Tony
I stayed at the Hotel Des Guides in Cervinia in 1979! The hotel rooms, then, were very small but the location was excellent - just a few yards to the slopes. An elegant lounge for a drink or a coffee festooned with the owner's souvenirs of Everest trips and other expeditions.
Solden is a much bigger ski area than it looks on the piste map - it's quite a trek to the glaciers and back and I found it a much more varied area than Cervinia - which is the king of resorts if you want easy cruising at high altitude in the sunshine.
What you won't like about Solden is the need to hop on a bus reasonably often. However, the very good bus service does make days at Obergurgl and the little-known but interesting Vent plus Kuhtai and Hochotz very easy to do.
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I agree. I would only consider Cervinia as a means of 'doing Zermatt on the cheap.' I'd be more than happy with any of the others though :thumbup:.
Hi Tony,
Selva - as mentioned hike to very busy gondola or steep long hill to chair. Great ski area once you are up but a pain first/last lifts. Ok après.
Arabba - Great skiing, good height, access to massive ski area, good easy access, après very quiet.
Courchevel - 3V say no more about ski area, lifts etc. superb! Courchevel very expensive and a bit pretentious - stay in La Tania much nicer village better après and great access to 3V area - love La Tania (hope to go back in 2014).
Cervinia - a totally different experience - all hotel resort no chalets so very busy après, huge ski area but can be quite desolate no tree line, top lifts close if windy (which is quite frequent) and bottom slopes get very busy, some waiting for gondola first thing but not too bad. Allegedly you can ski over the boarder but we got charged extra for the last lift back to Italy, liftys making a few quid, spoils the area!!
Hope this helps.
I stopped in a ski world chalet in the hameau area on my only previous trip. The piste down the side of this area was shut due to a lack of snow so we didn't ski back and used the buses.
Tbh we are not the going out late type and will have a few beers straight after skiing but will be getting into bed as the party starts in town.
This season you can ski right to your door steps:)
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Started by Tony_H in Ski Chatter 25-Feb-2013 - 39 Replies
LOTA
reply to '2014 ideas' posted Feb-2013
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Gaz C
reply to '2014 ideas' posted Feb-2013
SwingBeep wrote:After Champoluc you might find Cervinia a bit bland.
I agree. I would only consider Cervinia as a means of 'doing Zermatt on the cheap.' I'd be more than happy with any of the others though :thumbup:.
Tonyo74
reply to '2014 ideas' posted Feb-2013
Tony_H wrote:So I'm planning some ideas for next season, doing my usual research on resorts, accommodation, etc
I've been compiling a short list and have come up with one or two places that have surprised myself but came about after reading reviews.
I've even produced a short list of hotels based on value, location, and online reviews posted.
So, I'd be interested in people's feedback on places they've skied on this list, and particularly on the property mentioned if anyone's stayed there too;
Verbier- chalet hotel Montpelier or chalet hameau (I skied verbier 5 years ago and want to go back)
Arabba - chalet matea/elena
Selva - chalet brigitte or chalet igloo
Courchevel 1650 - chalet cascades (surprised myself here with France, 3 valleys and courchevel in particular but reviews tell me otherwise)
Schladming - hotel zum kaiserweg
Bad gastein - chalet hotel tannenburg or hotel Mozart
Cervinia - chalet hotel des guides
I've swatted up on ski areas and all are exactly the kind of places we like, albeit all somewhat different to each other.
Thanks in advance
Hi Tony,
Selva - as mentioned hike to very busy gondola or steep long hill to chair. Great ski area once you are up but a pain first/last lifts. Ok après.
Arabba - Great skiing, good height, access to massive ski area, good easy access, après very quiet.
Courchevel - 3V say no more about ski area, lifts etc. superb! Courchevel very expensive and a bit pretentious - stay in La Tania much nicer village better après and great access to 3V area - love La Tania (hope to go back in 2014).
Cervinia - a totally different experience - all hotel resort no chalets so very busy après, huge ski area but can be quite desolate no tree line, top lifts close if windy (which is quite frequent) and bottom slopes get very busy, some waiting for gondola first thing but not too bad. Allegedly you can ski over the boarder but we got charged extra for the last lift back to Italy, liftys making a few quid, spoils the area!!
Hope this helps.
Tony_H
reply to '2014 ideas' posted Feb-2013
Useful stuff so far thanks
LOTA - Sölden was number 1 target but the reviews I've read about the chalet hotel Hermann have put us off. The tour op says its ski in ski out but clearly that's a lie!!!!
I don't mind buses, my mate refuses to use buses or drag lifts though!
But i don't want to go anywhere that involves morning queues to get out of the resort.
LOTA - Sölden was number 1 target but the reviews I've read about the chalet hotel Hermann have put us off. The tour op says its ski in ski out but clearly that's a lie!!!!
I don't mind buses, my mate refuses to use buses or drag lifts though!
But i don't want to go anywhere that involves morning queues to get out of the resort.
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Verbier_ski_bum
reply to '2014 ideas' posted Feb-2013
If chalet hameau is actually on Le Hameau area you can have a ski-in/ski-out option when snow is nice (like this season). There are quite nice chalets there as well, museum and a restaurant. The only problem is that if you want to go out in the evening into town you'll have to take a taxi. Buses are running till 11 pm. The evening in Verbier starts at about 10-11:)
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Oldboarder
reply to '2014 ideas' posted Feb-2013
hey snapzz, 11th jan sounds good to me too. might see you there
Tony_H
reply to '2014 ideas' posted Feb-2013
verbier_ski_bum wrote:If chalet hameau is actually on Le Hameau area you can have a ski-in/ski-out option when snow is nice (like this season). There are quite nice chalets there as well, museum and a restaurant. The only problem is that if you want to go out in the evening into town you'll have to take a taxi. Buses are running till 11 pm. The evening in Verbier starts at about 10-11:)
I stopped in a ski world chalet in the hameau area on my only previous trip. The piste down the side of this area was shut due to a lack of snow so we didn't ski back and used the buses.
Tbh we are not the going out late type and will have a few beers straight after skiing but will be getting into bed as the party starts in town.
www
New and improved me
Verbier_ski_bum
reply to '2014 ideas' posted Feb-2013
Tony_H wrote:verbier_ski_bum wrote:If chalet hameau is actually on Le Hameau area you can have a ski-in/ski-out option when snow is nice (like this season). There are quite nice chalets there as well, museum and a restaurant. The only problem is that if you want to go out in the evening into town you'll have to take a taxi. Buses are running till 11 pm. The evening in Verbier starts at about 10-11:)
I stopped in a ski world chalet in the hameau area on my only previous trip. The piste down the side of this area was shut due to a lack of snow so we didn't ski back and used the buses.
Tbh we are not the going out late type and will have a few beers straight after skiing but will be getting into bed as the party starts in town.
This season you can ski right to your door steps:)
Topic last updated on 04-March-2013 at 18:16