J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by Glyn

My Partner has just placed our sons ski jacket on ebay. With a buy it now price of £8.00.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190282673820

If interested and you buy it I can post it immediately and you should receive it before the weekend.

Glyn

karen72 wrote:Hi I am just wondering if I need to buy ski straps for my skis or do they come with the hire of the skis? also do i need a lift pass holder? I am going to Niederau Just wondering if I need the lift pass on an elastic type mechanism to be able to swipe turnstyles or are they not like that?

Also is there anything I can buy to temporarily put on to the hire skis that will differentiate mine from someone elses?

Karen

I would say yes to putting something on your skis when you stop for lunch as many skis are the same make and colour. I found this out last year when someone took my skis by mistake, :x but returned them 10 minutes later as they didn't fit their boots (settings were wrong for them). This said person was moaning about the fact they couldn't get them on, at which point I promptly said that they were mine - here's yours. At least the embarrasment :oops: wasn't mine.

It wasn't funny at the time being stuck at the top of the mountain at the Cafe, virtually on my own as everyone had gone off skiing. I even missed half an hour of my ski lesson by the time I caught my group up.

Regarding lift passes. As it's been said. The Niederau passes are plastic with magnetic strip, so it's safe to place in pocket. Preferably pocket on the arm then you won't need an elasticated holder. We took holders the first time we went to Niederau and never used them. So they were a waste of money for us.

Glyn

jordsbabe wrote:

Is it correct that you also need lift passes as well as ski school fees?
If so are under fives free? Is the ski school a couple of hours in the morning and a couple of hours in the afternoon? So if all works out well and the little one can go to ski school, would I as a non skier be able to spectate?

Thanks in advance for any advice!

Hi There,

We took our 4 year old 2 years ago to Niederau to learn to ski. He didn't require a lift pass as the instructors take them up on theirs. Your husband will need a pass and your 4 year old can go up the lifts with him. To start with on one button lift together and as confidence grows your son can go up by himself. The ski lift operators are very helpful where this is concerned. ie. slowing the lifts down until they are comfortable getting on them. The instructors will show your husband how to go up together initially if you ask.

Our 4 year old was using the button lifts by himself on the second day.

As regards to spectating. You can easily see them taking the lessons from the bottom of the slope or in the nursery section. However, by the third day they are taken up to the top of the mountain via the Gondola and if you wish to go up with them then you will need a pass, which can be purchased daily if you wish. It's worth going to the top at least once if you're not skiing just for the view, which is fantastic.

As regards to ski gear. You can great deals on ebay. However, as you're going this weekend, be aware of delivery time. otherwise TKMax is great for cheap clothing. This is where we get our sons from. Jacket £40.00, salopettes £30.00.

Hope this helps. Have fun. We did.

Glyn

What myself and the family like about Niederau is that it feels like a second home to us. Particularly when we went back last year. The instructors recognised us immediately. It felt like we hadn't been away for more than a few days rather than a year. Everyone there is so friendly and helpful. The hotel we stayed at was incredibly good to us (The Austria Hotel). Those of you who have been to Niederau will know what I mean.

This year we're off to Yllas in Lapland, but will certainly return to Niederau again. For us that's saying something as we rarely go back anywhere twice.

Glyn

One thing to be aware of with High Definition.

To burn to HD DVD / Blu-Ray for HD playback. If producing on the MAC you will need a piece of software called Toast 9 available from Roxio at $99.99. Also an additional high-defBlu-ray plug-in will be needed. The plug-in allows you to burn content to standard DVDs.

One nice thing with Toast is that it will also recognise the Camcorder and you can copy directly onto DVD for playback on the TV.

http://www.roxio.com/enu/company/press/08_03_17_pr.html

Glyn

As Dave Mac,

Stuff them with socks and placed in suitcase. Less grief in the long term.
Especially with my OH ski boots that got thrown around and damaged in boot bag in the planes hold several years back. Point blank refused as hand luggage with First Choice.

Glyn

Hi Jimp_85,

I bought a Samsung Mini DV-camcorder VP-D372WH 2 years ago to video the family skiing. Mine is the tape variety, as at the time the quality was/is still better. It's small and light and fits into the inside pocket of my ski jacket.

As regards to MAC compatibility. The DV lead plugs straight into the USB port and is recognised immediately by iMovies. Copying and editing is a breeze, as is burning to iDVD with menus etc. You may have guessed I'm a MAC user. :D
I also use Final Cut Pro software (professional editing software). Using the standard iLife software I really love when dealing with home movies and pictures.

Depending on the MAC you have, processing time to DVD can be anything from 1 hour to 3 hours to compress and burn a 1 hour movie. My MAC is a 2x3 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon with 18 GB of memory, 250GB Hard Drive. One last thing to be aware of is that processing a 1 hour video may take up 10 GBs of disk space for PAL 720x576 (TV Quality).

Whatever you choose, small and light would be your best bet

Glyn

Thanks for all the replies.

I think we will have an excellent time, and fun trying to fit in all the extras around skiing. But it has to be done.

Glyn