Furthy34 wrote:featuring in most British ski brochures.
Ah, well, step away from the brochures! There's a whole 'nother world where the tour operators don't go... 8)
Anyone who chooses France in preference to Austria needs to think again......discuss.
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Ah, well, step away from the brochures! There's a whole 'nother world where the tour operators don't go... 8)
Far Queue is right. I think you need to look at a map Dobby as French resorts are closer for many Germans. In any case, most Brits fly to their ski destinations and whether we are skiing in France or Austria the journey time is very similar.
Yes, I am more than aware of that as I have been fortunate enough to ski in many of them and I haven't booked via a brochure for many years. But the thrust of this post is about the average British skier/boarder who skis for a week or two each season and most tend to stick to the resorts we see in the average British brochure and most go to France, although I fully accept that there are only a few percentage points in it.
Dobby with the greatest respect as you say yourself you have never been to Austria so you cannot compare. I think skiing/boarding is great wherever there is good snow and I would be very happy but in my humble opinion the standard of Austrian resorts is far better than in France. It would be interesting to know why you have chosen France rather than Austria as you are one of the people I am talking about.............in the nicest possible way of course.
I certainly agree that Italy is great and in many cases similar to Austria, so a question would be "why is France the number 1 ski area for Brits in preference to Italy?" because in this case the difference in the amount of British visitors is massive.
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Started by Furthy34 in Ski Chatter 10-Nov-2016 - 51 Replies
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reply to 'Anyone who chooses France in preference to Austria needs to think again......discuss.' posted Nov-2016
Ah, well, step away from the brochures! There's a whole 'nother world where the tour operators don't go... 8)
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Dobby
reply to 'Anyone who chooses France in preference to Austria needs to think again......discuss.' posted Nov-2016
Well said admin. And there are some great little French resorts even where the TOs go, such as Risoul/Vars.
Bedrock barney
reply to 'Anyone who chooses France in preference to Austria needs to think again......discuss.' posted Nov-2016
Final comment on this topic. There will be good skiing everywhere and bad skiing everywhere. Since taking up the pastime in 2010, I've skied in France, Italy, Switzerland, Norway and Sweden. All have been enjoyable and all distinct in their own ways. We will make it to Austria before too long (and I will be looking forward to it). Maybe even the US and Canada at some point.
I have a soft spot for Val d'Isere and also have found Zermatt to be an amazing place to ski.
.....and Val d'Isere is not full of hooray henrys although I'm sure they can be located if one looks hard enough. I just go there for great skiing.
I have a soft spot for Val d'Isere and also have found Zermatt to be an amazing place to ski.
.....and Val d'Isere is not full of hooray henrys although I'm sure they can be located if one looks hard enough. I just go there for great skiing.
slippy slidey snow......me likey!
Dobby
reply to 'Anyone who chooses France in preference to Austria needs to think again......discuss.' posted Nov-2016
Furthy's post does raise the interesting question about why people ski where they ski. I guess a lot of it is habit/cultural. I am a recent convert to skiing in Scandinavia but five or six years ago I would never thought of skiing there.
Furthy34
reply to 'Anyone who chooses France in preference to Austria needs to think again......discuss.' posted Nov-2016
dobby wrote:Oh. FFS. I wonder why Germans ski in German-speaking Austria. And from Germany you have to go through Austria to get to the French ski resorts.
Far Queue is right. I think you need to look at a map Dobby as French resorts are closer for many Germans. In any case, most Brits fly to their ski destinations and whether we are skiing in France or Austria the journey time is very similar.
Furthy34
reply to 'Anyone who chooses France in preference to Austria needs to think again......discuss.' posted Nov-2016
Admin wrote:Furthy34 wrote:featuring in most British ski brochures.
Ah, well, step away from the brochures! There's a whole 'nother world where the tour operators don't go... 8)
Yes, I am more than aware of that as I have been fortunate enough to ski in many of them and I haven't booked via a brochure for many years. But the thrust of this post is about the average British skier/boarder who skis for a week or two each season and most tend to stick to the resorts we see in the average British brochure and most go to France, although I fully accept that there are only a few percentage points in it.
Furthy34
reply to 'Anyone who chooses France in preference to Austria needs to think again......discuss.' posted Nov-2016
dobby wrote:Well said admin. And there are some great little French resorts even where the TOs go, such as Risoul/Vars.
Dobby with the greatest respect as you say yourself you have never been to Austria so you cannot compare. I think skiing/boarding is great wherever there is good snow and I would be very happy but in my humble opinion the standard of Austrian resorts is far better than in France. It would be interesting to know why you have chosen France rather than Austria as you are one of the people I am talking about.............in the nicest possible way of course.
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Furthy34
reply to 'Anyone who chooses France in preference to Austria needs to think again......discuss.' posted Nov-2016
Gareth Fair wrote:Just go to Italy......much better
I certainly agree that Italy is great and in many cases similar to Austria, so a question would be "why is France the number 1 ski area for Brits in preference to Italy?" because in this case the difference in the amount of British visitors is massive.
Topic last updated on 15-December-2016 at 15:51