 Advice required for beginner
i'd agree with flaine. i learnt 15yrs ago (erk!), and we used to ski last
week in march/1st week in April. It did get quite muddy/grassy, and I
remember skiing over what turned out to be tennis courts and rocks leading
to an interesting chat with the rental man.
Still it should be cheap as well, which was one of your requirements, and
the last time I went to Val T, it was definitely more expensive...!
Dave
"Marco Cattaneo" <Marco.Cattaneo@cern.ch> wrote in message
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>
> "Simon Brown" <simon.brown@kns.ch> wrote in message
> news:bra86h$148lh$1@ID-6220.news.uni-berlin.de...
> > Hi,
> >
> > There is *no* need to book now - wait until mid-March. An advantage of
> > learning in April is that it's warmer, and as you will not be moving so
> much
> > it makes life more pleasant.
> >
>
> I completely agree. By then you will know what kind of season it has been
> and how low you can still find snow.
>
> One possible resort is Les Contamines - even though it is not very high,
its
> proximity to Mont Blanc gives it good snow cover well into the spring -
> though the snow will be, well, spring snow - not the easiest to learn in.
>
> Also, Flaine would be a good choice. A little more expensive, but less so
> than the big Tarentaise resorts - especially if you buy only a Flaine
> (rather than Grand Massif) pass. You can always ski there until late
April,
> with the advantage that some of the nicest blue pistes accessible to
(near-)
> beginners are at the top of the resort, with good packed snow even in
April
>
>
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