New Year Ski Break

Hi I have the 28th Dec - 2nd Jan off and looking at sneaking in a couple of days skiing in. I can fly to the major airports.

Relaying on public transport and general simplicity anyone recommend any descent ski resorts which are easily accessible and have a god amount of snow.

Regards

Pin

pin145 wrote:Hi I have the 28th Dec - 2nd Jan off and looking at sneaking in a couple of days skiing in. I can fly to the major airports.

Relaying on public transport and general simplicity anyone recommend any descent ski resorts which are easily accessible and have a god amount of snow.

Regards

Pin

I've had some heavenly snow in St Moritz early Jan, but nothing of that magnitude

My partner has a small self catering studio apartment in Megeve, France and the skiing there is always very good Dec -March . Flight is to Geneva, with an hour and a quarter transfer time to Megeve.
The town is gorgeous and the apartment is very near to the main cable car lift of Rochebrune. (very cheap rates)
Extensive pistes far and wide, with spectacular views.

Tropicana, please don't spam, it's not nice. The alternative is that other owners will join in, and that will damage the forum.

tropicana wrote:My partner has a small self catering studio apartment in Megeve, France and the skiing there is always very good Dec -March.

It wasn't last year...We had seasonaire friends from there, come and stay with us (in Morzine)every opportunity they had between January and March because of the poor conditions they had.

Having said that it wasn't brilliant in many places last year, so hopefully it'll be a lot better there this year. :D

For short ski breaks there are lots of good ski resorts within 1 hour of Geneva well connected by airport transfers and shuttles - usually around £35 per person. Sometimes shuttle are included in packages too.

Last year was a bad year everywhere, so fingers crossed for a 'god' like start to the year!

Chamonix has the highest skiing, but not great for beginner/intermediate or anyone who likes well linked ski areas.

Grand Massif could be a good bet - most skiing fairly high and good aspect. Villages of Samoens, Les Carroz = nice attractive villages well linked to main area, Flaine = purpose built but right in the heart of it all at 1600m.

Resorts like La Clusaz, Grand Bornand, Megeve, St Gervais are all that little bit lower, but very easy to get to. If conditions are on (and good chance there will be by new year), there is fantastic skiing at all of them.

Morzine and portes de soleil are a bit longer drive (1hr 15mins) but much bigger ski area (slightly busier too probably).

cheers

and which are accessible by public transport from GVA?

No car and I would like to save some dollar!

pin145 wrote:and which are accessible by public transport from GVA?

All of them!

http://www.gva.ch/en/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-76/

For Chamonix

http://www.chamonix.net/english/transport/index.htm