J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by tino_11

Tony_H wrote:Yes indeed, many a schinken burger has been had there before a few beers!

The guy who own it must make a fortune :) I was there for Snowbombing last year and there were queues 20 people deep from 3.30pm onwards!!

Well I'm suffering withdrawl already, 6 days of riding a minimum of 6 hours on virtualy empty mountain with great on and off piste conditions. Now I sit in the office awaiting for the chaos to begin again next week :(

Was in Val on the 15th of December for a week and it all went pretty smoothly apart from the tour operator dumping 6 of us in the middle of the town with all our bags and boards and driving off - very useful - thank you Ski-France!!!

The snow got a little packed and tracked towards the end of the week, but the first 3 days were wonderful. One thing struck me about Val was the grading of the slopes, there seemed to be no sensible logic to it at all, greens that were tougher than some reds, blues with short sections of vertical drop - all very strange, kind of missed out on the French experience in La Plagne last year as I was just learning, but it seems a lot different to Austria & Germany.

Anyway explored the whole Espace Killy, haveing a couple of days over at Tignes. I must say Le Grande Motte is one of the most beautiful places I have ever been and there is some great reds coming down from it.

Val and Tignes themselves were a little busier than the rest of the range naturally, but the glacier at the top of La Fornet was empty all week, I spent my lat day just running from the Glacier back to the lift between La Fornet and Val d'Isere over and over again, total peace, no distractions, absolute bliss.

Now I am depressed.................

I suppose I will just have to cheer myself up with the fact I am off to Austria (Filzmoos) on the 26th Jan to board the Ski-Amade area :)

The only place to eat in Mayrhofen is the Metzgerei (Butchery) on the corner opposite the Penken Cable Car. Well to be honest it's not the only place to eat, but a steak sandwich at 5pm before you head for the apres-ski is just the ticket :)

Okay, busy times!!

Anyone in Val d'Isere or heading there for the 15th? Been glued to the weather and webcams, really can't wait....started my snowboarding adventures at New Year in La Plagne last year and all I can think of is snow.....if anyone lives nearby and can tell me what the locals predict let me know.

Had my first ride of the season 2 weeks ago in Southern Germany on the Feldberg, only 40cm of snow, no visibility and limited lifts, however it was great to be back in the saddle (even if I did gouge the hell ou the bottom of my board). Apart from a small accident on a t-bar (being dragged up the mountain by my board?!?!?) the strangest thing I have ever seen in a bar happened on the Sat night.....if you have never seen a drunk person in a small bar opening beer bottles with a chainsaw then I reccomend the Feldberg :) youtube link to follow soon....

Talking about damaging my board, I set about repairing it last week armed with nothing but the bits and bobs and a set of instructions from the net. I was nervous, I ended up with molten plastic all over me, but the board looks great...very proud that at the age of 31 I have not only taught myself to board, but to fix one too!!

Waves from Tenessee, back in Europe on Saturday......

Happy skiing/boarding/sledging/fertilizer-bagging or whatever you do on the hill.....winter is here!!

silver wrote:I have read that suitable snacks during the day should ideally consist of energy/ cereal bars and or dried fruit, due to their slow energy release properties in between meals.

On my recent visit to the local health food shop, there was a bewildering and vast array of such bars ranging from about 99p to around £2.50 this seems ludicrous !
Now I would very much appreciate any input from all people as to what you'd recommend as a value for money similar snack or sustenace.
With these prices I'm tempted just to have a pint of lager instead.

Glühwein

Dear Mr TheSnowGod Esquire,

As I can not wait for my visit to Val d'Isere on the 15th December, I have booked a weekend down the road at http://www.liftverbund-feldberg.de/aktuell/webcams

Could you possibly arrange a wee sprinkling of your magic powder in southern Germany for the back end of the week?

I'm not going very high, but it's a chance to practice, and I wouldn't say no to another few centimeters on the 50cm they have already.

A hearty thanks in advance of your efforts.

tino_11

Sounds intriuging :?:

I posted this so I only have one site to go to for webcams of all my destinations - efficiency being the name of the game.....looking forward to the update!

I know it's not so cool for us riders, but I am buying Spyder this year cos it's the business. That and I can get the 380 Euro jacket in the US for 300 dollars (nearly half price). I knew these business trips had to be useful for something :)

http://international.spyder.com/productdetail.new.asp?productid=138702