 Poster: A snowHead
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| What is the real world drive time from Albertville to a bottom station of the 3 valleys on a normal weekday morning? |
Where in Albertville ? I would allow about 40 minutes from the bypass to parking up in Les Menuires, similar to Courchevel 1300, maybe slightly less to Meribel.
Weekdays are less likely to have you stuck behind a tourist bus than on a Saturday morning.
I wouldn't choose to live in Albertville, there isn't anywhere particularly close to ski, I just know the timings from driving from the Val d'Arly to races elsewhere.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Hello all - - so we have officially decided (a year late) to spend Jan-April 2023 in Menthon St. Bernard, on Lake Annecy.
If anyone is in the area, and would like to share some tips, I'd be happy to tell you what I've learned over a beer.
Happy Ski Season to you all.
AJ
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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we have spent the last few years skiing in France based in st gervais, times have varied form 5 weeks to 11 but have decided this will be our last year there and want to try Italy again, we have spent a week in Pila and one in arraba, would be happy in the Aosta valley or the dolomites will probably be for a month, what does anyone suggest as the best towns to stay in, we are good intermediates but do have some fairly new skiers to stay for a week, also need to be fairly easy to access from airports to collect visitors, not bothered about too much apres ski
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I would go for Austria .. cos I like it best.
Then I'd look into getting a Tyrol Card
I think I would try and find somewhere to stay such as "Brixen im Thale", becaseu its right in the middle of a huge area that is great for intermediots etc.
You have Kitzbuhel not far away, or even take a train.
If you get the city urge its not too far from Innsbruck
not far to drive to Stubai glacier or even to Kaprun
The skiing that is available will easily keep you going for a month.
You could even see how far you can ski in a day via Westendorf, right up to Pass Thurn and get busses and trains back.
Or next day, go up the lift at Brixen over to Soll and the whole of the Wilder Kaiser area.
Another .. drive to Auffach and go over the hill there.
You could even stay or park at somewhere like Jenbach and do the whole of the Tuxertal
Wow! I'm getting excited about doing this myself!
I'll save the French places such as St Gervais for when I'm over 75 and can get a free ski pass. 
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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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Err... @US_EU has said he will be based in France. Italy or Austria aren't on the cards.
Lake Annecy is of course beautiful, though more of a summer destination. And Menthon is famous for its castle. I guess for skiing La Clusaz is the obvious resort, and while I haven't been there I have heard good things of it. It wouldn't be out of the question to drive to Espace Diamant, or Megeve for Evasion Mont Blanc (where we will be for bits of that time, based in St Gervais). My guess is you would have to book to stay over if you want to make visits to Tarentaise or Three Valleys resorts.
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Chamonix, but that's just me. I think anyplace in the Mont Blanc region is likely to work for you.
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