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Hi Everyone - thinking about a weekend trip to Cormayeur with my OH. He is good and I am an intermediate but not a brave one! (just back from Meribel and was able to keep up with the others on some fo the nicer reds). What are the runs like in Cormayeur and are there any nasties to watch out for?
any other tips re apres/ eating would also be much appreciated!
Thanks
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rachelski, Welcome to snowHeads. Courmayeur is nice but small, so should be OK for a weekend. The runs are reasonably steep for an "intermediate" (so are well all!) but even the blacks are within limits for most. There is a nice little town with plenty of eating options, not forgetting the free snacks at the Bar Roma. I believe the big attraction is not the pistes, as such, but the off-piste, which is above my pay grade, so I cannot comment.
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Quite a long time since my trip to Courmayeur but I'd definitely recommend it for a weekend trip. I remember quite a few reds but they weren't that difficult and even the black I tried wasn't bad. There is a lovely long tree lined blue run round the back with a great mountain cafe half way down. I liked the town and had some good evenings out there (and a little too much grappa  ) I'd say the only drawback is having to trudge with skis to the cable car each morning to access the ski area. We stayed in a small hotel near the cable car and had most meals there. I'd imagine there would be a good choice of places to eat in town and there are some great mountain cafes for lunch.
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rachelski, as Chris Bish describes it's not a big ski area, easily covered in a day but with lots of variety. It's mostly red, I can only recall 4 blue runs and 4 black. A couple of the blues are very easy and the blacks are OK but worth noting that 'Dell'Orso' is mostly left unpisted. The reds are all true reds, I liked Gigante and Gabba best. The very top part of the run from the Youla cable car is quite steep for a red, easily as steep as the blacks, but it's only a short section and has a long run off.
Courmayeur is a lovely town with plenty to do off the slopes. Most of the hotels that aren't near the cable car base station run shuttle buses to and from the gondolas at Dolonne or Val Veny. Enjoy!
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Just got back from Courmayeur and have been before a few years ago. Have to agree with the posts above.
The thing to watch out for is that both the big cable car and the Dolonne gondala leave from the same place meaning that all skiers ski back to the same place. This either leaves the run icy or cut up and slushy depending on the weather. Nothing serious, just something to remember when you are tired and on your run home and it can't really be avoided unlike some other resorts which have a number of home runs.
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Had a great weekend a few years ago. Skiing should keep you both happy reds and most blacks not too difficult (one or two bumpy blacks I recall). Town has some great restaurants. Bar Roma is fab - if you're on a budget then you could easily stock up for the night on the free Apres snacks.
If money is not an issue we stayed here http://www.hotelmontblanc.it. Really nice place and a shuttle bus to the ski lifts.
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Thank you everyone this is all really useful- the resort sounds lovely and like the idea of bar roma! i am going to book flights now and have found a few hotels that are available. getting excited now!
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Should be great. Enough skiing - of all sorts - to be entertaining, great views of Mont Blanc, nice old town, good restaurants to suit all tastes and budgets, plus a decent lift system, once you have got there from the town, though our hotel included a lift to the lifts, and there are ski buses. Sounds great to me!
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Mmmm... Bar Roma. Simply gorgeous free food spreads.
Love the resort, the ski area's not huge, but I think there's a nice bit of variety which makes up for it - perfect for a weekend in my opinion.
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If you're going for a late booking - definately keep an eye on the weather. If its warming up, then heading back to the cable car down (the only way) is really not pleasant. Loads of slushy stuff and often quite a long wait.
On the other hand you can (I think) get a shuttle to La Thuile (may even be included on the lift pass?) and that's well worth a day out.
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The shuttle (well, real live bus ride really) to La Thuile is only free if you have a lift pass for 3 days or more. Some of the drivers check too.
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