Les Gets Advice

Brucie,

The dudes and dudesses here are a friendly lot and I expect it is the only site originating in the UK where you can offer a retort of "on your bike..." to a reply you may not like, and no one will take offence. (I hope this is true or I'll be told the same thing :mrgreen: )

The kindness shown here can leave one gobsmacked :!:

Mike :wink:

we're a friendly bunch really :mrgreen:.

now, more importantly Brucie, what was your last avatar? it was driving me crazy trying to figure it out - it looked like a person sitting behind a desk covered in a4 paper...?

Hi Brucie

I've been to Les Gets quite a few times, although with a small child in tow I can't claim to have experienced the apres ski to any great extent! The last time we stayed there was the 'no snow' season so we skied in Avoriaz every day. Apart from that, we've always had brilliant conditions.

I'm sure you'll have a great time. In case you've read a thread from a week or so ago in which one (very respected) j2skier likened the village to the car park at the Bluewater shopping centre, I can assure you it was an exaggeration of the most monumental proportions :roll:

I've only ever been there in January when it is generally quieter but I think Christmas will be much busier - but there will be lots of 'festive' things going on! As queen_sheba says, the village is small enough to try all the different bars. Have you been on www.skiclub.co.uk & read the reader reviews in the resort guides for Les Gets?

There are buses to Morzine, but I don't know how late they run in the evening - not very late I'd guess. You could always email the tourist office, I've generally found them to be very helpful. If you want me to send you some photos taken around the village, PM me your email address & I'll send them on.

I hope you do decide to stick with the forum. There is lots of useful stuff on here - as well as some complete nonsense. You'll quickly get to know the 'characters' - they make me chuckle on a daily basis :lol:

Have just booked to go to St Gervais - hope I've done the right thing - only 49 sleeps to go (gosh that seems ages).

Salski wrote:
Have just booked to go to St Gervais - hope I've done the right thing - only 49 sleeps to go (gosh that seems ages).

you're in for a surprise then, it's an actual real alpine village )

Salski wrote:

I'm sure you'll have a great time. In case you've read a thread from a week or so ago in which one (very respected) j2skier likened the village to the car park at the Bluewater shopping centre, I can assure you it was an exaggeration of the most monumental proportions :roll:

:lol: ise "very respected" ..Makes him sound rather old :lol:

He's not really :D

Thanks again folks - I obviously had a sense of humour failure yesterday!!!! I guess it takes time to adjust to other peoples 'sense of humour' !

Salski - You will love St Gervais. I've skied in Les Contamines which is just up the valley. Both are beautiful villages, and good ski-ing

Caron a - My previous Avatar! - My girlfriend was working in her office one day with no colleagues due to illness,courses etc and decided to make a colleague out of a Scene of Crime suit, coathangers and stuff. She really should have been on Blue Peter!!
(oh, and she calls him George and wheels him out on similar occasions - She's not quite right in the head!!)

Tony - I really dont think we want to debate racial stereotyping in this forum!!!!

thanks for that info Brucie.

now just Daisy and Revolutionski's to figure out and I'll sleep better... :-D

Brucie, West Coast represent, salt and sauce? Ha ha give me vinegar every time.