Tell me which resort to go to tomorrow.
Will be driving up the Autoroute de soleil from dahn saaf for only three days skiing. Quite fancy tignes cos everything really, but it's the longest drive.
Other option was la plagne as the boy ain't been there for 15 years and it's better on skis than boarding.
Deux Alpes - never been in winter. Was thinking if venosc, but it looks like it's actually cheaper on top of the hill.
Alpe d Huez - never been.
Obviously there's TroisV, Serre Che, and loads of other places, but can't really think of a reason to put them above the others. Apart from Courchevel I guess, I still need to make up for the fact my son's been down the Grand Couloir and I haven't..... Wimmin eh, can't ski with them.... or at least I couldn't back then. I'm a bit better now 🥵
Ideally we were looking for off piste, but that looks to shit so we'll take whatever exploring we can find.
Bergfex is forecasting much stronger winds at 2Alpes and Alp d' Huez on Sunday and Monday, so perhaps not.
Deux Alpes is fantastic. The town itself is probably my favourite Alps town. Brilliant atmosphere. The mountain is great. New cable car will whisk you from town right up to the glacier.
Deux Alpes is a really nice ski area, but not attractive in terms of the town. But everything it with pretty easy reach of a lift and the new 3S lift does indeed make getting up high really easy. They’ve started charging for car parking though in the whole town which was always an attraction to me as couple just roll up in your hire car and find a spot on street.
What about St Foy?
Off to La Plagne in a week myself though, third trip of the year and sad to see the season coming to a close but looking forward to soft groomers and beers on the terrace in a t-shirt.
I went to PT on my very first ever ski trip last Easter. It was a bad experience, terrible weather and an awful learning experience. It was probably a year ago today I was there, and apart from the first day blue skies, it was white outs everyday.
We stayed at the Grand Paradiso, but having no benchmark to compare it to, thought it was ok. Handy for the slopes. Went half board and the food was ok, a bit of a cattle market dining experience.
What about St Foy?
Ah, the old STW off-piste favourite. Some of it requires a short hike and the best skins but there's a reason the name crops up here.Junior has been sending me vids of the clients he's been guiding round the off-piste over the last week, including the European boss of the world's best known brand. France's most English village outside the Dordogne.
There again there's no X-C so I've never skied there, what would I know. 🙂
Bergfex is forecasting much stronger winds at 2Alpes and Alp d' Huez on Sunday and Monday, so perhaps not.
Tignes it is 😉
Absolutely minging at La Plagne today. Bleurgh.
Still had fun, but **** me it wouldn't kill them to put up a few piste maps and signposts would it...
There’s been a massive dump in the French Alps. A friend is out in Les Arcs and his photos show about 30-40cm.
There's more snow low down than there has been all year here this morning. All the local resorts are shut though. There's lots more snow forecast for the Alps over the next week or two. Think I'll go and put the car on charge.
It looks to be over a metre in some places. Lifts are closed with avalanche warnings.
If You’re out there atm have fun.
Junior reports all the resorts are shut and the roads closed today. He sent a pic of his abode with chest-deep snow.
