J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by AllyG

Snapzzz,
I hope you get something acceptable sorted. It must be very frustrating, especially as you booked the holiday early in order to be sure of getting somewhere you really liked.

And I apologize for my last comment - which was both insensitive and unhelpful :oops:

Snapzzz,
I suggest you get the refund off Crystal and come to Tignes Les Brevieres with us instead, on January 13th :D

Cat,
When my daughter and I bought helmets a few years ago we went to a ski shop which sold lots of them, and tried on a whole load of them until we each found one that fitted comfortably/snuggly on our heads, was compatible with our goggles, and had big air vents. Mine was very cheap (£35 I seem to remember) but my daughter's was more expensive (something like £70 and the same for matching goggles).

Once we've put them on we both totally forget they are there, they're so comfy. And they are very handy because they've got clips at the back so you can attach your goggles to your helmet and stick them up on top of your helmet out of the way when you're not using them.

You can also buy helmets with mini speakers in them, but we never listen to music whilst we're ski-ing, so we didn't bother with those ones.

Hi Maggie, I have sent you a pm. It would be great if you could come with us :D

Hi jcrpage, and welcome to J2Ski :D

Have you booked your group holiday yet? Some of the TO's offer deals on lift passes and/or ski hire.

I have been on some very difficult blue runs. Only a month ago, I skied down the blue Santons run into Val d'Isere and the lower part of it was a steep half-pipe which very icy down the centre.

On the other hand some blue runs are very easy and more like green runs. If you have lessons in the morning then the safest thing to do is to stick to the slopes your instructor took you on, when you ski on your own in the afternoon. And if you particularly want to ski on a different slope then you could always ask your instructor about it.

It's also very surprising how much slopes can change during the day. They might be fine in the morning and then get all mogulled up and bumpy by the end of the day.

Anyway, at least you both have plenty of time to improve before your first ski holiday :D

Iceman wrote:I would have joined you, I was just building up the courage :cry:

Never mind Icy, perhaps you will be able to share with OldAndy (assuming he manages to come) :D

One of Daved's friends has decided he'd like to come with us to Tignes Les Brevieres, and he's willing to share a room with Brooksy, which is great news :D

And the other piece of good news is that Bonjour say there is still plenty of room left in the chalet if anyone else wants to come :D