Re: Les Contamines-Montjoie ?

On Wed, 03 Dec 2003 16:36:30 +0100, Ace <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>On Wed, 3 Dec 2003 15:17:22 +0000 (UTC), "Clive Perry"
><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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>>"Ace" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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>>>It also links with Megeve and St. Nicolas so there's a fair
>>> amount of piste and off-piste skiing available. Certainly should be
>>> ample for your mix of abilities.
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>>We used to ski at Les Contamines a lot in the late 80's and early 90's as it
>>was close to Geneva and fairly snow sure compared to some of the other
>>smaller ski areas off the A/R Blanche - I don't recall there being links to
>>Megeve and/or St. Gervais.
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>>However, I do remember being able to look down on Megeve from the top of one
>>of the drag lifts - have the link lifts been installed recently?
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>Well I'm not sure about recently. I first skied over from St. Nicolas
>anout six years ago, then on another occasion from St. Gervais a year
>or two later. I don't recall the lift system looking particularly new.
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>Thinking about it I'm not 100% certain there's a skiable link with
>Megeve, so that may be what's causing the confusion.

Megeve, St Gervais and St Nicolas are all part of the same area but
there's no official link to Les Contamines. It's possible to hike over
Mt Joly to Veleray and vice-versa but not especially interesting.

There's a bus between Les Contamines and St Gervais though but I'm not
sure how frequent it is, in a car it's about 10 mins.

All good stations though, good skiing and not as renowned as they
ought to be. Not much in the way of nightlife if you want more than
bars and restaurants.

Ian

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