 Poster: A snowHead
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So we are just about to book a ski holiday in Flumet, Espace Diamant ski resort.
Does anyone have any advice or tips for our visit?
There are 4 of us and two need to hire equipment, we will be there 24-31st March 13. We are staying in a private self catering Chalet. Would you advise buying the ski passes in advance?
Also does know of any cheap car hire companies?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated,
Thanks
Georgina
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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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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georgieporgie15, skimium.com for ski hire - gives some useful discounts.
I know the area well, if you have specific questions. You can buy passes in advance online - might save some queueing. Get the full Espace Diamant pass. If it's a warm spring the lower slopes, including Flumet, might be a bit slushy and you'll want to get higher. But very often conditions will still be great in late March.
I don't know any cheap car hire companies - but you'll need a car. Flumet gives its name to part of the ski domain but Flumet village itself is not on the slopes.
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I think there is a joint lift pass, called Espace Dimant, coves Flumet and 5 other resorts.
Flumet is small enought ski area, so you might be best buying the joint pass
I am not sure if they are all lift linked, but as you have a hire car, you could drive to nearby Les Saises
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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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I am not sure if they are all lift linked, but as you have a hire car, you could drive to nearby Les Saises
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They are all lift-linked, but it's very probable that if they are staying in Flumet they'll need to drive to get to any lifts. I can't think of any ski in/out places in Flumet. The Flumet lifts including the steepest draglift still left in France, enough to strike fear into the heart of even a reasonably good boarder as the only escape, if you fall, is to hike through the woods, descend a tricky black run and try again. Some lovely empty pistes through the trees if the snow is still good.  If the snow in the valley is not good (and the end of season in Flumet is 12 April I think) it's much closer to drive to the top level of Notre Dame de Bellecombe (Les Frasses) which provides access to some of the best skiing in the area, two chairs serving a variety of pisted and off-piste runs in a big east-facing bowl which keeps its snow very well. Les Saisies is further on, with more gentle skiing.
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