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Hello
We are looking at going to Vaujany in January with some of the group complete beginners. We have noticed that there is a beginners pass for €9 a day but I was wondering if anyone know what lifts / pistes etc are available to holders of the beginners lift pass in the Vaujany area. Thanks for your help.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Though I have not been based at Vaujany, I have skied around the area a few years ago. My guess is that beginners would take the lift up to the main ADH area, and ski there.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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it will probably just cover the Vaujany-Villette gondola and one of the Montfrais drags
until you are happy on a red run, you would need to take at least 3 longish lift rides and walk a few 100m to get over to ADH itself
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Been looking at the same thing for some friends - as I understand it, its as Arno has said, gives you access to the beginner area on Montfrais. I'm still trying to find out though whether there is some caveat that you have to be in lessons or something as well.
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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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Pretty sure that will only get you up to Montfrais and onto the magic carpet & drag but no more, very limited as Vaujaniette back down to the mid station is too tricky for beginners.
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Hi there darbyrw
I worked for a British tour operator in Vaujany for 5 seasons, two of which I was in charge of selling lift passes. I can confirm what Nick D says is correct - you get up the Vaujany-La Villette bubble from the main lift station and then onto the magic carpet at the top. The 'Vaujaniate run' (blue) is indeed a little tricky for complete beginners, so you are a little limited. Not so sure about Arno's '3 long lifts though'.The bubble up is obviously covered and although there is a mid station you don't get out. Total ride time max 12 minutes, then you are on the carpet.
Here is a link to a map which shows what you can access - click the map and look for the 'black balls' on the lifts coming out of Vaujany:
http://www.sataski.com/fr-hiver/nos-plans/plan-oz-vaujany/
Hope this helps!
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should have been clearer - the beginners lift pass will certainly not get you from Vaujany to ADH
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Sorry Arno - did I not make that clear? That was not my intention.
No you are right, it certainly will not get you all the way to ADH. What most of our beginner clients did was buy a Local Oz/Vaujany pass, which DOES get you to Alpe d'Huez and down the beginner slopes there, plus obviously all of Vaujany, Montfrais and Oz. If they then progress during the week, it is cheap and easy to upgrade to a Full Area Pass.
The last time I checked the Local Passes were around €140 for six days. Sadly a little more than €9!
Sorry for the confusion.
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All - thanks v much for your respones 
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Tom-Ski, haha - i think we are confusing eachother! 
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