J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by Iceman

I need to stop checking the j2ski snow forecast. Others tell me I'll find out when I get there, how do these people function without a daily update (hourly) ?

Well, if it's snowing I may need to remove my shorts and pack the sallos! :)

I have been watching the snow reports - I can see the snow coming but it keeps getting pushed back. Please dont push back past the 15th March! A friend of mine was there last week and he said that despite the conditions the skiing was great - I'm unsure how great it will have been this week!

I'm out there on 9 March, It might be closed by then if this warm weather continues :oops:

Please bring some to Sauze by 9 March - I'm starting to get squeaky bum. Wondering whether to take sallopettes or shorts :roll:

How was the snow holding up in Sauze?

It's on my thread about Sauze in main forum

If there's a TO trip that may be the best option

I've done it a couple of times, personally I'd do by car if possible. It seemed to take a long time to get there, quick food stop bit of a ski and return. To make sure you're in good time for the lifts. Personally, I won't be doing it again when we go in March.

Sestriere is a great place to ski, I also really like San sicario

I have had an email from iglu today re my holiday. See below

For safety reasons, the majority of linking runs from Sestriere back to Sauze d'Oulx are closed for the foreseeable future. The two remaining open runs are from M.Fraiteve, where you have the option of either Black 25 or Black Colo back towards Sauze d'Oulx.



In view of the situation, the lift company has widened Black 25 significantly so as to make the descent easier and to allow space for skiers wishing to traverse the piste in order to slow down. You can see the runs in question here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyTK5_YzSUw. This video was taken just before the recent heavy snowfall in resort, so conditions throughout Milky Way have improved significantly (and you can see they were already in good condition.)



Our Product Manager is very familiar with the area, and says "Having skied the runs myself, they're certainly not the hardest blacks. Black 25 for example would likely be a red elsewhere. Now it's been widened I expect most skiers would be fine, but please do only ski within your capabilities".



If you would like to ski the wider Milky Way area and don't feel comfortable with the black runs back, the Inghams team in resort can order an 8 seater taxi for €70, to bring you back from Sestriere. We also offer a ski away day once a week to Montgenèvre for €25 per person, and our resort team also run a bus back from Sestriere one evening per week around 7pm for €5 per person in conjunction with an après event at a local bar.



Finally, there is a public bus from Sestriere to Oulx, where you can change onto the Oulx to Sauze d'Oulx bus, but the timetables can mean long waits in Oulx and it's around €8.50 per person.