Ski trip

leetennis · 01-14-2014, 10:01 AM

Hi guys,
I'm doing a little homework on a resort les menuires France.
A colleague is taking his family mid April and had offered me my wife 6&4yr old to join them.

We would be driving which I'm a little dubious about as the m135i isn't a mountain goat.

Wife and I board, kids never been to the slopes, any info greatly appreciated,
Lee

m20b25 · 01-14-2014, 01:57 PM

The trip would be great fun in a m135! Been up to the Three Valleys in an E39 M5 with Dunlop SP Sport Maxx a few times. No issue, roads are usually clear.

There are usually loads of things for young ones - ski lessons or otherwise.

Haven't stayed in Les Menuires but the Three Valleys are epic skiing.

dobbo99 · 01-15-2014, 02:30 AM

its a great location/area, great access to all the other areas of 3valleys, and should have plenty of snow in April too. its the cheapest (IMO) of the various resorts in the 3valley region.
its not the prettiest resort, but its effective in terms of location, and there will be loads for the kids to do snow wise as well.

driving is fairly easy, roads are good and usually well cleared. Its a bit of a trek from Calais, but the motorway system is fair more relaxing experience than in UK!

as you and wife are already seasoned, you know what your doing when you get to the resort, my suggestion for the kids would be to take them to an artificial slope a couple of times before you go, if they can ski on that then doing it on the real stuff is a doddle and they'll feel a bit more confident when they get there.

djgandy · 01-27-2014, 05:14 AM

I'm not long back from Val D'isere. I may take the car next time as I saw more BMW's than anything else! Even saw 2 M135i's and an E92 M3. There was a BMW ice track driving thing there too.

The roads were clear and the exception may be the last mile to the resort if there has been heavy snow over night. The drive looked like it would be great fun if I wasn't on a coach! In April it should be a great drive especially with longer daytime. It is a long drive though, I'd definitely get the early ferry.

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leetennis Lieutenant 37 Rep 517 Posts Drives: 3 M Sport Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: kent iTrader: (0)	Ski trip Hi guys, I'm doing a little homework on a resort les menuires France. A colleague is taking his family mid April and had offered me my wife 6&4yr old to join them. We would be driving which I'm a little dubious about as the m135i isn't a mountain goat. Wife and I board, kids never been to the slopes, any info greatly appreciated, Lee
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m20b25 First Lieutenant 21 Rep 352 Posts Drives: E90 M3 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: London iTrader: (0)	The trip would be great fun in a m135! Been up to the Three Valleys in an E39 M5 with Dunlop SP Sport Maxx a few times. No issue, roads are usually clear. There are usually loads of things for young ones - ski lessons or otherwise. Haven't stayed in Les Menuires but the Three Valleys are epic skiing.
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dobbo99 Major 227 Rep 1,489 Posts Drives: E39 530 oldskool Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	its a great location/area, great access to all the other areas of 3valleys, and should have plenty of snow in April too. its the cheapest (IMO) of the various resorts in the 3valley region. its not the prettiest resort, but its effective in terms of location, and there will be loads for the kids to do snow wise as well. driving is fairly easy, roads are good and usually well cleared. Its a bit of a trek from Calais, but the motorway system is fair more relaxing experience than in UK! as you and wife are already seasoned, you know what your doing when you get to the resort, my suggestion for the kids would be to take them to an artificial slope a couple of times before you go, if they can ski on that then doing it on the real stuff is a doddle and they'll feel a bit more confident when they get there.
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djgandy Colonel 146 Rep 2,337 Posts Drives: E93 M3 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: London iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 M3 [0.00]	I'm not long back from Val D'isere. I may take the car next time as I saw more BMW's than anything else! Even saw 2 M135i's and an E92 M3. There was a BMW ice track driving thing there too. The roads were clear and the exception may be the last mile to the resort if there has been heavy snow over night. The drive looked like it would be great fun if I wasn't on a coach! In April it should be a great drive especially with longer daytime. It is a long drive though, I'd definitely get the early ferry.
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