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Hi
Thinking of looking in this area for next season as seem to get more for your money out here (SC holibob)... No dates yet... I know there is a small ski area in Grande Terche and I 'think' it is only about 10 mins drive to the Ardent lift...
What I was wondering is...
a) Are my times correct for driving to Ardent?
b) What is Grande Terche Like? Piste and off Piste?
c) What are Seytroux and St Jean D'aulps like as villages?
d) I know they are both quite low and on the edge of the alps so what is the village snow cover like (always nice to stay somewhere that is covered)?
Many thx folks for any info passed in my direction...
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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AlpineAddict, we skied in St Jean a few years ago with our children (2nd year ski school) and another family whose children were beginners. We had some issues with ESF but may have been unlucky. Otherwise, I'd recommend it for a family, beginners, not too adventurous, happy with a limited area etc - it's 35km I think. Grande Terche pistes are fine, with lovely views, and there is a wide winding piste down to the base (top of the gondola - we were there in the bad snow year, so not possible to ski right down, but I believe it is usually. New snow cannons there too now), which most people could manage after a few days in ski school.
Know nothing about off-piste - sorry
St Jean village is OK - not gorgeous, not much there. One road with traffic passing through, shops, couple of bars, restaurants, church, school etc - the usual
As mentioned, we were there in the bad snow year, so nothing to see until we were at the top of the Grande Terche gondola - on a positive note, it WAS very pretty in the surrounding mountains - all green and sunny
Ardent IS about a 10 minute drive, but a big selling point for St Jean is that you have 4 or 5 entry points to the PdS within 10-15 minutes drive. It's a cheaper, lower key alternative to staying in Morzine or Les Gets. Remember though, that the Grande Terche isn't linked to the PdS.
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AlpineAddict, 10 minutes to Ardent somewhat optimistic, I'd reckon on closer to 20-25. You don't really quite have 4-5 PDS entry points, you have Ardent (little reason to carry beyond to Super Morzine or Prodains, IMV), Morzine (Pleney) or Les Gets. Technically you could also go to Chery Nord, but I don't think that gains you much. Not that Mont Chery is not a lovely hill.
I have never skied Grande Turche but I hear that if you are very, very, lucky then the off piste is OK and quiet. (I've never skied it despite >90 weeks in Morzine as no real reason to (other than curiousity)). 35kms is not much, but hey, just how much do you need?
Seytroux is lovely, but it's tiny.
St Jd'Aulps marginally bigger. But not by much. Neither are "resorts", just small (tiny?) alpine villages.
They're lower than Morzine and don't always have snow cover in the village.
Not by any means bad ideas, just worth knowing what you're getting into.
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under a new name, Thx for this... I was thinking more of staying in Seytroux than SJD tbh... seen a couple of nice looking places... however 20-25 mins is quite a drive in the morning though... more than I am sure I am willing (or bothered) to do...
Thx for the info tho guys...
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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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AlpineAddict, I would agree with under a new name, 10 mins to get to Montriond and then another 10 mins up the road pass the lake to Ardent! But you will get more space for your €! Not as lively as the main areas though!
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AlpineAddict, don't get me wrong, it's a lovely part of the world, friends live there and love it.
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under a new name, Do you happen to know, from your friends, if there is any kind of bars / restaurants in the village (Seytroux)... and by bars, I don't mean your typical french hotel bar... kind of looking for something that my have some atmosphere about it. I know there is quite a good bar (or so I have heard) in SJD...
I am not looking for crazy nightlife by any stretch of the imagination but it is always nice to stretch your legs after and have a couple of drinks in a nice bar
Thx again
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AlpineAddict, I know naathing about Seytroux, but I think the bar you mean in St Jean is the National? It's OK, locals and holidaymakers go there, bar stools and high round tables, not plush in any way, but good atmosphere and on the main road (well, the only road really )
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AlpineAddict, I can ask, I don't think so, t(here are only 370 inhabitants...) it's almost too small to have its own name...
THere's the Bar Nationale in SJD plus a couple of restaurants (one is quite good, l'Amandolier)
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