Poster: A snowHead
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Just enjoyed a 3 day break as part of MountainSun's 3 day, transfers full board and ski pass deal.
Staff were great, going extra mile as normal.
Accomodation fine, very good central heating, certain rooms have better shower pressure than others but, plenty hot water which is most important.
A lot of people so bar culture was good although not the cheapest now that euro to pound is so poor. Take note, I know it is a ski resort but £4 a pint is too much, much better at £3 or 3.5 euro. The rents, rates, stuff etc are not as pricey as London, Paris, New York etc so the price of booze should not be greater.
Food was the best yet, (3rd year) - It is not michelin! but for a hotel on a tight budget we ate it all and it was plentiful.
Snow was again superb, lots of lifts open and lots of variety. It is always annoyign that the race teams take over 60% of the mountain but they generally leave by 1pm which leaves a further 2 hours to explore the middle sections. Clean, stone free routes all the way to Val Claret made for great fast long runs.
Full Sky TV in hotel for all the music, sport, film etc you can handle great if there is an important footie match etc.
Equipment is the only so so, I was lucky and found an enjoyable ski but it certainly wasn't brand new this year's model and I didn't find there to be a good showcase of what's hot this year. This isn't really a complaint but I'm still surprised the partner Edge2Edge don't look kinder at the opportunity of 15 people every 3 days for 2 months trying new stuff. Increase the range, give one of the staff at Les Melezes a sales comission and make the discounts greater. As the chalet is also hooked up to quite speedy internet, I am sure Edge2Edge could set up a special page on their e-shop which outlines all the products on offer, info about them, deals and how to pay.
Anyway, once again great trip, thanks to all at les Melezes, keep providing the service as it gives us townies the best early season opportunity to tune up for the season.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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sounds like great fun. glad it went well.
no pictures?
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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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plectrum, I was wonderign about skis. I'll be taking my own, as usual, as there are never enough shorties but hope there is someing suitable for those pwder days I'm expecting in December
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holidayloverxx, No idea, it is a glacier groomed and fast, why would you want fatties! I think there were a few wide ones but to be honest I wasn't really paying much attention.
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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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plectrum, cos I'm going on 9th December and the whole espace will be open, and last year and the year before it was pukeing down, knee deep pow in 2008
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We are at Melezes in Jan. Good report, thanks.
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holidayloverxx, pukeing, pow you sound far too hard core to ski with this year Sick!
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plectrum, Thanks, ski situation doesn't sound great, I wasn't planning to take mine, there were just about enough to go around last year. Beer price has actually been reduced from last year I think, probably can't get anything much cheaper in the French Alps than that.
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Colin B, If you are going for 3 days i guess the skis are fine, if you are amateur they are fine. If you are expecting some kinda training camp then don't. What i have noticed is that the number of snowboards has increased but then if this applies to you then perhaps I could shoot you!
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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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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£4 pounds is dirt cheap by alpine standards.....
My local in Flaine is 8-9 euros!
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thefatcontroller, Thanks for reinforcing the recommendation.... Jan the 17th seems so far away!
Completely agree about the booze prices. I have no problem with €4 a pint in a resort.
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You know it makes sense.
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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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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Just getting ready to leave Melezes after 12 days of nirvana. Excellent food, plenty of hot water, a very reasonable bar bill (£400/3 !!) and some superb time on the mountain with the staff (Rog, Lynds & Ali). From sorting an emergency dentist to finding batteries, nothing was too much trouble.
Thoroughly recommended.
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