Messages posted by : jonG
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Hellooooo Mr Wickham :D
For me it's around 30 or there about's as I've decided to partake in a cheeky very long weekend in BsM at the end of the month or early December :thumbup: luvvly jubbly jon |
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Hi,
I can only agree with the majority of the other replies, a set ( all 4 not just the driven wheels ) of winter rubber will be the best option but you will need a set of chains to comply with the French motoring laws. Chains are great but once the snow/ice cover is gone they should be removed to avoid damage to the tyres and to the roads, the problem being that if the snow/ice cover on the road is patchy you may be taking them on and off at different points , winter tyres on the other hand ( should have the Mountain and Snowflake symbol on the side wall ) are designed for when the temperature goes below +7 degrees and down to around -20 degrees or there abouts. Also they give added stopping and traction in wet, cold , snow and ice ( not just snow and ice as some think ), as for the cost benefit a set of say Continental , Nokian or Vredstein tyres will set you back around £300 - £450 ish , but will wear just as good as summer tyres so will last for many winters. Another way to look at the cost benefit is that as they are designed to perform below +7 degrees , this is in fact the driving to work and driving home road/air temperature in the UK for around 5 -6 months of the year.....so again they are not just an investment for the odd few weeks in the Alps, one other point is to check with your car insurance company as some of them claim fitting them will invalidate your insurance ( they claim it is a modification to the car ) if they do tell them to sod off and change your insurance company...they will soon learn and get the message. The 3 main makes of Tyre are Continental , Nokian and Vredstein.....myself I will be opting for the Continental Conti-winter-contact TS800 Tyre for fitting next month. If you don't have room to store your summer tyres at home Kwik-Fit will store them for you in their Tyre Hotel for about £50, you just ring them up and arrange to have the tyres swapped when the average morning/evening temp rises around the end of March /early April. Best of Luck jon. |
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:D :D :D
...MMMmmmmm snow .... jon |
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Hi Eileen,
You could try the following... http://www.loftbourg.com/index.shtml http://www.chillchalet.com/index.htm http://www.ownersdirect.co.uk/bourg-st-maurice.htm http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/VacationRentals-g562740-Reviews-Bourg_Saint_Maurice_Savoie_Rhone_Alpes-Vacation_Rentals.html http://www.peakretreats.co.uk/ski/bourg-st-maurice.htm I hope some of these offer some ideas, if you PM me your home address I can send you some Bourg-St-Maurice/Les Arcs resort info,dvd and piste maps which might be of use. All the best jon. |
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Hi,
Here are the prices for the season ahead 2011/2012.... http://www.lesarcsnet.com/lifts/lift-pass-prices-winter.html Again I would recommend just using the Les Arcs Peisey-Vallandry pass at 214 euros. jon |
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Hi,
I ski in Les Arcs every year and to be honest I only ever use the pass which allows full access to just the Les Arcs area ( 1600 , 1800,1950,2000 Peisey-Vallandry and the Villaroger/Le Pre Sector ). This area alone covers a couple of hundred km of piste with perhaps as much again off piste, so will be more than enough to satisfy for a weeks skiing. You can if you wish take the pass which covers the above plus gives you 1 days use of the Vanoise Express cable car to La Plagne......but to be honest I have never felt the need. Ultimately I feel the deciding factor will be the total cost of the ski pass for yourselves, and would it be value for money to purchase a full Paradiski ( Les Arcs/la Plagne ) pass which you may only use to go to La Plagne once . In saying that the Les Arcs ski area is one of the gems in the Alps and you will have a great time regardless. All the best jon. |
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Hi,
Had a week in Morzine some years back and thoroughly enjoyed it, if it is still open pop into the Cafe Chaud and have a genepi or three for me... jon. |
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Hi,
Done and dusted :thumbup: jon |
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