 Poster: A snowHead
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Looks like the weather will crap out on me for my weekend zermatt trip so I'm looking at french places, austria is either closed or miles away. L2A or tignes is only 2 more hours drive.
What's better, tignes or L2A, and will the peasants attack a swiss car?
I'm a snowboarder who likes to meet nobody, and skiers do my head in, as do other better snowboarders and park rat gangsta knobs.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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stab, sounds like your f*cked to me mate. 
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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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and skiers do my head in, as do other better snowboarders and park rat gangsta knobs
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Pretty much everyone then.
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and skiers do my head in, as do other better snowboarders and park rat gangsta knobs
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Pretty much everyone then. |
you got it  I even annoy myself.
Does anyone know which is better for summer sliding? At this rate I'll just risk the zermatt weather and go there, bloody frenchies.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Try Chill Factore?
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where's that?
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Manchester 
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stab, They'll both be busy, but we have a bigger snowpark! LDA is also much friendlier and has real locals. More like what you're used to. Say hello if you come (my phone number is on the website).
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easiski, do you know if there's a campsite? I feel like slumming it in a tent for a change. I can't make any sense of the websites.
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stab, no campsites in resort, but one near Venosc (access to resort by cablecar) and several in Bourg d'Oisans. I like this one: http://www.alarencontredusoleil.com/ Family-run site, about 70 emplacements in total, nice pool, walking distance into town.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Lizzard, Campsite looks great, but you'd be stuck without a car . This one isn't in Venosc, right ? where one has connection to L2A with cable car ? When l come, with tent , it'll prob. be on the coach/bus.
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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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Lizzard, lt will be Thanks
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You know it makes sense.
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Lizzard, Champ-du-moulin looks very nice. Any thoughts on campsite La Cascade, also in Venosc ?
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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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stab, def L2A for you !
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Poster: A snowHead
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clare mcbride, Yes, it is walking distance - about 400m or so but all uphill. Fine if you leave skis at the glacier and carry your boots, less enchanting if you don't! You'll still have a bit of a hike from the top of the cable car to the Jandri. The campsite is fine, we stayed there for about 3 weeks last year - next door pool is nice and there's a small cafe/restaurant on site that serves reasonable food at reasonable prices......and a really nice restaurant in Venosc village, the 'something' de la vie I think which was also pretty reasonable on the cost front.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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clare mcbride, looking at the map, Champ du Moulin will be closer.
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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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Annie, Lizzard, Thanks a lot
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clare mcbride, Cascades is definitely further over IIRC it's across the Veneon (?) and definitely firmly in Bourg d'Arud rather than Venosc. It's significantly more basic than Champ du Moulin which has a very good shower/toilet/washing up block with a big drying room .........which if you get the weather we had last year (good for topping up the glacier, not so much fun in the valley) you may well be grateful for!!!
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Good point - we've had a significant amount of pishing rain so far this summer. Amusing for a night or two in a tent, but starts to get tiresome after that, especially in the absence of drying facilities.
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stab, If you really want to slum it there's a 'real' campsite at St Christophe with hardly any facilities and a nice streamside, very rural setting. You'd have to drive back down to Venosc to go up to the glacier though. I knew some peeps who went there and loved it (washing dishes in the stream etc.) I believe they have loos, and maybe a shower .... There's also one at Le Freney d'Oisans just down the mountain about 10K on the road up. Nice pitches, bar etc. but no pool.
Annie, I think Cascades is the big one in Bourg D'Oisans on the right of the road up to Alpe d'Huez ...
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