J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by LOTA

Thanks; wasn't really after a snow conditions discussion as none of us can see that far ahead!! As I said, we're leaving it to the very last minute to try to get the best snow - and it's always a bit of a gamble, particularly that late. Was after a few tips about Les Arcs and how Cervinia had changed from the rather austere, but cheap, resort of 30 years ago. Thank you.

I had two Avios returns from Gatwick to Innsbruck for a grand total of £70 - until work intervened!

Thanks for the replies and the intelligence, especially on Les Arcs. Havxe ruled out Kaprun, although Ischgl made the long list. We're going to leave it pretty much to last minute to book so snow and weather forecast will come into it. I do like the long days of spring skiing, by the way!

So, after much to-ing and fro-ing, juggling work commitments, hours spent on the winternet, the decision for 2014 is almost made!

The only week we can get away is right at the end of the season - April 19/20 departure - and has come down to four choices: Solden, Obergurgl, Les Arcs or Cervinia.

I have recent experience of Solden and Obergurgl so happy with those; haven't been to Cervinia since 1980 (has it changed much?) and only spent one day a while back in Les Arcs.

So any tips, info, inside knowledge - particularly for an April trip - would be much appreciated from the J2 cogniscenti! Thanks.

I've got 21,000 Avios burning a hole in my online account - the only problem is that most French and a lot of Italian accommodation is sold on a weekend to weekend basis, and the Avios reward flights are rarely available at weekends in the ski season.

Avios flights never seem to fit in with available accommodation. The only way it has worked for me is in either Austria or Switzerland where they seem more amenable to shorter stays or midweek to midweek.

Good luck - you have my sympathy as I'm still trying to juggle Avios flights with somewhere to stay around work etc. Keep the faith!

Lyon?

There's a place called the Chalet Eden in La Thuile, but it's more of a hotel than a catered chalet, I'm afraid. Accommodation in La Thuile tends to be hotel or apartment based and La Rosiere has much more in the way of catered chalet choice.