Poster: A snowHead
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I'm in the south of France on a business trip in mid Jan and will be flying through Paris Charles de Gaulle airport.
I'm wondering if it is worth taking a few days off to ski before heading back since I'm not paying for flights Which resorts are easily accessed from Paris on the cheap? I've not skied over in France yet.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Probably depends if you hire a car or not. If not, then it will any resorts close to Bourg St. Maurice or Moutier, so Les Arcs / La Plagne or 3V. There is a funicular from Bourg directly to Les Arcs
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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narc, many resorts are accessible from the South of France too
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narc,
Most if not all ski resorts are nearer to the "South of France" than to Paris.
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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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The five closest resorts to Paris distance wise are:
Closest ski area - Le Lioran (France) 427 km
Second closest ski area - Thollon les Mémises (France) 430 km
Third closest ski area - Morzine (France) 440 km
Fourth closest ski area - Feldberg (Germany) 443 km
Fifth closest ski area - Les Gets (France)444 km
I drove from Paris to Tignes earlier in the year to have a weekend up at the glacier. Ended up being a pretty long drive and the the traffic around Paris was appalling on the way back- gridlock for hours. Had the transfers from the station to the resort been easier in early October we would have taken the train. For a short trip I'd defo avoid driving.
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I should have said that the resorts I posted above are obviously likely to be the most accessible by car. Taking the train opens up a much larger choice and will likely be quicker.
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There's a good train service to Chamonix and back during the season, with couchettes on the late ones. I would recommend Chambre Neuf by the train station for accomm.
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I will be staying in Bordeaux but travelling from there means the company won't pay for my flight back, so it needs to be Paris! I will def want to train it, I'm not a fan of the hassle of car hire for this short trip and I want to keep the cost down. If I cost it out and don't end up saving much money over a cheap flight from the UK to Geneva + train.
Thanks for the suggestions in this thread for far.
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narc, aha, I think there has been an element of confusion - Bordeaux isn't really the south of france....
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