Is there anywhere that has Green/Beginner Slopes with Cable car access?

Hi, this sounds strange but I have been skiing once and now want my boyfriend to come skiing but he is scared of heights. He said he will be ok skiiing down the mountain (as he is still in contact with the ground so he wont be scared) but he will be too scared to use those lifts where you go high up in a chair with your legs dangling. He also says he will be ok going up high in the cable cars that fully enclose you (as then he can just not look out the window and he will not know how high up he is).

From what I could see in val thoren, france the fully enclosed cable cars only seemed to be for the blue red and black slopes (which he wont be able to go on as he will be a beginner).

So my question is this: Does anyone know of a resort where there are beginner/green slopes that have either those drag lifts or fully enclosed cable carts to reach the top of those green slopes?


Otherwise he just wont go :(

I appreciate any suggestions :-)

Thanks

Scotland has lifts you don't even need to take your skis off for and your feet are on the ground at all times ;)

Soldeu in Andorra would be perfect.
Gondola up to the beginers area called the beach and then a choice of 5 drag lifts ideal for beginners.
Then once he has the taste nice beginers run over to el tarter where they have a couple of very short chair lifts that dont go very high to gradully get him used to them.

Welcome to J2ski :D I would suggest St Luc, Valais, Switzerland. About two and a half hours from Geneva. The access to the skiing is by Funicular train. All teaching takes place at the top. Many drag lifts and button lifts, hardly any chair lifts.

http://www.saint-luc.ch/en/Activities/Winter/Ski-snowboard-telemark/

Hmmm, be careful - some "cable cars" traverse the most enormous drops that you really can't ignore...

... smaller gondola (or bubble) type lifts are quite common though; they carry anything from 6 to 12 skiers and will have numerous cars on each lift. Generally (though NOT always) they travel over shallower inclines and closer to the ground.

So, examples? One suitable lift might be the gondola up to Beauregard from La Clusaz; smaller cars as above and relatively gentle. The Beauregard plateau is a super beginner's area too; good views, easy runs that rarely have more than a handful of people on them and often sunny.

The La Balme area (La Clusaz) also has a long green served by a drag lift that's at the bottom of some more challenging runs to entertain the others if you're going in a mixed group.

The "eggs" (Jandri) at Les Deux Alpes might be ok too - they take you up to a wide area of easy runs that have a few drag lifts (there are lots of chairs too so you'll need to plan your routes there).

HTH,

Grindelwald - Switzerland, Train to the topof Kleine Scheidegg at 2061m, no lifts required, all blues and reds.

Hintertux Glacier´- Austria, 3 gondolas, bottom to top at 3450m, no open or exposed lifts required mostly red runs.

Tignes, France - Funicular to Rocher de Belvarde at 2827m, red, blue and greem to bottom.

Leave him behind and have a great time with a friend. That'll teach him for being such a big girl. 8)

Now come on Tony, we all have irrational fears, for instance I have a mini panic attack if I hear a bell ring in a bar. :mrgreen: