Freedom in the Alps
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In the next few weeks many of the smaller resorts will close despite the snowfall being abundant. Look at large resorts, and check opening dates carefully!
If you pick the Tarentaise,... Val D'Isere, Tignes, Courchevel etc, you will find mega resorts with large ski domains.
If you choose the Mont Blanc region, Chamonix, Argentiere, the resorts are less linked up, but the mountains are a bit more "in yer face" )
Chamonix has really easy access from Geneva, only 1 hour and plenty of minibus operators.
Enjoy :D
Most of the route is straightforward with a guide. The start can cause a few refusers.....
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ronlayters/13237815/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ronlayters/47980143/
2 things to consider. You will be wearing ski boots and carrying skis when you walk down this. There is normally a rope to hold onto each side in winter. :D
I have, several times. It's a straight forward enough route albeit in the high alpine environment. I've skied (and boarded) some more serious lines from there as well. The start is just a classic, standard traverse of an alpine ridge, pretty much bread and butter stuff for this sort of skiing or climbing but a bit spacey if you've not done it before.
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Started by IceGhost in Ski Chatter 25-Mar-2009 - 8 Replies
IceGhost posted Mar-2009
I'm coming up on a very good deal in the next few weeks. Where ever I want to go in Europe and where ever I want to ski. I'll be leaving from London. What's the best way to go. I don't really know where to go, but I'd like to try something other then Austria. Are the French Alps good?
Uh oh, I think I broke'd the lift
Daved
reply to 'Freedom in the Alps' posted Mar-2009
what can I say :thumbup: except I am extremely jealous ...Austria is wonderful but the skiing in France is better and higher at this time of year ...I was in Val Thorens and the amount of runs in the 3 Valleys (600k)is unmatched
http://www.valthorens.com/winter-en/home-page.1.html
http://www.j2ski.com/ski_resorts/France/The_Three_Valleys.html
cheap flights to Geneva then train to Moutiers
http://www.altibus.com/
http://www.valthorens.com/winter-en/home-page.1.html
http://www.j2ski.com/ski_resorts/France/The_Three_Valleys.html
cheap flights to Geneva then train to Moutiers
http://www.altibus.com/
Bandit
reply to 'Freedom in the Alps' posted Mar-2009
IceGhost wrote:I'm coming up on a very good deal in the next few weeks. Where ever I want to go in Europe and where ever I want to ski. I'll be leaving from London. What's the best way to go. I don't really know where to go, but I'd like to try something other then Austria. Are the French Alps good?
In the next few weeks many of the smaller resorts will close despite the snowfall being abundant. Look at large resorts, and check opening dates carefully!
If you pick the Tarentaise,... Val D'Isere, Tignes, Courchevel etc, you will find mega resorts with large ski domains.
If you choose the Mont Blanc region, Chamonix, Argentiere, the resorts are less linked up, but the mountains are a bit more "in yer face" )
Chamonix has really easy access from Geneva, only 1 hour and plenty of minibus operators.
Enjoy :D
IceGhost
reply to 'Freedom in the Alps' posted Mar-2009
Chamonix I was thinking about skiing it. That's something I need to do with a guide and group, right? I heard it has crevasses. I'm assuming since it's a glacier that it will be relatively smooth sailing.
Uh oh, I think I broke'd the lift
Bandit
reply to 'Freedom in the Alps' posted Mar-2009
The Chamonix valley has lots and lots of marked, patrolled slopes, as well as The Vallee Blanche, for which you will need a guide. for example. Argentiere has Grand Montets which has lift served skiing steep enough for most folks.
I have been to Chamonix lots of times, and have yet to ski the Vallee Blanche, it's weather and conditions dependant, and there is no point going up to the Aguille du Midi if the weather is poor, nothing to see!
I have been to Chamonix lots of times, and have yet to ski the Vallee Blanche, it's weather and conditions dependant, and there is no point going up to the Aguille du Midi if the weather is poor, nothing to see!
Bandit
reply to 'Freedom in the Alps' posted Mar-2009
IceGhost wrote:Chamonix I was thinking about skiing it. That's something I need to do with a guide and group, right? I heard it has crevasses. I'm assuming since it's a glacier that it will be relatively smooth sailing.
Most of the route is straightforward with a guide. The start can cause a few refusers.....
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ronlayters/13237815/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ronlayters/47980143/
2 things to consider. You will be wearing ski boots and carrying skis when you walk down this. There is normally a rope to hold onto each side in winter. :D
Amanda n
reply to 'Freedom in the Alps' posted Mar-2009
my god, bandit have you skied that?
age is but a number but why does it have to keep going up !!
Ise
reply to 'Freedom in the Alps' posted Mar-2009
amanda n wrote:my god, bandit have you skied that?
I have, several times. It's a straight forward enough route albeit in the high alpine environment. I've skied (and boarded) some more serious lines from there as well. The start is just a classic, standard traverse of an alpine ridge, pretty much bread and butter stuff for this sort of skiing or climbing but a bit spacey if you've not done it before.
Topic last updated on 25-March-2009 at 11:10