J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by brooksy

As It stands it would not affect me as I'm not in to ski hosting, rather do my own thing as I find it an enjoyable part of the holiday ie: planning the routes & runs the night before.I can stop when I want & where, This year was the first time I did & joined the group for hosting on the first day & I didn't like it.

The thing that bugged me most was the ski scramble as I call it, the group gathers to be told where they will be going & when the host pushes off they all follow in a bunch & some forget to look behind before starting off, understandable in a way because they don't want to be left behind & lose sight of the others by waiting for skiers coming from behind to go past.

On one occasion while I was waiting for space to push off I lost sight of the group & ended up at a fork on the piste & none of the group were to be seen on either, fortunately another host from our chalet came by & I asked where my group would have gone & he told me the most likely route, round a bend & over a hill I found them waiting, totally out of sight from the junction.

Iceman wrote:Maybe we haven't? ;-)

Treat em mean keep em keen -)

Tony_H wrote:

Ian Wickham wrote:

brooksy wrote:

Ian Wickham wrote:

brooksy wrote:
WOW! did you realise you both agree on something :shock:

Most people agree with me Brooksy ..... I am the voice of reason :D

Sorry left you out on this one Ian, I was referring to Icey & Tony but the posts got crossed :oops:

No problem matey ... those two need to kiss and make up -)

Maybe we have :wink:

Glad to hear it as it nice to feel some lurve on an otherwise frosty topic -)

Ian Wickham wrote:

brooksy wrote:
WOW! did you realise you both agree on something :shock:

Most people agree with me Brooksy ..... I am the voice of reason :D

Sorry left you out on this one Ian, I was referring to Icey & Tony but the posts got crossed :oops:

WOW! did you realise you both agree on something :shock:

14 sleeps :thumbup:

Volf wrote:There are a number of insurance policies for 'local' europeans who do not need travel insurance when skiing in their own country. They use things like Carre Neige, AssurSki etc, to ensure they don't have to fork out €4,000 for a helicopter off the mountain. When you buy your ski pass, buy the insurance for €3 a day, that way you know you're covered on the slopes. The travel insurance may cover the rest (standard restrictions apply. Your home, sanity and family are at risk if you do not comply with the small print).

Do Austria & Italy have an equivalent to the Carre Neige ?

billip1 wrote:

felthorpe wrote:... Just goes to show that if you hang on to something long enough it will come back into fashion! ...

This is indeed true, Felthorpe, but unfortunately, the second time around, it generally doesn't fit :oops:

You can always get them taken in -)