J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by Far Queue

No you are not currently allowed to cross into France and ski in the French Alps.

Hi Bestormy, I have skied that area and love it, you should have a great weekend. I have not skied it while the circus was in town though, having said that I have been in Val D'Isere when they were racing on La Face, and tbh apart from a couple of lifts closed for race use, you would not really have noticed anything different on the mountain.

I would have thought that as long as you don't want to ski down into Wengen, you probably won't notice a huge difference on the mountain. Most spectators will get the train up, so just stick to the other lifts and you can always stick in the area behind Grindelwald, which is a totally different valley to where the race is anyway.

Just try and get involved in some of the nightlife though if you can :)

flat country skier wrote:I'm keeping my fingers tightly crossed for the opening on the 13th for obvious reasons :)

If not you can join me an t'others in Saalbach start of Feb! :)

Fingers crossed for you.

I'm sure you can google, but there are a couple of sites with info here..

https://www.meribelparking.com/en_parkings_couverts.php

https://www.seemeribel.com/parking

You may want to prebook if you can.

DougR, have you considered an overnight ferry from Hull? Shortens the driving somewhat, and just straight across Holland and Germany to Austria if you got to Rotterdam.

Not sure of the costs, but I think DaveD uses Hull for his crossings, perhaps he can advise.

Sonofapreacher wrote:
But i reckon a indie holiday..hire local accommodation and drive down.

That is how we have been doing it for several years. We far prefer the flexibility of travel and gear we can take. Most hotels are happy to take a direct booking even when their websites say fully booked and we have found it far easier to get single rooms when required without being ripped off by the TO.

Already booked one. I had a booking for this year, but the hotel have kindly allowed us to simply roll it to the same week next season.

Will now be looking for other trips as well, want to get in at least two next season. May split the countries so all eggs are not in the same basket.

I am a realist, and sooner or later we will have to simply open things back up and get on with it. I have been vaccinated, so am happy to take the risk of travelling. And before people start screaming that I am being selfish, you need to also consider the livelihoods of all the people who live and work in ski resorts and the associated industries. I do not believe that we can afford to scrap another season, it is going to take long enough to recover from this anyway. This also applies to the rest of the tourism industry, not just winter sports.

My thoughts anyway.

Roll on 2022 :)

Wanderer wrote:Will SAGA take over? All the over 70s will be vaccinated and raring to go :lol:

Hey, down my way (South London) they are well through the 56-60 age group :) All my friends have had it or are booked to have it in the next few days, with second doses being completed in time for any possible summer trips to the sun.