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Only ever been to Bulgaria and the Alps knocks the spots off it. Never been on a groomed piste before! Getting a bit icey towards the end of the day so need some snow but the snow machines doing ok. best buy my better halfs helmet and a hip flask! 7 euros for a beer in hotel, ouch. last day 2moz so a report later.

Don't Bulgaria groom?

RossF wrote:Don't Bulgaria groom?

They probably do, however when we were in Pamps and Bansko with the lack of snow, the snow from the snow cannons was just thrown onto Piste.

It snowed on the Tuesday in the 3 Vallees so we were lucky but by 18:00 hrs the snow cannons are on and the bashers are out on the mountain working through the night to get the Pistes groomed and safe to ski on. I was very suprised by the efficiency of these people and when we were up and ready for the 1st days skiing they were just finishing.We bumped into some people from a ski school taking pictures of slopes they thought maybe unsafe then getting the powers that be to work on those slopes or close them, 3 runs were closed whilst we were there. Wether in Courchevel, Meribel or Val Thorens you would always see a couple of 1st Aiders sking around the area.

As for the skiing we had a great time. Towards the end of the day it got hard work because of the ice, on our last day we finished skiing at 14:30 as it just got to bad. The pistes are very wide and forgiving and groomed. Better half fell a couple of times and her helmet saved her so defo a good buy. Did my 1st black runs the Face, sanglier, suisses and chanrossa which i did ok, not the best in the world but not the worst! Made me realise Im not as good as I thought i was! Girlfriend did really well and her confidence went sky high after doing the Jerusalam, chaplets and the Creux, got to say these were a delight to ski down.

Val Thorens was good and bad. Went up the Caron lift and g/friend went back down in the lift and i skied down. I went down the "col de laudzin" i think but wanted to ski the "combe de caron" but I bottled it as no-one else took that root. I like safety in numbers and going on my own down the black felt uncomfortable. My boots hadnt dried in the drying room and we had to go for a brew as I couldnt feel my toes also in VT.

As for the Airport at Grenoble what a shed! Its not fit for purpose, a complete joke. It was mayhem. Delayed for afew hours only 2 x ray machines which made huge ques and the check in is a joke. I wouldnt fly into this place again.

As for prices theirs not alot we can do about that really. Hip flask saved alot of money and buying wine and beer in did the same.