Montchavin (end of Jan 2012)

I was in Montchavin last week and really enjoyed the area..there are some lovely long runs down to it..mostly through the trees ..and there was lots of snow...there are 4 lift passes the cheapest is for just the Villages at €154 which if you are a beginner or early intermediate would be great as there is a lot of skiing ...the next is for all of La Plagne @ €214 which is enough for most people for a week..the next is the discovery @€237 which gives you a day in Les Arcs..( I bought this one..I thought La plagne was better) and the most expensive is the full Paradise ski pass @ €254

Far Queue wrote:

mat5968 wrote: but the reason I've been having so much trouble is that all maps of Montchavin are upside down, ie with North down and South up? Any ideas why?

Hmm, just a guess from me, but I would have said it is due to the mountain. Is the higher point to the south? This would be why it is at the top of the map, high to low = South to North.

Of course, my theory goes out of the window if the North is higher :shock:

That makes perfect sense. Looking at some other resort maps, they (logically) all show the top of the mountain at the top of the map, and the bottom at the bottom. Sounds so simple and logical now, but it really got me confused!

daved wrote:I was in Montchavin last week and really enjoyed the area..there are some lovely long runs down to it..mostly through the trees ..and there was lots of snow...there are 4 lift passes the cheapest is for just the Villages at €154 which if you are a beginner or early intermediate would be great as there is a lot of skiing ...the next is for all of La Plagne @ €214 which is enough for most people for a week..the next is the discovery @€237 which gives you a day in Les Arcs..( I bought this one..I thought La plagne was better) and the most expensive is the full Paradise ski pass @ €254

Thanks for the info Daved. From the weather reports, it looks like I shall have more snow than you, as its forecast for a few more falls this week.

I'm the only intermediate in our group - the rest have skiied for years. I think their preference is to get the one that includes Les Arcs on the Vanoise Express. I was potentially thinking of getting the cheaper one and spending the saved cash on getting some private lessons. Then they can go off exploring Les Arcs while I (re)learn how to get down a mountain.

Does anyone know how risky it would be to not book lessons until I'm in resort?

Only 6 days to go!

Hi,
Never been to Paradiski myself, by my sister has and we were discussing the lift pases only yesterday.
They're off on the 28th too and are going for the local La Plagne passes. Said they never got anywhere near enough use of the whole area passes and with the snow as it is will be happy with the local one.

If it were me i might go the discovery pass, just to experience Les Arcs.

Regards to lessons - you'll be fine to book in resort.
As long as you are fllexible you'll get a private lesson, though it may be lunchtime to suit their timetable.

Have a great time.
Dids

With the Discovery pass, do you have to specify which day you want to got to Les Arcs when you get the pass on day1, or can you decide any day?

any day

daved wrote:any day

Thanks Daved

Only 2 days to go !!!!