Poster: A snowHead
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Hi Guys, off to Meribel on saturday obviously wont be skiing all 600KM in one week, however would love to know the must do areas and runs, along with any good piste side, reasonably priced bars / restaurants along the way, any advice would be much appreciated ! Many thanks.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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In Meribel - Mont Vallon.
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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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Oh - and in Courchevel, 1650, which is a bit out on a limb and tends to be less busy, with consequently better snow.
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Jerusalem followed by the cruise into St Martin.
La Lachenal restaurant in St Martin-De-Belleville, excellent Plat de Jour and puds.
End of day blast from Rhodos to Meribel Village, but don't miss the last chair up.
Lunch at the Bel Air.
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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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zermattbusby, check out www.skimottaret.com (skimottaret is a snowHead.) It is a mine of useful information on pistes, restaurants and all manner of things 3V-related.
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So many runs! La Masse, especially Dame Blanche if the drag is open, the fourth valley, the blue into La Tania, Quatre Vents into Les Menuires, as Pam W says 1650 - Chapelets and so many more!
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Blaireau from top of Tougnete 2 down into Meribel village was my favourite for a good blast.
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The view out the over the glacier at the top of Col in Val Thorens is fantastic
Another vote for Mont Vallon
I quite like the fourth valley, Orelle as well.
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Schuss in Boots wrote: |
Blaireau from top of Tougnete 2 down into Meribel village was my favourite for a good blast. |
Did that last week in mist when I was trying to find Jerusalem and was very impressed. Another one though about overnight is the black from the top of Cime de Caron into the fourth valley Combe de Roseal, completely out of the way from anywhere!
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stevew,
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Another one though about overnight is the black from the top of Cime de Caron into the fourth valley Combe de Roseal,
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And with just about the most breathtaking views I've seen anywhere.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Top of Cime Caron - make sure you walk the extra few metres to the viewing platform above where most people just get the skis back on and head off. You get a FABULOUS 360 view, not least of the impressive cable top station. And if you don't fancy the black into Orelle, the red col de l'audzin back into VT is well worth the journey.
In Courchevel, Suisses is a good fun run.
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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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If you go to Val T or LA Masse leave plenty of time to get back and try to avoid the Lac de la Chambre / Ours route at last orders. At this time LAc has become a mogul field with unconfident beginners stranded on moguls like skittles whilst aggressive nutters steam through and the rest do the best they can. This is rounded off by the ours run, looks good on the map but is effectvely a long pole, queue for the plain de mains instead. Preferably zig zag along les menuire side to get further along if you have time.
Jerusalem 1st thing is great, and as is said many times on this forum, should be done fast, singing all the way down.
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bbski, When I was in the 3V last month, about three weeks after the last snowfall, Jerusalem was very stony. A good alternative was Pramint: it's shorter, but it was in beautiful condition and a really fast ski with nobody on it. Lovely. I'd like to do Jerusalem when it's in good condition, though.
Couldn't agree more about the journey back, Ours is a real PITA.
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You know it makes sense.
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zermattbusby, My Faves are 1. Jean Pachod way up above 1650 and 2. Christine from the top of the VT Funitel thingy back into VT basin.
Mont Vallon is dark red IMV - gets very bumby - but has to be done I suppose...
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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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Poster: A snowHead
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saluire down to 1550 without stopping and the blacks down to le praz
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Ahhh... thanks all ! made notes of all above, very much appreciated
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