J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by smartski

So who guessed for 8:30am on 6th November 2012 (Montalbert Village)?



and looks like sledging by 17:20 (or actually 14:50)

and they are relatively cheap and a wide range of design choice. Bought this one today for my eldest girl and it was half the price of my new gloves. :oops:

I was at a real snow centre this morning, probably 50+ skiers/boarders there, and I noticed only two persons without helmets.

Just an observation.

Last Bond film I saw was "Moonraker". Have I missed anything?

Impressive. But now try in snow blizzard with cold hands and a car full of bickering kids desperate for a wee. :lol:

Verbier_ski_bum,

clearly you have a different perspective on this, but I don't think you actually make it clear...

what is wrong (the specific problem) with a tour operator's host showing guests around a resort?

I do not need/want tips on how to ski, nor help how to get down a tricky icy patch. It's just a pleasure to ski with a group of people from the hotel, no pre-booking, no commitment. You join-in, you chat, you relax, you leave. (remember we are on " HOLIDAY" after all)

So what benefit could a locally employed "guide" add to a "hosted" day?

(it's important to remember we are talking "host" NOT "guide" or "instructor"; each have their own place.

AllyG wrote:
And as for myself and the group I've been organizing - I've got no intention of going off-piste, or encouraging anyone else to do so. And to be quite truthful I don't think any of us are intending to go off-piste - I mean it's too much hassle hiring all the gear and carrying it and worrying about the state of the snow, the weather, the avalanche warnings etc. etc.

If anyone does decide they want to go off-piste I will advise them to hire a guide.

But if I understand correctly, the test case is not about going 'off-piste'. It is even about being a "Host" on-piste.

So if somebody goes out with a group (friends, uni students, met down the pub, met on a website :shock: ); and that person decides where the group goes, then to my mind they are doing exactly the same as a "Host".

It's a mine field!

It's an interesting case, I can see a clear line that an "instructor" teaches you the best lines and/or techniques but whereas a "host" simply takes you to the top of a slope using the most efficient lifts/route and then meets you at the bottom of the slope.

So where do you draw the line between that and a group of friends, say the Tignes trip in January, what if AllyG works out an itinerary for the day, decides the particular area, favourite pistes and a lunch stop. Is she a "host"?

I hope the test case is unsuccessful. Why pick on Nick Morgan I wonder?