Mini Summit 2005: Yurp/La Grave

[ulty_guy]

thanks, lady roo. the lady is outta town for about a week, so planning will have to wait a bit.

[snowfire]

I'm in until about the 24th. WE fly back out of Geneve on the 25th. If everyone is going to be in La Grave, we'll try to make it- I'm sure we'll be in the area somewhere. If you're starting on the 22nd... well, two days is better than nothing.

Everyone else I talked to in my thread, still planning on meeting up with you for turns somewhere along the line! I need to start booking hostels for around New Year's, probably in Lyon at that point. Haven't quite gotten up the balls to call a French hostel yet and dumbly blurt out "bonjour, parlez-vous anglais?"

[Tri-Ungulate]

Glisseur,

Are you going to make it to this mini? Would you be going direct from Diavolezza to La Grave? Do you know if any others who might be doing this?

[supercastor]

Was in La Grave thuesday with Le Dude and DLF... We wanted to have a look at the Auberge Ensoleillée which is sold 500k€...

Here is what the mountain looks like. Plus a view of the glacier on the other (dark ) side (Les 2 Alpes)... It snowed quite a bit since

[Spamhelmet]

Soo-oo , whos in LG from the 18th dec. onwards?

Mullet,Glisseur,Telephil?

Arriving there in the evening of 18th, hitting the slopes on sunday.

[Lostinthetrees]

Haven't quite gotten up the balls to call a French hostel yet and dumbly blurt out "bonjour, parlez-vous anglais?"

It is a great opening line and you will get an answer. Almost all connected w/ tourism industry are happy to help (outside of a few elitists in Paris) and can speak some English. It is understood by most Europeans.

San souci, relax and enjoy the ride,
litt

[Lostinthetrees]

another trigger pulled! booked chalets de la meije today for jan 21-29

STOKE IS RISING....

Rpz,
Got some space for me? I will be down for 4+ days...or, maybe the entire week. If no space, I got the camping gear and I hear it is free. If no space, can I borrow your shower each night? Yes, I will bring my own towel.

Ridesharing? how about TeleAl?
litt

[Mulletizer]

Soo-oo , whos in LG from the 18th dec. onwards?

Mullet,Glisseur,Telephil?

I'm there from the 1st December

[Spamhelmet]

Pffft...so i guess its "game on" then...

[Hayduke]

I'll be heading down for a couple of days on 22nd/23rd or so. Anyone got an idea of travel time by car from Chamonix?

[Lostinthetrees]

I'll be heading down for a couple of days on 22nd/23rd or so. Anyone got an idea of travel time by car from Chamonix?

From Geneve (airport side) about 3.5 with dry roads and weekday, non-rush hours traffic. Pretty much 2 lane road (1 each direction) starting from outside Grenoble all the way to La Grave (and Briancon). Grenoble has some nasty traffic jams...get off Autoroute early, not in center of town. Hopefully, you won't find yourself behind a large trailer&truck or camper sitting at the end of a long string of anxious cars trying to pass.
litt

[Hayduke]

Cheers Litt. I reckon I'll head down on the 24th then. 6 weeks left in my job then I'm free!!

[Lostinthetrees]

Cheers Litt. I reckon I'll head down on the 24th then. 6 weeks left in my job then I'm free!!

Hayduke,
24th Dec?
Are u going to be around for the Euro-summit last wk Jan.?

I am thinking of coming up to Argentiere mid-Dec to take a Glacier Travel course from Chamonix Experience. Idris reco'd them to me. Know of them? Is their 1 day course "solid" or, is there another outfit you would reco?

Yes, I have always admired your avatar...mmmmmm.
Also, read the Monkey Wrench Gang a couple times. Very entertaining read.
litt

[Hayduke]

Litt, I meant 24th Jan. (heading to LG from Cham) - That way I avoid the weekend traffic.
No idea about Chamonix Experience I'm afraid. I'll ask my cousin if she has any info- she's lived there for a few years & is bound to have heard of them.
I'll get to Cham on 2nd Jan. I'll pm nearer the time & hopefully hook up if you're still about.

Edward Abbey rules!!

[Odin]

I'll be in France/Switzerland/Austria from the 10th of Jan to the 31'st if anyone would like to meet up.

I will be in

La Grave
Chamonix
Garmisch
and other places where the snow is good.

[KANUTTEN]

Me and a couple of friends will be staying at the skiers lodge for that week. So if you are going to hang around in la grave in that time it would be great to hook up.

[Ripzalot]

yet another maggot confirmed. that books up the chalet de la ripzalot. any desperate stragglers will have to floor it.

GET YER STOKE ON!!!!

[snowfire]

I'll be in France/Switzerland/Austria from the 10th of Jan to the 31'st if anyone would like to meet up.

I will be in

La Grave
Chamonix
Garmisch
and other places where the snow is good.

ooh ooh me! I'll be in those countries basically the same times, flying out the 25th Jan after a couple days at La Grave mini. I'm definitely hitting that and Cham, and many other places... never heard of Garmisch, wht is it like?

[TeleAl]

I'm in, but I must either:

a) leave Tuesday after skiing; or
b) arrive Wednesday night.

Which do you recommend? Is the beginning or the end of the summit a better time to be around (snow conditions aside)?

I might just arrive Wednesday night before the Summit begins, and stay through until Tuesday. And then, maybe I will bust back over after teaching all day Wednesday.

[Hicks]

never heard of Garmisch, wht is it like?

Garmisch has some sweet hidden spots to be found, but there are better areas close by (Arlberg, Innsbruck region a.o.)...
Most of the slopes run thru the forest, not many open bowls plus it gets crowded on weekends when people from Munich invade the resort.

[bad_roo]

Spoke to Mulletizer yesterday. He was skiing under bluebird skies in Serre Chevalier on Friday, set off back to La Grave, only to encounter a storm atop the Col du Lautaret. By the time he'd got to La Grave ther was 20cm of fresh in the village. They still hadn't opened the gondola yet due to avalanche danger but it's nearly game on in the valley.

[Odin]

GAME ON!

Time to plotz! no?

I'll bring the dirty pillows if you bring the feathers!

W00t!

[bad_roo]

All my plotzing is done and dusted. Ferry booked, accommodation sorted, now I'm just waiting for Ullr to get off the khazi.

[Lostinthetrees]

All my plotzing is done and dusted. Ferry booked, accommodation sorted, now I'm just waiting for Ullr to get off the khazi.

Ullr has been kind-of-in and kind-of-out in the Alpes so far this season. 3 weeks to go and it better start storming....

Got a bed, too. See ya.

[Tri-Ungulate]

So right about now is Ullr kind-of-in or kind-of-out?

i.e. what kind of skis would be ideal?