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Val d'isere or tremblant

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General.
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So next year i have a choice to go to one or the other for a season. Which should i choose?
May 18 2007 11:17AM
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oldskooler
Posts: 32 - Karma: 10
You've got to be kidding. It's not even close.
May 18 2007 11:30AM
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General.
Posts: 132 - Karma: 11
well where?
May 18 2007 11:39AM
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MrScruff
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Val D'isere.
May 18 2007 11:45AM
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griffmastar
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Val D'isere hands down.
May 18 2007 12:08PM
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Legit
Posts: 1411 - Karma: 28
are u kidding? a small mountain, to the alps
May 18 2007 12:35PM
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dom_uk
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oh my god. just pretend this was all a joke and go to val
May 18 2007 12:36PM
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Charley.
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hahahahhahaha yeah right


val d'isère
May 18 2007 12:38PM
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General.
Posts: 132 - Karma: 11
alright thats decisive. thanks
May 18 2007 12:40PM
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Shorton
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Val for sure, its awsome

May 18 2007 1:33PM
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McGill-X
Posts: 561 - Karma: 53
what r u serious...tremblant is like the pile of snow at the base of val d'ere...dont even think of picking tremblunt over val d
May 18 2007 10:14PM
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gregor
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Def Val D. Although its not the only place in France for having a season. Id recommend you look at Morzine or Meribel too.
May 18 2007 10:36PM
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KB420
Posts: 545 - Karma: 1,489
val d' isère...
May 20 2007 11:56AM
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outerlimitz
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That's like saying, Killington or Whistler.
May 20 2007 12:47PM
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Edward.
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id rather go to tremblant.




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May 20 2007 12:48PM
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dan4060
Posts: 1458 - Karma: 847
Would you rather fuck Rosanne Barr or Claudia Schiffer? That is about how far apart those places are.
May 20 2007 12:59PM
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manabadman
Posts: 615 - Karma: 255
didnt really feel val wen i went. go for a nice small place with smaller lift cues
May 20 2007 4:59PM
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Legit
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nah b, its more like the parking lot of killington to whistler
May 20 2007 5:06PM
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dave_uninc
Posts: 335 - Karma: 71
are you retarded??
May 20 2007 6:38PM
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johnnypsunami
Posts: 5024 - Karma: 221
as sick as tremblants rails and park are on occasions, Val D'isere will be ten times better.
May 20 2007 6:51PM
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ValPow
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the val park is getting better and better, the skiing in espace killy is arguably the best in europe, val is the best town in europe ski wise, never been to america but if i was to do a season without doubt it would be in val

for more info and contacts speak to rastafarider, hes just done a season there
May 22 2007 2:42AM
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ValPow
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when the fuck did you go to val?

it has one of the most efficient lift services in the alps.

from the town you have:
olympique,
bellevarde chairs
solaise express,
solaise cable car
laissant
le fornet cable car
funival in la daille

for instance, verbier has 2 lifts from the bottom,

dont listen to this idiot
May 22 2007 2:49AM
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kryptonskier
Posts: 58 - Karma: 10
espace killy is just so huge... endless possibilities AND there's Les Arcs and the Trois Valee down the road
May 22 2007 3:13AM
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ValPow
Posts: 1049 - Karma: 10
yeah your right, meribel, courcheval, les menuires and val thorens are about an hour and a half away tho, le plagne is close (next to bourg)
May 22 2007 3:41AM
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Matty_C
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General. I'm getting a worried feeling in the pit of my stomach. The only reason I can think of why you'd be comparing these resorts is that you intend to blow 8 grand on either Ski Le Gap in Tremblant or Basecamp in Val. This is 8 gs for 3 months, a pretty meaningless qualification, 4 grand on top for living costs and a wasted season. Trust me, the basecamp guys are to be seen learning the perfect snowplow techniques on the best pow day of the season.

I implore you to ditch any ideas of doing this. Why not get a job in Val, get paid to ski for a season, get far better than you would on these courses, and have a sick time. I promise you you'll wanna quit the course after a week which would be a waste of money anyway.

In conclusion therefore...
1] Val d'Isere no question.
2]Ditch the Basecamp idea
3]Do a real season and have the best 5 months of your life.

If I am wrong and you just wanna go on holiday, the same applies.
May 22 2007 10:29AM
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McGill-X
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what rastafar rider said!
May 22 2007 2:27PM
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michael_bc
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listen to this man.
May 22 2007 2:40PM
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michael_bc
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well Verbier is a very very bad example :D
May 22 2007 2:50PM
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Matty_C
Posts: 2598 - Karma: 236
ah! it was only gonna be a matter of time before michael got involved in a euro ski resort thread! good hustle everyone i think we have saved mr general from a fate worse than death! high five!
May 22 2007 5:44PM
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manabadman
Posts: 615 - Karma: 255
jus sayin wer i go, which is a small place you pretty much ski straight onto the lift-go up-ski down.
much more skiing done that way and its generally better quality -pow less tracked-piste stays courdory for longer
just my personnal opinin so quit the insults
May 24 2007 12:49PM
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Skillz
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No Comment

May 24 2007 1:57PM
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McGill-X
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i believe no comment is a comment
May 25 2007 1:31PM
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MrScruff
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As opposed to lift up, ski down, ski down, ski down, ski down, ski down, lift back up? Skiing in Yurp is a lot different
May 25 2007 1:36PM
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ValPow
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saint foy only has 3 lifts or so, you must get bored going up and down the same runs all day, having said that the bc run over the back from the third lift can be pretty sick, when you go through peoples gardens at the bottom. how much development is going on there, i hear that they are building loads of chalets and shit there.
May 25 2007 3:33PM
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manabadman
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yeh i hear alot of people there for a week saying theyve already skiid the place out, but theres actually alot of sick stuff to do as only a small percentage of the area is pisted which makes for alot of offpiste to play around with. and the bc routes round the back are so good. a park would be nice but you can find alot of kickers lying around.
lots of apartments going up, in fact my rents bought one so i guess that makes me a little biased towards the resort but it is a sweet place once you get to know it.
May 25 2007 4:01PM
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