Montgenèvre (Via Lattea) 6 Day Snow Forecast

Paul from United Kingdom writes:

Just got back from a great week in Mongenevre. Had a really great time in large part due to good snow, sun and low temperatures keeping everything nice all day. Good variety of runs which kept everyone happy, including two teenagers who swapped between skis, board & blades through the week. My brother-in-law came with us for his first go at skiing (aged 50) and he too was well catered for. Excellent green from the top that he could ski and the kids could cruise at high speed. No lift queues to speak of despite being half-term and plenty of space on the runs. Snow making seems excellent with very few worn patches even on the busier runs. Village bus service is a bit hit and miss... small bus that gets full very quickly. However, walking is not too bad and there are ski out/ski in options in a fair number of accommodation blocks. Remember that if you've got under 18's that don't like wearing helmets, they will need them if you want to ski in Italy. Note those who drive out... a) it's a long way! 780 miles! b) TomTom will take you through the Frejus tunnel into Italy and then back into France via Claviere. OK, except the Tunnel toll is £35! If you do end up going this way, buy a return ticket and this is much cheaper than two singles. The tunnel does save a lot of queuing down to Grenoble when it's busy ie Half-Term. We came back this way and it took 4 hours to do the first 100km! c) if it's been snowing, you will need to put your snow chains on to get to a lot of the accommodation blocks. All in all, Montgenevre is a good resort that we would definitely go back to.

2012-02-20