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I wonder if anyone can recommend some good May bank holiday skiing. Looking for a long weekend away, so something with a good chance of decent snow that isn't a million miles away (travelling from London)
Flights to Geneva seem reasonable, so which resorts are within easy reach of there, still operating in early May and won't hit my pocket too much. We're looking for intermediate slopes.
Thanks
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Tignes
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Kaprun, Austria would be another option but flight prices are likely to be more expensive.
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Fly to Munich or Salzburg (Ryan Air fly all year round) then get to Zillertal or Kaprun. A flight to Innsbruck if you can get one, would place you well for cheap hotel accommodation and local transport to Stubai. All these areas have more potential and varied skiing than the French glaciers. God public transport options or hire a car.
Beware that in May, Bavaria has a long weekend practically every week, so Sunday returns to the airports would need to be well planned if you fly to/from Munich (Easy Jet is the cheapie supplier there).
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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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Val and Tignes
are open then , the depths this Easter is exceptional in the Tarentaise , in Tignes nearly all will be open .
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Baqueira in Spain (About 2 hrs from Toulouse) is apparently opening for the May bank holiday. It will be especially lovely there in the Spring and the amount of snow is bonkers.
Scotland must also be a possibility.
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Ischgl, Obergurgl, Stubai, Hintertux, presumably Soelden too. Fly to Munich or Innsbruck.
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Baqueira would be interesting. Is that confirmed that it is open in May?
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Ischgl, Obergurgl, Stubai, Hintertux, presumably Soelden too. Fly to Munich or Innsbruck.
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the Glaciers above will be very snow sure plus easyjet to Innsbruck.. seems like a deal
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Beware that in May, Bavaria has a long weekend practically every week, so Sunday returns to the airports would need to be well planned if you fly to/from Munich
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Not sure how they're handling 1st May down that way, cos that's a Wednesday, but I can imagine people will take Mon+Tues?. We usually get a bonus holiday if the PH is a Tuesday or Thursday, but not a Wednesday.
A bank holiday Wednesday, 2x 4-day long weekends, and 1x 3-day weekend (this one is a Monday) all in May 
From pics and comment over on STW, Jasna in Slovakia is looking good, and season extended to 8th May (but I've not seen any confirmation). Sadly I booked a flight elsewhere and not for skiing for that week.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Cham' will still be good and open then.
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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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OMFG - Jasna?
My missus is Slovakian and we just came back from there in Feb. That would be perfect.
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