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Hi smartski. I am a 48 yr old pre menopausal female. My hubby rarely understand me, so I can understand how you are lost!! lmao
What I meant was, when we go self catering, we never eat out, I cook everything in the apartment. I take loads of foodstuffs with me. We always ski on a budget and we're quite happy to eat in our apartment if it means we get to go skiing! However have got a super deal this yr in Bardonecchia, half board all 4 of us, skis boots Lps £1500!!!! woop! But as I say, if my kids get to ski, they, and we don't care about eating out. We go for snow snow and more snow, skiing sledging ice skating and making snowmen!!

I remember the gorgeous run through the trees. There was a deep drop on one side (I was always telling the kids not to go too close to the edge, as they'd try andbomb down!! (I'm a neurotic mum!) Didn't do any blacks; I can't, and I wouldn't allow the kids too. I have said they can do some blacks this yr!! (They're SOO excited!)
p.s pls excuse dodgy typing and spelling. Can't believe I spelled separate seperate! (Don't tell the kids!!!)

smartski did you learn in Borovets? me too! DD and I learned there and then we taught hubby and son the next yr! We nearly went to Bansko this yr as we couldn't get a deal anywhere else, but then suddenly got the great deal in Italy. Probably do bansko next yr I think

Discodee wrote:smartski did you learn in Borovets?

yep, must have been 1983.

my memories are that it was green grass when we arrived but snowed after a couple of days. Then every time I fell or put pressure on the bindings my boot popped out and the binding slid wider; so the instructor had to force them back closed with a screwdriver...I learnt a few Bulgarian swear words from him... I guess it was a good incentive not to fall over.

Also remember there was only one shop to be seen and it didn't open even once while we were there.

glad it didn't put me off skiing for life...

[edit: actually I first learnt on the dry slope at Hillingdon but that doesn't really count!)

lol. We were in a group of gozzers and the instructor wouldn't let us go on the lift. We got that fedup we left the group one day and went up, and down ourselves!!! We'd never have learned anything if it had been down to her!! That was 2006. Food was bloody disgusting too!