cheers for that. sounds good. in the stress of last minute booking right
now!! .... here's hoping

"Switters" wrote in message
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On Sun, 28 Mar 2004 19:29:58 GMT, (chog) allegedly
wrote:

any advice appreciated. also alternative venues? ideally within 1-2
hrs of geneva.

Bear in mind that Chamonix is a town nestling in a large valley,
surrounded by a number of "resorts".

The ones that dump you into off-piste terrain only are basically: the
Aiguille Du Midi cable car tram where the only way down is the tram or
off-piste; or the cable car within the Grand Montets area.

So, you can ride pistes all day at Grand Montets, or you can go
elsewhere. Le Tour (at the top end of the valley) is possibly the best
bet, but Flegere and Brevents are good too - but they face mostly South,
so may not have a huge amount of snow left.

Glad you know that you don't know enough - you can get into serious
trouble out there if you push it. If you're sensible (about where you
go), then you'll be fine. Stay off the glaciated terrain, and don't
follow peoples tracks outside the resort boundary - which sometimes
isn't so well marked, so use your head and piste map. Avoid the cliffs.

If you skip the two cable cars, you won't get onto the glacier... but
take a trip up there with the camera.. the views are stunning.

- Dave.

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