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Hi
I'm driving out to Veysonnaz a week Friday and have a couple of questions if anyone can assist:
1) Is there a large, out-of-town Supermarket in Sion, or should we use the Co-Op in the town to stock up on food etc for the week (we're self catering)? If anyone knows where to find said large out-of-town supermarket too that would be great!
2) Having tried to pick up snowchains in Halfords yesterday, they've sold out (I assume due to the current UK snow conditions). I have heard about garages that rent them, and that its cheaper to pick them up in France/Switzerland etc - anyone got any advice for what would work in Sion. We're driving through France overnight so I would assume that the Speedy shops would be closed!
All thoughts greatfully received!
Cheers
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Fleecy, welcome to Snowheads! We drove out there last summer but I can't remember very well  Looks like several large Migros though in Sion, probably with a non-food section for chains, see www.migros.ch
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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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Hi Fleecy, which way are you going to Veysonnaz? If you are going north or south of Lake Geneva?
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Sarah - thanks, I'll take a look!
Ian - thanks too! We're driving down from Calais, so I suspect North of Lake Geneva, Martigny way off the top of my head?
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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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Fleecy, a few big supermarkets just west of sion in Conthey. Also an Aligro by the next junction, if you're doing a big shop.
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I can't comment on Veysonnaz but prices in Nendaz supermarkets were exactly the same as Sion but with a little less choice. Didn't think the Aligro was any cheaper either. Migros/Aldi was the cheapest/best we could find.
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Fleecy, A few years since I've been there but I used to store my Winter Tyres in the large commercial area in Conthey ( just West of the town) if only I could remember the name -- it was a 'Speedy' outlet but now ????? ... it is very easily accessible and across the road from Migros and loads of other stores.
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There is a 'Jumbo' at Conthey (sort of like b and q) behind the COOP. It sells all that gear quite cheaply. Conthey is the exit (coming from Geneva) before the Nendaz/Veysonnaz exit i.e. west of Sion.
And btw - would you not be insane to go to Veysonnaz round the south of Lake Geneva?
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