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forsten wrote:Which one would YOU choose for a two week stay?

Monte Rosa, no question; higher slopes, generally more snow, off-piste and heli possibilities, probably less crowded...

But then, if a livelier apres is your scene... 8)

Tough call (what I'd give for 3 weeks in Italy!) but I reckon a week in the Dolomites and 2 in Monte Rosa / Aosta Valley would be a killer combination... but don't sweat it; sure you'll have a great time either way.

Our friends at Ride Freesport (Warren Smith, et al) have suffered the disastrous theft of essential computer equipment and data.

As recounted in our news item, several laptops and hard drives were stolen from a car parked in West Hampstead, London on Friday.

There is a substantial reward for the safe return of the equipment, so please circulate this information if you are in or around London.

Are you set on the Dolomites Oskar? A few hours drive will get you round into the Aosta Valley and the Monte Rosa ski area - Champoluc and Alagna; Alagna has a reputation both for brilliant off-piste and for being pretty unspoilt (it's for skiers, not party animals) so might make an ideal second base for you.

robinp wrote:Yes really, Spain.

Cough, cough!

See, er, Spanish Ski Resorts.

Not entirely sure we've got them all in the right place on the Map (any friendly Spaniards like to check?) as there are more places with the same name than in France... and that's saying something... 8)

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[by helen raemers on Thu 20th Oct 05, 5:00pm]

All j2Ski visitors can now get a 20% discount on Ski Hire, just by clicking through any of the SkiSet links around the Site.

Which is nice. 8)

Enjoy!

suts89 wrote:do you think this approach is also the way to go and most effective when arranging childrens ski school and ski hire?

Yes, although it's always worth searching for personal recommendations for ski schools...

As for Ski Hire; within the next week or two you're going to be able to pre-book your hire gear right here on j2ski - at a good discount too!
8)

So watch this space...

Hi Simon, ok so you don't have a 2+2 family. Fortunately I reckon that only excludes you from the main Tour Operators and the Chain Hotels (purpose built with 48 identical rooms). By far your best bet is the independent sector who are generally more flexible and often have odd-sized apartments and rooms in chalets.

If you can travel outside school hols it will help massively; otherwise you will have to book early.

But there are small family-run hotels in many resorts if you go looking - a good start is always the Tourist Office; drop them an e-mail and they can usually give you an idea of where might be suitable.

We've stayed in Les Carroz a couple of times, including short breaks at the Hotels Bois de la Char (family-run, flexible and friendly - and right on the piste!) and Les Belles Piste (Brit-run and friendly). Pretty sure both these had family rooms available. Also recommend Les Carroz for families as we found everyone very friendly - nice selection of pistes that kids can find their way round on easily without falling over cliffs, etc.

Another family-friendly resort near Geneva is La Clusaz.

So... be prepared for a few e-mails but it's all out there somewhere. Once you break away from the package operators you'll be amazed how much variety there is available.

As above, start with the Tourist Office and go from there - they almost always have lists of private rentals too (though speaking French will be useful for those!).

Hope that helps...