J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by AllyG

In my limited experience of such things in French ski resorts, half an hour in a taxi equates to about 80 euros :shock:

And I was in Geneva in April and I found the city eye wateringly expensive :shock:

I'd have thought the public bus would be a better idea. It costs 50 euros return from Geneva to Chamonix with Altibus (Altibus.com), and takes 2 hours, and there's a good service on week days, but it's not so good at weekends.
On weekdays there's a bus leaving Geneva at 08-30 and coming back from Chamonix at 16-30.

Maybe there's a ski resort on the bus route closer than Chamonix? And I expect there are other public bus services as well.

Tiger7 wrote:Count me in Ally......I know we havent been away this year yet but Im sure it will be a blast and Ill be counting down the days til we do it again!!

Hi Tiger7 :)
Are there any weeks out of Jan, Feb, March (excluding school holidays) in 2014 that you can't manage?

List of J2Skiers off ski-ing/boarding in 2013, with the number of sleeps/days left updated to today, 6th January.
There are 20 J2Skiers off in 6 or 7 days, including me! :D
I hope we all have a great time, with plenty of snow and sunshine :P

MogulMonkey going to Arcs 1800 in 6 days on the 12/01/2013
Horsesforcourses going to Kuhtai in 6 days on the 12/01/2013
Blackpool-Skier going to Alpe D'Huez in 6 days on the 12/01/2013
Oldboarder going to Les Arcs in 6 days on the 12/01/2013
ATOO going to La Tania in 6 days on the 12/01/2013
Caltonhat going to Les Arcs in 6 days on the 12/01/2013
Ian W going to Manigod in 6 days on the 12/01/2013
Sinbad14 going to Tignes in 6 days on the 12/01/2013
Felthorpe going to Tignes in 6 days on the 12/01/2013
Old Andy going to Tignes in 6 days on the 12/01/2013
Catp going to Tignes in 6 days on the 12/01/2013
AllyG going to Tignes in 6 days on the 12/01/2013
Tiger7 going to Tignes in 7 days on the 13/01/2013
Daved going to Tignes in 7 days on the 13/01/2013
Ade73 going to Tignes in 7 days on the 13/01/2013
Joe Colin going to Tignes in 7 days on the 13/01/2013
Far Queue going to Tignes in 7 days on the 13/01/2013
Brooksy going to Tignes in 7 days on the 13/01/2013
Offshore going to Skiwelt in 7 days on the 13/01/2013
Jastem going to Lech in 7 days on the 13/01/2013
Lindylou going to St Foy in 12 days on the 18/01/2013
Andyhull going to Meribel in 12 days on the 18/01/2013
Andyoneill going to Val d'Isere in 13 days on the 19/01/2013
Biki17 going to Lech in 14 days on the 20/01/2013
Tony_H going to Champoluc in 14 days on the 20/01/2013
Paulh764 going to Samoens in 21 days on the 27/01/2013
GreenGoblin going to Les Arcs in 26 days on the 01/02/2013
Far Queue going to La Plagne in 27 days on the 02/02/2013
Boardbiker going to Whistler in 27 days on the 02/02/2013
AlistairS going to Sauze D'Oulx in 27 days on the 02/02/2013
Scarletgirl going to Mayrhofen in 27 days on the 02/02/2013
Shipjack going to Les Arcs in 33 days on the 08/02/2013
NelliePs going to La Plagne in 33 days on the 08/02/2013
Caltonhat going to Arabba in 34 days on the 09/02/2013
Dobby going to Risoul in 35 days on the 10/02/2013
AJMCA going to La Plagne in 41 days on the 16/02/2013
Bald-eagleman going to La Thuile in 41 days on the 16/02/2013
Lizzie-B going to Morillon in 41 days on the 16/02/2013
Tin Pot going to Megeve in 42 days on the 17/02/2013
Dan55 going to Yllas (Finland) in 42 days on the 17/02/2013
Michelle63 going to Sauze D'Oulx in 42 days on the 17/02/2013
MogulMonkey going to Arizona Snowbowl in 43 days on the 18/02/2013
AllyG going to Tignes in 55 days on the 02/03/2013
Gareth Fair going to Sauze D'Oulx in 59 days on the 06/03/2013
Melbatb going to Andorra in 61 days on the 08/03/2013
Brooksy going to Obergurgl in 62 days on the 09/03/2013
Tony_H going to Serre Chevalier in 69 days on the 16/03/2013
Stewart Dowling going to Serre Chevalier in 69 days on the 16/03/2013
Gaz C going to Val Thorens in 104 days on the 20/04/2013

