chamrousse the way i seen it
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Started by Tomski in France 25-Jan-2009 - 9 Replies
Tomski posted Jan-2009
chamrousse is one of the most beautiful ski resorts we have been too the views over grenoble and adjoing mountains is stuning, and the trees that line the slopes just make it the perfect christmas card picture,however it is very french and so different to other french resorts we have been too ,we were shunned ,ignored,and turned down by some restaurants,and in the 7 days we were their 5 nights we spent at the same one as they made us feel welcome ,so we think there is a very small minority of french in chamrousse 1700,1750 that do not want english there but most were helpful and even though english is not spoken very much we strugled through with gigles from both sides ,as a family of four it cost us about 180 euros a day for food & drinks , breakfast in our self catering apartment was relatively cheap from the sherpa shop,if you like a big mug of tea in the morning take one from home the small cups over there hold about a mouthfull so i was having 12 cups for breakfast, we stayed at the arselle apartments at 1700 and our nearest bar and restaurant was le bachet with the out side swimming pool in front ,we tried it on the first day it was quiet me and my bil stood at the bar for 10 mins the 2 bar staff just carried on fiddling behind it was obvious we were not welcome but we kept waiting money in hand and then 2 french people came along and were served straight away i tried to explain we had been waiting but was ignored ,we did not go there again but it meant a 20 min walk up the hill each night to get to roche beranger shop mall, so crystal ski be aware of this,will we go again, yes the not so friendly french people we met wil be forgotten in a short time, but chamrousse and the nice people of chamrousse will draw us back again ,
Catski
reply to 'chamrousse the way i seen it' posted Jan-2009
Thanks for posting that. We are going there in just under 3 weeks and have been unable to get too much inside info on the place. we are two families of 2 adults and two kids aged 9-12. Any futher advice? Did you drive there? if so did you need chains?
Micric
reply to 'chamrousse the way i seen it' posted Jan-2009
Catski,please,welcome to the forum,before you incur the wrath of the natives,if your driving in the alps in winter get some chains for your vehicle,learn how to fit them and take them with you!You may not need them,but if you havn't got them and it snows,well you're stuck!
Catski
reply to 'chamrousse the way i seen it' posted Jan-2009
Dont worry have chains but just wondered if he had actually had to use them.
Tony_H
reply to 'chamrousse the way i seen it' posted Jan-2009
Glad you found it a nice place. I have always found the French to behave like that to be honest. Hoping they will be different in Serre Che.tomski wrote:chamrousse is one of the most beautiful ski resorts we have been too the views over grenoble and adjoing mountains is stuning, and the trees that line the slopes just make it the perfect christmas card picture,however it is very french and so different to other french resorts we have been too ,we were shunned ,ignored,and turned down by some restaurants,and in the 7 days we were their 5 nights we spent at the same one as they made us feel welcome ,so we think there is a very small minority of french in chamrousse 1700,1750 that do not want english there but most were helpful and even though english is not spoken very much we strugled through with gigles from both sides ,as a family of four it cost us about 180 euros a day for food & drinks , breakfast in our self catering apartment was relatively cheap from the sherpa shop,if you like a big mug of tea in the morning take one from home the small cups over there hold about a mouthfull so i was having 12 cups for breakfast, we stayed at the arselle apartments at 1700 and our nearest bar and restaurant was le bachet with the out side swimming pool in front ,we tried it on the first day it was quiet me and my bil stood at the bar for 10 mins the 2 bar staff just carried on fiddling behind it was obvious we were not welcome but we kept waiting money in hand and then 2 french people came along and were served straight away i tried to explain we had been waiting but was ignored ,we did not go there again but it meant a 20 min walk up the hill each night to get to roche beranger shop mall, so crystal ski be aware of this,will we go again, yes the not so friendly french people we met wil be forgotten in a short time, but chamrousse and the nice people of chamrousse will draw us back again ,
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Catski
reply to 'chamrousse the way i seen it' posted Jan-2009
Thanks for the info.
Tomski
reply to 'chamrousse the way i seen it' posted Jan-2009
hi catski ,we flew to chamrousse but our friends drove from calais as they are staying on in france after to visit paris ,and they have a 4wd but there were very few cars driving with chains on ,lorrys and buses were going up the hills without chains ,they seem to keep the roads good,but it would be wise to carry chains and perhaps do a dry run, we seen a couple trying to put on chains in alpe deuz a few years ago in 40 cm of snow at night it was quite good to watch as we waited for the bus they put the chains on the back wheels (the car was front wd) :lol:,if you need any more info will try to help,you will have a gr8 time loads of snow up there now ,if you cant speak or read french take a phrase book menu is french only .
Eileen Gormley
reply to 'chamrousse the way i seen it' posted Feb-2009
Just to add, we have been skiing in Chamrousse befor and are booked to go back in a few weeks. We had a ball, and the children went from being Nervous Nellies who snow ploughed all the time to little experts who weren't at all worried by steep black runs.
We stayed in the Youth Hostel there, highly recommend it if you have children, they have the biggest dressing up wardrobe I've ever seen in my life, my eldest used to go round dressed as a cow, complete with udders. Excellent food, nice rooms, good looking barman.
The skiing moves from very easy on the right hand side of the system to really steep and difficult on the other. The views are amazing, it really does look as if you can ski right down into Grenoble.
You can get the bus 6010 up from Grenoble bus station to the resort.
We stayed in the Youth Hostel there, highly recommend it if you have children, they have the biggest dressing up wardrobe I've ever seen in my life, my eldest used to go round dressed as a cow, complete with udders. Excellent food, nice rooms, good looking barman.
The skiing moves from very easy on the right hand side of the system to really steep and difficult on the other. The views are amazing, it really does look as if you can ski right down into Grenoble.
You can get the bus 6010 up from Grenoble bus station to the resort.
Topic last updated on 07-February-2009 at 19:27