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I know I may have asked this before and that others are asking similar questions so please forgive me! But we have narrowed down our options a bit and now for the week of the 10th April (or possibly the 17th) we are considering:
Val d'Isere
Arc 2000 or possibly Plan Peisey
Courchevel 1850
Les Deux Alpes
We are considering only these because of availability with Esprit and Mark Warner and the need for a creche place for our baby!
I think we should be ok with these but which would be more ok than the others?
Also perhaps PG can advise, would we be safe to stay in Plan Peisey for Les Arcs or should we go for Arc 2000? And what are both these places like? Been to 1800 before but never the others.
Also how tough is Val d'Isere? never been but the rumours that the runs are undergraded makes me a bit nervous!
Thanks a lot, advice much appreciated!
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sarah, have you considered La Rosiere, there is a creche in the village Les Galopins, which has been used by a number of our guests very happily. La Rosiere is very snowsure at 1850 metres, sunny and south facing. We have availability for the w/c 10th & 17th April. Have alook at our ad in snowShops or PM me for more details.
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Sarah,
Have you condidered Club Med. It has excellent childrens' facilities. The following three resorts cater for babies ( Baby Club Med ) from age 4 months : Flaine; Serre Chevalier; Villars-sur-Ollon ( the last one in Switzerland ). For kids over 2 years old there is Petit Club Med and the resorts are : Flaine; Serre Chevaler, Villars-sur-Ollon and Sahoro ( the last one in Japan! ). Although Club Med caters for some of the resorts you mention it only caters for older children in them.
Been several times with CM and can highly recommend them. They really look after kids whilst the adults can go off skiing for the day.
PG will probably know a lot more on the skiing scene. Been to Val D'Isere - its not really that tough IMO, a good selection of skiing for all standards. Linked to Tignes.
www.clubmed.co.uk
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sarah, I've done a resort report for Plan Peisey - see the alphbetical index at the top of the Resorts forum. Obviously it's a lot lower than Arc 2000 and I don't know how well it will link to the rest of the domain in late season but since it is the destination point of the Vanoise Express link across to La Plagne I'd guess linking will always be possible even if it is on artificial snow. PG will be able to give a better opinion on this.
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Seems a bit risky, especially w/c April 17th - the Vanoise link shuts a week before the rest of the domain, ie around April 24th - subject to conditions of course. Always a bit of a gamble late season - and despite current snowfall, snow depths are well under last year's levels at many resorts right now. Still time for things to improve, but if you're booking up in advance, if you're looking at Les Arcs I would go for the 2000 village.
There have been favourable reports on Club Med before - there's one at Arc 2000 as well.
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Ah yes PG- I'd forgotten the Vanoise opens and closes at different times from the main domain. Good point. Could of course be the Montchavin side which is the limiting factor (I think that's at ~ 1200m ?) but your advice to go for Arc 2000 late season is sound.
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kuwait_ian, every picture tells a story!! Snow levels were better earlier on last year, yet....
(17th of April, Peisey, last year....)
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PG, we skied down to there much earlier in April a few years ago and it was just about like that.
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PG,
Wow! Thanks for that picture....a definite no no then! My husband would freak! He's a bit reluctant anyway to go so late in the season as we normally get away New Year and then Feb or early March but with the baby this year it's April or not at all. So I have to be as certain as I can be about the snow!
What's your view on Arc 2000 or Val d'Isere?
Thanks
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To be honest, this year - if you have to book now - I would go for Val. That's because there is as yet no artificial snowmaking at Arc 2000 and the snow depths higher up have not been fantastic so far this season. Although they are improving with current snowfall, there's been a lot of wind, and for once conditions have been better at lower altitude.
Espace Killy is better covered in that respect.
Taking a baby, you need life to be as simple as possible!
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