On 11 Nov, 17:09, Ace <b.rog...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:43:08 +0100, Higgins
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> <the.best.names.are.g...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> <x-posted to rsre>
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> >Speaking of skiing, I just scored some bargainous 1st class Thalys
>
> Eh?
>
> <Googles>
>
> Oh, trains.
>
> >tickets to Albertville for February half-term, any suggestions on
where,
> >among the many options, to go skiing from there?
>
> >We need something family friendly, including a non-skier, with me being
> >intermediate and the kids being beginners (including one who is
> >determined to go to the dark side).
>
> >We went to Meribel last year and that was fine but I'm not sure I want
> >to go to the same place twice in succession.
>
> Well there's all the other 3v resorts, of course, which are all among
> the closest to Albertville, then all the rest of the Tarentaise,
> including La Plagne, Les Arcs, La Rosiere, St Foye, Tignes, Val
> d'Isere...
>
> But where? Well I think you should rule out Tignes and Val as not much
> cop for non-skiers. Then again, I'm not sure any of them are great for
> that, but I speak as a skier, of course.
>
> There's also Valmorel, which I've never been to, but is closer to
> Albertville than any of the above, sounds pretty suitable,
though.http://=
www.skiclub.co.uk/skiclub/resorts/resortintro.asp?intContactID...
>
> But I don't know how you're planning to do the last leg of your
> journey, so that might have some bearing. Certainly you could take the
> train on to Moutier (or Aime or Bourg St. Maurice for the others
> mentione) but you'd then need to look into busses or taxis from there.
>
> The only really train-friendly resort there is Les Arcs, where you can
> take the Arc-en-Ciel funicular direct from the station at Bourg. But
> then that falls down on the convenience and family-friebdly front.
>
> See if anyone else has any input.
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It'll come as no surprise that I think Tignes is pretty good for non-
skiers, but of course it does depend on what the non-skier has in mind
to do. Off the top of my head though, there's the new Swimming Pool/
Gym/Spa centre, other hotel spas, husky-dog sledging, guided snow-shoe
walks, ice diving, ice karting, skating (casual and speed varieties)
parapenting, ski-dooing, bowling, cinema, the media centre and small
mueseum at the tourist office, some decent restaurants (some very
decent ones a taxi drive away).
Sure it's not the prettiest town, but Les Brevieres is a bit sweeter
and can be visited via a free bus and chair, or the return trip to Val
d'Isere is about 10 Euros - not that I think Val is much prettier than
Tignes, but it's a change of scene and there are more shops.
I'd say Tignes is very family-friendly as well and there's a large
choice of good Ski Schools with some excellent British-owned smaller
outfits too. The skiing itself has pretty much got something for
everyone, particularly intermediates.
--
Matt Thomas - www.tignes-lavachet.co.uk
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