J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by AllyG

dan55 wrote:I'm off to Yllas in Finland on the 17th Feb 2013. I reckon thats 115 days :-)

Thanks Dan, I've added you now :D

I've never heard of Yllas - I hope you have a great time! Excel seems to think you are going in 114 days - so you've got one less day to wait than you thought :D

Old boarder I've added you :D
This morning Excel reckons you have 78 days to go before your holiday!

Iceman wrote:I don't like this thread now. Why has it gone all formal?

Hi Icy, now you're back I'm sure you'll think of a way to make it more interesting, so you can start liking it again :D

I'm just doing the donkey work, of keeping the list up-to-date. There are 35 J2Skiers on this list, so far.

List of J2Skiers off ski-ing/boarding in 2012/2013 updated on Friday 26th October

Verbier_ski_bum going to Verbier in 36 days on the 01/12/2012
Bandit going to Grimentz in 45 days on the 10/12/2012
Geno68 going to Davos in 56 days on the 21/12/2012
Colinlambert_1 going to St Gervais in 57 days on the 22/12/2012
Joe Colin going to Morzine in 57 days on the 22/12/2012
Snapzzz going to Les Arcs in 64 days on the 29/12/2012
Bedrock Barney going to Val d'Isere in 65 days on the 30/12/2012
Snowy0000 going to Morzine in 65 days on the 30/12/2012
AlistairS going to Lech and Zurs in 72 days on the 06/01/2013
Smartski going to La Plagne in 72 days on the 06/01/2013
Oldboarder going to Les Arcs in 78 days on the 12/01/2013
ATOO going to La Tania in 78 days on the 12/01/2013
Caltonhat going to Les Arcs in 78 days on the 12/01/2013
Ian W going to Manigod in 78 days on the 12/01/2013
Catp going to Tignes in 78 days on the 12/01/2013
AllyG going to Tignes in 78 days on the 12/01/2013
Tiger7 going to Tignes in 79 days on the 13/01/2013
Daved going to Tignes in 79 days on the 13/01/2013
Ade73 going to Tignes in 79 days on the 13/01/2013
Joe Colin going to Tignes in 79 days on the 13/01/2013
Felthorpe going to Tignes in 79 days on the 13/01/2013
Far Queue going to Tignes in 79 days on the 13/01/2013
Brooksy going to Tignes in 79 days on the 13/01/2013
Lindylou going to St Foy in 84 days on the 18/01/2013
Andyhull going to Meribel in 84 days on the 18/01/2013
Andyoneill going to Val d'Isere in 85 days on the 19/01/2013
Tony_H going to Champoluc in 86 days on the 20/01/2013
AlistairS going to Sauze D'Oulx in 99 days on the 02/02/2013
Scarletgirl going to Mayrhofen in 99 days on the 02/02/2013
NelliePs going to La Plagne in 105 days on the 08/02/2013
Caltonhat going to Arabba in 106 days on the 09/02/2013
Dobby going to Risoul in 107 days on the 10/02/2013
Dan55 going to Yllas (Finland) in 114 days on the 17/02/2013
Lizzie-B going to Morillon in 113 days on the 16/02/2013
Michelle63 going to Sauze D'Oulx in 114 days on the 17/02/2013
Far Queue going to Lech in 120 days on the 23/02/2013
Brooksy going to Obergurgl in 134 days on the 09/03/2013

I had an e-mail from Bonjour (the chalet owner's) this afternoon, to say that everyone in the group has paid up :D

Well done everyone :thumbup:

I am very pleased. I think it's a really good omen for the holiday. I'm sure we'll all have a great time.

Anyone else wanting to join us now will have to pay the full amount for the chalet when they book - either £399 for a shared twin or double, £599 for sole occupancy of a twin or double room, or £350 per person for 4 adults sharing a quad room.

It's up to each individual when they pay for their ferry/plane flight/train, and transfers (unless they're through the chalet) and lift passes and ski hire/ski carriage.

OldAndy wrote:

Snapzzz wrote:

bedrock barney wrote:Are you now 'officially' excited? :D

Not at the min, I'm in the interview room!!! Eek

I have heard of multitasking Snapzzz but commenting on a ski forum whilst being interviewed for promotion..........
:roll:

:lol: :lol: :lol:

Snapzzz- I've got my fingers crossed for you (but it makes typing a little difficult!)

The countdown is still going on! I've only got 79 days now to Tignes :D

If anyone else wants to go on this list would they please let me know and post up their destination and the date they're going. The Excel sheet will automatically work out how many days it is until they leave.

