J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by felthorpe

Ian Wickham wrote:

Tony_H wrote:

mothy61 wrote:thanks all got a pair of MERELLE walking trianers waterproof great grip and look pritty dam good lol

Here you go iceman, someone else for you to abuse

Depends what you want fashion or pracitcal .. tbo whatever you put on your feet you are liable to go A*se over face .... unless you wear those elasticated crampons you put over the saoles of your shoes 8)

Or have them built in like mine :mrgreen:

Tony_H wrote:So people keep telling me I'm missing out having not skied Tignes/val but I've always been put off by stories of crowded slopes, long lift queues, high prices for food and drink, the moonscape type scenery, etc

Am I wrong and should I really be planning a trip here???

Check out the photos of the group trip to Tignes in January to see it's not all moonscape Tony and there is loads to do and we didn't have to queue for any lifts except the Funicular and that's to be expected.

billip1 wrote:

felthorpe wrote:...My fave tune of the moment is "That's Amore" by Dean Martin :mrgreen:

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Lovely song; great singer. Pretty impossible to sing that one without a smile on your face n'est-ce pas ?

:thumbup:

I get around this problem by singing loudly. It helps my skiing rythm and clears people out of my way.

My fave tune of the moment is "That's Amore" by Dean Martin :mrgreen:

This will be very useful in the Dolomites on the J2Ski Hol in 2014.

Tony_H wrote:Felthorpe, do you think there enough at L2A for me and my group, in terms of not getting bored in a week?

I am not sure I am qualified to answer this Tony, just to say I have been twice and I really enjoyed it and would definitely go again.

I try to buy a new pair every year, so my collection is growing (I am too lazy to wash them every night so I take enough for a new pair every day).

I bought a rather snazzy grey and black pair with silver sparkly bits in La Plagne last year. It was in the ski hire shop nearest to the little supermarket in Plagne Centre on the ground floor. They are quite thin.

Sorry Nelly that I can't be more helpful!!

I like both but you are right they are very different.

L2A is quite a big sprawling town with lots of shops and bars etc. but it is quite separate from the ski area which is accessed via gondolas except for the very lower slopes which are the nursery ones with buttons.

We just jumped on a gondola in the morning and spent all day up high and the skiing there is very good. There are also loads of places to stop for a coffe and a bite to eat.

The choice to get back to the village is what everyone who doesn't like L2A gripes about. You have the choice of 2 blacks or a green and personally I think the green is more dangerous. However on looking at the piste map this year I notice a new red route back, which I am sure wasn't there last time I went.

We just used to jump back in the gondola and not worry about it, after a days skiing I didn't need to break my neck on the black or my leg on the green just to say I could ski home! The apres in L2A is very good, lots of places to choose from and some very good restaurants. It also seems to be more reasonably priced than many other places.

Quick someone send Nelly a food parcel.

All this talk of food is making me hungry now!