What can I say about the Alps? They are beautiful. There are dogs there. The hot chocolate is delicious... However the snowboarding was not that amazing. If you go to the Alps do NOT go to Pelvoux. There was exactly one chair lift and only one full run. This information was not given to us until we had already gotten to the mountain. They didn't even tell us where we were going until we got on the bus to leave. We were also not informed that the "hotel" we were staying in was more like a hostel than a hotel. Maybe I am just spoiled but I was pretty shocked by the whole ordeal. I was imagining something like going out to Big Sky Montana or something. Instead we got one rickety old chairlift and had to put our own sheets on our beds. Overall it was a fun weekend, just not what I was expecting. When they tell you that you are going to the Alps for a weekend for only $200 euro you should probably be suspicious. The lift ticket was $30 ( it said on the back) and the lodging could not have been expensive since it was just a room with 5 beds and no towels or toiletries. Now let me tell you about the rental equipment! They gave me a snowboard that was too small and the bindings were on the wrong sides (the binding for the right foot was on the left side and vice versa). When I brought it back and told them, they looked at me funny and gave me a board with bindings that lacked any type complete strap. I ended up taking the bindings off anyway and putting them back on again to create a normal/rideable stance. Food was included that was a plus. I am still confused where my other $100 euro went though.
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