Snowsure: 4.4
- Occasionally gets enough snow for skiing
- Is often closed due to a lack of snow
- Occasionally suffers from a lack of snow
- Rarely suffers from a lack of snow
- Montgenèvre (Vialattea) is snowsure even in the poorest seasons
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January 05, 2007
Christopher Slade from
United Kingdom
Christopher Slade from
United Kingdom
Week 24-31 December 2006
Positives:
sunny every day
enough good quality restaurants
esf were brillaint, esapecially the instructor
village was pretty much empty of traffic, thanks to the tunnel
Eagle Rock was an easy red run, which was brillaint fun
skiing into Italy from the top of eagle rock is for good skiers only and you also have to walk on the flat
ski bus's very good, however it finishes at 5.30
good place to learn
very short transfer from Turin
the best restauarants are:
Le Capitane - an Italian place, which does take away pizzas
Cadelasol - a lovely traditonal mountain food restaurant with great atmosphere
Le Graal - only does food at lunch times, it's where all the young people go, but is very good
everyone speaks very good English
Le Godrans is a very good place for beginners to advance to blues and reds
Negatives:
In the afternoon it got very icy, due to lack of snow even though we were lucky enough to get any.
no nigthlife, except the bar Ir Graal
too many Italian ski clubs and skiers filling up the slopes and lifts in the afternoon
the link between the main side and Le Chavlet was poor
only 1 main lift to get up the mountain, which creates horrible queues, however they are non existent in the morning
only 1 main green to get down from the top, very very busy and horrible
lots of runs shut on Le Chavlet side due to lack of snow
not much skiing between the trees
the streets were very icy and were'nt particulaly well maintained
piste map, not big enough and not up to date
piste markings were poor, some reds which should have been black and visa versa. also blues were quite tricky
only 2 very small supermarkets
overall, for my first week skiing I loved it, even though it needs improvements
September 27, 2006
Stephanie Fairhead from
United Kingdom
Stephanie Fairhead from
United Kingdom
I was in Montgenenvre recently where the first snow fell on Sunday 24th September. Maybe this is a good sign for the winter?
A massive amount of work is happening in Montgenevre to improve the facilities. The centre of the village is now an almost traffic free area. A tunnel takes all the through traffic away from the centre, which is now almost pedestrianised. It is only single line traffic so it's a great place to enjoy a drink on a sunny terrace with fantastic views of the ski area.
It's a very sociable village in that it is not too commercialised and inevitably, you keep bumping into people so it's easy to make friends. The lifts are instantly accessible from the village and all runs come back to the village so it's a good place for groups/families.
The Apeak ski school is excellent and a breath of fresh air after the traditional ESF style instruction, although many of the ESF instructors speak fluent English so there are no language problems.
Definitely a place to consider, particularly since Ryanair and Easy Jet have routes to Turin which is only one and a half hours away, on a very good road.
April 08, 2006
Peter Smintock from
United Kingdom
Peter Smintock from
United Kingdom
Thanks to all the APEAK ski school we had a great time! Were absolutely petrified by the mountain on the Sunday and ended up skiing fairly steep black runs by the end of the week. Do not try to compare APEAK ski school and ESF, the standards of tuitions are just not the same! Do not hesitate to use APEAK they are simply the best
February 21, 2006
richard from
United Kingdom
richard from
United Kingdom
I have been to Montgenevre Feb 04 and March 05 with large family and friends. It's a great resort. We avoided the ski-school and went with some local ski instructors; they were really excellent. Great combination of 2 sides of the valley allows differing lights at different times of the day for varied skiing. Our kids really enjoyed their local instructors and there was enough easy to intermediate runs for us all to enjoy in the afternoons. For the adults, there is a nice run into Italy from the top of Eagle Rock run. The main road through the village is annoyingly busy. However, I have since learned an underpass has been built for all traffic to avoid the village, which is great.
The village also has a good traditional French feel, without too many skiing shops, which I think is a good thing!
