 Poster: A snowHead
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For various reasons it appears I won't be doing Christmas this year.
This means I may be able to make good use of some money and snaffle some time.
Here's the thing. Due to the dodgy knee fiasco and resulting fear, I really want to get some one to one instruction, all on my own and at my own pace before heading off for the usual jaunts. I'd thought of booking some time at the chill factore (just down the road) but due to the change in circumstances (and as long as I can get a couple of days off work) I should be able to get off to some real snow.
So, just me. So, I need somewhere easy to get to that meets the following:
Short break around 15th December.
Accommodation I'm not fussy.
Not hideously expensive.
Ski area, not an issue - think small might be better, you may suggest otherwise.
Need to hire equipment.
Decent teacher around 
Err. Snow essential!
Any ideas? I've been having a quick look around organised weekends away, but they give me a bit of fear to be honest, and I want to do this on my own, but I usually just do family type trips through tour operators so I'm slightly flummoxed at the choice.
The world is my lobster!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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kittya, if you pay for me to come away with you I will give you free instruction for 4/6 skiing days, hows that for an idea? 
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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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kittya, Get yourself off to Les Deux Alpes to see easiski!
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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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kittya, was just kidding, easiski does a lot of these types of things. Send her a P.M or run a search-there has been heaps recently on what she does.
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Or look on her website, www.easiski.com for more info. You could stay at the Lutins, a very nice B&B hotel with a great bar. And it's not expensive and is across the road from the main lift up to the glacier. The owner is a lovely lady too. Nearest airport is Grenoble. There is car hire (about an hour and a half or less to LDA) or a bus. Easiski would be able to help with timetables. She will also sort you out with ski hire too. Anything else?
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kittya, I would second the suggestion about easiski. You won't find a better way of regaining your confidence and there will definitely be snow because the top skiing in Les Deux Alpes is on a glacier (not that you are likely to have to go that high in December!).
If you are very keen on a package, you could look at the courses run by some of specialist outfits, such as Snoworks.co.uk or inspiredtoski.com
But you would be part of a small group on those courses - it depends how much you want to be alone!
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kittya, and I would 3rd the Easiski suggestion!
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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kittya, Look for flights to Grenoble. Bensbus for transfers to the resort possibly. Lutins is ideally situated and looks fine but I haven't stayed there. No web site to book though so you have to ring them. Then Contact Easiski for superb intruction and hire of equipment
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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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Then Contact Easiski for superb intruction and hire of equipment
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I'd get in touch with easiski first, in case she didn't have any spaces available that week! She will also give lots of help on the arrangements. Try it, it'll be easier than you think.
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You know it makes sense.
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I'll offer an alternative - book with Ski New Gen in Courchevel 1650..into perhaps a group and then arrange a couple of private lessons in advance with them to boost the confidence. In 2 hours I went from a skiing numpty to getting down a decen green and then the following day joined a class at least 1x higher than I would have done otherwise. Their instrcutors REALLY REALL are 1st class.
Only downside is that it might be a little snow unsure at that time of year...
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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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kittya, As all above have said re: Easiski BUT I'd also say just go for it - Alone? Schmalone!.
I went on my first ever ski holiday alone and had a ball! It WAS a package, but I chose a smaller, family-type resort and was only alone when I wanted to be, but wasn't lonely. I learnt to ski (after a fashion) and it led to the obsession that has had me in it's grip ever since! I've been on a lone ski holiday again since then, and would do it again if I had to (or wanted to.....) - it has lots of pluses and if you are happy with your own company (and have a good book...), not many minuses. 
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Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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JT, wHATS THE DES TIGNES BOOT CAMP?
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Apologies to those who's suggestions I haven't taken, though I'm grateful for your thoughts. Work have confirmed the leave, grandma has confirmed the childcare & wotnot.
I thought this was going to be dead easy, I live less than 10 minutes away from Manchester International airport & can I find reasonable flights to anywhere sensible before 20th December? No I Cannot! It's ridiculous! [rant/]
easiski, I can't get to Grenoble at the time I have available (not without spending 11 hours waiting for a connection somewhere:()
It looks like I'm going to Austria, which will be lovely & delightful & snowy & skitastic, etc, etc,. I've never been so all in all an adventure in the making...
Ta much snowheads
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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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Apologies to those who's suggestions I haven't taken, though I'm grateful for your thoughts. Work have confirmed the leave, grandma has confirmed the childcare & wotnot.
I thought this was going to be dead easy, I live less than 10 minutes away from Manchester International airport & can I find reasonable flights to anywhere sensible before 20th December? No I Cannot! It's ridiculous! [rant/]
easiski, I can't get to Grenoble at the time I have available (not without spending 11 hours waiting for a connection somewhere:()
It looks like I'm going to Austria, which will be lovely & delightful & snowy & skitastic, etc, etc,. I've never been so all in all an adventure in the making...
Ta much snowheads |
Have you tried lyon as an alternative to grenoble. IIRC it's a bit further away for L2A but it's doable
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Or Paris and TGV
Or Geneva and drive to L2A
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kittya, did you try Liverpool to Grenoble? There's a bus to the airport from Manc.
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