Messages posted by : jastem
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Does that mean there is no mock French mountain cafe serving tartiflette and vin chaud then?
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Have never been to a ski/board show and wondered whether it was worth the trip to Birmingham next Friday. Do the companies who exhibit there selling ski holidays offer good - or indeed any - discounts? I have seen some good discounts online so maybe it is not worth the petrol going to the NEC? Is it worth going anyway for a day out?
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Agree with point about enjoying the company, banter, etc. However, it depends on how many in group and what the instructor is like as to how much you actually improve your skiing. Hubby and I booked a private two hour lesson to learn how to cope with icy conditions a couple of years ago and the effects were incredible. It gave me so much confidence and really changed my approach to skiing. I think we paid 100 or 120 euros for the two of us for two hours.
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Alpe d'Huez is great for all levels of skier but particularly good for beginners with a vast central bowl of green slopes. Take a look at Folgarida in the Dolomites - stunning scenery and very friendly. There are two runs just for beginners so they can gain confidence without having to worry about other skiers hammering down behindpast them. Central area with cafes where you can meet up after lessons.
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Is your daughter staying in Aosta itself? If so, she will travel up to Pila each morning in a gondola which takes about 10/15 minutes. Aosta is an interesting town with lots of ancient roman ruins but also lots of shops, cafes, etc. We found Pila to be very friendly and good for beginners to progress as the red runs are really wide.
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Definitely YES! A private lesson for a couple of hours made such a difference for me. Instead of sort of managing to get down most runs but with a great deal of effort, little confidence and precious little style, I now feel I can tackle just about anything with confidence and a certain amount of style! Also carving is so effortless! So you can teach an old dog new tricks - I am in my fifties!!
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Stayed in Courchevel 1650 and Reberty in past 3 years and found Courchevel 1850 stupidly expensive - particularly the cafes/restaurants actually on the slopes. Whereas La Tania, Le Praz, 1650, 1550 and further over into Les Menuires/Reberty/ValThorens were much better value. So since gondola goes up from La Tania into 1850, suggest getting a full pass - particularly since you are both good skiers - and heading over to the more reasonably priced ski areas. Just watch the timing of lifts etc. tho for the links back down to La Tania as it is quite a long way back from Val Thorens. Family grown up now so no experience re child friendly places in particular but I don't think there will be a problem as pretty friendly area generally. Some superb cruising blues and reds over in Val Thorens and down to St. Martin de Belleville - quite a good lunch stop. I think there is a free ski bus which links quite a few of the villages. Hope you have a great time!
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Depending on which airline you travel with the weight allowance is likely to be 20kg - this includes ski boots usually so if you buy boots in resort (they will almost certainly throw in a free ski boot bag) you would only be charged on the return flight if total goes over 20kg! In other words, travel as light as possible on the way out!
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