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andy longhena
22/11/11 09:29
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Hi,

I am looking for a destination where I could spend a week snowshoeing at the end of December.

Italy, Latvia, Sweden, anywhere where there is a lot of snow, Alpine or pre-Alpine areas.....any good ideas?

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Peter Clinch
22/11/11 11:07
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Not directly, but you may well save a fair bit of money if you go for a ski package to a likely spot.  That'll get you a cheap flight and accommodation and you can look after the 'shoeing yourself.  Crystal are our usual first stop for bargains.

Pete.

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andy longhena
22/11/11 11:18
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.....I forgot to add that I'd like to avoid skiing resorts areas...Italy is beautiful but doubt many wilderness areas are left during downhill skiing season....I had in mind something more uncontaminated: Sweden could be an option, but for just a week it would have to be close to a major airport ...same goes for Norway or Finland.....otherwise I could drive to Slovenia or Latvia ....the problem is where to go in these countries and there will be enough snow for Christmas..........??
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Nick P 10
22/11/11 12:10
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Switzerland not on your list? If you do consider heading to the alps for snowshoeing then remember to check out where the wilderness protection zones are. They have been established to allow the animals some safe havens during the winter where it is very energy demanding to flee.

Pyrenees are probably a good bet. Not as many resorts as in the Alps.

Alternatively there is Morocco. Should be plenty of snow at the end of the year in the Atlas mountains and you can fly to Marrakesh with EasyJet. 

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Matt C
22/11/11 14:38
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I would have suggested Norway since plenty of good areas are pretty easily accessible from Oslo via train (or bus). But checking out the webcams for Finse, Oppdal and Gaustablikk (Rjukan) just now suggests that they've not had a particularly early onset of winter either yet this year....  perhaps it'll come in the next few weeks.
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