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Best November skiing in Europe?
Have just had my 2nd weeks skiing this season (Feb in Chamonix - superb,
April in Scotland - Nevis - excellent fresh snow, very lucky!), and have now got the family completely hooked too! Looking at possibility of early season skiing with the family (early November - autumn half-term). Do any european resorts open for skiing this early? |
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Best November skiing in Europe?
On Wed, 14 Apr 2004 10:09:14 +0000 (UTC), "John Ricketts"
wrote: Have just had my 2nd weeks skiing this season (Feb in Chamonix - superb, April in Scotland - Nevis - excellent fresh snow, very lucky!), and have now got the family completely hooked too! Looking at possibility of early season skiing with the family (early November - autumn half-term). Do any european resorts open for skiing this early? Yes, you should be able to ski in any of the normal summer skiing resorts (but with much more open, one might hope), including Tignes, Val d'Isère, la Plagne, Les2Alpes, Zermatt, Engelberg... There are others with more limited areas, and doubtless some larger ones I've forrgotten :-} -- 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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Best November skiing in Europe?
Thanks for suggestions. Where is best value-for-money in terms of food/drink
etc? I was surprised how much just 2 of us managed to spend in Chamonix in feb, and taking a family of four....... I know VDI has a reputation for being pricey, are any of your other recommendations better? Now if you could get alpine skiing and Scottish Apre prices......... "Ace" wrote in message ... On Wed, 14 Apr 2004 10:09:14 +0000 (UTC), "John Ricketts" wrote: Have just had my 2nd weeks skiing this season (Feb in Chamonix - superb, April in Scotland - Nevis - excellent fresh snow, very lucky!), and have now got the family completely hooked too! Looking at possibility of early season skiing with the family (early November - autumn half-term). Do any european resorts open for skiing this early? Yes, you should be able to ski in any of the normal summer skiing resorts (but with much more open, one might hope), including Tignes, Val d'Isère, la Plagne, Les2Alpes, Zermatt, Engelberg... There are others with more limited areas, and doubtless some larger ones I've forrgotten :-} -- 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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Best November skiing in Europe?
Yn erthygl , sgrifennodd
John Ricketts : Have just had my 2nd weeks skiing this season (Feb in Chamonix - superb, April in Scotland - Nevis - excellent fresh snow, very lucky!), and have now got the family completely hooked too! Can confirm Nevis Range was excellent last Wednesday - did I see you on the slopes John? Monday last week was positively dangerous though due to poor visibility. Still it was two moer days skiing than we'd have had otherwise this year Adrian -- Adrian Shaw ais@ Adran Cyfrifiadureg, Prifysgol Cymru, aber. Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Cymru ac. http://users.aber.ac.uk/ais uk |
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Best November skiing in Europe?
John Ricketts wrote:
Looking at possibility of early season skiing with the family (early November - autumn half-term). Do any european resorts open for skiing this early? Yes, you should be able to ski in any of the normal summer skiing resorts (but with much more open, one might hope), including Tignes, Val d'Isère, la Plagne, Les2Alpes, Zermatt, Engelberg... I very much doubt you'll be able to ski in Val d'Isère or La Plagne. Well not if you are hoping to use lifts, stay in hotels and have slopes pisted that is :-) This year Tignes and Montgènevre were the only two French resorts open through November (excellent snow in the south) with l'Alpe d'Huez and Les Deux Alpes open for the French half term and weekends. Val Tho opened quite late - 3rd Saturday I think. |
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Best November skiing in Europe?
