J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by Snapzzz

Have a blast mate.

bedrock barney wrote:

Snapzzz wrote:We did ADH this Xmas and i don't think i would do it again. If the kids like the xmas vibe then i would stay at home as there was nothing doing in france.
Maybe a chalet would be better, we stayed in a hotel, but xmas day was just like any other.

This year we are going to stay home at xmas and ski at new year.

Thanks snapzzz. Not too surprised to get this feedback - I think I expected it.

In any case I've spoken to the kids tonight and they are voting for Xmas at home although happy to go away over New Year which is very gracious of them. More expensive that week though (not that they are bothered!!). Anyone stayed with this company:-?

http://www.skibonjour.com/luxury-chalet-valdisere.cfm

I'd better start saving up.

I know the feeling, it is more expensive and it will more than likely be very busy too. As we left ADH it started to get very busy for new year.
With this in mind we are likely to try and find a quieter resort for this time and go to a bigger one in early feb

We did ADH this Xmas and i don't think i would do it again. If the kids like the xmas vibe then i would stay at home as there was nothing doing in france.
Maybe a chalet would be better, we stayed in a hotel, but xmas day was just like any other.

This year we are going to stay home at xmas and ski at new year.

Wooohooo! Enjoy

Gary Waters wrote:Whats Flaine like is it an expensive resort skiing area looks superb, I fancy a week over there in 2013 any info would be appreciatted )

There is a report i wrote here.

http://www.j2ski.com/ski-chat-forum/posts/list/12071.page

And another video of myself here

http://www.j2ski.com/ski-chat-forum/posts/list/12053.page

hep this helps.

acarr wrote:That's what it's all about - a youngster and her dad enjoying the mountains. Lovely video, really made me grin. Is this the young lady you were worried was stuck in the snowplough? Surely not... she will get there as she obviously enjoys skiing. Also, I am reassessing what I thought I knew about Flaine. I would happily ski that forest path all day. Well done, Snapzzzy and Little S does you proud!

That run is really gentle, it doesn't really show the way she handles the steeper bits.
I am seriously considering going back there next year as the woodland runs are really nice.

Ian Wickham wrote:
This Trip is Mum and Dad only ..... her school allows you 10 days for holidays per year but you have to write them a letter, telling them that it is the only chance the family have for a holiday together.
Is Megan year six or seven as it gets a lot tuffer in high school I'm lead to believe.
The way I look at it is that I consider it part of her education she has to order her food and drink in French buy things in the shops in French and just immerse her self in the culture.
As you know for our Jan trip we do not go to Brit orientated resorts but seek out the traditional french resorts where she has a chance to see how the communities live.

Megan is year 7 and its a swine now. I am assuming your daughter is year 6 to be allowed 10 days.

When i asked to take Meg to Flaine they just said no. I was shocked as we have never had trouble before but this was a new school.
She went on to add that if we took her out of school next year they are introducing a policy of fining parents. I said "best of luck with that as only the courts and police can issue fines".
The lady then changed her words and decided it was a penalty charge rather than a fine......sounds like those parking scams doesn't it?
I also asked her if i was a day in credit because of the days strike action they took not so long back, I'm not sure she was impressed by that.

Anyway i told them that we were taking her anyway.

And then to top it all only a few days later Megan came home from school with a letter asking if we would like her to participate in a 4 day excursion to Disneyland Paris!! The bloody cheek of it. Funny how they can take her but i can't.

Personally, off all my pics, i love this one the best.
Its not as nice as the all the pretty landscapes but it has something that gives me a buzz when i see it. To some it shows a nutter for braving those conditions alone but to me it shows commitment, drive and a passion for powder at all costs.