I'm looking to organise a long skiing weekend for some friends and myself in late Jan, early Feb next year. We all usually go skiing with our families and we've had the idea of going on a "gentleman's weekend" without the family (so not using up too much valuable holiday).
My initial thought is that we could shoot off to Liverpool airport after work on Thursday (maybe Wednesday) and catch an EasyJet to Geneva, then maybe hire a car (depending on numbers) to somewhere close like Morzine. Four (or five) days skiing, then head back Monday night - using up only 2 (or 3) days annual leave.
Has anyone got any advice / suggestions / experience of this sorth of thing?
I'm looking to organise a long skiing weekend for some friends and> myself in late Jan, early Feb next year. We all usually go skiing with> our families and we've had the idea of going on a "gentleman's weekend"> without the family (so not using up too much valuable holiday).>
My initial thought is that we could shoot off to Liverpool airport> after work on Thursday (maybe Wednesday) and catch an EasyJet to> Geneva, then maybe hire a car (depending on numbers) to somewhere close> like Morzine. Four (or five) days skiing, then head back Monday night> - using up only 2 (or 3) days annual leave.>
Has anyone got any advice / suggestions / experience of this sorth of> thing?
Done this the last 3 years - 7-9 of us to Austria. We fly on Friday night to either Zurich or Munich, hire cars, stay in cheap pre-booked hotel en-route to resort, get up early & get to resort by 8 on Saturday, Ski for 5 days solid, fly home weds night. Part of the fun of it is seeing how cheaply we can do it. This year it was a shade over £200 each for flight, hire cars, 1st night hotel & 4 nights in resort (!)
I'm looking to organise a long skiing weekend for some friends and> myself in late Jan, early Feb next year. We all usually go skiing with> our families and we've had the idea of going on a "gentleman's weekend"> without the family (so not using up too much valuable holiday).>
My initial thought is that we could shoot off to Liverpool airport> after work on Thursday (maybe Wednesday) and catch an EasyJet to> Geneva, then maybe hire a car (depending on numbers) to somewhere close> like Morzine. Four (or five) days skiing, then head back Monday night> - using up only 2 (or 3) days annual leave.>
Has anyone got any advice / suggestions / experience of this sorth of> thing?
Yep, it's easily done. I've done it a couple times now to Les Carroz (an hour from Geneva).
Rather than fly out mid-week I would fly out first thing on Saturday, ski Sat PM and then return Mon/Tues/Weds evening depending on how long you want the weekend to be. There are flights to Liverpool at about 8 ish in the evening, so you can ski all day on the last day.
The reason for going on a Sat is to help get the accomodation sorted - hotels and chelets don't like doing weekends from Thurs or Fri to the next week because you effectivly block 2 weeks of their normal (Sat - Sat) weeks. If you arrive on a Saturday they can still fill the previous week.
We have also done self catering and booked a place for the whole week, but only used it until the Wednesday. Sounds like a waste but it was still good value (about 100 each for the apartment I think).
As for places, I've stayed here before <http://www.lescarrozski.com/> - very firendly British owners, great food and they'll pick you up at the airport for 100 (total, not each). They normally book by the week but in mid Jan they may be happy to take you, especially if you arrive on a Saturday.
I'd forgotten Flaine/Les Carroz was that close to Geneva (Les Carroz was my first skiing week, a school trip, back in about 1977, so forgive me if I don't remember the transfer too well).
Unfortunately, unless you get some really good deals, it almost costs as much to do a weekend as it does to do a week..
"CE" <charlie3101@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:1109693067.068367.269560@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...> Good day everyone.>
I'm looking to organise a long skiing weekend for some friends and> myself in late Jan, early Feb next year. We all usually go skiing with> our families and we've had the idea of going on a "gentleman's weekend"> without the family (so not using up too much valuable holiday).>
My initial thought is that we could shoot off to Liverpool airport> after work on Thursday (maybe Wednesday) and catch an EasyJet to> Geneva, then maybe hire a car (depending on numbers) to somewhere close> like Morzine. Four (or five) days skiing, then head back Monday night> - using up only 2 (or 3) days annual leave.>
Has anyone got any advice / suggestions / experience of this sorth of> thing?>
Another option - evening flight to Lyon (or Geneva), hire car to the Maurienne valley. Stay in a Logis hotel in the valley (St Michel or St Jean) - very cheap generally. Then can access Val Thorens via the Orelle gondala (900 - 2400 m) or if weather poor lower level skiing in the Sybelles area, Valloire or smaller areas off the valley going up to the Frejus tunnel. At the end of the trip it is a 2 hour drive back to the airport to get home before 11pm
Mark Hunter> "CE" <charlie3101@hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:1109693067.068367.269560@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...>> Good day everyone.>>
I'm looking to organise a long skiing weekend for some friends and>> myself in late Jan, early Feb next year. We all usually go skiing with>> our families and we've had the idea of going on a "gentleman's weekend">> without the family (so not using up too much valuable holiday).>>
My initial thought is that we could shoot off to Liverpool airport>> after work on Thursday (maybe Wednesday) and catch an EasyJet to>> Geneva, then maybe hire a car (depending on numbers) to somewhere close>> like Morzine. Four (or five) days skiing, then head back Monday night>> - using up only 2 (or 3) days annual leave.>>
Has anyone got any advice / suggestions / experience of this sorth of>> thing?>>
Paul Healy wrote:> I've done Davos Switzerland for weekends before and it worked well. Fly into > Zurich (1.5 hours) and train transfer from Zurich Airport to Zurich HB, > Zurich HB to Landquart, and Landquart to Davos Platz took 2 hours 40 mins > (allow 3 hours). Ski Jacobshorn side as you get off the train and find > accommodation at numerous hotels/ B & B. I like Club Hotel Davos 3* Half > board hotel http://www.clubhotel.ch/ . The owners are friendly and don't rip > you off. Even telephone calls from your hotel room were cheap!> Not sure whether Easy Jet go to Zurich from Liverpool though.> Paul EasyJet don't go to Zurich from anywhere anymore Try Basel instead.
Neil Swingler <neil@neil.swingler.name> wrote in news:d05im0$pe4$1@news.hispeed.ch:
Paul Healy wrote:>> I've done Davos Switzerland for weekends before and it worked well.>> Fly into Zurich (1.5 hours) and train transfer from Zurich Airport to>> Zurich HB, Zurich HB to Landquart, and Landquart to Davos Platz took>> 2 hours 40 mins (allow 3 hours). Ski Jacobshorn side as you get off>> the train and find accommodation at numerous hotels/ B & B. I like>> Club Hotel Davos 3* Half board hotel http://www.clubhotel.ch/ . The>> owners are friendly and don't rip you off. Even telephone calls from>> your hotel room were cheap! Not sure whether Easy Jet go to Zurich>> from Liverpool though. Paul> EasyJet don't go to Zurich from anywhere anymore Try Basel> instead. >
--> Neil Swingler>
We're flying to Hahn (Ryanair's Frankfurt) in 3 weeks time and heading to Feldberg. Another couple of hours gets us to the likes of Engelberg if perchance there is no snow.
Why Hahn? Well, starting from Scotland choices are limited. But we picked up flights for Easter weekend at £248 for all 6 of us! Another £150 or so for car hire and I'd call that a cheap bit of transport.
