Hi everyone.
Just been looking at my sons school term time and he has a two week holiday from 25th October to 5th November. Was wondering were would be the best place for a short trip at that time for a budding freestyler as I have been to busy in the summer to have a holiday it would be nice to get away for 4 to 5 days of skiing. Austria is my favourite as a like to have a beer or two after skiing what will be open first week of November? What would be the best glacier & are there any events on.
Thanks in advance
Kev
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Dr John, Thanks but would rather stick pins in my eyes.
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kevthekite, Sölden is another one - the World Cup opens the season that first weekend with the Men's Giant Slalom on Saturday 23rd and the Ladies on Sunday 24th October. Arriving on the evening of the 25th would be perfect! Just need to get your accommodation and travel sorted
Last year I ended up sitting with Vonn and Mancuso in the glacier restaurant having a late breakfast (trouble was I didn't realise it until people started coming up and taking their photos ). Two very pleasant young women with no airs or graces, I think they appreciated the fact that I hadn't recognised them so they could enjoy a mostly undisturbed brekkie
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Dr John, Thanks but would rather stick pins in my eyes.
Ehhh?!!?
Don't you like skiing then? What's wrong with Tignes?
We skiied the glacier at Tignes for 3 days in the first week of August and it was excellent
November should be even better...
Having said that, we are off to Hintertux in 6 weeks! Can't wait
The ski season beckons!
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Ah, just seen you'd rather stick pins in your eyes!! Never mind - it's a good deal if you change your mind!!
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LDA? I skied there a couple of years ago on the glacier on my 50th birthday (1st November)
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kevthekite, Hintertux would be a good bet as the Snowpark will be fully open by then.
I'd definitely say Hintertux, which tends to have quite a bit open at that time of year, more than Stubai. One thing to be aware of is that All Saint's day (November 1st, a Monday this year) is a bank holiday and that means that weekend can be quite crowded as a result - so long lift queues...
The weekend before might also be a little busy as Austrian national day is on the Tuesday and a lot of people will take the Monday to make it a long weekend.
Go the week after, ditch school and you'd get to see Olaf Henning live!!!!
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Joanne Mountainsun, Wow! That looks tempting. OH's birthday 4th December and mine the 5th!
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Dr John, Thanks but would rather stick pins in my eyes.
Fine.
I've skied nine European glaciers in autumn (Tignes, Hintertux, Stubai, Soelden, Pitztal, Kaunertal, Kaprun, Saas Fee and Zugspitz). Each has its pros and cons of course but IMO Tignes is on a par with any of them for terrain and a few days' early doors skiing.
A big plus for me is that the 7 minute ride on the funicular means that Tignes glacier can't be beaten for access from resort - this summer we were clicking into our skis less than 20 mins after leaving our digs in Val Claret. Also, it's not unknown for the run back to the resort to be open in early November - so a 1200m vertical would take some beating as well.
Er, what, exactly is there not to like about that 'Pins in eyes?' A bit of a bizarre response to say the very least.
Taking all of this into account, it might be best to maybe forget Tignes, or any skiing anywhere for that matter - and have a few rewarding and relaxing days at Ikea or the local garden centre instead .
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LDA isn't open that week this year. It's open from 23rd Oct - 1st Nov then closes again and opens 27th Nov for Winter season.
I'm having my first experience of Autumn skiing at Tignes this year, courtesy of Mountainsun. 3 days skiing inc 3 x 3 hour lessons (Performance Clinic & Speed Clinic} for my daughter and me. I don't mind Tignes and Mountainsun's offers are so good it would be rude not to. So good I'm going again December, but most runs/lifts should be open by then.
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The French & canadian freestyle teams are normally training in Tignes early November. So lots of inspiration
mountainaddict, The run back to resort has opened early November the last 4 years - not sure about before then as we weren't running the ski and board camp then. More lifts tend to open as the snow comes. We're opening next weekend though ... can't wait to be up there this time next week!
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Hi, does anyone know when the fist snow falls is Andorra, and the slopes open? Thinking of booking a week. Any recommendations for cheap accommodation , and the better snowboaring areas would be appreciated?
Thanks.
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First snowfall? I'm afraid that's crystal ball stuff. There have actually been a few snowfalls in the Alps already (has there been anything in the Pyrenees yet?), although not much of it will stick around until the season begins.
I suggest, keeping an eye on the <a href="http://snowheads.com/ski-forum/snow_reports.php">snow reports</a> and then booking something short notice when the conditions are right.
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Dr John, Thanks but would rather stick pins in my eyes.
Also, it's not unknown for the run back to the resort to be open in early November - so a 1200m vertical would take some beating as well.
Over 1400m from the top of the cable-car.
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spears, As admin, says crystal ball stuff, and that is not just Andorra. However last season Soldeu/El Tarter published date for opening was the last weekend in November but due to a large dump of snow the opening was brought forward 2 weeks but just for the weekends only. By the official opening date most of the snow had melted in a warm spell !! In reality it was mid December before the whole resort opened. By contrast the season before I was skiing in waist deep powder on the 27th Nov. If you search youtube there are several videos from that time.
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Admin & Dypcdiver, cheers for the input. Just trying to get gauge on the places for the earliest possible skiing in Europe. Would you say the Alps or Pyrenees be a better bet for around November?
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Would you say the Alps or Pyrenees be a better bet for around November?
The Alps, but only selected bits of it. Many resorts won't open till shortly before Christmas, however deep the snow.
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spears, for November skiing I would be thinking glaciers, see the discussions above. A few more places open right at the end of the month (and there will be a few fun opening weekend parties). But even so I'd probably be tempted towards areas with glaciers and would be hoping for some good early snow...
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The Pyrenees is famous for late snow, from equinox storms coming in off the Atlantic. Its still a cycling resort in Nov.
Methinks the OP wants to go somewhere that will have no snow and will not counter any proposal that he should go somewhere where its guaranteed... lest he has to stick pins in his eyes.
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Also, it's not unknown for the run back to the resort to be open in early November - so a 1200m vertical would take some beating as well.
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Over 1400m from the top of the cable-car.
I was correct in thinking that Val Claret is at 2100m but had mistakenly thought that the top of the cable car was 3300m. However the piste map shows the top at 3456m - which means a vertical of 1356m......This means that we both stand corrected (me in my orthopaedic ski boots, obviously )!!
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You know it makes sense.
Double M is a classic quad burning roller coaster of a red. As Jo has corrected, 1356m from the top station - an epic run.
All this is irrelevant as the OP fancies Austria... in November.
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It's been snowing pretty heavily in Hintertux for the last 24 hours, would imagine it should be over a foot of new snow on the glacier in the next few days.
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). Two very pleasant young women with no airs or graces, I think they appreciated the fact that I hadn't recognised them so they could enjoy a mostly undisturbed brekkie 
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