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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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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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You need to Login to know who's really who.
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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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I tried with and without the accent. Acute accents are easy to reproduce on an English keyboard, but the grave one is not so simple to remember.
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Kruisler, I have been there a couple of times, on day trips. They use the ski pass system, so you can buy a 3 hour pass, for example. Fine for beginners and intermediates, but limited for others. Snow making down to 1850. As long as the return runs, chardonnets or le gourou are open, you can get back down from the top or the back when the lifts stop, or your pass runs out. Let me know if you need any more info, Paul
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PaulS,
Thanks.
Everything i read tallies up with what you said. I am an advanced skier but a low intermediate boarder, with boarding my current poison. On top of that, my parents, although very competent, will not ski intensively due to age mainly and the rest of my family (wife,kids) are complete beginners, So all in all, looks like it will be adequate for a family trip..
Also looks like there is stuff for the non-skiers/kids..What is your experience on this?
Any info on ski schools/places to avoid/do's and don't do's?
The resort is reasonnably high so snow should be ok I assume...
Many thanks in advance.
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Kruisler, I'm not sure about any of the non skiing stuff, but will have a look if I get to go in December 
Market day was on a Thursday, and took over the car park in the centre, next to the swimming pool.
There was ice driving at the valley floor, but it was actually puddle driving for a time! Not sure about other ski schools, a friend went with the ESF and was happy with them. The snow was fine, even on a hot April day (t shirt with the jacket open, phew...) and just a bit sugary for the bottom half of the piste below Drouvet 1.
Old style "egg" lift from 1850, and once, a 15 minute wait at peak time, on a Feb morning. From the top, the blue les Bouquetins is a bit narrow for the nervous. We took this with an early intermediate, only to discover the only sign we saw saying "blue closed, reds / blacks only" was at the end of it, so we had to take a red.
Les Lacs is an old 2 seater, but the red from it, Rochasson is my favorite run there. I could give you all the "a bit of speed Required" stuff, but, as it's usually sunny around here, you can see it all for yourself!
For a family, from your description, is should be fine. Especially with a discount!
Let me know if you need anything else, or would like the full "warp factor 5" required stuff 
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