I'm going to LDA on Saturday for one week. Its my first time skiing in 6 years. Does anyone have any top tips about the resort itself?
Anywhere recommended for a nice meal?
Best parts for imtermediate skiers?
What's the ski school like?
Has anyone taken the helicopter ride to Alps D'Huez or Serre Chevalier and is it worth it?
I've heard about an event called Snowzone http://www.2alpes.com/winter/uk/site/infosstation/evenements/snowzone.html
Has anyone been before, is it easy top get to?
Les Deux Alpes - 17th March 07 - Any Tips?
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Started by SamIrvs in France 14-Mar-2007 - 1 Reply
SamIrvs posted Mar-2007
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reply to 'Les Deux Alpes - 17th March 07 - Any Tips?' posted Mar-2007
I was there a few weeks ago.
Anywhere recommended for a nice meal?
I was half-board so I didn't eat out in the evening. If you're at resort level during the afternoon the fast food shop called the 'Kebab' does great burgers for 3 euros. Way better than MacD rubbish. For liquid refreshment in the evening I recommend
Le Windsor - very small pub with some atmosphere
Smithys - not bad
Le Polar Bear or Le pub whatever it's called is great. Roaring fire hanging down to waist level from the celing and was busy all nights I was there.
Best parts for imtermediate skiers?
My take on some of the blue runs
Cretes - from lift 28 - easy run for finding your ski-legs
Thuit - the blue part is pretty good - feel the mountain slopes enclose around you as you descend
Gours - Takes you to la Fee - the initial descent is fairly steep for a blue and later along the run it's horizontal for quite some distance. However the run was less skiied when I was there, is out of the way but along this run you get a great sense of the majesty of the mountains as the sheer faces rise up around you. Don't forget to rest by the picnic tables half way along.
Glacier - gentle wide blues here - when you're here take the funicular instead of the T-Bar to take you higher up the glacier unless you love t-bars.
Infact the blue runs vary so much in scenery, length, gradient and type of turns I'm sure you will love it.
What's the ski school like?
Didn't attend.
Anywhere recommended for a nice meal?
I was half-board so I didn't eat out in the evening. If you're at resort level during the afternoon the fast food shop called the 'Kebab' does great burgers for 3 euros. Way better than MacD rubbish. For liquid refreshment in the evening I recommend
Le Windsor - very small pub with some atmosphere
Smithys - not bad
Le Polar Bear or Le pub whatever it's called is great. Roaring fire hanging down to waist level from the celing and was busy all nights I was there.
Best parts for imtermediate skiers?
My take on some of the blue runs
Cretes - from lift 28 - easy run for finding your ski-legs
Thuit - the blue part is pretty good - feel the mountain slopes enclose around you as you descend
Gours - Takes you to la Fee - the initial descent is fairly steep for a blue and later along the run it's horizontal for quite some distance. However the run was less skiied when I was there, is out of the way but along this run you get a great sense of the majesty of the mountains as the sheer faces rise up around you. Don't forget to rest by the picnic tables half way along.
Glacier - gentle wide blues here - when you're here take the funicular instead of the T-Bar to take you higher up the glacier unless you love t-bars.
Infact the blue runs vary so much in scenery, length, gradient and type of turns I'm sure you will love it.
What's the ski school like?
Didn't attend.
Topic last updated on 14-March-2007 at 20:49