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Hi all,
I would welcome your views on where is the best place to ski at Easter with 3 boys (ages 12,9 and 6) all of us are novices and I would just like to give them a taste of skiing.
We are travelling from Ireland and arrrive in Cherbourg on Good Friday.
We have a burstner 747 so I think we have the right van for the job. We have chains for the front wheels but I don't have winter tyres, will this be an issue?
If you are over in Cherbourg, consider the Pyrenees (if they have the white stuff).
St. Lary Soulan has a great Campsite, Camping Rioumajou €13 inc 10A EHU, Waster and fresh water on pitch (price is for 2 adults, add for extra persons). http://www.camping-le-rioumajou.com/
They do use snow cannons at At Lary 1700. There is an Area especially for Beginners and a good range of green and blues.
There is an massive Aire in the town for Motorhomes at the ski lift. FREE During the day, €5 overnight.
You can't judge one season by the previous, but bear in mind that last year by Easter many of the lower resorts had closed due to lack of snow. So, it *might* be worth planning to head to am area with access to higher ski areas in order to be snow-sure.
Unless, that is, you're happy to wait until the last minute before deciding where to go, in which case joining www.snow-forecast.com and reading the lastest snow reports plus looking at the 9-day forecasts is a great idea.
As @teemyob says - snow tyres are a good thing.
Snow chains ought really to be carried (an old argument) it's not necessarily the law, but many places will fine you if you get stuck and weren't preperly equipped.
I ski with similar aged children as the OP but use a hotel
in alpe dhuez last year most of the motorhomes on the aires were using generators. watched them everyday from the ski lift
so
do you need a generator to ski?
how do you dry clothes boots etc?
thanks
Depends on the Vehicle.
Our Heating (Diesel/Gas/EHUEngine or combo). Plus 440Ah of batteries and Solar panels (don't get much with cloud but you would be surprised how much you can get when the sun shines, even in winter).
Our Wardrobe is heated and the shower has a heat vent. So drying of clothes is not an issue. Can even fit a pair of boots in the boiler locker.
This may be a stupid question, but a few years ago (before the boys) we skiied in Heavenly resort ,Lake Tahoe and it was the end of March. The town and all approach roads were totally snow free and you needed to get a lift up to the actual slopes, it was so warm you could ski in your shirt sleeves.
Can anyone suggest a location that would be likely to be snow free in the valley/town with access to snow slopes nearby or this this the a little bit of nirvana
I don't really want to go to the expense of fitting winter tyres so this would probably be a show stopper due to needing 6 of them
Happy enough to drive as far as I need to, but I am consious that I cannot go to Germany or Austria without winter tyres.
This may be a stupid question, but a few years ago (before the boys) we skiied in Heavenly resort ,Lake Tahoe and it was the end of March. The town and all approach roads were totally snow free and you needed to get a lift up to the actual slopes, it was so warm you could ski in your shirt sleeves.
Can anyone suggest a location that would be likely to be snow free in the valley/town with access to snow slopes nearby or this this the a little bit of nirvana
I don't really want to go to the expense of fitting winter tyres so this would probably be a show stopper due to needing 6 of them
Happy enough to drive as far as I need to, but I am consious that I cannot go to Germany or Austria without winter tyres.
Thanks again for all your help
Raymond
I have never seen Winter Tyres enforced in St Lary Soulan that I mentioned above. The roads have always been clear too.
St. Lary Soulan is very popular with Spanish Day trippers from all over Spain. All of whose cars I have observed have been fitted with summer tyres. Many come from the Costas where they would never fit winter tyres for a day trip.
Even at St Lary 1700, you cannot park on the roadside after 8pm as the road is ploughed every night when there is snow.
Thanks again for the advice,
The Pyrennes look very interesting but it appears from their website that St Lary closes for the season on Easter Monday (9th April) this is probably too tight for us
I need to find a location that we would be able to ski during that week.
But thanks again, you have given me great food for thought
Hi Finyar
Good to see a skiing family from my neck of the woods. Our kids are a little older 7,11,15 and we have similar vans. I usually go via uk to calais and on to the french alps. This year went to Austria for a change. Alps will give for sure snow that time of year. You have choice of aires or camp sites. We tend to use campsites in winter for EHU drying rooms etc. You can do it in your size van but with 3 kids and adults on a wet day you could have big drying issues. Plenty of locations up mountains Meribel,les Arcs, le plagne or in valley Bourge st maurice.
Snow chains are all you need I wouldn't fancy winter tyre bill X 6.
This is a great way to ski with family. Enjoy. Vinny
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