Messages posted by : bigmac49
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You should also think about Muerren (across the valley from Wengen and offering more challenging skiing in a car-free, chocolate-box environment). I'm there every January.
In Suisse Romande (francophone), you might try Villars, from where you can ski to Gstaad and take the bus back. We were in Les Diablerete last year, which is between the two, and great for families. Or we're off, again as a family, to Champery in March - Portes de Soleil, off the back of Avoriaz. In all cases, I find the Swiss resorts more welcoming than the French factories. And ALWAYS use the train to transfer directly to these resorts - the biggest boon. Cheers. |
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The correct answer for those suggesting 'Grindelwald etc' is, of course, facing them when they do so.
It is Muerren.... And the good news for Queen_Sheba is that the best place to stay is run by a guy from Peebles and his Swiss wife, who offer outstanding hospitality. It's the Eiger guesthouse. Expect to pay CHF90 B&B double occupancy, or CHF70 single. http://tinyurl.com/5wlchx cheers, Bigmac |
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Thanks for these tips.
I've now looked a bit more at this and the real joy of the area looks like ease of transfer. Seems like we can take the train to most resorts (I nearly said 'stations', but I meant it in French). So dont need to worry about asking the driver to stop when someone wants to throw-up. In fact I'm in Muerren in January and just ordered a 'familienkart' with my Transfer Ticket - so my son will use the train for free. But I'm going to stick to something like Villars/ les Diablerets/ Leysin. These seem to interconnect with lots of long blues/ reds for my son. But there's enough height to take uncertainty out of the snow. And I can at least try to travel around and up a bit when not skiing with him. But does Leysin have a lot of boarders (no offence guys - I'm not bothered but I dont want to have to explain to my wife why I allowed our first-born to be mowed down on a blue by 90kg of beginning boarder)? cheers, bigmac |
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Does anyone have any experience or tips about Villars? With children (well actually just one)?
I need a francophone resort for midterm next February. Flaine is my son's favourite, and I like it too. But hotel accommodation with other children around is already sold out. We tried Les Gets last year, but disliked all the traffic through the village and limited uplift capacity from the bottom. Figured I could try Switzerland for proximity to Geneva airport and, as I sad, francophone surroundings. cheers, bigmac |
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