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Coach transfer was part of the package for me Ian - flying from Newcastle doesn't leave too much flexibility......

And yes you can tell the Trepalle story (I know it but others may not)
Neilson/Thomas cook
Started by User in Ski Chatter, 45 Replies
Snapzzz wrote:As previously posted Crystal and First Choice are part of TUI (thomson) and NOT thomas cook......


yes - there was talk of a merger between the two not long ago but it obviously never happened - that's what's confused my very little brain :oops:
Ice! Am I doing this right?
Started by User in Ski Technique, 9 Replies
I've never had the bottle to try the Face - as you say always icy and full of bodies

The gully into La Daille? - do you mean the last drop of the Ok/Orange runs?

worst thing round there is the Green run - if that's a beginners way down then I'll eat my jacket, gloves and sallos as well as my (obligatory bobble) hat!
Ice! Am I doing this right?
Started by User in Ski Technique, 9 Replies
You used the "Face" to teach yourself how to ski on Ice?????

'Nuff respect - you have the Cahoonas!

8)
Sauze is great fun as Tony says but snow record is patchy - when I was there last they cancelled all beginners Boarding as there was no snow, only ice, and they were breaking too many collarbones....

That said some friends went 2 years ago and had more snow than they'd seen anywhere else

The Sella Ronda has LOADS of skiing but a lot may be wasted on your beginners - dunno how they carve up the lift pass for local/full area pass so you may end up paying for a load of terrain you'll never see

TBH though I think that with the Euro crisis then Italy won't be that much cheaper than France this year IMHO (unless you're comparing Sauze with Courchvel 1850 dahlings.....)
Ian Wickham wrote:
dobby wrote:After almost deciding that Alpe D'Huez is the place to go, OH has decided that Italy would be nice on account of (i) fewer people (ii) cheaper (iii) erm, cheaper and (iv) Italians tend to make a fuss over kids more than the French do (horrible generalisation, I know).

We are two rusty adult intermediates (low end of intermediate and haven't skied for 4 years), a 10 year old with a week under her belt and an 8 year old beginner.

Been to La Thuile. Whilst it would be great for me and OH I don't think it is that good for beginners (no nice runs back to resort).

Been to Livigno (long time ago) and wasn't impressed by teaching or 5 hour transfer (that has changed, I think). Also, I thought that it was not easy to make the transition from nursery slopes in the village to the higher slopes.

How about Passo Tonale or Cervinia. Both seem good for our standard of skiing and should have some snow by the end of Jan. Obviously, January on top of a mountain can be cold and windy.

Anyone got any suggestions or comments?

Cheers

Dobby


If your thinking of Livigno the best way is to fly into Innsbruck and then it is a pleasant two drive,
the problem is all of the TO's fly to Milan/Bergamo hence the four/five hour coach ride.


I flew to Innsbruck the time I went to Livigno and it was still 4 hours on the coach......But the innacessibility of Livigno is what makes it cheap (duty free status as a reward for holding the Italian border) and also explains why the neighbouring village is called Trepalle.......

Neilson/Thomas cook
Started by User in Ski Chatter, 45 Replies
Weirdly I'm going Inghams this year and for the first time ever the flight isn't to Geneva from newcastle with TC at around 2pm - its a daft o'clock in the morning Jet2 to Chambery jobbie

I'm now triple grateful for this: shorter transfer, extra half day in resort and not affected by this news

Oh and there's snow in the Espace Killy.....
Neilson/Thomas cook
Started by User in Ski Chatter, 45 Replies
I do belive that Crystal is part of that group too - think Its only Inghams of the "high street TO" thats any different

Big problem may be that a lot of smaller TOs use Thomas Cook/First Choice charters

If you're not booked with Squeezyjet/jet2 etc than now may be the time