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Hey
We are staying in a chalet near St Martin, roughly 10 minutes drive.
Just wanted to ask, does anyone have any opinions on the best way to get to the slopes? Are we going to have to get a hire car? Or are the local buses any good?
Thanks for any help.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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allthegiants, Do you mean St Martin de Bellville in the 3 valleys ? Have you checked with the Chalet to see if they already have transport arrangements in place. If there are no local buses you can catch I would be surprised if they didn't.
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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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And if so do you mean down the valley from St Martin de B? Is it close to the main road or in a hamlet off it?
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I'd get a hire car myself - gives you more freedom to the ends of your day..
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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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allthegiants, exactly where are you staying? and how are you getting to the chalet from home?
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Hi
Sorry for the delay, been waiting for information back from my friend.
We are staying in St Jean de Belleville. A small hamlet near St M d B. The chalet is a friend of a friends and i don't think there is any transport arrangements in place.
We are probably going to fly into Geneva, and looking at either a transfer or, as long as there is no problems with taking a hire car across to France, a hire car.
Cheers for the help
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I think you may need a car. I don't think the bus is that frequent. If there are a few of you, hiring a car probably won't cost much more than transfers and it will be a whole lot easier. No problem to take a Swiss car to France. You should also check about car parking in St Martin. I'm assuming it should be ok but don't know.
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allthegiants, We are staying in Villarenger and using the hire cars to get to the slopes. They will be a must for us and for you!!
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Ok, guess we are going to have to bite the bullet and hire one.
Cheers for the help.
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Ok, guess we are going to have to bite the bullet and hire one.
Cheers for the help. |
So before you ask the obvious next question.
GVA airport actually straddles 2 countries - France and Switzerland and so you can choose to exit the airport either via the French side or Swiss side. You can rent cars from both sides of the airport, however the ones on the swiss side generally come with winter tyres and therefore most people think that's the better option, plus its much easier to drive back to the swiss side (IMHO).
For more information on hiring cars @ GVA then http://snowheads.com/ski-forum/viewtopic.php?t=47851&start=51
Approximately 1 hour 30 minutes to Moutiers with no traffic then time to get up the hill.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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We had a car when we stayed in St Martin allthegiants, and it was quite useful to just take it up to the top of the valley at Val Thorens to get into the system there. It wasn't that long a drive up.
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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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Cheers for the help guys.
Much appreaciated. Hope everyone has a good season
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