 Poster: A snowHead
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Hello, My wife and i are going to la clusaz for 4 nights in mid march.We have booked the hotel Caroline.
Has anyone any tips on the resort and ski area.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Nice area, try skiing Manigod or Grand Bornard for a day , should be on same lift pass.
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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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Chick :
don't know how to post the link but there was quite a good discussion on La Clusaz/Le Grand Bornand a few weeks ago. I think it was posted about Feb 16th and was (strangley enough!) entitled La Clusaz & Le Grand Bornand. There are also some pretty good trip reports if you use the search facility.
If La Clusaz operates the same lift pass options as LGB (linked by ski bus, but easier to drive if you have your own transport) you can either get a La Clusaz lift pass or an Aravis lift pass. If you opt for the Aravis pass you will be covered for Le Grand Bornand as well but obviously it's more expensive and not sure if you would want/need this for 4 days.
Lovely, lovely area to ski!!
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Take an umbrella  - we went mid march once (2001) and skied in rain on grass at the lowest points of the resort! (snow was fine higher up).
I'm sure you'll be fine this year as the snow fall seems very good in most places.
I think you will find plenty of skiiing for four days in La Clusaz area itself so I would go for the cheaper lift pass (not grand bornand). There is lots of good intermediate skiing from what I remember but we went some time ago so I'm struggling to remember all the runs. We stayed in hotel alpen roc and there was a nice fondue restaurant across the road and down a bit...looking on to the slopes..sorry I can't remember more.
It is a pretty resort and lots of runs so I'm sure you will have a good time.
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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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Thanks for the tips.Fingers crossed for no rain. 
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Both La Clusaz and Le Grand Bornand are very nice authentic French villages, with a good range of places to shop, eat and drink. Lots of good blues and reds in both resorts.
La Clusaz can get busy at the weekend due to its closeness to Geneva, but we were at Le Grand Bornand the saturday before last and although reasonably busy we didn't queue all day.
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