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Is Les Houches on the evasion Mont Blanc lift pass... I didn't think it was but have seen it on more and more piste maps for the Evasion area...
On that note, does anyone know how frequent the tram up Les Houches, from SG, runs? and is it possible to ski all teh way back down to Saint Gervais or is teh tram the only way of getting down?
Thx in advance folks.. 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Doesn't look like it to me (les Houches that is)
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Thx all...From memory as well, it was a pretty 'packed' journey... But that was avery long time ago so maybe it has changed...
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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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the tram leaves from la fayet and not saint gevais. technically you can ski down into park thermal next to the station but its low, off piste and easy to get lost, so really the answers no you cant ski to it.
les houches is now owned by CMB and the saint gervais ski company so should really be on evasion pass, I cant see it ever happening though.
I've a bee in my bonnet about Les Houches, I dont really know what Les houches is good for anymore, no park, no kandahar down hill race, too low and not included in anyones standard passes (except CMB's unlimited)
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I have taken the tram in summer and it goes from Le Fayet and Saint gervais to the top of the Les Houches ski area. I'm not sure if it is practical to ski les houches ski area using the tram as I'd imagine it is very expensive. Maybe it would be best to look up the tramway website and see what the winter service is like.
My understanding is that if you want to ski in les houches you need to base yourself in les houches rather than Saint Gervais but I'm not completely sure of this having only visited the area in summer.
If you want to ski the Evasion area I think the lift pass covers Les Contamines, Saint Gervais and Megeve/Combloux. If you are staying in Saint Gervais there is a gondola up to the saint gervais ski runs which are linked to megeve.
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| eddiethebus wrote: |
I've a bee in my bonnet about Les Houches, I dont really know what Les houches is good for anymore, no park, no kandahar down hill race, too low and not included in anyones standard passes (except CMB's unlimited) |
It is a great option on a snowy day due to the trees and also has some good off piste, it's good for beginners especially late in the season when all the valley nursery areas have melted, it has the last Nordic track in the valley open most years, it has a skinning track mostly away from the piste, rarely has queues, good on hill grub not usual in Chamonix, and has a varity of aspects, it's warmer for kids. I quite like Les Houches.
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i'd agree that its good for beginners for sure yes, but the fact that its only covered by the area's most expensive pass almost negates that IMO so everyone goes to le tour. Which is probably why as you said, its quiet!
mac, yes, they built a small beginners park area on the bottom of the dames black run....so yeah, a beginners park...only accesible via the most difficult piste on the hill...idiots. it was so badly groomed that it was dangerous anyway.
I quite enjoyed the downhill weekend, even as a snowboarder its good to watch (or was good to watch at least!)
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eddiethebus, there is a Les Houches only pass.
There's a beginners area at the top of the Prarion bubble.
I fully expect the Kandahar back for 2014 (only the W Champs getting in the way).
La Taniere. Viellle Luge, all good reasons to visit. Almost nowhere else mountain wise worth eating in (except the lovely Alpage de Balme).
Quiet powder often, quiet lifts, we often take beginners/intermediates there.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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you can buy a pass for just Les Houches yes but most are forced to buy the MBU if they want to spend anytime at there and IMO its just not worth it (yes I know the other differences between the LePass and MBU)
2/3 years ago it had DC investing in the park and the downhill, now CMB have got more of there little fingers into it feels as though it may be dying.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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the ghandi restuarants pretty good though 
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eddiethebus, Have you seen the FIS calendar? No way they could fit the K in. It'll be back in 2014.
Has DC removed the park? It seemed all too real when I was up last season.
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You know it makes sense.
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Whilst I love the Grands Montet - when others have chased the new snow there, I have on occasion virtually had Les Houches all to myself.
Some great tree skiing to be had and you can almost ski fresh tracks the whole day, unlike on GM - unless you are lucky and catch GM on an uncrowded week day.
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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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| under a new name wrote: |
eddiethebus, Have you seen the FIS calendar? No way they could fit the K in. It'll be back in 2014.
Has DC removed the park? It seemed all too real when I was up last season. |
Hopefully it will be back yes, but i've not heard anything to that effect as yet. I'm not sure if there's a published list of approved slopes, but I was under the impression that the FIS had removed the kandahar from the list?
Not sure what park you were looking at though, maybe the little one that H05 built on the schuss des dames, but the col de vosa piste was given to the ski racers and DC moved to meribel.
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Poster: A snowHead
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| eddiethebus wrote: |
| Hopefully it will be back yes, but i've not heard anything to that effect as yet. I'm not sure if there's a published list of approved slopes, but I was under the impression that the FIS had removed the kandahar from the list? |
There is a list of approved race pistes, Les Houches doesn't seem to have a downhill one anymore. The calendar for 2014 isn't out but there isn't anything on the long term calendar either.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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rjs, Interesting.
Also, interesrpting that per the FIS calendar, the DH hasn't run there very often ( I would have sworn more often!)
But there is WC telemark in 2013.
eddiethebus, I bow to your superior information. I can't say I pay a great deal of attention to parks.
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FAQ
I would imagine that as the World Championships are in Feb the Cham downhill is off the race calendar for this season. And if they have got rid of those monster jumps on Col de Voza then more space to ski 
Have they also closed the park over on the Bellevue side?
