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Ski Chalet for Christmas - Complete Beginner Couple!

  • 13-08-2011 9:31pm
    #1
    smallbrowncat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 89 ✭✭


    Hello everyone

    Would really appreciate some advice - I have no idea where to begin! My husband and I (early 30s) would like to get some pointers on where to start booking a week or so ski holiday over Christmas!

    Basically:
    - we're both complete beginners
    - we'd like to stay somewhere relatively quiet/untouristy and friendly
    - we don't want to ski every single day - ie we'd like to go to village/town that is interesting to explore and has options for other sports/activities for some of the days
    - we like to eat nice food :)
    - we're not fussed about staying somewhere fancy/luxurious - just somewhere that is clean, warm, comfortable and friendly
    - we're not fixed on a particular country

    From reading the forums I've seen the suggestion of booking in a catered chalet and then doing beginner skiing school. This sounds appealing!

    I would really appreciate any suggestions of chalets that people have stayed at... or, er, where to begin researching this! :)

    Thank you!! :D


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  • #2
    Static M.e.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,093 ✭✭✭Static M.e.


    Hi Smallbrowncat,

    I'll try to give you some pointers where I can.

    - we're both complete beginners
    OK. So depending on the mountain you go too. You might not actually have to buy a ski pass. Some areas do Beginners lessons on the greens slopes before you actually go up the lift. Don't assume you need a lift pass.

    - we'd like to stay somewhere relatively quiet/untouristy and friendly
    - we don't want to ski every single day - ie we'd like to go to village/town that is interesting to explore and has options for other sports/activities for some of the days
    I'll take these two together. Most Ski areas\zones are little villages up in a mountain with few non ski amenities. A lot of them would close down during the day because well, no one is around and its not worth staying open. So you probably need to find an area that is an fully functioning village all year round. Morzine, Zermatt are two that spring to mind although there are alot others. A good test is if the town has a cinema.

    - we like to eat nice food
    I've never had a problem finding nice food although it does bump up the price a little.

    - we're not fussed about staying somewhere fancy/luxurious - just somewhere that is clean, warm, comfortable and friendly
    Same as. Chalets can be good fun because you mix with 10 other people. What usually happens is that you all sit down in the evening together for a meal cooked by the in-house cook. Pretty standard, decent stuff. Then you can read your book, watch tv, Game consoles or go into town etc. They are fun if you want to mix with others. The Chalets can be kinda out of town so watch for that, although they do usually offer free taxi's in and out of town at set times.

    - we're not fixed on a particular country
    My advice would be to stick to an old Euro country.

    - From reading the forums I've seen the suggestion of booking in a catered chalet and then doing beginner skiing school. This sounds appealing!
    You have to do lessons, you're wasting your time if you don't. If there's just two of you, you could look at getting an Private instructor between you. It can be more fun, definitely more expensive but you set the pace. When you go with a class its a much friendlier environment, everyone is starting together to you learn with each other. Its kinda fun. MAKE sure you get an English speaking instructor. Trying to learn to Ski while deciphering broken English is not fun.


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