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I am getting the night eurostar from London to Bourg st maurice tomorrow night (15 March). The train arrives in bourg st. maurice at 6:30am on Saturday. The plan is to spend the day on the slopes boarding, then to get the return Eurostar night train leaving at 10pm back to London on the Sunday morning.
Does anyone have any tips:
- what to do from 6:30am!!?? Places to get breakfast?
- places to store board bags?
- places to shower ?? (not essential)
- places to eat in bourg st. maurice before getting the train back.
Basically any tips are all welcome !! Thank YOU!
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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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thank you!! 
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Breakfast/dinner at Bazoom across the road. Maccy D's if it really comes to it (might be the only option at 6:30am!).
Don't bring a board bag. Don't bring any bag. Therefore making showering pretty irrelevant too.
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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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heatherdaniels23, That's the link to my first trip report. I did it again the next year and there should be another report on here somewhere. If I didn't say it in the link, take a pillow!
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holidayloverxx, if you do have the report from a year later can you send it to me please - very useful information. sounds like you had a great trip.
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Print a Samedi ski voucher before you go and get a day's skiing in Les Arcs for 22€ instead of 46€. Web address > samedijeskie.com/ No deals though if you want to do La Plagne as well.
Don't leave it too late to get to the station on the way back, can be queues getting through passport check and security at the station, but usually not so bad on the evening train.
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heatherdaniels23, had a look - it seems I didn't write a report for the second trip.
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holidayloverxx, probably too knackered 
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heatherdaniels23, Can I ask how much did you pay for train tickets?
I know there were deals years ago to do this for 99£ or similar. Is it still available or you had to pay full fare which I believe will be at least 160£ or more?
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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holidayloverxx, would you do it again?
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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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pam w, Not now I have my own place. I can get to Salzburg very easily and cheaply so would opt for a long weekend these days, but if I didn't have that luxury then yes I would if the price was right. I felt it got too expensive after the 2 years I did it.
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If you can find a hotel for the night why not go back on the Sunday evening: French railways (with couchette if you want) then Eurostar from Paris.
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You know it makes sense.
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heatherdaniels23, just realised it is today you go. Let us know how you got on
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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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snowball, and it's a special deal that Eurostar puts on to fill the train
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Poster: A snowHead
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I'm wondering if the transfer from Eurostar to TGV in Paris, and from Bourg St Maurice to a resort by bus or coach makes the travelling a bit of an ordeal?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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You get the funicular from Bourg station straight up the mountain onto the slopes - no coach transfer required.
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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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You need to take the coach from BSM up to La Rosiere, the other side of the valley to Les Arcs! It goes from the bus station immediately outside the train station, runs regularly and is very cheap. Takes half an hour to an hour depending on traffic and weather!
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capability, the deal that heatherdaniels23 is on is a straight through service then you just need the funi.
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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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stevomcd, your recommendation of Bazoom was perfect. Allow you to store your board bag while you eat, and great food and wine. Thank you.
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AndrewsPeppers, thank you for this! Worked a charm.  )))
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Tom W, I heard about the £99 tickets but ours were £149.
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heatherdaniels23, where did you see the offer advertised?
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holidayloverxx, Tom W, pam w, snowball, capability, Jenniper, CaravanSkier,
Hi All,
Back from the trip. It was great. Knackering but was good fun.
Eurostar left on time on Friday night. Was relatively okay. It is broken sleep as you are in chairs. Pulled into Bourg St. Maurice at 6:30am.
Got changed and headed to the venicular. Got our ski passes and got the venicular up. Was on the slopes at 9am. Boarded till noon then stopped for mulled wine, beer and the biggest pizza ever. Promptly fell asleep in the sunshine for 1.5hrs!
Then back to boarding till 5pm. Back down the venicular, collected bags, changed and headed to Bazoom for a delicious meal before heading across the road to the train station and back onto the Eurostar. Upgraded for the trip back so got a good nights sleep.
Would I do it again? YES. I know what to expect, but thanks to all you guys a had an idea of what to do, where to go, which was so helpful.
I would perhaps do the night train next time to see what that is like and spend another day.
But one day on the slopes was well worth it.
Thanks to everyone for your advice, was greatly appreciated.
Heather
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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heatherdaniels23, Thanks for feedback
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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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heatherdaniels23, I wouldn't bother with the Paris <-> BStM night train. I've done it a couple of times, it ain't cheap and unless you book an entire 6 couchette cabin you can still get woken up by people moving around in the cabin you get assigned. Worst for me was a north african family that decided it was OK to cram 2 x adult and four kids + two tons of luggage into the remaining four berths THEN decided that sleeping was optional and proceeded to eat and talk on and off in mangled arabic for the next five hours. Also for me the sleeper cabins are just waaaaaaay too hot so I end up dying of heat exposure as well.
Whilst I think Bazoom is OK if you head uphill from there and take the first road on the right, about half way up is a pizza place which plays some decent music and serves really great pizza and other local dishes - I think it's much better.
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