J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by jocrad74

Was taught to do this when I first started skiing and always done it - but it's more of a scrape than a kick, across the top of the bindings before clipping in. There's no weight behind it so can't see it causing much in the way of damage myself.

-20 in L2A on Friday, I've never known cold like it.....

Where you headed Tspill? Thanks Crispy!!

Right, suitcases are packed amazed I got eveything in considering my ski boots and Mr jocrad74's board bindings are in there too....skis and board ready....and more snow is on the way to welcome us to L2A, reliably informed by friends who live in resort. Oooooh, how excited am I!

To anyone else heading off this weekend, have a good one - stay safe

:D

Hi Sicarr24, yes there are quote a few bars in the centre of town and towards the Venosc end. probably the most popular in the centre would be Smokey Joes and the Secret Bar, heading towards where you're staying you'll find the Polar Bear, then a bit closer you've got Smithy's and right nesr the Place de Venosc is the Red Frog. These are just a few, but been in them all and they're pretty good.

To walk from the Place de Venosc to the centre will take you no more than 10 minutes at the very maximum.

We're there next week - very excited now.

There's been a few days in the last few weeks where the uppermost lifts and pistes have been closed for a time due to the wind, but as OldAndy says, you just drop down the mountain a little to avoid it. There are plenty of pistes of all abilities so you shouldn't find yourself without anything to do!

I've been twice previously in March, and had a week of blue skies and a sunshine, and another week of a bit of a mkixed bag. Our first time in January, so kinf of expecting it to be colder and with not-so-sunny weather maybe.

I wouldn't say it suffers from windy conditions more than anywhere else, it's just luck of the draw with the weather conditions lately.

Yes, married, both with good jobs, so it's a lot to give up for that change in lifestyle. But, I think if you put things off until the "right time" you'll never do them, so maybe, who knows....!

http://www.2alpesnet.com/reports/snow/piles-of-new-snow-for-the-weekend-:-22nd-january-2012.html

Hopefully this link works!