 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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Why go the Alps, if there is good snow in the Vosges or the Pyrenees.
Good accommodation may be difficult to find, but there are lots of websites to try and the search facility above will provide links.
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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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Hairy Boy, I think I'd be inclined to head towards Austria (especially if starting on Rotterdam); the roads down to the French resorts will be horrendous, even if the weather is good, and there's very little accommodation left. There are some snowheads who drive regularly to Austria who will probably be able to come up with more detailed advice.
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Hairy Boy, to my knowledge our place is still free that week. Laax has plenty of blues and reds for you; I don't know personally about suitability for kids as we don't have any, but there are always lots of families about and the ski school seems to be very good. Certainly friends who have used it for their kids have been very pleased. Let me know if you want me to check the availability with the agent
Route is reasonably easy - get into Germany, head down the Autobahn to Basel, from Basel head to Zurich and from there to Chur. Turn off the motorway the junction after Chur and then a 15 min drive up a reasonably wide mountain road and you're there
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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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Hairy Boy, Accommodation is scarce to non-existent for the week of the 14th Feb in Morzine - well anything decent anyway. We have been full since end of August! I would try Switzerland or Austria.
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Hi,
thanks for all the replies - really appreciate the advice !
eng_ch I have just pm'd you.
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Booked Laax in the end for half term week - eng_ch's place had gone but the seed was sown and lookng forward to trying Switzerland for the 1st time.
Bought roofbars, roofbox and snowchains from www.roofbox.com
The bars and roofbox fit the car fine and have practised with the snowchains on our drive (RUD easy2go) which prompted some funny looks from neighbours but were straightforward enough to fit to the wheels.
Gone into overdrive waxing our ski's as I'm so excited  although still a little apprehensive about the 'big' drive down to Laax. TomTom reports 9 hours from Zeebrugge to Laax.
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Hairy Boy, I've driven to Switzerland form Zeebrugge and Rotterdam. I found last time that I reached Basle fairly quickly but it was very slow through Switzerland although that was at Easter. Twice I have done the journey at half term and it wasn't as bad. You will be lucky to do it in 9 hours but given good traffic you might manage 10-11 hours in my experience.
You will need a Swiss motorway vignette which you can buy at the border but I got mine form the Swiss Travel System website, sent by post. You then get waved through at the border crossing rather than have to stop to buy one. See here :-
http://www.swisstravelsystem.com/produkttexte.php?passid=5
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geepee,
Thanks, I'd forgotten about the vinette so will organise this ahead of travelling to avoid delays !
Thanks for the link
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Good choice.We ski in Flims/Laax a lot as it is only just over an hour's drive from Zurich. Hope you enjoy it. Try our favourite restaurant Larnags which is at the first station of the Larnags bubble. The spaghetti with crevetten (huge prawns) is gorgeous. They also do fondue in the evenings.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Hairy Boy,
The only issue seems to be your route to Basel..after that driving on Swiis roads is a doddle... especially if your car is kitted out.
It is a guess, as I haven't used that ferry route, but it seems Brussels to..??? maybe Koln and down the Strasbourg. This will be far more direct than a channnel crossing which gets pretty messy crossing country to get to Strasbourg IMV
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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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I am off to Laax in March for the first time. Any tips regarding ski hire, mountain restaurants, runs not to miss and apres would be much appreciated. Thanks
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You know it makes sense.
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cham08, where are you staying and when are you going?
Various info on our web site. If you want a slap-up meal (and aren't vegetarian) then the teepee at Plaun takes some beating in our book. For a quick snack try the Tegia Miez on run 54 just above the Alp Dado lift. Trenchers of local meats, cheeses and bread accompanied by local beer - v nice.
I'll try and dig out the info I sent Hairy Boy by PM.
ashleymac, there are quite a few  in this area - check out the Flumserberg thread on Snow Reports
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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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Staying in the Signina apartments and going at the beginning of March
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Poster: A snowHead
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cham08, if you're there the first week, then Dan100 will be there too. I'll probably be around sometime around then - still tbd. Our place is in one of the Val Signina buildings
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Thanks for all the info.
We are busy sorting out some mixup with the apartment booked with an agent (not eng_ch's appt. which had unfortunately gone for the week we needed).
Still confident of being in Laax though and very much looking forward to it !
Thanks again for the info and comments.
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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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Hairy Boy, how much was the ferry...if you don't mind me asking.
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Frosty the Snowman, we have booked relatively late so we were stuck with the cabin choices which were left rather than the most economical !
Anyway, we are paying £422 return which includes a family cabin both ways and I entered my car as 'tall' to accomodate the roofbox which I think knocked the price up a little.
From memory, when the tickets were released last November I think the cost would have been around £320 return inc. standard inside 4 berth cabins.
Just to be clear this is Hull to Zeebrugge - sails overnight departing at 19:00 and arrives at 9:15
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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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