"David Off" wrote in message ... | John Ricketts wrote: | Looking at possibility of early season skiing with the family (early | November - autumn half-term). Do any european resorts open for skiing | | this | | early? | | Yes, you should be able to ski in any of the normal summer skiing | resorts (but with much more open, one might hope), including Tignes, | Val d'Isère, la Plagne, Les2Alpes, Zermatt, Engelberg... | | | I very much doubt you'll be able to ski in Val d'Isère or La Plagne. | Well not if you are hoping to use lifts, stay in hotels and have slopes | pisted that is :-) | | This year Tignes and Montgènevre were the only two French resorts open | through November (excellent snow in the south) with l'Alpe d'Huez and | Les Deux Alpes open for the French half term and weekends. Val Tho | opened quite late - 3rd Saturday I think. Tignes was excellent all things considered end October, and November.... these photos taken October 28th last http://bsm.alpesprovence.net/c.htm Pete |
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Best November skiing in Europe?
I was there! Skied 6 days running! (but not a lot of vis). Tuesday/wednedsay
were the best with excellent fresh cover allowing good skiing down to the gondola station. Kids had a great time too. Now planning the next trip! "Adrian D. Shaw" wrote in message ... Yn erthygl , sgrifennodd John Ricketts : Have just had my 2nd weeks skiing this season (Feb in Chamonix - superb, April in Scotland - Nevis - excellent fresh snow, very lucky!), and have now got the family completely hooked too! Can confirm Nevis Range was excellent last Wednesday - did I see you on the slopes John? Monday last week was positively dangerous though due to poor visibility. Still it was two moer days skiing than we'd have had otherwise this year Adrian -- Adrian Shaw ais@ Adran Cyfrifiadureg, Prifysgol Cymru, aber. Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Cymru ac. http://users.aber.ac.uk/ais uk |
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Best November skiing in Europe?
Nice pic's, thanks. Does seem that Tignes is best bet so looking at apt in
Val Claret.... seems good value even at 1/2 term. If you make your own way with a car full it works aout about 1/2 the cost of a package! "PG" wrote in message ... "David Off" wrote in message ... | John Ricketts wrote: | Looking at possibility of early season skiing with the family (early | November - autumn half-term). Do any european resorts open for skiing | | this | | early? | | Yes, you should be able to ski in any of the normal summer skiing | resorts (but with much more open, one might hope), including Tignes, | Val d'Isère, la Plagne, Les2Alpes, Zermatt, Engelberg... | | | I very much doubt you'll be able to ski in Val d'Isère or La Plagne. | Well not if you are hoping to use lifts, stay in hotels and have slopes | pisted that is :-) | | This year Tignes and Montgènevre were the only two French resorts open | through November (excellent snow in the south) with l'Alpe d'Huez and | Les Deux Alpes open for the French half term and weekends. Val Tho | opened quite late - 3rd Saturday I think. Tignes was excellent all things considered end October, and November.... these photos taken October 28th last http://bsm.alpesprovence.net/c.htm Pete |
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Best November skiing in Europe?
"John Ricketts" wrote in message ... Nice pic's, thanks. Does seem that Tignes is best bet so looking at apt in Val Claret.... seems good value even at 1/2 term. If you make your own way with a car full it works aout about 1/2 the cost of a package! I can highly recommend Val Claret, great, free bus service, immediate access to slopes and best off all amazing views. It's not surprising Tignes often gets the first snow being 2100m asl, in fact it's not green up there for long in Summer. Joe |
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Best November skiing in Europe?
Regarding Nevis Range last week,
John Ricketts wrote: I was there! Skied 6 days running! (but not a lot of vis). Tuesday/wednedsay were the best with excellent fresh cover allowing good skiing down to the gondola station. I'd hardly have called it "good" down to the gondola station; skiable, yes, but my skis need a full base service now! It also involved clambering over a deep brook (skis off), and through numerous lesser ones (skis on). But it was fun anyway! Kids had a great time too. Now planning the next trip! Not decided on nex season for sure yet, but we already have a provisional booking in Switzerland. With an early Easter next year, there could be some good skiing then too. Adrian -- Adrian Shaw ais@ Adran Cyfrifiadureg, Prifysgol Cymru, aber. Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Cymru ac. http://users.aber.ac.uk/ais uk |
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