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"Greg Wood" wrote in message ... I am trying to organise a ski trip for 3 advanced intermediates (although off-piste may not be on the cards) and a reluctant beginner who may choose not to ski at all. Our party also includes a 16 month old baby. Samoens is too low to have snow in the village in March. We often go to Megeve from Geneva, snow is usually good until late March, though a little slushy on the lower slopes. The nice thing is that the main ski area (Mont d'Arbois) ends up in town, and has a huge flat area where baby can play in the snow - or take the Mont d'Arbois telecabine where there is another large flat area with plenty of sunny terraces and a superb view of Mont Blanc. The town centre is very pretty, plenty of window shopping, horse drawn sleigh rides (sleighs on wheels at that time of year...) etc. Also lots of pretty walks in the valley. The linked ski area is huge with plenty of intermediate skiing, and the upper slopes usually have good snow until early April. |
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On Mon, 3 Jan 2005 15:00:20 +0100, "Marco Cattaneo"
wrote: "Greg Wood" wrote in message ... I am trying to organise a ski trip for 3 advanced intermediates (although off-piste may not be on the cards) and a reluctant beginner who may choose not to ski at all. Our party also includes a 16 month old baby. Samoens is too low to have snow in the village in March. What? Talk about blanket statements. While I'd agree that it's not to be relied on, it's certainly not uncommon for the village runs to be skiable in March - I've done them in April on occasion. Don't forget that there's a new fast gondola direct to the 1600m area, which then links in very easily to the rest of the Grand Massif, offering possibly the most reliable non-glacier late-season skiing you'll find anywhere in Europe. We often go to Megeve from Geneva, snow is usually good until late March, If it's good in Megeve, it'll be better in the Grand Massif. The linked ski area is huge with plenty of intermediate skiing, and the upper slopes usually have good snow until early April. Again, while I'd not argue with your points here, skiing will nearly always be better in the GM area than the lower Chamonix valley and associated resorts towards the end of the season. -- Ace (brucedotrogers a.t rochedotcom) Ski Club of Great Britain - http://www.skiclub.co.uk All opinions expressed are personal and in no way represent those of the Ski Club. |
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"Ace" wrote in message ... On Mon, 3 Jan 2005 15:00:20 +0100, "Marco Cattaneo" wrote: "Greg Wood" wrote in message ... I am trying to organise a ski trip for 3 advanced intermediates (although off-piste may not be on the cards) and a reluctant beginner who may choose not to ski at all. Our party also includes a 16 month old baby. Samoens is too low to have snow in the village in March. What? Talk about blanket statements. While I'd agree that it's not to be relied on, it's certainly not uncommon for the village runs to be skiable in March - I've done them in April on occasion. Don't forget that there's a new fast gondola direct to the 1600m area, which then links in very easily to the rest of the Grand Massif, offering possibly the most reliable non-glacier late-season skiing you'll find anywhere in Europe. We often go to Megeve from Geneva, snow is usually good until late March, If it's good in Megeve, it'll be better in the Grand Massif. The linked ski area is huge with plenty of intermediate skiing, and the upper slopes usually have good snow until early April. Again, while I'd not argue with your points here, skiing will nearly always be better in the GM area than the lower Chamonix valley and associated resorts towards the end of the season. I probably snipped out too much of the original posting. I was answering the question about letting baby play in the snow without having to go too high, and within easy reach of the ski slopes for an easy changeover of child minding parent at midday. I hope you will agree that Megeve in March is better suited for that than any of the Grand Massif resorts, with the possible exception of Les Carroz - at least that has been my experience with my young children during the last 8 years. Now, if the only concern were good dependable snow, I fully agree with you that GM is a better choice than the Megeve ski area - though in the first half of March you'd have to be pretty unlucky to not find good snow there also. |
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On Tue, 4 Jan 2005 09:00:33 +0100, "Marco Cattaneo"
wrote: "Ace" wrote in message .. . Again, while I'd not argue with your points here, skiing will nearly always be better in the GM area than the lower Chamonix valley and associated resorts towards the end of the season. I probably snipped out too much of the original posting. I was answering the question about letting baby play in the snow without having to go too high, and within easy reach of the ski slopes for an easy changeover of child minding parent at midday. Ah, I didn't see that bit, no. I hope you will agree that Megeve in March is better suited for that than any of the Grand Massif resorts, Actually, Flaine itself is exceptionally good from this perspective, but I've not spent enough time in Megeve resort to judge that. -- Ace (brucedotrogers a.t rochedotcom) Ski Club of Great Britain - http://www.skiclub.co.uk All opinions expressed are personal and in no way represent those of the Ski Club. |
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