I'm very sorry Daved, but you might not get a chance to practise with your chains in Tignes ;)

They've changed the forecast to light snow on Saturday 12th, and Sunday 13th, and sun on Monday 14th. And according to the forecasters it's going to be very cold - so bring plenty of thermals etc. everyone!

oldboarder wrote:im def interested in 2014, will have my 18yr old daughter and my 14yr old son with me. we are all intermediate boarders so has to be good for boarding. my kids are funny eaters so i need to think of that when booking. but def interested

That would be great if you and your kids could come with us for the 2014 holiday :)

I'd like to collect a few more names, together with dates they really CAN'T do, so that I can set a date for this holiday. I'm just going to do it by finding a date suitable for the majority of J2Skiers who are interested in coming. And it won't be a school holiday, because they're too expensive.

Once we've got a date we can do a vote for the resort, and then try and find a suitable chalet/hotel for the group, which will allow single occupancy of a room without a huge supplement and is hopefully either ski in/ski out or is within a 4 minute walk of the piste, or does mini-bus transfers to the lifts. I'm not fond of using the ski bus service but in some resorts it seems to be the norm. And we don't want anywhere stupidly expensive, and it's got to be suitable for beginners as well as intermediate and advanced skiers, and large enough for the group. We will see what we can find :)

I've added Sinbad14 to the list of J2skiers potentially interested in coming with us in 2014 - but it may well depend on how much fun he has with us in Tignes on the 2013 holiday :D

AllyG wrote:Does anyone else want to go on the list of those potentially interested in coming with us?

I need to get back to work on reducing the size of the resort list to a manageable shortlist of resorts and then pick a date.
Any help with trimming down the list of resorts to a more manageable number is very gratefully received, especially if it gives us new information, and most particularly if those posting have actually been to any of these resorts :D

Out of those resorts/ski areas on the list I have only been to the 3 Valleys myself - oh, I forgot I've also been to Sauze d'Ouix but it hardly counts because I was only eight years old at the time!


This is a quick summary of the situation at the moment:

Ian W - wants January or maybe March
Nelly - can't do January but OK for Feb and March
Me - I'm not too sure whether I can manage March or not
Snapzzz - prefers last week in Jan or early Feb but could probably manage Jan, Feb or March (as long as we hurry up and organize it before he books his family holidays)
Icy - wants March
Tony H - Thinks it's too early to consider 2014
Old Andy - said he'd love to come if he could manage it
Bandit - possibly might be considering it - I don't really know
Dids - would like to come 'one day'
Old Boarder - wants Feb or March
Felthorpe - doesn't seem to mind which month
Daved - wants last 2 weeks of Jan or 1st week of Feb
Far Queue - wants January or March
Bedrock Barney + 1 - wants late Feb or early March
Tonypants - not March
Joe Colin - wants January or February
Brooksy - doesn't want school holidays and prefers the cheaper holiday dates if possible
Randyrat - has a group of 4 people, and prefers the last week in January and somewhere not too expensive.
Catp - is interested in coming and hasn't got any preferences for the date
Billip 1 - is fairly flexible on dates
Sinbad14
Tiger7 is flexible on dates and resort.

Have I left anyone out, or accidentally included anyone I shouldn't have?

If anyone else is interested in coming with us in 2014 would they please let me know - either by posting on here or by sending me a pm :D

Here are the places we are considering for 2014:

Zermatt
Sella Ronda (Gardena etc. in the Dolomites)
Les Portes du Soleil (Morzine etc.)
St Anton
Alpe d'Huez
Milky Way (Sauze d'Ouix etc.)
Paradiski (La Plagne and Les Arcs etc.)
La Clusaz
Les Deux Alpes
Grand Massif (Samoens etc.)
Andyhull - chalet The Lodge in Val d'Isere with Skiworld (around £700-£750 all inclusive except ski hire, January prices)
3 Valleys
Cervinia

MattSki_score wrote:I would love to come on the 2014 trip but will hopefully be working the season somewhere!!

Well, if you're anywhere near us (and we don't even know which country we'll be in yet!) maybe you could come and ski with us on your day off :D

Dids - you'll just have to try and make the 2014 group holiday!

They're forecasting heavy snow for Saturday 12th January now, just in time for our arrival on Sunday 13th :mrgreen: :D :thumbup:

Let's hope the forecasters have got it right, for once! Although I won't complain if it's a foot of snow instead! I'm sure the bus up from Bourg to Les Brevieres on Sunday morning will be well equipped with chains :D

So those going by car had better make sure they've got chains and know how to use them!