I echo other comments that it is a great place to learn. As a guide my kids ages were as of 2004: 7, 10, 12, 14
February 19, 2006
Garry Doyland from
United Kingdom
Garry Doyland from
United Kingdom
Have just returned from Montgenevre with a school party of 41. At the beginning of the week the snow was all piste based, and they were working hard to keep it skiable. The kids learnt fast under sunny skies (brillaint ski school - Apeak) and everyone had a great time. On the Wednesday the weather turned, clouded, and then snowed. We had continuous snow for the next 18 hours followed by a little sunshine and then snowed again all day Friday. Snow was drier on the friday, real powder low down. Depths of 40 cm Thursday, 30 on Friday and still snowing when we left on Saturday, It was snowing all the way down to Cesana on the way out and the depths were looking good. In Montgenevre there was loads of off-piste developing though the avalanche risk was rising high. Conditions on piste were good, still grooming and the open spaces were designed to treat everyone who had never skied through powder with the experince of a life time. Absolutely brillaint, best ski place I take a group to, great teaching area, up to top intermediates, cannot praise it highly enough.
January 06, 2006
Lionel Griffiths from
United Kingdom
Lionel Griffiths from
United Kingdom
We booked a day trip here when we stayed in Sauze at the other end of the milky way at xmas 05 - the links to the system from sauze were closed due to lack of snow. BUT, Montgenevre is a pretty gem with plenty of resort level snow and sunny slopes. The pistes are ideal for beginners and early intermediates but little for good intermedites and experts as the top slopes were also closed due to lack of snow. Runs back to the resort are either a steep red or a green (which gets crowded). As a day trip, great, my girlfriend got bored really quickly though due to the lack of challenging runs. Fab for beginners or try the link to Claviere and Cesana if its open. We did notice that the ski school is right on the slopes with plenty of gentle slopes at village level served by mini drag lifts with loads of tots learning to ski. Kids will love it. Learn in Montgenevre.
December 09, 2005
Giles Fairhead from
United Kingdom
Giles Fairhead from
United Kingdom
I have been going to Montgenvre for the last 5 or 6 years on and off and it is a lovely traditional French resort. The ski area links in well with the Italian resorts further down the valley and the village is very picturesque. The main road which used to pass through the centre of the village has now been diverted through a tunnel under the resort, so no more noisy, polluting traffic, just bars and hotels with un-obscured views of the slopes. The resort is very good for beginners as all easier runs are at the bottom of the mountain near the village and all the runs start and finish around the same area so easy to meet up with people, although this can lead to a bit of congestion at the end of the day. Plenty of nice runs for intermediate skiers and now a free-ride area and half pipe for the more advanced. In the evenings there are plenty of bars and restaurants with live entertainment several times a week. For those that like to push on a bit later then there is a traditional French night club. On those days when you may not want to hit the slopes then there is a newly built cinema, and the picturesque town of Briancon is just a short journey away with its shops and market. All in all a resort well worth a visit, prices are kept slightly lower than for a lot of French ski resorts due to its proximity to Italy.
January 10, 2005
Arnaud from
United Kingdom
Arnaud from
United Kingdom
Went to Mongenevre in March 2004.
The snow was abundant and fresh, even at the bottom of the slopes. Wheather was sunny most of the time.
Me and my friends all caught some kind of gastric flu, which the natives told us is due to the local tap water.
I don't know whether it is true or not, but if you catch it, it will ruin several days of ski, so don't take risks!!
The resort is quite high, thus a bit cold, so get proper skiing clothes. It is a reasonable price to pay for perfect snow conditions.
The slopes are lovely and varied. The french ski school is very good, even with english-speaking beginners.
I recommend you book very early your TGV tickets to Oulx train station, otherwise you will end up taking the nasty slow trains that make your journey last 12 hours instead of 4(actual figures).
January 03, 2005
Caitlin from
United Kingdom
Caitlin from
United Kingdom
October 19, 2004
tony pike from
United Kingdom
tony pike from
United Kingdom
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