Recommendations for Weekend Sking in Early December in Europe

Hi,

I have to organise a stag weekend for the first weekend of december this
year, and even though it is very early, I woas wondering could we book
somewhere that is fairly reliable for skiable snow that time of year?

Obviously we will have to go high, I was thinking maybe Cervina, or Chamonix
as both are very high and steep and both have glaciers.

Any recommendations?

thanks
Daithi

Would Ischgl or St Anton be any good at that time of year??

"Daithi" wrote in message
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Hi,

I have to organise a stag weekend for the first weekend of december this
year, and even though it is very early, I woas wondering could we book
somewhere that is fairly reliable for skiable snow that time of year?

Obviously we will have to go high, I was thinking maybe Cervina, or
Chamonix
as both are very high and steep and both have glaciers.

Any recommendations?

thanks
Daithi

I did a stag do in Chamonix in Jan, which was great for the night life!!

regards,

greg

"Daithi" wrote in :

Would Ischgl or St Anton be any good at that time of year??

Perhaps Sölden would be better. Seems to start early.

/Tommy P.

Probably Valdisere or Tinges that early.

Mark Chatten


"Daithi" wrote in message
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Hi,

I have to organise a stag weekend for the first weekend of december this
year, and even though it is very early, I woas wondering could we book
somewhere that is fairly reliable for skiable snow that time of year?

Obviously we will have to go high, I was thinking maybe Cervina, or
Chamonix
as both are very high and steep and both have glaciers.

Any recommendations?

thanks
Daithi

"Mark Chatten" wrote in
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| Probably Valdisere or Tinges that early.
|

If the thaw hasn't set in! The start of November was fantastic, but
early December was grim. Who knows these days. At least Tignes/2 Alpes
have the glaciers (for a while..)

Pete
www.skiclublesarcs.com

On Fri, 20 Feb 2004 15:33:37 -0000, "Daithi"
wrote:

Hi,

I have to organise a stag weekend for the first weekend of december this
year, and even though it is very early, I woas wondering could we book
somewhere that is fairly reliable for skiable snow that time of year?

Obviously we will have to go high, I was thinking maybe Cervina, or Chamonix
as both are very high and steep and both have glaciers.

Any recommendations?

Any of the Glacier resorts really. I've done Engelburg in November a
couple of times (it's only 1.5 hours away) and Saas Fee and Zermatt
the first w/e of Dec the past two seasons. All pretty good.

--
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.

Daithi wrote:
Hi,

I have to organise a stag weekend for the first weekend of december this
year, and even though it is very early, I woas wondering could we book
somewhere that is fairly reliable for skiable snow that time of year?

Obviously we will have to go high, I was thinking maybe Cervina, or Chamonix
as both are very high and steep and both have glaciers.

sDon't know about Cervinia, but Italian resorts do a good line in snow
making, so it may be OK. Chamonix is not a good choice for very early
season. All the ski areas in Chamonix need a good coverage before they
open. Le Tour may open with less depth, but the Brevent/Flegere and the
Grandss Montets need a good snow fall before they open. You may get
lucky, thay can open in early December but it's not a good bet.

Tignes/Tignes or Val Thorens would be the best bet I think.

Daithi wrote:

Would Ischgl or St Anton be any good at that time of year??

St Anton is a pretty good bet for December, I've skied there in early
Dec but it is by no means certain. Not as good a bet as the high French
resorts.

Daithi wrote:
Hi,

I have to organise a stag weekend for the first weekend of december this
year, and even though it is very early, I woas wondering could we book
somewhere that is fairly reliable for skiable snow that time of year?

Depends how much skiing you want to do... Verbier usually opens a few easy
runs (Lac de Vaux) as early as November, weekends only. Depending on snow
cover they also open up some of the lower slopes. In Chamonix, Grands
Montets usually opens in November, the rest depends on the snow cover but in
any case weekends only.

Advantage of Verbier and Chamonix are their accessibility from Geneva, and
the fact that they are real towns, lively even out of season.

But I agree with other posters that the best bet for the skiing would be
Tignes/Val d'Isere, even though the night life might be limited.

Do you really need to book so early? Why don't you simply book your flights,
and leave the choice of resort to the last moment? This year many places
started their season very early, due to the early snow, but it's not always
the case...