J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by TheSkiingGolfer

Many thanks Dave.

i'm going to go through Treftpunk, we dont know exactly where we are staying in Kaprun as we have booked the 'guesthouses' so they aren't specific but i guess it can't be too far away.
Would you happen to know where to buy a lift pass in the resort?
exchange rate accounted for it seems cheaper to pay € over there rather than book in advance with Crystal.

ah i see. no worries :)

i think i can still amend my booking to add on the passes and hire etc so if nobody around can help then they're still an option.

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Hello wise forum frequenters

off to Kaprun in Feb and haven't booked our lift passes or equipment hire with Crystal as i thought maybe arranging it myself would be more cost effective, maybe better gear for same money and regarding lift pass perhaps paying in Euros once we get to Kaprun instead of sterling would be cheaper?

i'd be grateful for any recommendations.

happy skiing everyone! :-)

gdbn wrote:Sounds like you had a great time .. even doing a black run on your first week. Something I didn't achieve.
Safe to say you've been bitten by the bug !

Have the same type of problems with my missus sometimes ... if it's snowing or lousy visibilty she's not keen on going up ... I, on the other hand, love it!

We have had at least 18 inches of snow in the last 2 days ... shame Denmark is so flat.

G

I'll have to fess up G that it wasn't my very first time, i went in 1995 for a week on a school trip, so i could snow plow and turn with it very quickly this time, our ski school group had all had some experience even if it was just on a dry slope, so it allowed us to progress pretty quickly....another thing that i think hindered my wifes enjoyment sometimes was seeing my group motoring on ahead and further up the mountain while her group were stuck on the baby slopes..as i said though once she got going with it she was happpier.

you got a set of those cross country type skis for the snow over there? :wink:

i saw a guy in them hiking his way up a steep black...madness i thought...just get the lift liek everyone else!! :D

Tony_H wrote:They need cannons up there, my skis got a right seeing ot by rocks on it in Dec 08 :evil:

Ouch! :(
It's a lovely run though...when there's some snow! Best views of N and beyond coming down there i thought

Dave, did you get yourself up the lanerkopflbahn lift and down black 15 &16? it was closed until i think it must have been last Wednesday or Thursday maybe cos of the lack of snow...and no snow cannons on those runs....our instructor said they're having cannons put up there for next season though. i got down there on my last day skiing. :mrgreen:

Are you still there now?

gdbn wrote:How are you getting on, TSG ??

I presume you are planning your next ski trip already ??

G

Hi G.....yep pretty much working on this time next year...same place same time! it was awesome! by our last day of ski school too our instructor had 3 of us conquering a couple of black runs...so ileft the place on a real high! my missus was a bit hot and cold about the whole trip at different stages of the week...somedays she was enjoying it and others it was awful...women! :D but overall she's up for another time i think...an i reckon she'll enjoy it more next time as i would expect her ski ability to come on leaps and bounds after this her first week