On Mon, 02 Feb 2009 08:52:59 +0000, Colin Irvine
wrote:

On Mon, 02 Feb 2009 09:03:16 +0100, Ace squeezed out the following:

On Sun, 01 Feb 2009 22:26:33 +0000, Colin Irvine
wrote:

Newcastle that evening and Eurostar to the Alps the next morning, and

Where?

Meribel. Having stayed in Val Thorens early season a couple of times,
with many of the connections not working, we thought we should see the
whole 3V at least once in our lifetime.

Ahh, right. If you're not feeling rich at the mo I suggest taking a
packed lunch.

I've never had a problem getting all the way from VT to Courcheval and
back, but clearly YMV. Some great skiing there, no question, and
you'll soon find out where the regular icy patches develop on the
pinch-points around Meribel and Mottaret ;-)

Enjoy.