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tignes - mid april

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lemonstartree · 12/01/2007 20:41

anyone skied this late in the year ? am very tempted to book this as its miles cheaper than earlier in the season.....

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aDad · 12/01/2007 20:47

i have, it can be lovely.

And in tignes of all places in France you're guaranteed to be able to ski because of the glacier.

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LIZS · 12/01/2007 20:53

We have in past years but not there. Last year in early April there was a fresh snowfall and we had great conditions but agree go for somewhere like Tignes which is glacial.

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MrLSG · 12/01/2007 22:16

April can be fantastic - and even in may there's plenty of snow for a good holiday. The lack of crowds mean that in fact you have more slope-space to yourself than you'd have in high season.

I recall one April day skiing off the back of La Masse (above Les Menuires, Trois Vallees) and we ended up skiing through a field of snowdrops: didn't have any option - they were everywhere

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snorkle · 12/01/2007 23:32

Message withdrawn

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LunarSea · 13/01/2007 11:27

MrLSG - I was there and they weren't snowdrops, they were crocuses Well I've never seen purple snowdrops before!