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When are you off
Started by User in Ski Chatter, 661 Replies
Off to Val Cenis on Saturday, my first time skiing. I' m so excited, my 9 year old tells me I'm too excited! Though he's quite excited at the idea of seeing snow again. Can't believe that I've got to the age of fourty-something without trying it before!
Getting from Turin to Val Cenis
Started by User in France, 17 Replies
82ross wrote:
snowb4ndit wrote:Can you please give me a bit more info about this. How much do they charge, do you need to have booked flights or accommodation with them etc.

Cheers :D


Ok, so we are traveling with Thompson Ski (http://www.thomsonski.co.uk/destinations/france/val_cenis/val_cenis.html) flying from Manchester airport and staying in the Balcons de Val Cenis Village Apartments (http://www.les-balcons.com/uk/?rep=val_cenis&rub=residence&pr_id=8) for one week. There is 3 adults stayin in a 7 person apartment (2 adults in one bedroom one in the other, no-one in the living area - waste!.) This was £397 pp for flight accommodation and transfer.

Also through Thompson ski we prebooked lift passes for £107 - it is deemed as low season now.

A lot of accommodation deals seemed good getting the ski pass with it and flights were reasonable but transfer turned out expensive. So just ended up going through Thompson.

Apparently you need a photo for your lift pass please bear this in mind as you may never have had to provide this before :)

6 sleeps - i need to get my euros sorted and a picture.



Oo - we are staying in the Balcons Village apartments too. Let me know what they are like please! Booking ski passes through Thompson has turned out to be a good move when you consider what the Euro has done in the last few months.
Getting from Turin to Val Cenis
Started by User in France, 17 Replies
I'm going to Val Cenis on 28th, first time skiing (goodness knows how I've ended up there!). So excited, been watching the webcam since October.
Are you giving anything up for Lent?
Started by User in Ski Chatter, 50 Replies
I thought of giving up work for Lent. (I work in a catholic girls' boarding school. They do lots of strange things for lent)
Try 'How to get here' on the Val Cenis tourist info website, http://www.valcenis.com/acces-uk.htm. Or email them - hopefully they could help you get there!
Anyone got snow ??
Started by User in Ski Chatter, 119 Replies
Snowing now in Dorset.
First Time Skiing ( almost)
Started by User in Italy, 7 Replies
We (2 adults, 11 year old and 9 year old) are off for the first time that week. (I'm so excited!!) After a lot of internet research we have chosen Val Cenis - ideal for beginners (longest green run in Europe and lots of beginner runs all the way up the mountain), not much apres ski so fine for a family, and not so sophisticated so not so expensive! Not many UK agents go there, it seems the French keep it to themselves. We are only paying £800ish for the four of us for a package. Google it and check out the reviews!