J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by Mekka

A lot of our party used 'Ski Tracks' this year. The free version has a lot of features. I paid the 69p for the full version though. Had more options including uploading your data to Facebook.

It was good on battery and it switches itself off when it reaches a battery percentage determined by you.

I've downloaded quite a few piste map apps over the last few years. They've all been useless really. I now stick to the paper version.

The 'Ski School' apps are ok for beginners, early intermediates. Nice, concise videos that give you a quick reminder.

The L2A app had some good info and webcams but I didn't really use it once I had arrived in resort. More for research before we went.

A thumbs up button would certainly be good for cutting back on "quoted +1" posts stretching out a thread.

I'd recommend using Skyscanner.net as a quick way to see most of the available flights. It's not 100% spot on all the time but the quickest way to get flight info I've found.

Never tried it as it's never appealed that much and I don't think my insurance covers night skiing.

Is it much icier out there than it is first thing in a morning?

You may get your change in Swiss Francs and their rate of exchange will be awful. I'd use a card for sure.

The staff have released this on YouTube to give their side of the story.

The thought of it sounds a little icky to me. The reason I've never been able to wear hats is the sweaty, itchy feel of them. This sounds like it would be even worse. My head never gets that cold. My toes get cold occasionally but the thought of heated boots makes me feel a little icky too.

lexiloo wrote:We saw beautiful glistening particles floating in the air in La Tania recently ....we called it "fairy dust". Just found out is is in fact a phenomenon rarely seen outside the arctic called "Diamond Dust".

Thanks for giving me a name for it. Googling 'sparkly air' just kept bringing me back here!