European Weekenders

Hi,

Can anyone recommend a decent European resort thats suitable for a long
weekend away riding. Looking to take a group of about 10-12 out, riders of
all standards, so nothing too hardcore please...

Cheers, Ian

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"Dog Solitude" wrote in message
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Hi,

Can anyone recommend a decent European resort thats suitable for a long
weekend away riding. Looking to take a group of about 10-12 out, riders
of
all standards, so nothing too hardcore please...

I've only been to Alpine France, but ANY of the resorts there would do you,
in my experience! European resorts are bigger than North American ones, from
what I can gather. Places like Les Arcs, Les Deux Alpes, Val Thorens, Tignes
etc have got way more runs than you could hope to do in a weekend.

Soldeu in Andorra would certainly cater for the beginner and intermediates
in the group and probably enough entertainment value for a weekend for the
advanced among them. The other plus is its cheap to stay there.

Cheers,

Jeff

"Dog Solitude" wrote in message
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Hi,

Can anyone recommend a decent European resort thats suitable for a long
weekend away riding. Looking to take a group of about 10-12 out, riders
of
all standards, so nothing too hardcore please...

Cheers, Ian

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On Wed, 17 Sep 2003 22:30:19 +0000 (UTC), "Dog Solitude"
wrote:

Hi,

Can anyone recommend a decent European resort thats suitable for a long
weekend away riding. Looking to take a group of about 10-12 out, riders of
all standards, so nothing too hardcore please...

You didn't say what you exatly like. So there are a plenty resorts you
can got.
I asume you take the Plane. If you got to Switzerland you got 3
Airports
Zurich: East Switzerland, Central Switzerland, Bernerorberland
Basel: Central Switzerland, Bernerorberland; for East Switzerland need
you 1h more travling time than form Zurich
Geneva: Rhone vally (Kt. Vaud + Vallis), Bernerorberland, Fernch
Alpes

Some links for you:
http://www.schneehoehen.de/land/ (in german) Europa
http://skicentral.com/resorts.html
http://www.boarder.ch/site/_bersicht_schweiz.157.0.html Switzerland
http://www.skiinfo.ch/skimaps/index.jsp Resort Maps Switzerland
http://www.skifrance.fr/index.cfm?langue=a France

Johannes

"Dog Solitude" wrote

Can anyone recommend a decent European resort thats suitable for a long
weekend away riding.

I can't think why one resort would be more suitable for a long weekend than
another, unless you specifically want somewhere close to an airport to
minimise travel time. If that is the case www.worldsnowboardguide.com shows
you the typical driving time and nearest airports for most resorts.

Another resource which may be of interest is the trip reports section on
www.snowserve.co.uk/list_tripreports.cgi if you look at the "home brew"
reports many describe weekend trips and may give you some ideas.

There are also a couple of tour operators who specialise in weekend trips
(from the UK):

http://www.snowcoach.co.uk/
http://www.skiweekends.com/ (site seems to be down just now)

"Dog Solitude" wrote in message ...
Hi,

Can anyone recommend a decent European resort thats suitable for a long
weekend away riding. Looking to take a group of about 10-12 out, riders of
all standards, so nothing too hardcore please...

Cheers, Ian

I personally think long weekends are the way to go, you can go mid
week and fly real cheap. Or you can always drive down (Perhaps not the
best option if your the poor unfortunate having the responsibility of
getting 10 people in 3/4 cars to the Alps - logistic nightmare!).

Most of the French resorts would be ideal for beginners to advanced,
such as La Plagne (gets a bad rap for being full of motorways – but if
your willing to look there's great off piste), Les Arc (which is now
linked to La Plagne !!), but my favorite is Serre Chevalier which is
always a good bet – real good terrain if your willing to suffer the
poma lifts!!

Yello