 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi all .... looking for ideas for a 4 day long weekend in late March or early April.
Me and a mate have our new touring rigs and want to test them out - ideally in a group for a few days.
Don't want long tours or climbs ..... just short skins to access good slopes.
Considering Alpine Experience but any similar groups would be great ..... Chamonix would be good but cannot find many that run specific weekend groups.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Try St Anton. There's two great books by Andy Thurner that gives a whole host of great off piste skiing routes in and around the Arlberg (Off Piste in the Arlberg, and Ski Touring in the Arlberg). Take a transceiver, shovel, probe and some friends and food, and when the weather's good and the risk isn't considerable, a 30min-1hr skin can give you a 2hr run down in untracked snow back to Pettneu, or St Jakob. Then head back up again. If the weather's bad there's awesome off piste in bounds in St Anton (try the trees under Nasserein in a storm, or Rendl down from Riffelalp to Maasbahn).
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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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Thanks ..... but ..... just got back from there ..... see Arlberg thread .... awesome off piste week - Schindler chutes, Rendl North face, Stuben etc - fab snow.
And my mate goes there in a couple of weeks so looking for somewhere different.
Thinking Chamonix ..... but haven't been with any guided groups as in the past we have had enough people to get our own guide.
Any ideas on guided groups for a coouple of days would be great.
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it's a bit more of a schlep from the airport but SkiersLodge at La Grave do daily/weekend all inclusive rates. Thoroughly recommended
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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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Alagna sounds out to suit you very well. And as Arno writes, Skierslodge in La Grave is awesome!
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Thanks Arno and Woosh ..... been to La Grave last two years on the SOPB .... fab and lots more to do there but want somewhere different this year.
Alagna has long been on the list - will take a longer look.
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Surely Chamonix perfect. Very easy to organize independently. Close to gva so no reason not to ski on day of arrival and/or departure. Loads of hotels and no restriction to sat-sat stays. Loads of guides. And amazing terrain.
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