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How strict are French ski resorts on IDs???

Sat, 4 Mar 2017 17:37:45 GMT

My friend and I are going to val d'isere and val thorens in April, we're 16 and we both have fake ids. Are they really strict on letting people in and giving drinks??? Do they check IDS?? Will they care less if we're from abroad... Thanks would really appreciate an answer in case we get into trouble ! Xx

Re:How strict are French ski resorts on IDs???

Mon, 13 Mar 2017 09:33:56 GMT

As long as you don't try to buy spirits, cocktails or alcopops, use your normal ID if you are 16. In France you can drink beer, cider and wine starting from 16. So enjoy while you can. Kids with fake IDs are not very hard to spot, I used to work in the bar. We are not blind.

Re:How strict are French ski resorts on IDs???

Mon, 13 Mar 2017 12:35:36 GMT

Wikipedia (which could be a load of rubbish) states that selling alcohol to under 18s in France is illegal but there is no age limit for consuming alcohol. Law was changed in 2009, apparently. Whatever you do, enjoy yourself, but don't get too hammered (the French don't traditionally like people getting hammered - and you don't want to lose a day's skiing chucking your guts up). And make sure you look after each other - more than a few people have died falling asleep outside in the freezing cold in ski resorts (yes, I know it will be April but it can still get cold of an evening).

Re:How strict are French ski resorts on IDs???

Tue, 14 Mar 2017 07:44:38 GMT

So looks like they've raised it. Used to be 16. Now I see why their teenagers are coming to bars in Geneva from across the border - it might be a little more expensive but at least it's legal.

Re:How strict are French ski resorts on IDs???

Tue, 14 Mar 2017 16:09:33 GMT

Wise words Dobby. I still shudder when I think of those rivers running through towns in Spring as the snows melt. So easy to stumble.
Chances are you'll be too shattered to get incapable.

Re:How strict are French ski resorts on IDs???

Wed, 15 Mar 2017 04:51:39 GMT

Have to say this is the most 'British' questions ever and frankly a tiny bit embarrassing; thankfully given have spent ½ my life outside the country I can semi deny association. To answer your question I believe bars in Alps are getting much stricter because the risk of losing your license for the minimal upside of selling a few drinks to an underage customer who will most likely 'miss-behave' be it inside your bar or within the town (think urinating in street, vomit, feeling need to wake people up) does not add up. Go enjoy your skiing, order a demi, much more likely to get served than a large shot order and enjoy. I would also like to recommend you get involved in Brexit negotiations, EU will see the clear cultural clash and smooth UK way out of the door.

Re:How strict are French ski resorts on IDs???

Wed, 15 Mar 2017 06:44:08 GMT

Imbeciles! If your ID is successful in your local wetherspoons I suggest you go there for a week!

Re:How strict are French ski resorts on IDs???

Wed, 15 Mar 2017 23:50:07 GMT

Don't go to Ischgl in Austria. They will hit you with a Euro2000 fine if you are in town and wearing ski boots after 8.00pm!

Re:How strict are French ski resorts on IDs???

Thu, 16 Mar 2017 17:05:24 GMT

I recall a friend who overdid things at the Le Mans 24 hour race and had 24 hours as a guest of the CRS for his trouble.
Be sensible and getting caught with fake ID in France is likely to be less well tolerated than in the UK.

Remember we are all guests in foreign ski resorts and irrespective of the money we spend over there we should respect their hospitality. Not that I am inferring anything to the contrary about yourselves but a few discrete beers is probably better than getting caught with fake ID.

Re:How strict are French ski resorts on IDs???

Fri, 17 Mar 2017 10:46:55 GMT

Spot on, Andymol2