Poster: A snowHead
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or Font Romeu, Les Angles. got a good offer and flights are cheap but i think the resorts might be small and not very challenging - i am right ?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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We were contacted for availability by someone who has their own apartment in Les Angles earlier this week and from what she was saying it seems that the snow conditions in their part of the world are not very good at all.
Maybe there are SH's closer that have a better handle on the conditions that can help.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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I've skiied in the Gourette, Artouste, Formigal areas in the Pyrenees. Resorts are small and the snow wasn't particularly good so a lot of rock dodging was needed. We could cover all of the runs in the resorts in half a day.
Not really the place to choose if you are looking to do a lot of skiing. Great if you have kids or are just learning.
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backhojo, i've skied them all. Les Angles is pretty sizeable, but the others are relatively small. How challenging you find them depends on how good you are, and what you've skied before. None have particularly huge verticals, but there is certainly challenging skiing to be had. There are also Molina, Puigmal (which is my favourite), Porte Puymorens, Eynes and Masella in the same area, so you do have the option of chasing conditions whilst you're there, as most are in easy driving distance.
The off-piste can be excellent, but they've not had the greatest conditions so far this season (I was there earlier this month and had loads of snow, but it hasn't stuck around due to warmer temps.). Do not go during French holidays, as they are absolutely heaving.
There are a couple of SHs in the area who may be more helpful.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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I went to Formigueres in the summer. It's a beautiful small stone village perched up at 1600m surrounded by amazing views. Couple of bars and restaurants, maybe one hotel. The lift seemed to be out of the village centre a bit and I'd guess you'd want to make the short (5 min) drive to les Angles most days as the piste map shows Formigueres as being, umm, limited...
Font Romeu might be holding up better as they have a lot of cannons. I'm due there in March, but holding off booking to see if the snow improves.
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Went there last year - snow not brilliant as we all know, wrecked my skis!!!!
Les Angles is the biggest I think. None of the resorts are linked, and its a reasonable drive between them. Puigmal is a nice place, not busy, but a long long drive.
We stayed in Formiguerres - a really nice, friendly little village, couple of bars, restaurants and hotels. Not many Brits around.
We will go back, but not just yet.........
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thanks. i chose the PDS instead as the area is bigger and the flights were better.
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Good choice!
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tey do a very good job of making it look pretty on the websites (the pyrenees i mean) but when you interrogate the piste map you realise its only about 3 times the size of sheffield ski village !!! LOL
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Formigueres is small but hence cheaper and they do a limited day pass for beginners although the first section off the top of the longest and highest drag that the beginners pass lets you use is really blue, not green as marked.
Puigmal is good and has some cracking blacks and a great mogul-field and at the bottom station is a rope tow which is free for beginners. (Les Angles gives no beginners reductions at all!!)
You can get one pass which covers all the resorts of Cerdagne/Capcir so it's a great area if you have your car with you and you can check conditions at each by web-cam or weather and piste report or even by looking out of the window (they're that close)!! La Molina, Massella and even Andorra aren't far so even Arcalis is within striking distance for a day out (and cheap fuel and booze.)
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