Messages posted by : bedrock barney
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ah...I actually looked up 31st April as per your 1st post (thought it was an odd date!). presume you meant 31st March?
Hindcasts are slightly better (but not that much) for the end of March/early April. |
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The snowforecast hindcasts are pretty grim reading for that time of the year at 1600m. Circa 10 to 12 degrees, generally above freezing at night and rain.....
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For example....." Hello my name is Archibald and I am a spoon collector. Can I describe them to you..."
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Thanks for the topic! I'm going to be fretting about our fellow chalet guests for the next 10 months now.....
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I also agree with idea of private lessons. We (myself and wife) had a three hour joint lesson on our last holiday. We came away knowing where our technique was deficient and were able to apply the advice whilst we skied on our own for the rest of the week.
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Far Queue - you're correct about tricky runs back to the Val d'Isere main base. However, my wife is not a particularly strong or confident skier and she simply used the gondolas or chair lifts to come back down at the end of the day (from both Bellevarde and Solaise mountains). Lots of people were doing this. I tended to ski down although was happy to sit back on the chair lift on one occasion when feeling tired! The Santons run was no problem earlier in the day although I could see how tricky it might end up later on. We also finished off a couple of days in La Daille and jumped on the quick shuttle bus back to the centre. |
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Thanks for all the feedback. As you will see from another thread, we've opted for the catered chalet route. I look forward to dining like a king...
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...and you'd be sharing a chalet with weirdos..... I think VDI will cope with crowds better than most having experienced the lift system (he says famously). Too late now anyway. Decision has been made and I can get back to some pointless but crucial wibbling. |
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