J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by Dorset Boy

Ise - the Carre Neige contract certain has changed since I last looked. Repatriation outside of France used to be excluded for example.
However, I think you'll find that unless you also have private medical insurance (which I accept is semi compulsory), not all the items listed will be covered automatically for residents of all EU countries without some form of insurance.

I am not niaive enough to think that there is an EU wide standard health service offering.

Sorry Brooksy, but if you have skied uninsured, I agree, you've been a fool. )

A major part of having ski insurance is to get you repatriated in the event of injury. Carre Neige and the like won't do that, and nor will an EHIC.
Without insurance you are likely to have to get your credit card out to get off the mountain, to get into the ambulance, to get into the doctor's surgery, to get into the ambulance to go to the hospital where you'll need your card for a bed.

Add on the ambulance to the airport and the special flight home (or extra seats) and it's a no brainer unless you're a millionaire.

you could try Fogg Travel - www.fogginsure.co.uk who insure the British ski teams. They may be able to help.

A challenged that I always wanted to do, but the weather never played ball for in my 5 seasons in Meribel, was to visit all the 3V villages in one day that are on the lift system, including Brides. You only have a couple of weeks opportunity in a season to get down to Brides, and need the weather to be kind at altitude, and few queues.

Generally in France passes are free if the child is 5 or under.
That said, some resorts do special kids weeks at quiet times of the year.

You don't have to follow the autoroute which I believe is a longer route, you could come off at #annecy and follow the lakeside road to Albertville and pick up the N90 there.

If a Saturday afternoon in high season, or bad weather you can easily add on another hour to the journey time.

I'd be very surprised it you're allowed to swap passes like that - I'd anticipate the T&Cs will state that the passes are non-transferrable and therefore if caught you risk losing the pass or worse. After all, if two people wanted to only ski half a day each they wouldn't be allowed to share on pass.
With chipped passes you may get away with it though.

You also need to factor in the uphill capacity in there somewhere, unless you love standing in a queue!!

One gondola ride from either Meribel or Mottaret to the top of Saulire - c.20 mins then a blast down the bowl to 1850 - 5-7 minutes.

From 1850 to the top of Saulire is two lifts (gondola + cable car), c 25 mins, and a blast down to Meribel: 7-9 minutes. :D