 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi all,
I nomally ski in Zermatt but toying with somewhere gentler for a week in January as my partner is recovering from illness.
We like to cover good distances and I am thinking of PdS. I would pefer to avoid Morzine and Avoriaz as bases.
Does anybody have any recommendations of good places to stay, with the emphasis being on a good location to be able to cover the whole area?
Chatel and Les Gets sound interesting; I cant find out much about the smaller ressorts on the Swiss side - Champoussins, Morgins, etc.
Any thoughts most welcome
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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How about Cervinia? The definition of wide crusiy pistes?!
It's a while since I've skied in the PDS aread when it's good it's great but with low altitude (relatively) if it's bad it's really bad. You say you want to avoid Morzine but if you intend to visit the main Portes du Soleil circuit repeatedly, it makes sense to stay closer to it in Morzine. Châtel is pretty attractive, and has the feel of a proper alpine town rather than a purpose built resort, Linga and Pre la Joux are two linked sections and offer some of the best skiing in the whole Portes du Soleil area. The runs are a mix of tree lined escapes or steep reds (some could be blacks really).
If it were my money I'd be looking at Les Arc, Le Plagne, Tignes, VD, or 3V's for what you're after if I was at all worried about conditions. If it has to be France this is......
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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headlong, Why do you want to avoid Morzine/Avoriaz?
That aside, Les Gets is pretty cruisy and has good mountain restaurants.
More detail would help...
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headlong, If you want to be central in the PDS. Ardent telecabine is the most central access point. That makes Montriond your local village.
Or stay at the Lac de Montriond which is halfway up to Ardent. Hotel les Sapins or Hotel le Bout du Lac.
Montriond is small, with quiet nightlife(except Amanda's La Barque when she has a live band on).
Bus service runs from Morzine via Montriond to Ardent T/c so very easy access.
We live between the two so spend time in Morzine and Montriond. Depends what nightlife you want to go with your excellent skiing 
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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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PM me if you want to know about the "Swiss Side", Les Crosets, Morgins, Champoussin. Tbh it sounds as if Champery may fit the bill, lovely pretty small village, good range of shops/restaurants, cable car plus two chair lifts to Avoriaz.
Cheers Tim
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As DallyPaul says, Montriond would be a quiet alternative to morzine with good access to the pds, and easier to get to from Geneva than the swiss side of the pds. Swiss side can struggle a bit as it gets a lot of sun, but great skiing generally. What time of year were you thinking?
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Thanks for all the replies. We are committed to going early January, so as things stand PdS now unlikely in view of lack of snow and I suspect it will be Zermatt again, as I am not keen on greenfield skiing. All the advice is much appreciated however, we will get there one day
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headlong,
If you can afford to ski Zermatt and want snow you can also try St Moritz and Davos as both are decent venues to spend time both on the slope and off the slope. Engelberg is good but skiing seems to be between easy and extreme. Flims/Laax is very nice for intermediate cruising. These resorts should be OK with snow.
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headlong, Much more snow now. It does not need much for the grassy slopes of pds
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headlong, Check snow levels before you decide! Avoriaz has plenty!
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