les Arcs 2000. There are lots of catered chalets there. We stayed in the L'ours which is a 2 min walk to a small drag lift (or you can take a lift) which brings you to the main lifts and the ski area. Altitude chalets are next door. Lots of TO's have chalets in these buildings. I haven't looked into the budget but I'd get in early with the Early bird offers !
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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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Just to get it in first, have you looked at La Rosiere? 
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simonx, £2500 for a catered chalet for 12 at Easter is very optomistic.
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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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Does La Rosiere have a decent range of high pistes?
Could maybe maybe push a few more hundred for catered chalet if absolutely necessary - flights etc we would arrange & pay for ourselves.
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simonx, For that price during the Easter holidays, I'd suggest looking for something a little more unusual. Maybe a caravan at Billing Aquadrome - it's an easy drive to Milton Keynes....
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franzman
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I would check out Meribel, courchevel or maybe Canada Whistler.
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| franzman wrote: |
| I would check out Meribel, courchevel or maybe Canada Whistler. |
£2500 should just about cover the flights for one family to Whistler...
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simonx, Have a look at Chalets Direct.
I briefly looked and this place at St Martin de Belleville just below the 3-Vs was £1800 for the week you're looking at.
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simonx,
Have a look at these people - www.ski-lasource.com. We went with them a couple of years ago. Montchavin Les Coches is part of La Plagne and v close to the link to Les Arcs. Decent accommodation albeit slightly cramped. Good food, great service and Chris and Linda are lovely people. Was your price of £2500 for all 12 of you? I reckon you will be lucky to get catered accommodation at Easter for much less than £ 350 - 400 pp. If you take a whole chalet you should be able to negotiate a reduction but many chalets won't give discounts for children if you do that. If you are really trying to get all of you catered for at £2500 you will have to compromise on location ... somewhere linked to, but not in resort may be the way to go.
Just as a comparison our self catering accommodation in Vallandry this year was around £1800 for the ten of us - admittedly 4* and you could certainly get cheaper but it is meant to be a holiday Good luck
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| Frosty the Snowman wrote: |
| simonx, £2500 for a catered chalet for 12 at Easter is very optomistic. |
Agreed - you will be very lucky to find all your requirements for that budget - sorry to be pessimistic and happy to be proven wrong 
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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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simonx, I am sure you will get a number of offers for £2500 per person!!! For the chalet you will be very fortunate indeed. As Chasseur, indicated those lower priced accomodation will not be that convenient for skiing. Good luck though and let us know how you get on.
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I assume it is £2,500 per family.
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You know it makes sense.
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Thanks for all the advice guys
£2500 was off the top of my head and a bit low! £3500 would be more realistic which would be the total for the chalet (not flights etc. etc.)
I think I'll give up the idea anyway - I don't think I would like the "intrusion" of catered ....... and we are happy getting our own muesli and croissants for breakfast!
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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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simonx, it needn't be an intrusion if you rent a whole chalet to yourselves, and the chalet staff live out. Personally I prefer self-catered though we eat out quite a bit too. Do you want separate apartments or prefer to share with your group?
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Poster: A snowHead
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Hi Helen,
We would prefer self-catered I think too. We usually have separate apartments with the other families, which is why we thought it would be good to stay in a proper chalet for a change - immediately jumped to the assumption of catered but we'd be better of self-catered - each family cooks one night and that's half the week catered for , eat out the rest of the time or cook another night .... sorted.
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