J2Ski Holiday 2014

Ally, as Ian says you are not going to please everyone. We are already on page 27 of this thread and are no closer to sorting something, and with due respect, I think its too early other than to confirm a date to work to.

You keep saying things like "it would get boring" for the same place or "people cant go" for certain times, but I actually think the best bet would be to have an annual J2ski trip to Tignes, and you can vary the dates. Skiing never gets boring, unless of course you're in a tiny Austrian resort on a small hill. Tignes is part of a massive area, and the one advantage you'd have of going to the same chalet would be familiarity for those who'd been before, and with YOU as organiser you'd be able to show people round the chalet, resort, and ski area in a flash.

I do think the past 27 pages have achieved little in all honesty.

As organiser YOU need to set a date and go from there. If you dont agree with me about going back to Tignes, then YOU choose a resort and see who signs up and who doesnt. Its as simple as that and would save a lot of time and effort.

Something along the lines of what Snapzz said might be good as well. But all this huffing and puffing, worrying about which of your gang of J2 friends you'd like to come and cant make it, and chuntering about not going in Feb is getting nowhere.

I hereby propose that, as J2ski Tour Party Leader, Ally G picks a week in 2014 and chooses a resort, and those interested contact her by PM to express an interest so she has something to run with. At last.

Iceman wrote:

felthorpe wrote:I would quite like to go to Switzerland or Italy in 2014. but I have no idea which resorts are good ones?

Why did you change your original post to this?

I got in a muddle trying to cut your post down to the bit I wanted to comment on and so gave up and decided to put something sensible instead. These computer thingys still confuse me....i'm easily confused.

I was going to be a bit flip about you saying you were being serious!! but maybe that wasn't very kind so it serves me right that I failed!

Now I am wibbling!

AllyG wrote:Icy,
I expect Felthorpe is trying to resist wibbling - it seems to be highly infectious

Felthorpe,
We already have a couple of Italian suggestions.
The Milky Way, which is a 400km ski area including Sauze d'Ouix where I first learned to ski at the age of 8.
Sella Ronda - which I believe is a route around the Dolomites, including Arabba etc.

And for Switzerland we have Zermatt as a suggestion.

But, like you, I don't know much about Italy or Switzerland

And nobody has suggested any more resorts/ski areas for a while, so maybe everyone thinks we have enough choices already?

I have come close to booking Saas Fee before but it didn't happen in the end. Any info on this resort anybody?

Livigno or chamonix

Iceman wrote:Livigno or chamonix

I think what you need to do with Livigno is also take in Bormio and maybe St Moritz, just to spice up the skiing

Livigno was one of the areas I also looked at to put on our todo list. Hmmmmmm too many choices.

felthorpe wrote:Livigno was one of the areas I also looked at to put on our todo list. Hmmmmmm too many choices.

Things to remember with Livigno, fly to Innsbruck to avoid the 4 hour transfers from the Milan airports

Ian Wickham wrote:

felthorpe wrote:Livigno was one of the areas I also looked at to put on our todo list. Hmmmmmm too many choices.

Things to remember with Livigno, fly to Innsbruck to avoid the 4 hour transfers from the Milan airports

Or drive It only took us about an hour longer than driving to Val D'Isere, and it is a pretty drive through Switzerland and up past Klosters etc.