‘I drove to the Alps in my electrical automotive’: readers’ favorite eco-conscious ski journeys | Snowboarding holidays

My low carbon journey to Zermatt

I’ve usually travelled by practice to ski resorts, however my favorite low-carbon ski vacation was after I drove to the French and Swiss Alps in my electrical automotive final yr. I used to be filled with range-anxiety earlier than I left the UK, however the Tesla supercharger community is so good throughout Europe it was by no means a difficulty. Chamonix has loads of EV chargers and I parked and charged at Täsch, to go to car-free Zermatt, catching the 10-minute shuttle practice there.
Iain Martin

We took the ferry to the French Pyrenees

Attempting to navigate a love for snowboarding, a no-fly standards and a household of 5, with all three youngsters of major age, makes for a hefty logistical and monetary problem. Early this yr I felt I cracked it. Brittany Ferries’ new liquefied pure gas-powered ship from Portsmouth to Santander or Bilbao makes for essentially the most stress-free of journey choices. The Flocon Vert or Inexperienced Snowflake-certified resort of La Pierre Saint Martin is then a wonderful four-hour automotive journey away throughout the French border. Compact however with an excellent number of runs, stunning views, nice worth and pleasant close by Pyrenean villages to remain in, the placement proved an exquisite various to the Alps.
David Williams

Sleep then ski, Alpes-Maritimes

We went snowboarding in south-east France after catching the Eurostar from London to Paris then the sleeper practice from London to Good, taking lower than 9 hours. A bus then took us 60 miles inland to Isola 2000 (the best ski resort within the Alpes-Maritimes inside attain of the Riviera). The snowboarding was nice and I notably loved the “cocoon of wellbeing” yurt within the city sq. with yoga, stretching, muscle-strengthening or dance lessons within the night.
Elizabeth

Flocon Vert standing, Les Arcs

We love going to Arc 2000 within the French Alps. It’s straightforward to achieve by public transport, with direct trains operating from Paris to Bourg-St-Maurice (9.5 hours from London) in the course of the ski season. Your practice ticket additionally entitles you to a free switch up the mountain by way of funicular and shuttle bus. In December 2020, Les Arcs turned the primary resort in Savoie to be awarded Flocon Vert standing for its eco-credentials, together with a dedication to grow to be carbon impartial by 2030, putting photo voltaic panels on ski lifts and aiming in direction of zero plastic by putting in new water fountains (that are labelled on the piste map).
Lucy Rawcliffe

Good package deal, La Plagne

We took the Eurostar Snow practice (16 December-4 February) from St Pancras Worldwide all the best way to Bourg-St-Maurice. This saved us an excessive amount of cash and gave us an additional day of snowboarding. We caught a bus as much as La Plagne 1800 the place we might stroll to our self-catering chalet resort. The package deal price £800pp together with carry passes and ski rent.
Phil Shotton

Successful tip: to the Tirol by practice

I travelled to the Austrian Tirol area by way of practice, utilizing the web site snowcarbon.co.uk to plan and guide it. I took the Eurostar from London to Brussels, modified on to a connecting excessive pace practice referred to as the Intercity-Categorical (ICE) into Germany after which lastly on to a connecting service to the ski resort. The Kitzbühel resort the place I stayed has a community of electrical buses and, if you’re snowboarding, journey on the Streifzug practice connecting to different resorts akin to St Johann is freed from cost.
Joseph Britton