Poster: A snowHead
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Any recommendations for a ski resort near Geneva or Munich, transfers less that 2.5 hrs and not too expensive, hotel walking distance to ski lift , large ski area, good apre ski, suitable for 5 day trip in Feb/Mar, I am currently looking at Morzine or Kitzbuhel, and alot of the hotels are already booked up, I normally go to Chamonix but looking for a change this season ….look forward to you suggestions, Stephen:-)
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The ski world is your oyster if you are prepared to travel up to 2.5 hours.
Val Thorens and the 3 Valleys are 2.25 hours from Geneva on a good run and there are dozens of places nearer than those.
Megeve/Combloux/St Gervais would be on my (nearer to Geneva) list and you could stay at Sallanches. there is a cheap Ibis hotel there and it's about a 20 minute drive to the skiing.
Then there's the whole of the Portes du Soleil, Les Carroz, Flaine, Le Grand Bornand, La Clusaz and the list goes on.... all about an hour from Geneva.
Or Swiss resorts like Verbier, Les Diablerets, Gstaad, the Val D'Anniviers (Zinal, Grimentz and several excellent small resorts).
And then there's Munich!
I'd recommend the Ziller Valley (Mayrhofen or Zell am Ziller) - where you should be able to turn up and find digs without any problem. We've managed to do so during peak holiday weeks. Mayrhofen is top of the list for apres ski and a fantastic, massive ski area.
Or you could ski several resorts in Germany, such as Mittenwald, Garmisch, Oberaudorf or Berchtesgaden.
Spoilt for choice really!
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Welcome to snowHeads puravida,
As Bergmeister says, within 2.5 hrs of those airports there's tons of stuff. Too much to list really.
Convenience-wise Les Carroz and Flaine are very near Geneva - an hour maybe?
Garmisch is very close to Munich and should keep U entertained for 5 days.
As for large ski area and Apres, Meribel fits the bill and is easily within 2.5hrs of GVA. It's a tad closer than Val Thorens as VT is so far up the hill, it's a good 20-30mins more from Moutiers to VT than to Meribel.
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and alot of the hotels are already booked up
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Peak holiday time for France, so you are unlikely to be able at this stage to book a hotel somewhere like Megeve (highly recommended but pricey) for less than the full Sat/Sat week. You might need either to look at one of the other countries or wait till the last minute and hope that a desperate hotelier might sell you less than a week. But any hotel in a French ski resort which is both within walking distance of the lifts and desperate for clients in late February/early March is likely to be on its last legs and supremely missable.
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Meribel fits the bill and is easily within 2.5hrs of GVA
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Agreed. We can drive to val Thorens from Geneva in about 2 hours and 10 minutes. Meribel should take a bit less
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Thanks for you comments, I am considering Avoriaz because its ski in, ski out and quick tranfer. But Mayrhofen, Zell am Ziller and 3 valleys area would great option for a longer stay option....cheers
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I like Avoriaz, nice variety of character in the areas, and would be a completely different experience to Chamonix. I am also one of the very few who genuinely like the architecture though
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What about Vallandry? Links to Les Arcs and Paradiski area. Hucksterslodge have several lodges, which are right on the piste, a better location can not be found, it really is doorstep skiing, with a great bar next door and excellent skiing for all levels.
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