J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by AnnO

I have stayed in Valtourneche twice in the last few years. It is a small town with a couple of nice bars and shops selling local produce and other touristy items. We stayed at the hotel Bijou which was run by two brothers and did minibus runs to the local lift. The food there was very good. The hotel is on the edge of the public car park where the ski bus pulled in. We flew into Turin and had a hired car which we used to drive to Cervinia although sometimes we skiied across to the resort. The drive from the airport to Valtourneche was easy and about a hour and a quarter. The area lift pass also covers Pila and it was an hours drive to get there which was worth doing. There is a main road running through the town and the ski bus stops at several places along the road. We were really pleased to stay there rather than Cervinia and the local ski area was good for beginners and intermediates. There is a nice red home run from Cervinia back to the local lift. Hope this helps.

I am currently in Italy, came out Saturday. We just needed a lateral flow test to be done 24 hours before arriving in Italy. Alternatively you can have a PCR test 48 hours before landing in Italy. Don't forget the one hour time difference.

I have skied the Zillertal twice in the last three years. I had a car and went to a different area everyday. This included Mayrhofen, Ahorn, Gerlos, the Zillertal arena and Kaltenbach. Mayrhofen is often very busy and not the place for nervous skiers. A quieter area is Kaltenbach where there are generally less people and wide pistes. Also Gerlos is quieter but you do need a car. You can get there on skis from the arena but it is quite a long journey, certainly not recommend for less than competent, confident skiers. The connecting main lift closed due to wind when I was there so needed to wait at Gerlos for a bus back to the Arena where I had parked.

I usually fly BA and whether it is a schedule flight or part of a package have been able to take my ski bag on as my hold luggage eg23kilos. Worth asking BA.

Try the nofussbus from Geneva to Meribel which charges about £68 return.