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La Plagne Blues for nervous Dad but Bolshy kids
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Good morning SH's. Well we're off to La Plagne in less than 2 weeks and we are all Very excited. We are staying at P&V in Aime which is our first Ski in/out holiday. Our 2nd family Skiing holiday... (Cham last year). I have done loads of research and downloaded Apps & Piste Maps so have pretty much a good idea of what to expect, but the only thing I can't gauge is which are the best pistes for our mixed ability group. The GF has skied many times but is more than happy to ski with the rest of us as we progress. The kids all had lessons before we went last year and also had a lesson in Chamonix so are pretty confident on reasonable blues as long as they are not too steep ( about the same for me), which runs should we start with in Aime which won't spring any huge surprises on us? Ideally nice wide sweeping runs with no huge drop-offs, we will get lessons in resort but there's nothing like having some insider info before we head off.. Cheers James
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we will get lessons in resort but there's nothing like having some insider info before we head off.
the ski schools might be quite busy in the Easter hols, maybe best book something in advance, and if you do that early in the week you can ask the instructor to show you some suitable runs.
But a lot depends on conditions. I have done a few hours this morning in baking heat, when the same time yesterday it was quite cold. Pistes which were very easy to ski yesterday were much harder today with sticky snow - I wished I'd had the wit to put my Notwax - bought for just this sort of day - in my pocket.
In spring, some runs will soften earlier in the day and be nice for a bit before getting very slushy, then in the afternoon you need the more north and east facing runs which haven't been baking all morning - again, an instructor will point you in the right direction. If there's a very strong freeze/thaw it's not a bad idea to start a bit later in the morning, or risk having your fillings shaken out on hard frozen corduroy (or, if they are being lax with grooming, hard frozen ruts and heaps, which is worse).
But sitting on a terrace in the sun with a cold beer is ubeatable! Have fun.
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Nearly all the blues are exactly what you are after. My family is in a similar situation to yous and last year we really enjoyed capella and pollux (next to each other), and le levasset. All are easy and in v easy reach of Aime.
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