Recommended ski resorts???

bandit wrote:Tony, had you heard that there are published plans to build a link between ADH and L2A? This would make a super resort to compete easily with the Tarentaise on km of pistes.

No, didnt know about that one.

I see that the ADH life pass allows access to several other resorts, including L2A. Any you would recommend for a day trip?

L2A is worth a looksee for a day, because it's just down and road, and quite different in style and layout. If you fancy splashing out, it used to be possible to get a helicopter transfer over, which would be nice and quick. Not sure if this still runs, or what the prices are like.

Food and drink pricing.

Shamelessly stolen without credit from the public pages of another ski forum.....

LDA in town 5 - 6.50 euro a pint, 8 - 10 euro for a pizza, 12 euro bottle house wine

These are current prices AFAICT.

tino_11 wrote:Val d'Isere :shock:

The OP said they wanted somewhere that's not family orientated, most of the bars and nightclubs in Val d'Isere are like somewhere you leave the kids (up to and beyond 30) so you can have a nice meal out in peace, whilst they make themselves sick with booze! Hence meaning you can ski in peace the following morning also.

It's like an adolesent creche!!

Excellent description :D

bandit wrote:L2A is worth a looksee for a day, because it's just down and road, and quite different in style and layout. If you fancy splashing out, it used to be possible to get a helicopter transfer over, which would be nice and quick. Not sure if this still runs, or what the prices are like.

£60 per person return, which I dont actually think is bad for what you are getting TBH. Might think about that option.

If you ever visit the states, check out Colorado! Breckenridge is the cutest, most quaint… but at the same time utterly majestic… town that I have ever seen in my entire life! And I've done a lot of travelling! My husband and I decided to venture out to the snowy lands of Colorado in March for our honeymoon. We both grew up in California, and had visited the beach scene countless times, so we decided to try something a little different for our honeymoon. We had friends that had been to Colorado skiing, but had never been there ourselves. Although we had heard many good things, we both consider ourselves to be beach people through and through, and I honestly wasn't sure if I could take the change of scenery. But let me tell you! Not only could I stand it for a week, I seriously (maybe if I actually learn how to make it down a mountain without falling flat on my face, that is) could spend a lot of time there. It's absolutely beautiful. Besides being a little ill-equipped for the cold (I think I drastically underestimated how many layers I would need!), we had a blast. The only thing I had on my head was some hat may husband found on some skiing website ([no links ta - Admin] maybe?) and an old helmet I borrowed from a friend. My husband ordered himself a winter jacket off of e-bay, and I brought a Columbia vest my mom had given to me a few years ago for Christmas. I talked to a guy on a lift who had been in Breckenridge his whole life. Besides the cold…I don't blame him for not wanting to leave! But I suppose once you get used to that, the scenery of the place would make even the coldest winters worthwhile. I would highly recommend a visit!!!

Welcome to J2ski. As SPAM goes, I think your post is quite good :D Mind you, I've been to Breckenridge and to describe it as cute is a bit far fetched. Still, it's all depends on just how much travelling and how many resorts you've visited eh )

I would endorse many of your comments about the Breckenridge area, mountainlover. The Breck skiing is very good. What is extra special is that you can ski several other resorts off the same lift pass, most within an hours drive. So in one visit, you can access some of the greatest skiing in Colorado.

My recommendation is that if you are an intermediate/good intermediate skier, looking to improve, then Colorado can be a good platform to do that. The mountain management is excellent. You really need two weeks to justify the travel time and cost.

The upside of 2 weeks skiing is that your capabilities improve to the level of 3/4 weeks skiing.

The downside of skiing in the USA is the cost. Two weeks lift pass in Steamboat costs nearly £500.