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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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Interesting reading but we've just got rid our our apartment in Morillon in October and won't be jumping back into another one in a hurry. - You're just too tied to going to the same place - however good it is!
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waterskibabe, Hi there. Where did you stay? We've stayed at 2000 before in a chalet but did enjoy going to 1950 in the evenings.
Thanks.
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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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We stayed in 1950 last year and had a good holiday. I did think the village had a bit of 'The Prisoner' feel about it. Bit weird.
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so where is the best village to stay in les arcs and vallandry?
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snowforever, from a skiing point of view there's not a huge amount of difference. There is a lot of ski in/out property, and nowhere is going to be that long a walk before you click into your skis. You can access the same amount of skiing very easily no matter where you stay. All the villages offer a bit of nightlife, although none of them are massive party towns.
If you want authentic alpine villages you could try Villaroger or the old village of Peisey (or try another resort altogether) - the rest of Les Arcs is purpose built, some bits rather more sympathetically than others. All the villages have a choice of bars, restaurants, grocery shopping, etc. There is a small Brit-run ski school in Vallandry with a good reputation, although you can use this from other villages providing you don't want 9.00am lessons.
Peisey is the closest to the Vanoise Express lift if you want to also ski in La Plagne, but it's not that far to the lift from the other villages either.
If you have beginners in your group I'd say that Arc 1600 is the least suitable, although that doesn't mean it should be avoided altogether.
The runs to the lower villages (Peisey, Vallandry, Villaroger) can get a bit thin if the weather is unseasonably, as well as icy/slushy late in the season.
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| rob@rar wrote: |
snowforever, from a skiing point of view there's not a huge amount of difference. There is a lot of ski in/out property, and nowhere is going to be that long a walk before you click into your skis. You can access the same amount of skiing very easily no matter where you stay. All the villages offer a bit of nightlife, although none of them are massive party towns.
If you want authentic alpine villages you could try Villaroger or the old village of Peisey (or try another resort altogether) - the rest of Les Arcs is purpose built, some bits rather more sympathetically than others. All the villages have a choice of bars, restaurants, grocery shopping, etc. There is a small Brit-run ski school in Vallandry with a good reputation, although you can use this from other villages providing you don't want 9.00am lessons.
Peisey is the closest to the Vanoise Express lift if you want to also ski in La Plagne, but it's not that far to the lift from the other villages either.
If you have beginners in your group I'd say that Arc 1600 is the least suitable, although that doesn't mean it should be avoided altogether.
The runs to the lower villages (Peisey, Vallandry, Villaroger) can get a bit thin if the weather is unseasonably, as well as icy/slushy late in the season. |
Thanks rob@rar
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Did you try the OChaud champagne bar in 1950? Sooo cool....
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| Beverley wrote: |
waterskibabe, Hi there. Where did you stay? We've stayed at 2000 before in a chalet but did enjoy going to 1950 in the evenings.
Thanks. |
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Stayed in Le Village which was great - the apartment was really nice even better than I imagined and really well equipped. I really is ski from the door which was great - no lugging sking around.
We hired our equipment from Ski set in 2000 through Snowbrainer which was really cheap - half the price of the Crystal Rep!
Also they put entertainment on in the village everyday. Highly recommended for a Christmas break.
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Hi all ,
Im going to les arcs 1950 staying in the Radisson 1950 31st Jan, wouold you have any advice on eating out or Grocery shopping also any other tips.
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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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Even better, come off the N90 on the way to Les Arcs, J27 for Albertville and do your shopping at the Geant hypermarket.
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You know it makes sense.
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pmccaff,
There is a Spar opposite the bakery in 1950, both well priced (for the Alps), and you can order Roast chicken from the Spar if you do not want to eat out. The Italian (not Luigi’s) in the main street in 1950 is very reasonably priced and nice, although Luigi's do do a good steak. Agreed - O Chaud is cool, but pricy.
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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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My family and some friends are going to Arc 1950 at the start of March via TO (and self-catering), so flying. Never been to Les Arcs before, so I;m interested in whether it's possible to get down to BSM without a car to do grocery shopping. Any advice/
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Poster: A snowHead
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Hi,
You could go to BSM. You'd ski or take the free shuttle bus down to Arc 1600 and then get on the funicular train (this is also "free" if you have a ski pass). There are three supermarkets near the funicular in BSM (a Lidl then two more round to the right past the train station) and the town itself is nice and worth a look round. There are nice restaurants there.
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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 Paul McD
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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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oldman, if you're going to go down to Bourg by skiing to the funicular make sure you pack some shoes into your backpack as you wouldn't want to walk to or around the supermarkets in your ski boots. It's a bit of a hassle to get down there without a car if all you plan to do is get some cheaper groceries in. It's not something that I would do.
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rob@rar, Also bit of hassle then taking a load of shopping back up. If there were 2 couples might be worth looking at hiring a taxi for the trip? Wonder how much a taxi form 1950 down to Bourg and back would be mid week when quieter?
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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| thefatcontroller wrote: |
| rob@rar, Also bit of hassle then taking a load of shopping back up. If there were 2 couples might be worth looking at hiring a taxi for the trip? Wonder how much a taxi form 1950 down to Bourg and back would be mid week when quieter? |
Significantly more than you'd save on groceries I would imagine.
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But the savings would be very marginal, at best, and who wants to spend hours of their precious ski holiday sitting in a taxi and traipsing round supermarkets?
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| thefatcontroller wrote: |
| The 2 super markets down in Bourg had a fantastic range of fresh foods. |
That's the main reason we shop there. Shopping in BSM is a bit cheaper than the mini-markets in resort, but there's much wider range of food available. Why can't UK supermarkets have the same range of different lettuces that the SuperU has, for example?
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rob@rar, As it was our first self catering trip and assuming it would be only possible to shop in resort we brought a lot. However you always run out with 3 kids. As wife knackered her toes and we couldn't ski on the Tuesday we made an unplanned trip down to Bourg. Based upon the 2 supermarkets there we defintiely wouldn't bring as much next year and would either pop into on way to resort or pop down on the sunday evening after skiing. Amazing selection, quality and the prices were ok.
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ah yes, that may explain a restaurant in Les Arcs charging only €10 for a small jacket potato yesterday 
But the Spag bol was only €5.50
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