J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by Dave Mac

I recall my boss, head instructor Franz, saying, "Yes, this morning, I saw three crows flying upside down. This means it will start to snow at 10.00am on Wednesday"
(This was on the preceeding Friday)
Yeah, so it came to pass, at 10.00am on the Wednesday morning, snowflakes formed, and down it came, a huge dump.

Should I wish to check the possible outcomes of particular resorts, I use J2ski snow reports/snow history. This gives a good guide, and has been 100% when I have relied on it.

In pure marketing terms this is quite clever.

After a number of visits to Zermatt, we then devoted a week to Saas Fee. It was good skiing, I did enjoy skiing right alongside the glacier. As good as this offer is, it would not trigger a revisit, I have too many go to places not yet skied in.

However, just as I am happy to revisit Niederau, (this winter is 47 years since my first visit, generally twice a year), there will be folk that would happily revisit Saas Fee.

The pre-season price for my Kitzbuhel Allstar season pass is €435. I sometimes pay more for the Tirol season pass, and sometimes, even more, by being unable to take advantage of a season pass. Last season, I had three weeks in Niederau, one week in France, and two weeks in Colorado. I don't want to talk about how much I spent on lift passes last season.

So, given that Sass Fee is a good place to ski, that season price is lower than a normal one week lift pass just about anywhere. Should you manage a second or more weeks later, your skiing is free.

Hmm...

Alpine Flower, this is really an impossible question for even the most experienced skiers to anwer.

We do not know the skier capability, experience, or extent of injury.

An experienced skier might well complete the circuit in under 1.5 hours, depending on conditions and lift queues. Have a look at http://www.dolomitesworld.com/sellaronda/

But less experienced skiers might take up to four times longer. There are no rules.

With some planning, you can have a number of fall back positions. There will be a number of villages that you can get a ski bus back to resort.

I love the SR, and have the Dolomite on my radar late this coming season. For me, it is a bit limiting, but because I paint alpine water colours, the Dolomitic outcrops are a sheer joy.

Nice thighs.....I really must work on my lisp.....

Hi Andy,

Feet can change, size. minor unnoticed injuries, plus other things.

I don't know your location, but should you be in the midlands, to Colin Martin at Solutions 4 feet is likely to be productive. https://www.solutions4feet.com/

Skiing has many costs attached, but effective spending on boots is a good option.

I do ski until the last lift, then, catching the last gondola, I sit and have a couple of gluweins. (I never drink during the ski day)

So then, after the lift has stopped, and the mountain is empty, I can choose how to ski my last run. Mostly, it is down the corduroy left by the piste machines that have just passed up the mountain.

Just occasionally, there has been a third gluwein, ( I have persuasive Austrian friends). This has resulted in skiing down in the dark, but still following the piste machine tracks.

Naw guys, you have all got this wrong. DM, (whew, same initials, is she ever lucky) is spot on.

The evidence is plain for everyone to see. Just look at the first happy smily photo, and you will see her skis, the red ones, against the wall behind her.

Cable bindings, a wee bit dodgy if you ask me.

Well, OK, since you ask me, one hour into my first attempt at skiing, (Cairngorm, 50 years ago), I was in an ambulance on the way to Raigmore hospital, Inverness. Cable bindings. Ankle to thigh plaster, with crutches.

But you see, Davina McC, (is she even trying to copy the name???), we have moved on. Ski safety now lies somewhere between Over 80s Nudist Leapfrogging, and tiddlywinks.....