Messages posted by : gdbn
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Hi,
My OH has booked an apartment owned by her employers in late January for a week. Only details I have is that it is on Essreithweg and is a white 4 storey building. I was wondering if anyone knew how far it is from the centre of town, bus stops etc. Any help would be appreciated. G |
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Looks like there is a bus service to Zell am See. Kaprun is 10 minutes away by taxi (or so I'm told).
http://www.zellamsee-kaprun.com/winter/services/flight_transfer/en/ G |
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Funnily enough I was just looking at the area on the internet.
Check this link and click on the interactive map. http://www.saalbach.com/Piste-Map.87.0.html?&no_cache=1&L=1 Hope it helps, G |
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Tony,
I read a lot of the old"er" posts regarding boot fitting ... sounds like a jungle. I seem to remember one of your comments about wearing ski boots for the first time ... and I was the same. 3 people asked me ... "How do they feel?" and I replied "Fine ... but how are they supposed to feel?" I was lucky ... or I have normal feet .. did the same as the others - just tightened them by one notch in the afternoon and all was fine. But after only 1 week I still couldn't say if they could fit better ... skiing is a sport that takes experience (like any other sport) but unfortunately it is an expensive sport. I rang my local bootfitters - 5 minutes around the corner ( and getting the terms right in a foreign language is not easy)and they said they should have me sorted in about an hour. They have a very good reputation and a guarantee that you get 80% of the price paid back if you are unhappy with them. They stock Atomic, Salomon and Dalbello boots - still looking at maybe an Atomic or Salomon 80 flex. G |
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Dave ... I'm glad you said that about different snow types.
It's funny the preconceptions you have before you try something like skiing. Just turned the wrong side of 40 and still learning. I was under the illusion that there would be lovely fresh snow all the time ... WRONG !! There was no new snow all week we were there, there were a couple of brown patches mid-piste, and you couldn't ski all the way into town because of a lack of snow .. meaning a pit stop at a bar :D !! The sun shone most of the week which was beautiful ... but meaning that the mornings were generally a bit icy and the afternoons were a bit slushy and as a beginner it is not easy when your ski hits a mound of slush !! Ski stops and body keeps going. Another thing I couldn't quite understand .. some places you have to go down a red to get to a blue .... and your comment (best left for another time)about what is a blue and what is a red - I think I agree with you ! G |
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I apologise, Dave Mac, if my first post on this forum sounded frivolous.
It was not meant to be - I was just trying illustrate that it is possible to develop past the nursery slopes within the first week. I realise just too well that every individual will learn at their own pace and should not try to run before they can walk. My own circumstances on being on a blue run so quickly was the lack of nursery slopes around Wengen ... a 20 metre long kiddy slope does not give you the chance to learn that much. Oh and wanting to keep up with the rest of my group of 4 experienced skiers. I was definately bitten by the bug (loved every second of it) and am currently counting the days until my next trip to Kaprun in Austria. I am even thinking about buying some boots before I go. Again sorry if I got off to a bad start .... Giles |
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Hi,
I learned in Wengen earlier this year. Was on my first blue after an hour and a half and on reds after 2 days. So don't think you'll be on the nursery slopes for the whole week. G |
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