+The Village People (Sussex) Posted January 17, 2006 Share Posted January 17, 2006 Planning a last minute ski trip, probably to Andorra and just wondered if anyone out there has ever cached on the slopes? Quote Link to comment
Beer Monster Posted January 17, 2006 Share Posted January 17, 2006 Not tried it yet, as there weren't any in Bardonecchia last year. But I found details of 3 around Alpe d'Huez last night. Got the details - just waiting for the holiday now! Quote Link to comment
+Archer4 Posted January 18, 2006 Share Posted January 18, 2006 Not yet but there are a couple around Val d'Isere that I hope to get at next month. They seem keen on their micros and at least one comes with a "may be buried under snow warning" so I guess you'd need understanding friends and good gloves One looks significantly off piste - most seem to double as summer walking/scrambling/high pass caches - so I won't be doing that one with the 7 year old, or by myself! Andorra looks a bit thin on Google Earth - can't see anything around Soldeu and there are only 4 live in the country but there is a FTF that's been waiting for you since August 2005 There's a TB hotel literally across the road from Geneva Airport that looks worth a visit if you end up in The Alps and if it is back up soon - recently temp archived for checking after a DNF but I hope it will be sorted in the next 4 weeks... Last time I looked there was a FTF waiting high on Mont Blanc too Quote Link to comment
+The Southseakers Posted January 18, 2006 Share Posted January 18, 2006 There is an on piste cache in La-Plagne that we did last year (and hope to revisit later this year). If you are doing the Geneva TB hotel, be sure to take a printout and follow the instructions to the letter, or you (like us) will spend hours looking for the underpass. Happy caching! Quote Link to comment
+milvus-milvus Posted January 18, 2006 Share Posted January 18, 2006 There's one half way up the Matterhorn... Quote Link to comment
+The HERB5 Posted January 18, 2006 Share Posted January 18, 2006 We ski at Les Angles (south of Andorra) and went caching there this Summer. Think I'd stick to Virtuals and Webcams in Winter. PS There's a FTF in Andorra, go get it Quote Link to comment
+sTeamTraen Posted January 18, 2006 Share Posted January 18, 2006 Around the greater Val d'Isère area (Tarentaise)(search) you have: Haute Tarentaise by Kronkel (GCJ7MA) - missing, or I'll eat my rucksack Hannibals cache by Kronkel (GCJ7KH) - almost certainly unavailable in winter Wildlife cache by Kronkel (GCJ7K8) - just a micro on top of a rock, but a great location - available all year round Genepy by Pick (GC4D10) - just to the left of what I think is a fairly easy ski slope - I climbed up from Tignes in the summer but it's available all year unless there's an awful lot of snow Pyramide by Pick (GC4D04) - available all year Le Tour Charvet by Pick (GC4CFE) - aimed at skiers, very hard to get to in summer, certainly without a good local map That was as far as I got in my research when I was there this summer. Quote Link to comment
+Firth of Forth Posted January 18, 2006 Share Posted January 18, 2006 I certainly hope that the TB hotel at Geneva airport is up and running again soon. What about 1850 at Courcheval. Any around there? Quote Link to comment
+sTeamTraen Posted January 18, 2006 Share Posted January 18, 2006 What about 1850 at Courcheval. Any around there? Much the same list as above, as it's not so far (in a straight line!) from Val d'Isère: list Quote Link to comment
+Firth of Forth Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 Thanks for that. I'll have a look at that list. Quote Link to comment
+The Gecko's Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 If you travel to Italy you could always try This One It is located just off the famous Stelvio slope and is available all year round. I set it four years ago and it has only had seven finds since then. My next maintenance visit is scheduled for the end of February Dave - The Gecko's Quote Link to comment
+The Village People (Sussex) Posted January 22, 2006 Author Share Posted January 22, 2006 (edited) Thanks for all the replies the FTF in Andorra has my name on it..... Will let you know how we get on. I think we'll have to spread the word and find a friend who could babysit a cache for us there. Cheers Jo On second thoughts, having attempted a translation from the Catalan this looks pretty impossible in the winter - Its actually at the peak of the Coma Pedrosa in Arinsal which is particularly avalanche prone - I don't fancy being responsible. I have always wanted to visit in summer so maybe still a possible FTF this summer as it does look very difficult and requires some rock climbing. Edited January 22, 2006 by The Village People (Sussex) Quote Link to comment
+The HERB5 Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 I have always wanted to visit in summer so maybe still a possible FTF this summer as it does look very difficult and requires some rock climbing. The race is on, I'll be there in the Summer too..... Quote Link to comment
+sTeamTraen Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 Here is an FTF for you... BTW, check the owners' profile, talk about "the only gay in the village"... Quote Link to comment
NickPick Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 Here is an FTF for you... Hey, they've left food in the cache - Wildlife could sniff it out and eat it. And matches - what if unsupervised children find it? Quote Link to comment
+Archer4 Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 There's a TB hotel literally across the road from Geneva Airport that looks worth a visit if you end up in The Alps and if it is back up soon - recently temp archived for checking after a DNF For our info and being peak skiing season, the Geneva Airport TB hotel is back up if anyone is passing through... Quote Link to comment
+Firth of Forth Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 There's a TB hotel literally across the road from Geneva Airport that looks worth a visit if you end up in The Alps and if it is back up soon - recently temp archived for checking after a DNF For our info and being peak skiing season, the Geneva Airport TB hotel is back up if anyone is passing through... Great! I'll get one cache then on my way to 1850 in a couple of weeks time. Quote Link to comment
+The HERB5 Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 Anyone going to Courchevel try www.lespeupliers.com Hotel in Le Praz for dinner. You can ski to the hotel, or get the bus that goes up and down the main road. Free and runs late.... Quote Link to comment
+Firth of Forth Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 On last year's skiing trip all we were able to find was the cache at Geneva airport: there were no caches in the vicinity of our resort. I'd like to say thanks to Kewfriend for placing a cache last week just in time for this year's trip! If there is any more fresh snow in the next few days we may be able to ski all the way to it! Quote Link to comment
+NickandAliandEliza Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 (edited) We found GC42E3 in Andorra, which is still one of our favourites. Snow wasn't brilliant at the time so it was easily accessible. Even with a lot of snow, it should be possible. As I remember there was only one other cache at that time (but now 2 more), but it was too high to get in winter - even with poor snow........ Also found a cache on the slope in Tignes near Val d'Isere - GC4D04 And another at the top of a piste in Seefeld, Austria - GCVKM0 If you go to Western Austria - you've got Germany 20 minutes North and Italy 40 minutes South. Last week we found caches in Italy, Germany and Austria - all in the same day! Edited March 3, 2007 by Nick & Ali Quote Link to comment
+Cache U Nutter Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 I placed a cache in Chamonix in February this year on top of a mountain 'THE HIGHEST ACCESSIBLE CACHE IN WESTERN EUROPE' GC1113G which still has not had a FTF !!! Quote Link to comment
+Teuchters Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 Morzine and Avoriaz looks a bit bare (of caches that is) and I've already done the Geneva airport one Quote Link to comment
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