Poster: A snowHead
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A group of nine of us are goinf to Bourg St Maurice from St Pancras on 30th December 10.
Just wondered what the atmosphere is like on these trains?
Is there much merriment had by all?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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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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Ok, it's not THE snow train but it is a train that takes us direct from St Pancras to Bourg. Eurostar.
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Im going on the ski train (Eurostar, London to Moutiers) next friday night so I'll let you know how we get on. Thats if all the recent weather trouble has cleared and its not cancelled....fingers crossed!
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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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Tell me about it. I'm sure you'll be alright.
Enjoy!
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EUROSTAR***REDUCED SERVICE ANNOUNCED FORTHWITH***
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Eurostar Update Friday 01:00 GMT
Because of the current severe weather conditions Eurostar will continue to run a restricted service up to and including Sunday 10th. If you do not need to travel we recommend you cancel or postpone your trip.
In light of the above we are running a restricted service on Friday 8 January with a number of cancellations, including our very early morning and late evening services. Disney and Ski services are running normally. Please click the link below to see how this may be affecting your trip.
Also, there may be additional delays or last minute cancellations. We are very sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.
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Peak time: trains now departing for the mountains
There is good news and bad for skiers who want to reduce their carbon footprint by taking a train to the slopes. Two long-running services ground to a halt at the end of the 2008/9 season: the venerable Denver ski train, a weekend shuttle service to Winter Park that started in 1940; and Rail Europe's overnight Snow Train to the Tarentaise resorts in France, whose notorious disco carriage made it a rite of passage for young skiers and boarders. The Denver service has been officially declared dead. The Snow Train is, theoretically, just "suspended".
The good news is that there are three railway arrivals this season. The snowcarbon.co.uk website will, from 1 October, offer a range of rail-inclusive ski packages from St Pancras, including transfers from stations to resorts and across Paris; among the tour operators involved are Erna Low and Peak Retreats. For this season the Inghams brochure includes rail travel as an option in its packages to the Milky Way resorts in Italy. And from 29 January-19 March a new, dedicated Snowtrain – to be formally launched next Thursday, 30 September – will run every Saturday from Geneva airport to Brig, with stops at Aigle, Martigny, Sion, Sierre, Leuk and Visp to provide access to the resorts on either side. |
From The Independant
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