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Here are some useful web links that will help you plan your trip

Travel

Airlines

Destination airports in brackets. Please note that some of these flights are seasonal and /or subject to change

Ryanair from

  • Birmingham (Perpignan, Marseille)
  • Bristol (Turin)
  • East Midlands (Grenoble, Milan, Nimes)
  • Glasgow (Grenoble, Marseille, Milan)
  • London Stansted (Genoa, Grenoble, Marseille, Lyon, Milan, Turin)
  • Liverpool (Grenoble, Nimes)
  • Manchester (Marseille, Milan)
  • Newcastle (Milan, Nice, Nimes, Turin)

Easyjet from

  • Bournemouth (Geneva, Grenoble)
  • Birmingham (Geneva, Grenoble)
  • Bristol (Geneva, Grenoble, Milan, Nice)
  • East Midlands (Geneva)
  • Glasgow (Geneva)
  • Liverpool (Geneva, Nice)
  • London Luton (Geneva, Grenoble, Nice, Turin)
  • Newcastle (Geneva, Milan, Nice, Turin)

Jet2 from

  • Edinburgh (Avignon, Chambery)
  • Leeds/Bradford (Avignon, Chambery, Geneva, Milan, Nice)
  • Manchester (Chambery, Geneva, Nice)
  • Newcastle (Chambery)

Bmibaby from

  • Birmingham (Geneva, Milan, Nice)
  • Cardiff (Geneva)
  • East Midlands (Geneva, Nice)
  • Manchester (Geneva, Lyon)

First Choice from

  • Birmingham (Geneva, Grenoble, Turin)
  • Bristol (Grenoble, Turin)
  • Edinburgh (Geneva)
  • Exeter (Geneva)
  • Glasgow (Geneva)
  • London Gatwick (Geneva, Grenoble)
  • London Stansted (Grenoble, Turin)
  • Manchester (Geneva, Grenoble, Turin)

Flybe from

  • Birmingham (Chambery, Milan)
  • Exeter (Chambery, Geneva, Nice)
  • Norwich (Chambery, Geneva)
  • Southampton (Avignon, Chambery, Geneva)

Thomsonfly from

  • Bournemouth (Grenoble)
  • Coventry (Grenoble)
  • Doncaster/Sheffield (Geneva)
  • London Gatwick (Grenoble)

Snowjet from

  • Bristol (Chambery)
  • London Gatwick (Chambery)
  • London Stansted (Chambery)
  • Manchester (Chambery)
Airports
  • Avignon
  • Chambery
  • Geneva
  • Grenoble
  • Lyon Saint Exupery
  • Milan Bergamo
  • Milan Malpensa
  • Nice
  • Turin
Local Car Hire and Taxis
  • Taxis Pelvoux - Ecrins Local taxis company offering superb service. Online Booking
Route Planning
  • Traffic information (national and regional) including the state of cols (for this also call +33 4 92 24 44 44)
  • Via Michelin for a very detailed route description including speed cameras!
Trains
  • Rail Europe UK representative for all French rail networks. Book online
  • Eurostar London and Ashford to Paris or Lille
  • TGV High speed train services. The fastest way to travel around France and beyond
  • SNCF Comprehensive rail travel throughout France
  • Tren Italia National, regional and local rail travel throughout Italy
  • Swiss Rail Travel throughout Switzerland and neighbouring countries

 

Weather and Snow Conditions

  • Meteo France 2 day forecast for ski stations in the Hautes Alpes
  • Avalanche Risk Information about off piste ski conditions
  • Weather and snow 6 day forecast for Puy Saint Vincent. Access to all major ski stations in France
  • Local ski stations and many others locations organised regionally

 

Guides and Activity Organisations

  • The British Mountaineering Council (BMC)
  • The British Association of Mountain Guides (BMG)
  • The Mountaineering Council of Scotland (MCofS)
  • The Association of Mountaineering Instructors (AMI)
  • The International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation (Union Internationale des Associations d'Alpinism - UIAA)
  • Ice-Fall.com A site rich in detail for ice climbing in the Ecrins. Daily updates of ice conditions in the season
  • Murray's UKC Climbing entry Info about Murray's services, travel directions to his area and the local crags

 

Accommodation

  • Alpineplayground Accommodation provided by an English family in the local area to suit a range of family or group sizes
  • Alpsun Apartment accommodation in the Vallouise valley owned by an English family who live locally
  • Alpine-trek.com Based in Serre Chevalier
  • Alpsholiday.com Accommodation at the heart of Serre Chevalier
  • Les Carlines Gite accommodation in the village of Les Vigneaux
  • Ecrins Apartments Newly built apartment accommodation very close to Vallouise
  • Camping Les Allouviers Superb camping at the entrance to the Fressinieres valley. English spoken, restaurant, WiFi

 

Local Tourist Services

  • Sport2000 La Maison Blanche Mountain activities purchase and rental shop in Vallouise
  • Parc National des Ecrins
  • Hautes Alpes Official Department website
  • Pays des Ecrins Website for the Vallouise valley and its surrounding area

 

Clients' Testimonials

  • Tony Turton Comments from an individual client
  • Northern Mountain Sport A UK-based guide's comment
  • King's College London Mountaineering Club A student group which has revisited
  • Alpkit ice novice Daring deeds from a social ice climber
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