 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi we are going to les deux alps first week in march can anyone give me any reviews on bars and restaurants - and more importantly how goods the skiing?
Any advice would be appreciated
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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We liked going to Lutins bar after a hard day skiing.
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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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Ramma666, I sent this to someone a little while ago, still holds good I think. Some locals may come along too
A few suggestions
Le Takeaway, good for pizza, burgers, etc, Can eat in too, very reasonable prices, English owner
Creperie Les Meije reasonable choice mountain food, reasonable
Tribeca near resort entrance, pizza plus french plus mountain, nice decor
Caminetto - Italian/Pizza run by an Aussie, usually quiet
L'Etable French/Mountain not bad prices
Le Cellier best place for a meat feast
Le Trappeur mountain food, I go here quite a lot
Chalet la Fee - best/most reasonable up the mountain on the main side
Bergerie Kanata up the mountain on the other side - quirky
Not cheap, apart from Takeaway, but not as expensive as some places. The U supermarket stocks a very wide range of stuff and prices are similar to the valley.
Bar wise I tend to use Smokey Joes (good music at apres) and Les Lutins but there are loads more.
Skiing is superb IMO, otherwise I wouldn't have spent about 11 weeks there 
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Thanks for that my wife is only a beginner I believe there is a green run from top to bottom is this so and what's it like?
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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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Ramma666, if you haven't already arranged lessons for your wife you might like to look at Charlotte Swift's website (easiski.com). She is a great instructor.
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Oh yeah Bergerie Kanata was nice. They let me play with the remote control toy crane 
The green isn't great, long, windy and narrow. Certain times of the day the club med kids are all over the place on it. If she's nervous download from Cretes.
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Ramma666, it's a long icy cat track with a drop off the side. Avoid.
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Good bars - Smokey Joes at the foot of the slopes for Apres, The Polar Bear Bar and secret Bar (both on the main street as you head towards the Place de Venosc end of town).
We like L'Etable for Pizza (near the Diable chairlift), Casa Nostra for nice steaks/meat/traditional dishes (near the Polar Bear Bar!) and if you don't mind heading back into resort for lunch, try the Creperie du Centre (off the Jandri or "White Eggs" gondola, across the square and bus stop, onto the main road and right infront of you.
Caminetto as mentioned above is also somewhere we've had good meals before, quite reasonable priced. Smokey Joes does tex-mex, decent sized portions.
Ditto the comments on the Demoiselles run, it can get like the M25 as the day goes on and we have seen it in good and bad conditions in March, in fact it was closed one year as the lower snow wasn't so good. That said, there are some lovely gentle blues up at the top that I'm sure your wife will be able to manage by the end of the week. Try the Puy Salie, Signal or Glacier 1 blue runs.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Ditto the comments on the Demoiselles run, it can get like the M25 as the day goes on and we have seen it in good and bad conditions in March, in fact it was closed one year as the lower snow wasn't so good. That said, there are some lovely gentle blues up at the top that I'm sure your wife will be able to manage by the end of the week. Try the Puy Salie, Signal or Glacier 1 blue runs. |
And don't think if Demoiselles is open it means good snow all the way down! Have seen it in use when the last section is just mud grass and rocks!
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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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She can ski ok it's more a case of here fear of heights makes her an overly cautious skier and I try to find runs for her which avoid going near any steep drops at the sides as they tend to make her panic hence the question regarding the green run from top to bottom at les 2 alps rolling eyes
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I don't know why you're rolling your eyes at me - you said she was a beginner, and beginners should have lessons. If she's a beginner with a fear of heights she needs good technique even more than a beginner without a fear of heights. Once she can have confidence in her technique she won't be so spooked. But even a confident beginner should download in Les Deux Alpes.
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Ramma666, as you've already booked, it's too late for my advice...
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You know it makes sense.
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red 27, 
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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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Book your wife some lessons with Easiski - it will be the best money you spend in the week if you are looking to give her some confidence and help her enjoy her skiing. No idea on eating an drinking places as we tend to eat in. Skiing wise I am with the others and we have tended to ski high and get a bubble down rather than use the long green... Plenty to ski higher up for beginners though.... Just make sure you get some info as to what are blue blues and which are red blues to avoid scaring the Misses!
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Poster: A snowHead
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Ramma666, fret not therre is plenty of skiing. From lots of easy practise slopes along the edges of the town through to challenging blacks and extensive off-piste opportunities. Having gone with a few prejudices based on limited knowledge, I was pleasantly surprised when I started to get to know the area earlier this year. A lot of the blues and reds are much wider than I'm used to (I usually ski in the 3V) which will suit someone who is scared of drops. One of my party earlier this year had a fear of drops and the only run I saw him get really nervous on was the Demoiselles (that very long green).
P.S. : What pam w said. Actually Charlotte runs courses especially for nervous skiers so she would be a good person to contact if your wife isn't confident. I freeze like a statue when I get into situations I'm not comfortable with, and she has a calm and confident presence. IMHO anyone can benefit from lessons from absolute beginners through to experts.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| katedenhaag wrote: |
| Book your wife some lessons with Easiski - it will be the best money you spend in the week if you are looking to give her some confidence and help her enjoy her skiing. No idea on eating an drinking places as we tend to eat in. Skiing wise I am with the others and we have tended to ski high and get a bubble down rather than use the long green... Plenty to ski higher up for beginners though.... Just make sure you get some info as to what are blue blues and which are red blues to avoid scaring the Misses! |
^ This. It's not an ideal resort for the nervous.
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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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I don't know why you're rolling your eyes at me - you said she was a beginner, and beginners should have lessons. If she's a beginner with a fear of heights she needs good technique even more than a beginner without a fear of heights. Once she can have confidence in her technique she won't be so spooked. But even a confident beginner should download in Les Deux Alpes.
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Yup I agree with the above.
Downloading via the 'wacky races' green run is a terrible idea for all but the most confident/competent.
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She can ski ok it's more a case of here fear of heights makes her an overly cautious skier and I try to find runs for her which avoid going near any steep drops at the sides as they tend to make her panic hence the question regarding the green run from top to bottom at les 2 alps 
