Wind your neck in Dave.Dave Mac wrote:Tony_H wrote:I'm shocked that Niederau hasn't been suggested yet !
That couldn't be anything to do with your persistent and negative slagging off of Niederau? The lovely thing about J2ski, apart from the wealth of first hand knowledge, is the ALMOST 100% majority of kindly comments.
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Indeed.
Ski/Ski out can work out expensive, you always have the option of renting a ski locker at the lift station and just leave your gear.
You need to check exactly what kind of ski in/ski out is being offered.
If the chalet is on a stiff blue run, you won't be able to ski it anyway for a few days and the chalet itself may be miles away from where you are having lessons.
Its not necessarily a good thing for beginners.
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Started by Newski1983 in France 22-Aug-2011 - 30 Replies
Tony_H
reply to 'New skier, hope to go this winter!' posted Oct-2011
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Dave Mac
reply to 'New skier, hope to go this winter!' posted Oct-2011
Tony_H wrote:Wind your neck in Dave.Dave Mac wrote:Tony_H wrote:I'm shocked that Niederau hasn't been suggested yet !
That couldn't be anything to do with your persistent and negative slagging off of Niederau? The lovely thing about J2ski, apart from the wealth of first hand knowledge, is the ALMOST 100% majority of kindly comments.
Indeed.
Chateaudoz
reply to 'New skier, hope to go this winter!' posted Nov-2011
Lots of good advice here. Personally, I reccomend Alpe d'Huez, but then I live here...
The only other thing I would add is that you should probably go on a chalet holiday.
Self catering is the cheaper option, but you will benefit enormously from being in the company of other skiers.
Their tips and advice (some of which might be both accurate and useful) will answer many questions.
Good luck, you're about to start the best sport in the world.
The only other thing I would add is that you should probably go on a chalet holiday.
Self catering is the cheaper option, but you will benefit enormously from being in the company of other skiers.
Their tips and advice (some of which might be both accurate and useful) will answer many questions.
Good luck, you're about to start the best sport in the world.
Merryski
reply to 'New skier, hope to go this winter!' posted Nov-2011
All the resorts mentioned have their pros and cons however as beginners you will be having lessons in the 3V lessons are twice the price of other resorts also as a beginner you dont want to be lugging ski around and walking ski in/out would be high on my priorities
Ian Wickham
reply to 'New skier, hope to go this winter!' posted Nov-2011
Merryski wrote:All the resorts mentioned have their pros and cons however as beginners you will be having lessons in the 3V lessons are twice the price of other resorts also as a beginner you dont want to be lugging ski around and walking ski in/out would be high on my priorities
Ski/Ski out can work out expensive, you always have the option of renting a ski locker at the lift station and just leave your gear.
Snowb4ndit
reply to 'New skier, hope to go this winter!' posted Nov-2011
Soldeu would fit the bill...Great ski school, skiing is good for beginners and there are plenty of confidence building blues and reds and even blacks for the quick learners.
Apres ski is good but it's not a roudy party town. Whatever you want is there, but on a small scale.
It's a tax haven so booze and fags are cheap. Measures in bars are large...so caution is advised! lol
One draw back (for some) is that smoking is still permitted in bars. (It doesn't bother me even though I'm an ex smoker). Another is the transfer time, 2.5 hours I think.
If you want a very uiet town then have a look at Valcenis...Skiing pretty similar but the town is very quiet with a few bars and a couple of restaurants. Quite cheap compared to other French resorts but still expensive by UK standards.
Apres ski is good but it's not a roudy party town. Whatever you want is there, but on a small scale.
It's a tax haven so booze and fags are cheap. Measures in bars are large...so caution is advised! lol
One draw back (for some) is that smoking is still permitted in bars. (It doesn't bother me even though I'm an ex smoker). Another is the transfer time, 2.5 hours I think.
If you want a very uiet town then have a look at Valcenis...Skiing pretty similar but the town is very quiet with a few bars and a couple of restaurants. Quite cheap compared to other French resorts but still expensive by UK standards.
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Chateaudoz
reply to 'New skier, hope to go this winter!' posted Nov-2011
Merryski wrote:All the resorts mentioned have their pros and cons however as beginners you will be having lessons in the 3V lessons are twice the price of other resorts also as a beginner you dont want to be lugging ski around and walking ski in/out would be high on my priorities
You need to check exactly what kind of ski in/ski out is being offered.
If the chalet is on a stiff blue run, you won't be able to ski it anyway for a few days and the chalet itself may be miles away from where you are having lessons.
Its not necessarily a good thing for beginners.
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