J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by KevinC

Chambery also it seems. The flight from Newcastle that was rearranged for 07.30 is still at Newcastle with an update at 11.00.

I'd be so diasppointed if i'd been up at 4am and spent a fortune on a taxi and still not know if i was going anywhere!

Might try again in April.

Along with Silksworth, there might even be an indoor artificial slope built in Sunderland next year next to the swimming pool. Fingers crossed - currently undergoing public consultation.

It was Jet2 Newcastle to Chambery. Was due to land around 4 but the airport only operates in daylight so had to be cancelled today.

It's supposedly going tomorrow at 7am but we can't get to the airport at 5am. The Metro isn't running at that time and the roads here are really bad - if it snows again which it looks like doing, the roads won't be passable at the time for a taxi.

It may have been possible to go but it's really tricky so we've decided we'll get our refund and maybe try again later in the season.

To be fair to Jet2 they've done the best thing in the circumstances, getting the flight out early so people should get tomorrow afternoon in, just unfortunate how much snow there is here for us.

Looks like I'm the first victim. Flight to Chambery cancelled due to adverse weather there when we were about to board. Flight delayed an hour and then cancelled as airport has night restriction on flights.

Think I'll go sledging tomorrow!

Transfers are the most difficult part - the cheapest car hire I can find is with autoeurope for around £160 for the week which is what I've gone for. Taxi transfers are horrendous, and I've struggled to find coach transfers...from Chambery at least.

Public transport will depend where you are coming from, but the Bourg St Maurice train station isn't too far away - that would be where I'd look for a public transport option!See also Altibus for a connection to Bourg St Maurice, or possibly an airport....

I'm going to Belle Plagne on Saturday - just up the hill Bellecote.

La Plagne has plenty of long blue runs and all of the chair lifts out of Bellecote take you onto decent runs - My favourite is L'Arpette run/chairlift on the left handside (looking from Bellecote up the mountain. You can go to the left or right of Belle Plagne - going down the left hand side is a great run.

As a resort Bellecote seems to have a couple of lively bars and restaurants - the cablecar runs until midnightish also so you have the option of the 2 minute ride up to BellePlagne for a nightclub and some decent restaurants. Le Matafan is very good, but not cheap.

Each La Plagne village seems to have a Spar supermarket also and prices aren't too bad for a ski resort....

Wanderer wrote: THe reaction of the German couple who were on the lift at the time is interesting to say the least!

Having an affair?

Trying to be a little bit more helpful than the :roll: what sort of tips are you after? About the skiing or about the resort?