 Poster: A snowHead
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OK, New Year is becoming difficult. Having decided to go with Ski Total to Courchevel on 2 Jan, the Edinburgh flight (the only flight) is now full. Options are all out of Manchester (Courchevel or Val d ;isere being the best two for accomodation and price) or Lech (a bit dearer, worse flight times) or to fly with Inghams on 28 Dec from Edinburgh to Soll (or Westendorf). Views?
Mine is that I'm nervous of snow conditions in Ski Welt late December, but what do I know.
All your expert advice appreciated.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Ghost Dog.Have you tried Ischgl.Great skiing and very lively apres.We stayed in the Nevada Hotel,a lovely hotel with good prices and great location.
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Ghost Dog, Presume you're booking a package deal? We use the Edi to Inns flight every year when going to the Arlberg. Flight times are ok to be honest but does mean you're getting to resort around 7pm and leaving around 8/9am. If you could be bothered flying from Newcastle the times are better (this is the same plane as the Edinburgh flight) - out at c. 6.30am and leaves Innsbruck around 6pm..
In terms of Lech v Soll - complete no brainer in my opinion. Have stayed in Oberlech a couple of times and really is about as perfect as it can get. Not cheap to get there admittedly but once there prices on a par with France - possibly marginally cheaper. Beer €4-5 per 0.5l, Pizza €8-10, Gulaschsuppe €5-7. Lech/Zurs oozes quality. Skiing nice and easy in the main. Decent off piste if that's your thang. Linked with St Anton - nuff said.
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Ghost Dog, Was cxhecking Inghams website yesterday to see if Edi Inns flight only released yet, but they aren't. One thing I did notice however is that they seemed to have brought departure from Edi time earlier - just after 6 am, still leaving Inns around 11.30.
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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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Problem is lack of availability at New Year with major TO prices for week including NY way up on last year. Total's Sunday transfer meant a cheaper week departing 2 Jan. Inghams prices horrific for 28 Dec departure except for small.low resorts. So choice remains Val D'isere with Ski World or 3 Valleys with Total. Lech with Total mean driving back to Edinburgh from Manchester on a school night. Rather arrive with Ski World at lunch time.
Think I'll go with Val D'isere, never stayed there although occasionally crossed over from Tignes.
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Now Easyjet flights available I can fly on 1 Jan to Geneva, Lyon or Munich. ANy suggestions for a reasonably priced hotel in France (Tignes/Val d'Isere/3V) or Austria (Zillertal)?
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Ghost Dog, Have you looked at Ryanair Edinburgh to Memmingem? Good option for Scotland to western Austria. We went to Kappl with family on 2nd Jan and flew Edinburgh Munich - flight was fine but 5 hours for 2.5 hour journey due to horrendous jams. Only cleared up once we passed the slip road for Zillertal - so watch that one if you decide to drive instead of train. On way back we flew from Memmingem to Edinburgh and took just over 2 hours in car. So would do that route again no probs.
Think you've really got to watch the Munich to Austria roads at peak times as they can be a nightmare (have had bad experiences both summer and winter) but off peak the roads are fine.
I have looked into Gerlos in the past and there are some good value 4 star hotels there. Mayrhofen is the obvious choice but I can't be arsed with cable car up and down so go for ski in ski out if I can - Gerlos fits the bill nicely.
Do BMI do Zurich from Edinburgh on Saturdays? That could open up some decent options by train.
PS. TUI flight from Edinburgh to Innsbruck now has the early flight time out
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Ghost Dog, Ryanair have today started listing winter flights on some but not all routes. On another thread somebody had just booked flights from Stanstead to Vienna, I have looked but the flights I sometimes take to Grenoble are not available yet. I would keep looking over the next few days and more winter routes should start to appear.
If you are still looking for a good, reasonably priced hotel in France try Hotel Les Glieres in Champagny, part of the La Plagne / Paradiski area. They had a package of 7 nights half board with a 6 day La Plagne lift pass for around £450 per person last year for the first week in January or around £600 per person for New Year week. A relative of snowhead ANDY DEV stayed there at February half term on a similar package so he may be able to give you a report, they are also listed on tripadvisor. See www.hotel-glieres.com for more information.
You can also see more information about the resort here - http://snowheads.com/ski-forum/viewtopic.php?t=53015&highlight=champagny.
Most places are pretty quiet the first week in January so I don't think you will have much problem finding accommodation / arranging a deal.
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Thought about taking the train fromo Munich to beat the traffic? Works well for Westendorf and St Anton, or if you're going elsewhere to Innsbruck then bus/taxi from there.
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Ghost Dog, don't know if you've got things booked now but Edinburgh to Innsbruck flights now released www.charterflights.co.uk
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Thanks all, settled for a chalet in Val d'Isere with Ski World, flying from Manchester on 2 Jan. So a drive down the M6 on New year's Day. What fun.
Trying to book this year it seems that week commencing 2 Jan (or 1 Jan) is pretty busy with prices fairly high.
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