St Gervais this Weekend

AllyG wrote:Thanks Eggman, that's very kind of you
There seem to be several possible different train routes. I will have to see which is the quickest nearer to the time we're going. There is a station at Sallanches and there seems to be one 10 minutes away at what I think is another St Gervais.

Ally

Hi Ally, the nearest station to St. G is Le Fayet, which is 15 mins away. you can get a bus up to St.G from there.

Eggman wrote:

AllyG wrote:Thanks Eggman, that's very kind of you
There seem to be several possible different train routes. I will have to see which is the quickest nearer to the time we're going. There is a station at Sallanches and there seems to be one 10 minutes away at what I think is another St Gervais.

Ally

Hi Ally, the nearest station to St. G is Le Fayet, which is 15 mins away. you can get a bus up to St.G from there.

Yes, thanks Eggman, that's the one - its full name seems to be 'St Gervais - Le Fayet'.

There is a direct TGV from Paris to it during the winter, but unfortunately it leaves too early for me to catch it, because I've got to get the Eurostar from London first. But, at least the quickest trains with the extra change are only 1/2 hour slower (5 1/2 hours from Paris versus 5 hours). And there are lots of different routes to get from Paris to Le Fayet. So I should manage it okay.

And I think there's a night train back to Paris, so I will be able to get my extra, or 7th day, of ski-ing in
And the night train has a couchette/sleeper option, so I won't have to sleep on the floor in the buffet carriage again

We just have to find a date that suits all of us - and anyone else that wants to meet up and get in Salski's photograph
But we have a very, very, long time to wait

Ally

Don't tell Salski but we have booked to go out to St.G on the 10th of April.

Eggman wrote:Don't tell Salski but we have booked to go out to St.G on the 10th of April.

That's very annoying of you Eggman

It's totally not fair

Mind you, my toe probably wouldn't be well enough for me to ski at Easter anyway

Oh well, have a great time, and see if you can find somewhere suitable for me to stay - there might be a very small studio self-catering place that costs the same or less as a chalet or hotel. I like places with easy piste access and near to the food shops.

I hope the snow holds out for you - I think it's still looking pretty good at the moment

Best Wishes,

Ally

Tony_H wrote:

karen72 wrote:Just checked the piste map and it looks like St Gervais is more suited for intermediates (not many blues on the piste map). Maybe keep it locked away for a couple of years time.

I thought you were early intermediates?

Tony I suppose it depends how you look at it. So far (apart from the skiing I did 20 years ago) we are only 2nd week skiers and we much prefer doing cruisy blues with nothing too taxing, although when i say "we", i mean "me" as i am sure the kids, given the chance would go to the top of a black run, stick their poles under their arms, go hell for leather, and hope they reached the bottom without falling over!

karen72 wrote:

Tony_H wrote:

karen72 wrote:Just checked the piste map and it looks like St Gervais is more suited for intermediates (not many blues on the piste map). Maybe keep it locked away for a couple of years time.

I thought you were early intermediates?

Tony I suppose it depends how you look at it. So far (apart from the skiing I did 20 years ago) we are only 2nd week skiers and we much prefer doing cruisy blues with nothing too taxing, although when i say "we", i mean "me" as i am sure the kids, given the chance would go to the top of a black run, stick their poles under their arms, go hell for leather, and hope they reached the bottom without falling over!

So on that basis, what makes you think Serre Che is not for you?

quote]So on that basis, what makes you think Serre Che is not for you?

AllyG wrote:

Eggman wrote:Don't tell Salski but we have booked to go out to St.G on the 10th of April.

That's very annoying of you Eggman

It's totally not fair

Mind you, my toe probably wouldn't be well enough for me to ski at Easter anyway

Oh well, have a great time, and see if you can find somewhere suitable for me to stay - there might be a very small studio self-catering place that costs the same or less as a chalet or hotel. I like places with easy piste access and near to the food shops.


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I hope the snow holds out for you - I think it's still looking pretty good at the moment

Best Wishes,

Ally

Thanks.