J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by AllyG

I forgot to say that they seem to take euros quite happily in the city of Geneva, as well as in the airport. And, in fact, they don't mind if you pay with a mixture of euros and Swiss Francs. But if you pay in euros you get the change in francs. I suppose their tills etc. must add up in euros and francs.

So, if you're planning on spending a day in Geneva there's no need to buy francs, although I suspect they didn't give me a very good exchange rate.

Thanks Cat and Andy,
I don't think giving out a warning about airport prices in Geneva is wibble at all, on this thread, seeing as several of us will be passing through there on our way out, or back, from Les Brevieres :D

Anyway, I am here in Tignes Les Boisses now, the village above Les Brevieres and there is masses of snow. They had a foot here in the village last night.

AND the Sache run down to Les Brevieres is OPEN!!!!!!!!!

So - I might just possibly have a look at it. But I will start with the blue and work my way up to it. I'm not at all fit at the moment so a 10 Km piste might be too much for me. But even if I can't do it I'm sure my daughter can and I'll get her to take her phone with her and take some photos of it, to post up on here.

I will try and post some more tomorrow evening, after ski-ing, and let you all know what the blue, and maybe the red, is like down to Les Brevieres.

Ally,

I'm in Geneva airport now, waiting for the transfer to Tignes, and the prices here are quite incredible - so don't forget anything. A deodorant costs 15 Swiss Francs.

But we have just discovered that there is a cheap supermarket by the station (in the airport), so if anyone is flying into or out of Geneva in January for this holiday, then that's the place to go to buy food and drink. A huge bottle of fizzy water only cost 1 Swiss franc, and we got bread, salad and olives etc. and we're having a cheap picnic in the airport.

Leaving luggage here is pretty expensive as well - 10 Swiss francs per item, but the day travel pass into Geneva city was very cheap.

Ally

I am packing now, ready to go off for my 3 days ski-ing in Tignes. There seems to be plenty of snow :D

So - I've got no more sleeps before I leave home, but one more sleep in the U.K. before I go to France, and 2 sleeps before I actually ski.

Hi Cat,
I think I will need a bit longer than 3 days to find my way around Tignes and Val d'Isere!

Together they have 300 Km of pistes and 90 lifts!

And even now (at the end of April) according to the Tignes website there are still 144 pistes and 79 lifts open :shock:

I can see the biggest problem is going to be trying to pick which lifts and pistes to go up, and down, on :lol:

And trying not to get lost, of course :roll:

Ian Wickham wrote:Have a great time Ally :thumbup:

Thanks Ian :D

That reminds me - if anyone else is thinking about coming on this holiday but is unsure about something to do with the resort or the chalet, would they please post on here and I will try to check it out during my 3 days there.

I will be going to London tomorrow (Saturday) before heading off for my mini 3 day ski holiday in Tignes on Sunday. I will be back home on Thursday (26th April). I will still be reading and sending messages but less frequently than usual.

Another room in the chalet has definitely been booked by a J2Skier, and possibly one more room as well :D

But we still have rooms left if anyone else is interested.

We only have 10 days left until the deadline of 1st May, set by Bonjour. After this date anyone else who wants to come will have to book directly with Bonjour, and won't get our group discount. And there may not be any rooms left.

Ally

It's the price I have to pay for the lift passes that I find the hardest to forget :lol:

But I usually buy those last, hopefully when there's a good exchange rate. I've got those rechargeable cards so all I have to do is put their numbers in on the lift pass website - and pay a great deal of money :shock:

So far they've always worked when I get to resort, but I usually have an anxious moment when I go through the first lift turnstile!