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Skiing near nice?

Fri, 9 Nov 2012 11:14:15 GMT

Does anyone here have any experience of sking in the resorts near Nice? I have skiied in Isola 2000 which was ok but it was only my second ever trip so I was still learning and there is limited skiing there.
I am thinking of trying a long weekend in either Auron, Limone Piedmont or Valberg and was hoping that I might get some more information about any of these.
Thanks.

Re:Skiing near nice?

Fri, 9 Nov 2012 13:28:06 GMT

Don't know about any of these but have skiied in Pra Loup which is southern alps. Any good?

Re:Skiing near nice?

Fri, 9 Nov 2012 14:15:33 GMT

always fancied Limone ..looks a nice area and is very easy to get to from Nice by train..they have few offers on at the moment including lift pass

Re:Skiing near nice?

Fri, 9 Nov 2012 14:44:07 GMT

Not sure of the distance from Nice, but it might be worth taking a look at Prato Nevoso. It isn't a large ski area but enough for a long weekend and a variety of runs. Very friendly and very Italian (if you know what I mean) and was a good confidence building resort for my son-in-law as a 3rd week skier. Night skiing was great fun too.

Re:Skiing near nice?

Fri, 9 Nov 2012 20:20:32 GMT

I had a great weekend in Limone in 2009. As it's in the Southern Alps it has an inconsistent snow record http://www.simolimo.it/climaneve1.html so it's a short notice destination, but when it snows....

You can check the actual snow depth here http://www.simolimo.com/NewIndex as Daved mentioned there are cheap deals http://www.hotelskipass.com/eng/offerta.php and the train ride is very scenic.

Re:Skiing near nice?

Sat, 10 Nov 2012 09:35:53 GMT

Thanks guys, Limone looks like the best bet so far.

Re:Skiing near nice?

Sat, 10 Nov 2012 10:10:42 GMT

try this
http://www.hotelskipass.com/

Re:Skiing near nice?

Sat, 10 Nov 2012 20:45:54 GMT

Swingbeep, what a good video. It felt like the essence of skiing. Even the stops were due to the goggles being snowed over!

Re:Skiing near nice?

Sun, 11 Nov 2012 11:25:18 GMT

Swingbeep that's spot on what you said, I did a season in Pra Loup, initially wondering where on earth I was going for the winter, but the snow was amazing that year, so I have very fond memories.

Re:Skiing near nice?

Tue, 13 Nov 2012 10:38:16 GMT

Hi Gareth
i'm living in Nice and use to ski in the area.
Isola 2000 is good and because of the '2000'you've some kind of insurance to have enough snow. But slope are too wide and a little bit short.
You can try Auron wich have a better variety of slopes.
Valberg is much more a familly resort, very nice with good slopes.
Limone has good slopes too and good restaurants and snacks on it ;-)
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