First day of the ski season
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Went to Chamonix today - the only skiing is on GM, and people were whining about how poor the conditions were in the bar later. Many Americans over for Christmas, and there's nothing to do really. Mind you, the furniture shops were pretty busy...
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Indeed. Terribly cramped. We would have bee totally stuffed if we wanted to play more than three or four games of croquet!
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I know Drew. It was just a joke from my side. Apologies.
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You have to feel sorry for those that have booked for snow and skiing and also the many people who rely on the business. Hopefully conditions will improve quickly although it doesn't seem likely until after Christmas. We are not heading out to Flaine for the last week of Jan / first week of Feb but are still a bit nervous.
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Well, I have 'some' good news for you LDM - it snowed a tiny amount overnight, but there's a foot of snow expected on Christmas Day, and the same a few days later. I can see a bit of Flaine from the terrace here (mostly Les Carroz to be fair, but the top of Flaine is visible over the lower LC crest), and it's not pretty right now. However, there's a long time between now and the end of January... I expect we will be able to have a day in Flaine after Christmas.
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Thanks for the reply!
Some would say Flaine is never a pretty! Although I like it and appreciate the way it was designed to be less visible from the mountains.
I appreciate things could / should be better by the time we arrive but you still can't help but worry. It is a real shame for those that booked early season or over Christmas.
I hope you get some good skiing in!
Some would say Flaine is never a pretty! Although I like it and appreciate the way it was designed to be less visible from the mountains.
I appreciate things could / should be better by the time we arrive but you still can't help but worry. It is a real shame for those that booked early season or over Christmas.
I hope you get some good skiing in!
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I like Flaine as a place to ski for a day, especially as it's only 12km from here. It gets very busy at weekends though, since it's so close to Geneva/Annemasse etc.
Here's a photo I took in Flaine last season - it's far from ugly... This was on the 2nd March 2014. There's just one person in the photo...
Here's a photo I took in Flaine last season - it's far from ugly... This was on the 2nd March 2014. There's just one person in the photo...