J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by NellyPS

Each to their own. I'd rather be on the train than sat in an airport for an eternity (which happens nearly every time I fly).

The transfers are very short, I think the longest is about an hour, depends where you're going. If you go to Val Disere its about 40 mins.

You can sleep on the train but it is only in a seat, if you're lucky you might get into a carriage with 'sensible' people who don't want to get hammered and party the night away (as we had one year), we took a bottle of wine (or two) had a little drink and got excited about arriving then had a few hours sleep, its a nice way to travel, we found that the excitement of arriving kept us going through Saturday. We've only ever gone on the train with a TO (Crystal).

We have been quite lucky with having somewhere to change at the end of the last Saturdays ski, you are still on holiday so there shouldn't be any reason why you can't go back to the hotel/chalet even if its just to have a quick wash!

I LOVE going on the overnight train. We've done it for the last few years and you most definately do get an extra 2 days of skiing (as long as you aren't knackered).

You will be in resort before the lifts open on Saturday and won't leave until well after the lifts close the following Saturday.

Lift passes would only be about an additional 40 euros for the extra 2 days (depending on where and when you go).

Absolutely worth doing.

Likely story DM. My husband always uses the excuse that he was 'in the pub' as his reason for not remembering such important TV events.

Anyway, back to these magic skis.

I think a combination of what everyone else has said sounds perfect, I like the idea of my magic skis bringing cold sunny days from dawn until dusk with snow falling every night (which is what I always thought happened anyway), perfect corduroy or powder depending on my mood, and a delightful restaurant with either a deckchair outside or an armchair by the fire whenever I got tired (and I would get tired, I don't want my magic skis to take away the eating part of my mountain experience).

Hmmm.

Yippeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

You lucky devil. I don't have any tips about Les Gets but sure you will have a brilliant time. I'm extremely jealous.

Is this where you are B?