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Christmas Skiing

Fri, 4 May 2012 20:37:36 GMT

Hi,
We are thinking of going on our first Christmas ski holiday. I know December can be iffy for snow so I was thinking of high resorts.. Have you got any suggestions of resorts which are snow sure and will have a Christmas feel in Europe.
Thanks
Jo

Re:Christmas Skiing

Fri, 4 May 2012 21:45:50 GMT

We went to Obergurgl just after New Year and it was fairly Christmassy :D

Re:Christmas Skiing

Fri, 4 May 2012 21:53:57 GMT

Thanks. I'll have a look, want the Christmas feel and heard France wasn't that Christmassy. Only 8 months to wait and get the skis back on :)

Re:Christmas Skiing

Fri, 4 May 2012 21:57:12 GMT

Hi Jo&Stu, I have never actually been skiing at Christmas, but from what I have seen around that period, the Germans and Austrians definitely seem to do "Festive" better than a lot of the rest of Europe.

If I was going to do a Christmas trip, they would be the countries at the top of my list.

Re:Christmas Skiing

Fri, 4 May 2012 21:59:44 GMT

Hi Jo,
The only thing wrong with Obergurgl is that it's quite expensive :cry:

It specializes in luxury hotels with spas etc.

I hope you have a great time wherever you go :D

Re:Christmas Skiing

Sat, 5 May 2012 09:51:14 GMT

Not sure how you define "Christmassy" but out of last 10 years I spent 6 Christmasses and New Years in Verbier and it was great. Particularly New Year. There are tons of clips on Youtube that show the great atmosphere in the village. Especially when it's snowing. I will be there for the holidays period for a number of years to come, there is no doubt about it. The only word of warning, if you want a meal out book in advance, especially if there are more than 2 of you. And bad idea buying your champagne on a day, queues are hours long.

Re:Christmas Skiing

Sun, 6 May 2012 17:07:56 GMT

We have spent a couple of Christmases in Schladming and would certainly recommend it. Christmas in Serre Chevalier was pretty good too!

Re:Christmas Skiing

Sun, 6 May 2012 18:21:45 GMT

Italy being a strongly religious country would be worth looking at, maybe somewhere a little more traditional like Courmayeur?

Re:Christmas Skiing

Sun, 6 May 2012 19:22:42 GMT

A lot of the continent don't really do Christmas..more New Year I was in Obertuern the week before for a couple of years and its very snow sure and easy to get to. They have a special week that includes the lift pass in the price of the hotel for the week before as well

Re:Christmas Skiing

Sun, 6 May 2012 19:38:14 GMT

Any where in France ..... some reletives were out in Les Gets last christmas and they said they had a fantastic time and the resort had a real christmas feel :thumbup:

Re:Christmas Skiing

Sun, 6 May 2012 20:48:18 GMT

We did xmas in ADH this year and i was VERY disappointed. I won't ski xmas again.
I found that there were no celebrations at all, it seemed just like any normal day.
This year we are staying home to eat quality street and drink too much cheap plonk before setting out for ski time over new year.

Re:Christmas Skiing

Sun, 6 May 2012 21:51:56 GMT

Totally agree with snapzz, France doesn't seem to do Christmassy stuff (or what we perceive it to be )never tried Austria at that time of year

If you want Christmassy then do Canada or US, they do it very well.

TP

Re:Christmas Skiing

Mon, 7 May 2012 00:16:59 GMT

tonypants wrote:Totally agree with snapzz, France doesn't seem to do Christmassy stuff (or what we perceive it to be )never tried Austria at that time of year

If you want Christmassy then do Canada or US, they do it very well.

TP

Never mind stay at home then, xmas is always better at home 8)

Re:Christmas Skiing

Mon, 7 May 2012 10:01:34 GMT

Ive had Xmas skiing in Val Thorens and Mayrhofen. The first trip to VT was when I learned to ski and Xmas kind of passed me by. The 2nd trip I have to say whilst the town was wonderfully decorated, skiing on Xmas day didnt feel at all christmassy and we all said we missed being at home, and agreed never to ski at that time of year again.
Plus the prices are generally ridiculously inflated, and going the week after new year will save you tons of money.

Re:Christmas Skiing

Mon, 7 May 2012 19:56:19 GMT

Thanks for your suggestions gives me some resorts to look at. Christmas is a good option for us as we are off work unfortunately not for long enough to go to Canada on the list for the future :)

Re:Christmas Skiing

Tue, 8 May 2012 21:01:09 GMT

Pere Noel lives in Les Gets!

Re:Christmas Skiing

Tue, 8 May 2012 21:02:15 GMT

And the GBP buys more Euro a ce moment.

Re:Christmas Skiing

Tue, 8 May 2012 21:23:45 GMT

The BBC site thinks it may get back to 1.30 by the Autumn

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17988159 That will help with the lift passes :D

Re:Christmas Skiing

Tue, 8 May 2012 23:51:44 GMT

Far Queue wrote:The BBC site thinks it may get back to 1.30 by the Autumn

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17988159 That will help with the lift passes :D

Yes, was thinking of a thread about this today. The TOs fix their lift pass prices at a date in the year, and it may be that this year, the brochure prices will be higher than resort or TO bus prices.