Beginner ski destinations - January/Feb

Kemik

Kemik

Kemik

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Hey all,

I want to go on my first skiing holiday at the end of January for 7 days. My budget is around £400 for accommodation and flights half board (minimum bed and breakfast).

Can anyone recommend a good resort for someone in my situation? I'd hope they have a few scent intermediate slopes too for my girlfriend and the resorts is modern with decent lifts.

Thanks!
 
Meribel, or any of that area of the Three Valleys in France. Plenty of cheap accomodation, and more routes than you can shake a stick at.
 
I'll echo Mr Jack, with a bit of info:

paradigm said:
Val Thorens, specifically hotel Le Cheval Blanc. Cheap, chearful, and on the slopes itself. If you book the right room/time of year then they include lift passes in their room costs, which simplifies things.

Best off using Jet2.com to fly to Chambéry, as this will cut down your transfer time from 4.5hrs (from the two major nearby airports of Lyon or Geneva) down to just under 2hrs. But I guess this all depends on if you have a nearby UK airport that Jet2 do the UK>Chambéry route from. Alternatives would be easyjet or similar to Geneva or Lyon, but they always seem to be more expensive.

As for transfers, you can use altibus, or get a taxi (which isn't as expensive as it sounds). Another alternative is to use taxi to Chambéry train station, then a train to Moutiérs, and then the Bus up to Val Thorens (this worked out as cheap as the direct bus from altibus.com, but was more interesting).

Renting is simple if you stay in Le Cheval Blanc, as they have an intersport shop in the lobby that are as cheap as anywhere else you will find in the resort to rent from, good selection too. You can find them on http://www.intersportrent.com, but I've never been when they have had no stock in to rent, so booking in advance isn't a necessity.

The reason I've laid it out like this is that generally I seem to save on average £100 a person over booking with a tour operator.

Hope that helps :)
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Mr Jack said:
Meribel, or any of that area of the Three Valleys in France.
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This. 3 Valleys is great. It's the biggest ski area in the world and has something for everyone. Lots of easy blue/green runs up to blacks and some good off-piste bits as well.
Maybe try looking at Les Menuires, i've been told it's the cheapest place to stay in 3 valleys.
 
touch said:
Maybe try looking at Les Menuires, i've been told it's the cheapest place to stay in 3 valleys.
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Val Thorens is cheaper than Les Menuires on average, but it's not buy much. Val Thorens has better night life, Menuires is better for families (IMO).

It all depends on the type of resort you want, but for cheap and cheerful, with great snow and good access to beginner slopes and tuition, VT is hard to beat.

As already said though, anywhere in the Three Valleys will be superb, but can vary in cost significantly! (Compare Val Thorens to Courcheval 1850 for example!!!)
 
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