If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. |
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#1
|
|||
|
|||
Best resorts for non-skiers
I am planning on going skiing after easter with some non-skiers. They
particularly like walking and I was wondering what the best resorts for them would be in Europe. The French resorts I have been to seem to have too much snow around for walking at this time of year. Can anyone suggest any good ones? |
Ads |
#2
|
|||
|
|||
Felly sgrifennodd Mahatma :
I am planning on going skiing after easter with some non-skiers. They particularly like walking and I was wondering what the best resorts for them would be in Europe. The French resorts I have been to seem to have too much snow around for walking at this time of year. Can anyone suggest any good ones? Might they like sledging? There are some great sledge runs around; I particularly like the look of the ones in the Jungfrau region (I did one once but still prefer skis!). They're miles long and easily accessible. There are walks there too, high in the mountains, which they keep (mostly) open during the ski season. I never tried those in winter though. Adrian -- Adrian Shaw ais@ Adran Cyfrifiadureg, Prifysgol Cymru, aber. Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Cymru ac. http://users.aber.ac.uk/ais uk |
#3
|
|||
|
|||
If you are pepared to have a compromise why not stay off-resort ?
*NBBias alert* I have a property in the French Pyrenees which is in a 'normal' village with plenty of walking, but its about an hour to the slopes (maporama says less, and indeed I have done it in 50 mins but be safe). 9 of us were there in February and went walking on Siunday and several skiied Tues, Thurs Fri. (Higher up there was so much snow and wind the slopes were closed Mon and Wed but the walking from our village was still available). www.goodviews.co.uk Good luck. John -- John Owens www.goodviews.co.uk Fax +44 1509 890822 "Mahatma" wrote in message . uk... I am planning on going skiing after easter with some non-skiers. They particularly like walking and I was wondering what the best resorts for them would be in Europe. The French resorts I have been to seem to have too much snow around for walking at this time of year. Can anyone suggest any good ones? |
#4
|
|||
|
|||
Zermatt has loads of footpaths both at town level (without snow in April)
and at altitude (a good pair of walking boots should be sufficient). In addition, all ski areas are reachable by pedestrians (trains, cablecars etc.) so it's easy to arrange to meet (e.g. for lunch) on the slopes. "Mahatma" wrote in message . uk... I am planning on going skiing after easter with some non-skiers. They particularly like walking and I was wondering what the best resorts for them would be in Europe. The French resorts I have been to seem to have too much snow around for walking at this time of year. Can anyone suggest any good ones? |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Purchasing Ski Resorts | funkraum | European Ski Resorts | 24 | March 13th 05 10:43 PM |
Collegiate skiing | xcski@sovernet | Nordic Skiing | 6 | July 13th 04 04:00 PM |
Classical Skiers get the shaft agfain at the Birkie | John Galt | Nordic Skiing | 12 | April 21st 04 05:47 PM |
Improvements to ski resorts | Rob White | European Ski Resorts | 7 | March 13th 04 04:32 AM |
Season pass for multiple resorts | Alan van Wyk | European Ski Resorts | 6 | November 25th 03 08:42 PM |