J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by Misunderstood20

Thank you! When I spoke to the agent he didn't mention any 'uphill walk' to the chalet, but I did wonder. I know there are the free buses in VT which we used before when we stayed in the Balcons complex, and I was under the impression that we could use these for easy access back to Sommet too. But it sounds like it is still a trek from where the bus would stop?

I have just looked at Poire and Peche as Abricot and Clementine are booked the week we are going. I will get a quote on those too. Thanks!

Has anyone stayed here? Any comments? Some reviews on Trip Advisor say it's a nightmare to ski from, but others say it is fine. Some say it is 20min walk to ski school, others say 5mins. I'm looking to stay there in early March 2014 and just wondered what people's experiences are.

Or if anyone recommends any other catered chalets in Val Thorens? Or even Tignes, another high resort for spring skiing?

Thanks!

Wow, so many reponses!!!

Thanks for the advice all, some great comments and I'm very excited to go to Tignes now! :)

The chalet gets really poor reviews - yes Caron, Esprit used to have it, but now it's available on a couple of sites. It has apparently been refurbished this year so hopefully that will solve the issues people had! Alpine Elements are also offering 2 for 1 lift passes which makes the price very good.

Caron (thought you'd be first to respond! LOL!!) I think your location comment has sold it for me - even if the chalet isn't fab, it's basically a place to shower and sleep, it's all about the skiing really!

Thanks again everyone! :)

El

Hello All,

I'm looking to book a trip to Tignes in February next year, traveling with Alpine Elements, staying in Chalet Lavachey. Just wondered what people's experiences are with the skiing here, and if anyone has stayed at this chalet before?

We're a group of fairly competent skiers, we usually stick to mostly blue and red runs, with the odd black if it doesn't look too scary! I'm reading reviews about poorly labelled runs where reds should be black or blues should be red and wondered how true this is.

Thanks

El

caron-a wrote:wow.
what a lot of interest a pair of red salopettes has generated from a group of guys! :lol:

LMAO!! Same thing occurred to me as I was reading through!!

They look good.....although purple is the best colour with black :-)

caron-a wrote:
a note on insurance - i've just been paid out nearly £800 by insure and go for all the medical bills including brace, ski hire, lift pass and lessons that weren't used. after the £50 excess we only lost out by about £25 :!: they dragged their heels a bit but came up trumps in the end. not much consolation though :cry:
caron

Oh I'm glad you managed to get some money back at least - I've heard very few good experiences with travel Insurance so it's nice to hear they pay out sometimes! I know you'd rather be skiing though :(

Ellie

Alicebing wrote:Hi misunderstood..
can you tell me anything else about the cimotel? Good food etc? Did your room have a bath? I'm worried i'm gonna need a bath to ease those aching joints after a hard day!
Can't wait to get to Serre...

The rooms did have bath's, not a huge bath though, and the shower attachment isn't fixed on the wall so a bath is the only option really.

As for the food, it was fantastic the week we were there, I was very impressed. They have a group of very talented chefs. Great cakes each afternoon, the homemade soups were wonderful, and there wasn't one dish I could complain about.

Have fun, it's a great resort :-)

carona wrote:apparently the tunnel is amazing (when it's open) and the big restaurant at the bottom of the signal is great, very accommodating of a rowdy group of 27!

Thanks - looking forward to the tunnel so praying they get some more snow to keep it open!

I'm hearing mixed reviews on Alaska.....yes we are staying there..... :?