List of J2Skiers off ski-ing/boarding in 2012/2013

Verbier_ski_bum going to Verbier in 37 days on the 01/12/2012
Bandit going to Grimentz in 46 days on the 10/12/2012
Geno68 going to Davos in 57 days on the 21/12/2012
Colinlambert_1 going to St Gervais in 58 days on the 22/12/2012
Joe Colin going to Morzine in 58 days on the 22/12/2012
Snapzzz going to Les Arcs in 65 days on the 29/12/2012
Bedrock Barney going to Val d'Isere in 66 days on the 30/12/2012
Snowy0000 going to Morzine in 66 days on the 30/12/2012
AlistairS going to Lech and Zurs in 73 days on the 06/01/2013
Smartski going to La Plagne in 73 days on the 06/01/2013
ATOO going to La Tania in 79 days on the 12/01/2013
Caltonhat going to Les Arcs in 79 days on the 12/01/2013
Ian W going to Manigod in 79 days on the 12/01/2013
Catp going to Tignes in 79 days on the 12/01/2013
AllyG going to Tignes in 79 days on the 12/01/2013
Tiger7 going to Tignes in 80 days on the 13/01/2013
Daved going to Tignes in 80 days on the 13/01/2013
Ade73 going to Tignes in 80 days on the 13/01/2013
Joe Colin going to Tignes in 80 days on the 13/01/2013
Felthorpe going to Tignes in 80 days on the 13/01/2013
Far Queue going to Tignes in 80 days on the 13/01/2013
Brooksy going to Tignes in 80 days on the 13/01/2013
Lindylou going to St Foy in 85 days on the 18/01/2013
Andyhull going to Meribel in 85 days on the 18/01/2013
Tony_H going to Champoluc in 87 days on the 20/01/2013
AlistairS going to Sauze D'Oulx in 100 days on the 02/02/2013
Scarletgirl going to Mayrhofen in 100 days on the 02/02/2013
NelliePs going to La Plagne in 106 days on the 08/02/2013
Caltonhat going to Arabba in 107 days on the 09/02/2013
Dobby going to Risoul in 108 days on the 10/02/2013
Lizzie-B going to Morillon in 114 days on the 16/02/2013
Michelle63 going to Sauze D'Oulx in 115 days on the 17/02/2013
Far Queue going to Lech in 121 days on the 23/02/2013
Brooksy going to Obergurgl in 135 days on the 09/03/2013

We seem to be on another new page now, so if there's anyone else who'd like to come with us on this J2Ski group holiday to Tignes, would they please let me know either by posting up on here, or by sending me a pm. Luckily we are booked into a large chalet and there are still some rooms left :D

The total price is around £850 which includes £399 for a shared double/twin room, or £800 which includes £350 for 4 adults in a quad room, including the cost of flights, transfers, lift pass, and ski hire. You may have to pay more depending on the availability/price of flights from your local airport.

We also have J2Skiers driving themselves to Tignes Les Brevieres, and I am getting there on the train.

Andy - yes, I am going to have to plan this pub crawl very carefully. I don't fancy having to pay for a taxi from Val d'Isere to Tignes les Brevieres!

Most of the lifts shut at about 4-30 p.m. If we're in the Val d'Isere ski area we'll have to make sure we catch the Olympique cable car well before 4-30 so that we've got time to catch another lift to get into the Tignes ski area.

Looking at the piste map I think we'd probably have to get either the Borsat Express chairlift, or the Tommeuses chairlift after the Olympique.

Once we're in the Tignes area we can always get the free ski bus to Les Boisses, even if the rest of the lifts have shut, and then ski down to Les Brevieres, as long as we get to Les Boisses before dark. I wouldn't much fancy ski-ing down in the dark even though it's an easy blue, and I'm sure it's against all the piste safety rules, although I expect it's possible with a good torch.

There's also a paying bus that runs from Val d'Isere to Les Boisses. My daughter's uni group had to catch this because they stayed too long in the Val d'Isere area and the Olympique had shut and they needed to get back to Val Claret. But I think even this one stops running after 5-30 p.m.

And yes BB, I am planning on fitting in a small amount of ski-ing in between all these restaurants :lol:

I think it's most likely that we will just have a quick recce in La Folie Douce/La Fruitiere and not eat or drink anything because it does look awfully expensive :shock:

And Daved - if you arrive in time on the first Sunday to join us on this pub crawl you'll have to forget all about your diet for the day!

If you click on the piste map below you can enlarge the sector you're interested in.

I've got 9 restaurants in Tignes/Val d'Isere that have been recommended by people - thanks guys for your help :D

I was thinking, maybe on the first Sunday, before everyone else turns up, Cat and I could have a lovely day doing a sort of pub crawl to all the restaurants on my list, and check out the prices etc. :D

And then we could decide which ones are worth a further visit by the group.

1. Le Palet - top of the Tichot chair above Val Claret.

2. Le Panoramic - top of the funicular from Val Claret to the Grande Motte glacier.

3. Le Bar de L'Ouillette - at the bottom of the Madeleine piste, on the Solaise above Val d'Isere.

4. The Alpage/Soli - at the top of the Chaudannes lift above Le Lac, and the closest mountain restaurant to les Brevieres.

5. Les Clochetons - at the bottom of the Santons piste, just before you get into the Val d'Isere village.

6. Le Signal - at the top of the Fornet cable car in Val d'Isere.

7. Le Triffolet - above La Daille, by the OK and Criterium pistes etc.

8. The Edelweiss - on the blue Manguard piste above Le Fornet.

9. La Folie Douce/La Fruitiere - at the top of the cable car up from La Daille.

andyhull wrote:

AllyG wrote:I had an e-mail from Meribel Alpina about their improvements, which included something about a new group lift pass for 3 people or more which is 15 euros cheaper per person than the normal one.

There were better deals available booking early, we're paying 145 euros for 3V passes. :mrgreen:

Well done Andy :thumbup:

I wish they'd do some sort of deal for Tignes/Val d'Isere passes when we're there as a group in January. I even e-mailed the lift people and there weren't any bargains that we were either eligible for or would have made a significant different to the price.