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New Year Ski Break

Fri, 14 Oct 2011 12:42:00 GMT

Hi I have the 28th Dec - 2nd Jan off and looking at sneaking in a couple of days skiing in. I can fly to the major airports.

Relaying on public transport and general simplicity anyone recommend any descent ski resorts which are easily accessible and have a god amount of snow.

Regards

Pin

New Year Ski Break

Fri, 14 Oct 2011 15:13:26 GMT

pin145 wrote:Hi I have the 28th Dec - 2nd Jan off and looking at sneaking in a couple of days skiing in. I can fly to the major airports.

Relaying on public transport and general simplicity anyone recommend any descent ski resorts which are easily accessible and have a god amount of snow.

Regards

Pin

I've had some heavenly snow in St Moritz early Jan, but nothing of that magnitude

Re:New Year Ski Break

Fri, 14 Oct 2011 15:20:58 GMT

My partner has a small self catering studio apartment in Megeve, France and the skiing there is always very good Dec -March . Flight is to Geneva, with an hour and a quarter transfer time to Megeve.
The town is gorgeous and the apartment is very near to the main cable car lift of Rochebrune. (very cheap rates)
Extensive pistes far and wide, with spectacular views.

Re:New Year Ski Break

Fri, 14 Oct 2011 19:11:01 GMT

Tropicana, please don't spam, it's not nice. The alternative is that other owners will join in, and that will damage the forum.

Re:New Year Ski Break

Sat, 15 Oct 2011 08:32:33 GMT

tropicana wrote:My partner has a small self catering studio apartment in Megeve, France and the skiing there is always very good Dec -March.

It wasn't last year...We had seasonaire friends from there, come and stay with us (in Morzine)every opportunity they had between January and March because of the poor conditions they had.

Having said that it wasn't brilliant in many places last year, so hopefully it'll be a lot better there this year. :D

Re:New Year Ski Break

Sat, 15 Oct 2011 11:38:30 GMT

For short ski breaks there are lots of good ski resorts within 1 hour of Geneva well connected by airport transfers and shuttles - usually around GBP35 per person. Sometimes shuttle are included in packages too.

Last year was a bad year everywhere, so fingers crossed for a 'god' like start to the year!

Chamonix has the highest skiing, but not great for beginner/intermediate or anyone who likes well linked ski areas.

Grand Massif could be a good bet - most skiing fairly high and good aspect. Villages of Samoens, Les Carroz = nice attractive villages well linked to main area, Flaine = purpose built but right in the heart of it all at 1600m.

Resorts like La Clusaz, Grand Bornand, Megeve, St Gervais are all that little bit lower, but very easy to get to. If conditions are on (and good chance there will be by new year), there is fantastic skiing at all of them.

Morzine and portes de soleil are a bit longer drive (1hr 15mins) but much bigger ski area (slightly busier too probably).

cheers

Re:New Year Ski Break

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 20:20:55 GMT

and which are accessible by public transport from GVA?

No car and I would like to save some dollar!

Re:New Year Ski Break

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 08:10:37 GMT

pin145 wrote:and which are accessible by public transport from GVA?

All of them!

http://www.gva.ch/en/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-76/

For Chamonix

http://www.chamonix.net/english/transport/index.htm

Re:New Year Ski Break

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 14:30:41 GMT

soory, Bandit, what do you mean.... how exactly am i spamming????????????????? Is this simply by mentioning a place????

Re:New Year Ski Break

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 14:32:01 GMT

Bandit, exactly how am i spamming??? Not sure what you mean....didnt think i was.
. . . . simply by mentioning a place??????

Re:New Year Ski Break

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 14:53:11 GMT

Bandit means that you are openly promoting a friend or partners place, incurring business Its rude unless you have ok from admin.

Re:New Year Ski Break

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 15:52:52 GMT

Pin you can get to any ski resort in France via public transport. You are best booking one of the many transfer companies who will pick you up and drop you off according to your flights which maximises your time in resort. These are never to costly and i would guess you would be looking at approx GBP50-60 per person for a return.