J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by Gareth Fair

I know this has been discussed before many times but I can't find the relevant tread so here goes.
Myself and a buddy are flying to Geneva in December for three days in Meribel so are going to need car hire and I seem to remember that hiring a car from the Swiss side makes for easier and faster access to The mountains.
Am I correct?
Thanks.

I love cycling and am a mountain biker and road cyclist but....
The guy who wins is the guy with the best doctor/scientist/pharmacist.
Saying that I love watching the tour when there is a mountain stage where I have skiied and having driven up to Alpe d'Huez a few times I can only imagine what it is like to cycle up it. Twice!

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Thanks for all the ideas, I love Italy so am gonna have a good look at a couple of areas there.

Thanks guys. We usually fly to Geneva and have been to Morzine which was reasonable enough cost wise but we had to get the bus to Avoiraz every day to ski as snow cover was not great so low down.
I a really wondering if anyone who might do something similar has any other ideas?

I know that I am asking a difficult question but is it possible to get a few cheap days on the snow?
Due to young family myself and a few other lads always go for 3 or 4 day trips to the snow and it usually costs far more than a week package trip. I know that with charter flights and week long accommodation the tour ops can offer such good deals but I am gonna try my best not to break the bank this winter.
I have booked for a 3 day trip to Meribel in December which is far from cheap and have to organise another trip the early part of March.
Another problem for us is that as we are flying from Dublin we are very limited to ski airports now as our good friends at Ryanair have cancelled flights from Dublin to Greoble and Salzberg to name just two. Geneva,Lyon, Munich and Milan are the only airports that we can get to handy enough.
We can all ski pretty much wherever we go but anywhere with a good mix of pistes is perfect for us.
So any suggestions?
All help greatly appreciated.
Gar.

It has to be Alpe d'Huez. Great ski area for all standards, decent town and cheaper than some of the bigger French resorts.

I am thinking of trying a four or five night stay somewhere in the Dolomiti superski area in january and I have no idea where is best?
I love Italy for many reasons and can get good flights to either Verona or Venice and would love to know where is best.
Most important for me is the access to the slopes and good skiing but also somewhere that is good for a few beers at night if the need takes us.
Thoughts would be much appreciated
Gar.