Snow sure resort in France, Geneva area, early April?

[HilfeBitte]

Hi, just wondering if any experienced skiers can help?

We are absolute novices trying to book a holiday for the first week of the Easter holidays. The only flights we can get are to Geneva, so it needs to be somewhere close-ish to there, ideally within 90 minutes drive.

But also somewhere high enough and with reliable enough snow at that time of year that we’ll be able to actually ski! Bearing in mind we will be on the nursery slopes to start with at least and very unlikely to graduate beyond green runs.

Is there anywhere that fits those parameters?

We've been looking at La Clusaz, which is supposed to be good for beginners, but which also apparently has a lot of rain. Also wondering about Les Gets.

If anyone has any first hand experience of these resorts at that time of year, or any others, would welcome your wisdom!

TIA.

pineisland we were at the Totem - not quite as close as the Alhena but still not bad!

We were very happy with it overall although the hot buffet for dinner was a disappointment. Mostly as it was never hot! Charcuterie and cheese were fab tho.

The rooms were lovely, and we had that glorious view from our rooms, from the dining room, from the terrace, the hot tub - everywhere we went! I’d definitely recommend the hotel, but not the half board.

@HilfeBitte well done on getting back to skiing after all that time and I’m so glad you enjoyed Flaine. Hope you manage to go skiing again next year. I would recommend trying Montgenevre next time as it has some greens but also easier blues than Flaine to move onto. My dh once pulled his calf muscle stepping on the Telebenne lift in Flaine so we always try and avoid that one now!

Oh I LOVE the Totem and Flaine. I'm a fan of the brutalist architecture.

I'm really impressed that you went skiing as a beginner in your 60s. It's hard to learn as a younger adult! So glad you enjoyed it!!

Thanks for the tip re Montgenevere, pineisland, definitely worth thinking about.

I have to say, GargoylesofBeelzebub, I found myself becoming a lot more fond of the brutalist/Bauhaus vibe than I expected to! I liked Flaine a lot too.

We did a couple of really nice walks as well - because the snow had thawed so much, we were able to walk all the way down to the (still frozen) lake, as well as walking round the local peak, Col Pierre Carré, where there was still plenty of snow, and fabulous views.

I was very nervous about going and learning at this age, given how much longer it takes to recover from injuries these days, and I think quite a few people I know thought I was a bit batshit for doing it - but I’m quite proud of myself now!

And I was just reading about a remarkable woman the other day who, in addition to a generally extraordinary career in the face of double discrimination as a black woman scientist at NASA, learnt to snowboard at the age of 68! Very inspiring, and made me feel less batshit