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Any ideas for a ski trip in Jan 2013? 3 families together in a catered chalet. All have skied just once before, so looking for:
plenty of greens and blues
good lessons
close to lifts and the snow and easy ski back into the village
snow sure
reasonable interest in village for non-skiers
(BTW: kids are mostly teenagers)
don't mind which country in Europe
All comments 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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Are you looking at New Year or after? That will have big effect on cost and how busy slopes will be.
Morzine comes to mind 
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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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With 3 families, and all at the same level, then you've probably got a class full on your own. This opens up some posibilities as you won't necessarily have to go to a resort with lots of other Brits. In fact I'd recommend this.
At your level you won't need miles of piste. A smaller resort might be even better as you won't be 'overfaced' by it - not to mention being significantly cheaper. There are loads of places like this that most Brits have never heard about. You'll just need to check with the local ESF that they have at least one English-speaking instructor and book them.
For France, I suggest you browse through this:
http://smbt.g-r-c.fr/userfile/file/1313058761_SMB2011_guidStations_ok.pdf
If your desire for miles aren't too great then Albiez Montrond might suit the adults (but could be cramped for teenagers). Otherwise, perhaps look at Valloire.
Last edited by Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see? on Wed 23-05-12 10:00; edited 2 times in total
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Thanks for the quick response! Will check them out! We skied 2 yrs ago at Alpe D'Huez, which worked out very well, but keen on somehwere different
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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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dates are from 5 -12 January or thereabouts (12th being the latest we can be there)
Isn't Morzine quite low with the skiing all far from the chalets and dsnger of poor snow? (I speak from ignorance, just what I've read on the web)
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camelthief, forget Courcheval (on your other thread) then for those dates! The Russians will be paying top dollar because that is the Eastern Orthodox Christmas/New Year period.
Why limit yourself to a catered chalet? There are plenty of small but good hotels to choose from and it allows a degree of flexibility in rooms. Or is exclusivity what you are looking for?
In France I would look at Samoens/Morillon in the Grand Massif region and you may just find a chalet that fits your requirements. Also I find the Serre Chevalier area an excellent option for beginners wanting to progress, as is Le Grand Bornand in the Aravais area.
In Austria, try looking for places in Serfus/Fliss/Ladis or perhaps Obergurgl or Oberlech (very pricey though). Also other good areas are St Johann-Alpendorf, Wagrain, Flachau or Zauchensee in Salzburgerland. The Wildschonau is a nice but somewhat disjointed area but a place in Niederau would give you a good choice of skiing close to the village. However, you would have to look for hotels in most of these areas as catered chalets are few and far between, especially on the ski slopes.
In Italy there are many options in the Dolomites but you may have difficulty in finding a catered chalet that fits your requirements. Folgarida is a good resort for a second trip and there is a snowHead called Wayne who runs organised trips there.
In Switzerland you have a variety of possible locations as well; Mürren or Wengen spring to mind as does Grindlewald, but you will have the strong Swiss Franc to contend with, so therefore potentially very expensive.
You really do have many options so perhaps an indication of budget, whether you are happy to DIY or want a TO to do the work for you would help people. Do you prefer to return to France or are you open to other countries as well?
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Camelthief,
Have a look at Hotel Graciosa in La Plagne with Ski Olympic. We went at Xmas last year and whilst we don't have a family, it's a 40 bed club hotel setup perfectly for families and there were plenty there that week.
It's ski in/out right above the main resort centre and there's a British ski school in the resort (Oxygene).
Loads of easy blues for your party to play on.
PM me if you want anymore info.
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Isn't Morzine quite low with the skiing all far from the chalets and dsnger of poor snow? (I speak from ignorance, just what I've read on the web) |
Yes very few people go, it is practically a ghost town  Very popular with Brits, great resort, linked to a good area.Last season was amazing - season before that the snow was rubbish.
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Hi camelthief,
If you think that La Plagne might suit then please take a look at our chalets - linked below - which might suit? We can help book lessons etc too and, as altis suggests private lessons all together might be a good option?
Happy planning!!
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Snow and Sunshine,
Hi Snow and Sunshine La Plagne might suit and is on our shortlist. I need more info about its suitability, especially for being in the snow, close to lifts, easy skiing back, not having to go far away to ski, good greens and blues, good for absolute beginners as well, good village interests.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Have a look at Serre Chevalier
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I need more info about its suitability, especially for being in the snow, close to lifts, easy skiing back, not having to go far away to ski, good greens and blues, good for absolute beginners as well, good village interests.
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Unfortunately we can't guarentee the weather but La Plagne is lucky enough to have a really good snow record and January is generally a good month to travel so you should have no problem. There is a glacier and around 70% of the ski area is above 2000m which are the usual indicators which people look for to confirm that a resort is snow sure.
The resort is well set up for beginners with lots of blue runs, linking the majority of areas, so once you are confident on a blue you can ski everywhere. The resort accommodation is divided up into seperate villages and most villages have small, purpose built green slope beginners areas which are a great place to start. There are also longer green runs in Plagne 1800 and Plagne Centre. There are also a number of excellent independant ski schools.
All of the La Plagne area is built so that the skiing is near the accommodation and unless you stay outside of the resort, you will be able to walk to the lifts. Our chalet Genepi is 300m from the nearest lift, or Bon Vie is ski-in ski-out.
As well as the skiing there is plenty to do in the La Plagne area including a heated open-air swimming pool, sledging areas, bowling, ice-skating, in-chalet massage and treatments, skidooing, parapente flights, snow shoeing and an olympic bobsleigh track. There are also plenty of restaurants, shops and cafes to visit.
Hope that helps - and happy planning!!
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You know it makes sense.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Peisey with Esprit?
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Poster: A snowHead
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Ghost Dog
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| (BTW: kids are mostly teenagers) |
Not sure if Esprit would be good for this group, There'll be lots of nippers which will probably put the teenagers off
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