Advantages: A large amount of varied skiing, child friendly Disadvantages: Lack of height can sometimes be a problem
...families then can I suggest Les Gets in France Les Gets is quite low in itself, village level is at 1175m but at the top it is 2350m and as it is part of the Portes du Soleil area there is plenty of high level skiing available should conditions be bad. Travel to resort: If you arrive by air at Geneva it is about a one-hour coach transfer, however it is an easy resort to drive to being only 870km or 550 miles from Calais all of which apart from the ... ...Accommodation: Les Gets is a small attractive village which has a variety of accommodation from small cheap hotels to larger more expensive one plus the usual range of self-catering accommodation varying from small apartments up to chalets catering for 20 or more. It is possible to book accommodation through the tourist office at www.lesgets.com and they do have some good deals which include lift passes as part of the package. Restaurants and nightlife: ...
martinprice 22.04.2001 (19.08.2001)
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Advantages: good snow, big ski area, pretty Disadvantages: Fairly quiet, not a lot of shops.
I have fond memories of Les Gets,the small Alpine village in the Haute Savoie. It was where I learnt to ski, and I had a fantastic time.
The flight is normally to Geneva- a short flight- but the downside is that it is a long coach transfer. The roads are just a bit scarey to the resort (my friend was ill), so if you can afford it pay for a transfer by taxi- its about £90 now!
The village is very pretty, based around one main road that links the ... ...some bars, and a poor nightclub (l'igloo); but great skiing.
On one side you have Mont Caly and Mont Chery. This is the highest skiing in the resort, is virtually snow sure, but is not that extensive, it does link with the back of Morzine if you fancy skiing one of the scariest runs I have ever met in my life!
The other side is called "Les Chevannes", and is a winter wonderland. Slighlty lower mountains, sunny, a bubble gondola to get you up there ...
skimanant 02.01.2001
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