 Poster: A snowHead
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I believe the dates for different French school holiday zones for half term 2013 are as below. I've been lucky enough to avoid mid February holdays for many years but may have no choice next year.
Our half term break (Middle England) is 16-24 Feb. Fortunately this misses the Paris half term. But it clashes with the Zone B areas and also the Belgian holiday. Anyone with recent experience of Feb half term in Espace Killy, 3V please? How long are the waits at key lifts? How crowded are the pistes? I'll try not to think about the cost. 
France Zone A 23 Feb - 10 Mar 2013 - Brittany, lower Normandy, Pays de la Loire, Lorraine, Rhône Alpes, Auvergne, Languedoc, Midi-Pyrenees
France Zone B 16 Feb - 3 Mar 2013 - North east France (Picardy, Nord-Pas de Calais, Champagne), Alsace, Franche-Comté and Burgundy, the Centre region, Limousin and Poitou Charentes, Upper Normandy (the Rouen area) and Provence, the southern Alps & the Riviera
France Zone C 2 - 17 Mar 2013 - Greater Paris, Aquitaine
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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intermediate, why not go at Easter instead. End of March next year.
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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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Yes been to Tignes over half term a few times including this year 11th/18th - snow was fantastic. Not particularly busy - one or two queues at lifts for about 5 mins but you could avoid these by skiing off somewhere else. On slope was fine but home runs could get a little busy.
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Are French holidays getting later? Seem to be mor March than Feb.
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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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patricksh, they are next year, I think things return to more normal dates in 2014.
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Provided you avoid Paris holidays it is pretty much ok, if you want to use an international ski school for the kids they'll be busy with other Brits so book that well in advance. Otherwise have a great time!
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we were in val d'isere in the final week of half-term this year (25/2 to 3/3) and i wouldn't say i could notice it. in fact, as noted above, most lifts are virtually ski-on.
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Thanks all. That sounds encouraging. Hells Bells, Yes would go Easter too if snow conditions and price were right for a late booking.
You can't have too much of a good thing. 
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intermediate, with Easter being the 30th March next year snow conditions should still be great.
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I also have to go at half term as I teach - Last year went to Serre Chevalier and it was fine although our half term only coincided with Zone A so the southern regions were not off. This year we have Zone B off with us (thankfully not Paris)I have now booked a flight to Geneva and was thinking of going to the Grande Massif - staying at Morillon as we wanted somewhere with quick transfer cos may not hire a car this time. Anyway if anyone has any info on how busy it will be there in half term I would be very grateful.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Hells Bells, I hope conditions will be great early April next year. To shell out £4k a year in advance I'd need a guarantee.
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