 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi Guys,
Ski season on the cards, narrowed it down to Morzine, Paradiski or Chamonix . Looking for quite varied skiing and a big area to explore, a decent nightlife and a big enough town so's I can moonlight as a sports massage therapist.
Anybody have any favourites? Where's the best snow, nightlife and general craic?!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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My personal views:
Chamonix - big town, lively night life, lots of varied skiing, but you need a bus to get around. Lots of British people
Morzine, - smaller town, though a huge ski area I cannot recall it being that varied. I cannot recall much night life
Bourg st Maurice - Town size between the two. Massive and varied ski area, if you are using a bus to get around Cham then buses upto Tigne, st Foy, 3V and even the heart of the Vanoise, Pralognon, are permitted. Fair number of British people, For me the night life is OK.
I would happily do any of them, but for me Bourg narrowly tips Cham.
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Hi joe1890,
If you are thinking of the Paradiski area then I would strongly advise you to get in touch with Massage Me who offer in-chalet massage therapists all over the Paradiski area.
They are legal, insured, registered etc etc which ensures that you won't be arrested (sports therapy requires medical training in France so the UK qualification doesn't translate and the authorities are quite hot on this). You remain self employed so you can choose where you work etc.
For nightlife in Paradiski I'd recommend Arc 2000, Arc 1800, Plagne Centre, Plagne 1800, Bellecot or Bourg St Maurice. I don't know as much about Cham or Morzine so can't comment on them.
Best of luck wherever you decide to go - I'm sure that you will have an amazing time!
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Thanks, thinking if I can get hold of the companies it may be easier than playing it dodge by offering cash for massage!
Does anyone know where I can find a price for Mont Blanc Unlimited Season lift passes? Literally spent hours looking with no luck. Portes du Soleil and Paradaski are easy, but nothing on MBU!
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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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joe1890, prices normally are set in October
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| joe1890 wrote: |
Thanks, thinking if I can get hold of the companies it may be easier than playing it dodge by offering cash for massage!
Does anyone know where I can find a price for Mont Blanc Unlimited Season lift passes? Literally spent hours looking with no luck. Portes du Soleil and Paradaski are easy, but nothing on MBU! |
As advised above probably not set yet but expect about €1350 for the season with a 40-45% discount if you pay by mid Oct and a slightly smaller discount if you do the same by end November. also you can pay in 3 installments spread over pre/early & mid season
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PS ref the op: definately Chamonix (but i would say that)
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joe1890, No prices for the mbu for next year yet. If you buy early, you get a big discount on the aprox. 1200euro, I think I paid 720 euro for last season. Around 550 for the Le pass.
If you have a proper job with a contract you can also get a discount.
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joe1890, If you ski predominantly off piste or aspire to then definitely Chamonix. If you don't then probably Paradiski. Have you considered Val Thorens, or Val d'Isere/Tignes? Better fit to your criteria IMHO. 800 euros for MBU last year if purchased before end Nov.
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If it was me I would go for Paradiski, stay in Arc 1800. But if you are hard core OP enthusiast do Chamonix. There is plenty of very decent OP in Paradiski though, and overall I think it will offer you more
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I had a mate who did Paradiski, he did love it to be fair, even though he stayed in Peisey Nancroix. I don't/haven't had a lot of OP experience, but it's something I want to start to do and do a lot of. The only thing I'm finding with Paradiski is I can't seem to find much accommodation in Arc 1800. Looking for a studio or small apartment, anyone got any idea of where to look? Looked on a few places, including livetheseason.
@jbob, I have looked at those, but every seasonnaire place I ended up looking at mentioned that they tend to work out v. expensive for seasoning.
€800 is decent to be honest; where do I look for that pass from?
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| joe1890 wrote: |
@jbob, I have looked at those, but every seasonnaire place I ended up looking at mentioned that they tend to work out v. expensive for seasoning.
€800 is decent to be honest; where do I look for that pass from? |
The paradiski season pass when bought early last season was available for 689 euro - http://snowheads.com/ski-forum/viewtopic.php?t=79067&start=81
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Me and 3 of my mates are doing a season in chamonix next year. booked the apartment from Mountain-Base 6000 euros for the season, cant wait. ive heard the nightlife and apres is good, is this true? and how much is the living out there like typical pint or vodka mixer and supermarket shopping?
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