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Day Trip Recommendations - French/Italian border
Hi,
Can anyone recommend good days out along the lines of snowshoeing/cross country skiing/off piste guiding in the Aosta valley? Basically there will be 6 of us in Les Arcs for a week until the 5th March and then are around until the 7th or 8th flying back from Turin. Initial ideas included: - Off piste guiding in Courmayeur/Mont Blanc area - Cross country skiing somewhere - Snow shoeing somewhere - Val d'Isere for a day - Courmayeur for a day Anyone got any recommendations of what, where and who? We're also after cheap/functional accommodation in the Aosta area for a couple of nights, either in Aosta or any nearby ski resorts - any reccomendations. Thanks in advance, Andy |
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On Wed, 16 Feb 2005 13:55:50 +0000, Andy Kirkland
wrote: Anyone got any recommendations of what, where and who? We're also after cheap/functional accommodation in the Aosta area for a couple of nights, either in Aosta or any nearby ski resorts - any reccomendations. Gressoney (MontaRosa ski area). No question. I stay at the Jolanda Sport hotel, right next to the main lift in Gressoney la Trinité. A 2-star, I think, but not expensive and very good dinners. - Off piste guiding in Courmayeur/Mont Blanc area Check (well, almost). The MontaRosa area is probably better for this anyway. Lots of amazing off-piste/touring skiing in the MontaRosa area, heli-skiing on, e.g., the Letsch Glacier down into Zermatt, thence via Cervinia where you can ski all the way back to Gressoney (well, you need a lift down the road to the ski lift from the friendly cafe owners above Champoluc). - Cross country skiing somewhere It's supposed to really good in Gressoney St. Jean, just a couple of km down the road. A range of different routes from 2.5 to 8km in length. - Snow shoeing somewhere There's also at least one specific, marked and cleared, winter walk in St. Jean, and I'm sure there's a lot more possibilities than that if you have map & compass. - Val d'Isere for a day ??? It's _miles_ away by road. Four to five hours, via Chamonix or Torino, as far as I can tell. - Courmayeur for a day That's much easier, of course. You might consider Cervinia, which is just two valleys up, allowing access directly (by ski-lift) into Zermatt. I really can't rate the area highly enough and have no hesitation in recommending it. I know others on here have been and all seem to agree with my impressions. -- 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 ... - Val d'Isere for a day ??? It's _miles_ away by road. Four to five hours, via Chamonix or Torino, as far as I can tell. Not from Les Arcs it isn't, which is where the guys are starting off from. Given that the origin is Les Arcs, and the destination is Turin airport, there are basically two options: Mont Blanc tunnel and Aosta Valley (via Albertville, Ugine, Megeve, Chamonix) or Frejus tunnel (via Albertville, Modane). The second option is probably shorter, there are many ski resorts preparing for the 2006 Olympics in the "Via Lattea" on the italian side of the Frejus - but I'm not familiar with any of them. On the Mont Blanc tunnel route, a guide in Chamonix or Courmayeur should keep you busy at whatever level you are looking for. One good address is the Hotel Funivia in La Palud, next door to the Mont Blanc cablecar (and guides office), just out of the Italian side of the Mont Blanc Tunnel (30 EUR B&B IIRC), and the excellent family run Armandina restaurant next door. http://www.hotelfunivia.com/php/index.php?lan=_en If you are travelling light, and by public transport, there is of course an additional option, to get to the Aosta Valley on skis via La Rosiere and La Thuile. |
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On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 13:45:11 +0100, "Marco Cattaneo"
wrote: "Ace" wrote in message .. . - Val d'Isere for a day ??? It's _miles_ away by road. Four to five hours, via Chamonix or Torino, as far as I can tell. Not from Les Arcs it isn't, which is where the guys are starting off from. Ahh, I missed that subtle point. D'oh! -- 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:
On Wed, 16 Feb 2005 13:55:50 +0000, Andy Kirkland wrote: Anyone got any recommendations of what, where and who? We're also after cheap/functional accommodation in the Aosta area for a couple of nights, either in Aosta or any nearby ski resorts - any reccomendations. Gressoney (MontaRosa ski area). No question. Hell yes. But don't tell everyone. Just got back from there, they need snow pretty badly at the moment (on piste is fine but hard packed, off piste is not looking good... and neither are my skis), but it's a fantastic area. Cheap, friendly, great skiing, great restaurants, easy to get to, v. quiet in the week (busier at the weekends but we had no queues yesterday - Saturday). Doesn't get much better IMHO. I should write up a bit more about the place but (a) I'm knackered and (b) if you know, you know. Carrying on from an older thread, I'll just add that a large beer costs from €3.5 - €4. Steve |
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