 Poster: A snowHead
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What is the resort like please 3-4 skiers all capable on piste not worried about night life other than a beer or 2.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I went around 6 yrs ago over New Year's. From what I recall, it quite a nice little resort although it was struggling with lack of snow so fair number of lifts were closed. Nice runs although bit of a trek from hotels to lifts. Apres wise, only a couple of bars but have vague recollections of one place at the bottom of the village which was good fun (and where I told a super smooth Italian bloke that he 'drank tequila like a girl' - but that's another story). Sorry, not much useful infomation at all really. Still, fond memories..
One thing, have one of the village hot chocolates - more like chocolate pudding!!
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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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bedfordblue, We went quite a few years ago and really liked it....the area is quite small and back then you needed to use a bus to get between the various parts, don't know if that is still the case. The village was nice, but as Eeyore says it was very quiet with not much apres to be had.
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Last edited by You need to Login to know who's really who. on Fri 9-01-09 1:10; edited 1 time in total
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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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bedfordblue, Also meant to add that there were a fair number of drag lifts back then, some of them quite a considerable length. I suspect that this may have improved with the Olympic investment in the area. And some nice tree-lined runs.
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I went there quite a while ago and it was quite good. It wasn't the best place I've been to, but we did have a fair bit of snow.
We had to get buses to and from the hotel and I remember sprinting in ski boots on thick ice to catch the bus which must have been fairly amusing for onlookers. There are two sides to Bardoneccia and we did try to ski back to the hotel from one side and ended up walking a very long way.
There are only a few bars that I remember and I think I mainly went to the same one as Eeyore is talking about.
There was a very hairy dog that was nicknamed the mayor of Bardonecchia which lived in our hotel and just used to roam the streets whenever it pleased.
On a useful note though, the runs were nice, but the resort wasn't aimed at advanced skiers.
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| On a useful note though, the runs were nice, but the resort wasn't aimed at advanced skiers. |
I'd agree with that....I was a relative beginner when we went and still enjoyed most of what was on offer. I do remember a horribly challenging drag lift that seemed to go up the side of a cliff though...scary!....and the horrible drop off the chair lift down a wooden ramp directly towards the restaurant wall at the top of one sector....I probably wouldn't find either of them a problem these days though.
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Did they ever get to open the planned link to Valfrejus?
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stoatsbrother, I'm pretty sure they haven't linked those two resorts.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Have been twice and liked it - Jafferau side was the better skiing and snow both times, several years apart. Not a mad party town, but a couple of bars and casual restaurants. There is a pretty dull looking bar on the walk back into the town from the bottom of the main pistes/lifts, that had a happy hour apres ski, but can't remember the name sorry. We stayed in apartments the first time which were about 15 minutes walk from the lifts and a hotel (Des Geneys I think) the second time. Nice hotel, old-fashioned decor and service, but pretty good food etc
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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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bedfordblue, I'n going 7-14 February for the first time!
When you going?
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I'n going 7-14 February for the first time!
When you going?
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I am not sure we are I am scouting around for Half Term my mate and his daughter can only go then, trying to avoid higher priced resorts but want a decent range of skiing.
Thanks everybody for your help.
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You know it makes sense.
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bedfordblue, Are you planning a TO trip or DIY...if it's the latter and you've got a car it's just 20mins along the road to Sauze d'Oulx which will give you a great range of skiing but with the lower prices of hotels in Bardonecchia!
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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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I went Easter 2005. Severe lack of snow, skiing in the rain. Free pizza nibbles in ski bar at bottom of Olympic Run. Nice town, but a town rather than a ski resort.
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FAQ
As eeyore said most hotels are a bit of a trek from the main base although a hotel was being built there. Free buses run (IIRC) to the lifts and also to a seperate higher ski area which is located on the other side of the motorway.
) We ended skiing with a great group of people, a real mixed bunch but all determined to have a good time. We chipped in to hire a minibus one day to go to Montgenevre(sp?) over the border, recent snowfall meant much better conditions there.
