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J2Ski Holiday 11th January 2015 Sauze d'Oulx

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Started by AllyG in Find a Ski Buddy / Group Trips - 256 Replies

Re:J2Ski Holiday 11th January 2015 Sauze d'Oulx

Iceman
reply to 'J2Ski Holiday 11th January 2015 Sauze d'Oulx ' posted Oct-2014

Fair enough. Beginners will find the trip to monty difficult, and long.
The Northern Monkey. Jan'23 Les Arcs

AllyG
reply to 'J2Ski Holiday 11th January 2015 Sauze d'Oulx ' posted Oct-2014

Thanks Icy :)

I think we will have several people in the group who would struggle to ski/board all the way there and back in one day.

The Montgenevre ski area sounds very good, going by the description of it on J2Ski, and I think we could have a lot of fun there. What did you think of it? Apparently it's got 100 Km of piste.

Skiing in Montgenèvre

Montgenèvre's skiing marks the Western end of the Milky Way circuit; it's the only French resort on it. Skiing takes place on both sides of the main road that runs through the resort and over the pass into Italy. The area is most fun for intermediates who will enjoy the endless variety of trails above the treeline and then plunging down through the forest. Popular routes include the wide runs down from Les Anges at the top of the resort and the long red from Le Chavlet across the Valley.

Beginners have wide sunny slopes by the village and, because of the altitude, backed up with snowmaking, the convenience of village level nursery slopes is ensured throughout the season - unlike at many other famous but lower altitude resorts. The altitude also means that Montgenèvre can genuinely maintain a sunshine record that is the envy of many, but doesn't melt too much of the snow.

Iceman
reply to 'J2Ski Holiday 11th January 2015 Sauze d'Oulx ' posted Oct-2014

Personally I did not like it. I found it a bit spread out and no where near as good as sauze or sestriere. If I went to the area again I wouldn't spend a day there, I thought it was a wasted day. But that's just me, others prob love the place
The Northern Monkey. Jan'23 Les Arcs

AllyG
reply to 'J2Ski Holiday 11th January 2015 Sauze d'Oulx ' posted Oct-2014

That's a shame you didn't enjoy Montgenevre, Icy :(

I suppose we'll just have to wait until we get there to decide which area we like the best.

Gareth Fair
reply to 'J2Ski Holiday 11th January 2015 Sauze d'Oulx ' posted Oct-2014

I did a day in Montgenevre a couple of years ago and loved it. Lots of good long reds and blues and a good lit system too.
One side of the road is better and more challenging that the other.
Well worth the day trip from Sauze.
When in doubt?....Flat out.

AllyG
reply to 'J2Ski Holiday 11th January 2015 Sauze d'Oulx ' posted Oct-2014

Thanks Gareth, that sounds very encouraging :)

Ian Wickham
reply to 'J2Ski Holiday 11th January 2015 Sauze d'Oulx ' posted Oct-2014

Looks like Sauze has missed the snow ...... :(



www  http://www.caveholidaysandalucia.co.uk

AllyG
reply to 'J2Ski Holiday 11th January 2015 Sauze d'Oulx ' posted Oct-2014

Ian Wickham wrote:Looks like Sauze has missed the snow ...... :(


Never mind Ian, there's plenty of time left ...
Have you started watching the webcams now?? ;)

Topic last updated on 19-February-2015 at 09:30