 Poster: A snowHead
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Right then - a few of us are having our first experience here from the 27th for 4 days.
Having never been I would appreciate any and all advice on the resort - eating, drinking, skiing. The trinity.
We're all half decent on boards or ski's so are going to look into guiding etc. for a day also so any advice there would be great too.
Opinions please!
Last edited by Poster: A snowHead on Thu 14-02-13 19:17; edited 1 time in total
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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fordy11, I didn't know Vernier was a ski resort? Handy for CERN though.
Almost certainly a couple of acceptable restaurants in the village but I'd be tempted to take the tram (from Meyrin, a short walk) into central Geneva in the evenings.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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fordy11, sent you a PM
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Vernier is great. Not much vertical but one of my favourite things about it is the short transfer time. Only about a 3 minute walk from the airport.
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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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fordy11, The burger bar on the main street is great looks like a beach bar, happy hour in the Mont Fort is a must.
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The best thing about Vernier is the short transfer from GVA - about 5 mins or so. There's some great restaurants and bars in the old town but no ski lifts from memory. My last visit was about 5 years ago though so things may well have changed.
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I think we might be getting ourselves confused here.
Vernier, whilst a lovely suburb of Geneva cannot be confused with Verbier, a world class ski resort.
Vernier advantages:
Very close the airport, you could actually walk it so as short a transfer as you could hope for. The main highlight is a 1km long block of flats. Quite spectacular and well worth a visit.
Proxmity to CERN as previously highlighted.
Vernier disadvantages:
Noise pollution due due to proximity to international airport is endemic.
Its not a ski resort.
Verbier advantages:
It IS a world class ski resort.
Verbier disadvantages:
It is a 2 hour drive from the airport.
I hope that clarifies everything chaps.
KR.
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Ahh, I see. Thanks Quimpo. If that's the case though, why has Fordy11 booked a ski holiday to Vernier?? Seems a bit silly.
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Collisions in Vernier = Good.
Collisions in Verbier = Bad
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Make sure you're on skis any day you choose to go beyond Siviez. Long drags and paths. Vallon D'Arbi you could do yourselves but a guide worthwhile for lots of other stuff.
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