Is half-term always that quiet?
Started by Smartski in Ski Chatter 04-Mar-2015 - 7 Replies
Smartski posted Mar-2015
What had I been worrying about? - yes there were noticeably greater numbers at the main lift stations with 5-15 minute queues at these ...but nothing like I had been imagining. Once away from the main intersections there were no lift queues and we had plenty of slopes to all to ourselves.
Was this
> A quiet year?
> Simply the size & lift system at La Plagne (where we were) handles numbers really well?
> Or is that the norm and the stories were unfounded.
Most of this video will give you an idea how quiet the slopes were....recorded 15th-20th Feb 2015
(excuse the length, you don't need to watch it all to see my point).
Birdymiller
reply to 'Is half-term always that quiet?' posted Mar-2015
Apologies for being a bit long winded but that's how it works.
Smartski
reply to 'Is half-term always that quiet?' posted Mar-2015
Flat country skier
reply to 'Is half-term always that quiet?' posted Mar-2015
Once skied in Söll when it happened to be UK, German, Austrian, Dutch and Danish (and most likely Italian) half-term. I never had seen so many people falling and hurting themselves on the slopes. Ski school instructors told us that there had been 2 incidents when the instructors were taken down! by the reckless skiers and they were really concerned about their kids' groups safety! Not nice.
So you had a really lovely time, fantastic! A nice video too, thank you.
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Acarr
reply to 'Is half-term always that quiet?' posted Mar-2015
Wanderer
reply to 'Is half-term always that quiet?' posted Mar-2015
Where you tend to get bottlenecks is usually at cable cars or older, slower lifts. Resorts like La Plagne are so vast that it is usually possible to get away from the crowds easily and quickly by moving out to the fringes of the resort and avoiding the obvious areas:wink:.
Huwcyn
reply to 'Is half-term always that quiet?' posted Mar-2015
BTW Enjoyed what I managed to watch of your video.
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Smartski
reply to 'Is half-term always that quiet?' posted Mar-2015
Huwcyn wrote:We always go on half-term to Seefeld, and it was definitely quieter this year than all past three.
Interesting direct comparison. Eurozone struggling??
I think comments on newer faster lifts also must help. La Plagne have the replacement Collosses lift open this year.
:thumbup:Huwcyn wrote:BTW Enjoyed what I managed to watch of your video.
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Topic last updated on 08-March-2015 at 14:50