A little bit of help from our experienced travellers please

Tony,
Go to Avoriaz. Its only an hour from Geneva,is very snow sure and has plenty to keep you busy for a few days. Chamonix would be great for the lads but not Mrs H, and your right it is a pain to get around.
Gar.

Gareth Fair wrote:Tony,
Go to Avoriaz. Chamonix would be great for the lads but not Mrs H, and your right it is a pain to get around.
Gar.

Speaking as someone who has spent many weeks skiing in and around Chamonix, I really can't see what the issues are with getting around there with or without a car :?:

The resort runs a perfectly acceptable and comprehensive bus service, though it's useful to have a car so you can ski 2 hills in one day if you want to (I have done this).

Pleny of women find great skiing in and around Chamonix too :shock:

The architecture of Avoriaz, you'll either love it or hate it, but you won't be ignoring it.

bandit wrote:

Gareth Fair wrote:Tony,
Go to Avoriaz. Chamonix would be great for the lads but not Mrs H, and your right it is a pain to get around.
Gar.

Speaking as someone who has spent many weeks skiing in and around Chamonix, I really can't see what the issues are with getting around there with or without a car :?:

The resort runs a perfectly acceptable and comprehensive bus service, though it's useful to have a car so you can ski 2 hills in one day if you want to (I have done this).

Pleny of women find great skiing in and around Chamonix too :shock:

The architecture of Avoriaz, you'll either love it or hate it, but you won't be ignoring it.

So there are plenty of women in chamonix, interesting :wink: :wink:

I can see why it is Fred Drift. You indicated a list of possible places, many of which would be difficult to ski on the flying day, and then later, added a preference to ski on the flying day. And that was the reason that you gave to steer you away from Zermatt.

Most times, it is fantasy to plan a same day fly & ski in central Europe, and hope to get more than a couple of hours meaningful skiing, diy or TO.

It is theoretically possible to fly/ski Zermatt, but it wouldn't make any sense. al benefit of diy, is that you could get a Friday pm flight, train up to Zermatt, arriving late. Ski eight and a half days, and catch a train/late flight back on the Sunday.

Cost, on a 7 day costing, the exhange rate is a bit different from what I thought: Rail 200 SwF =£125, 3* Hotel 420Fpp = £262
Total £387.
Add £15/night food, under £500
There are 2 *hotels at half of the above price.

Dave Mac, there would be no reason for Fred to pay 200 chf to transfer to Zermatt, when a Transfer Ticket is available for £75 ish?
Or would there? :D

^^£72.50 is the cheapest cost for the transfer...but definitely not fly/ski on the same day unless you left the UK at midnight...the only place I have been able to do this (so far) is Obertuern,, 6am flight 12.30pm ski...and remember you have an hours time difference in the winter wherever you go

daved wrote:^^£72.50 is the cheapest cost for the transfer...

Do you have a link or supplier details for the transfer at that price please?

now you don't read all my posts :( ....it was on page two of this one

http://www.swisspasses.com/

I used them last year