Messages posted by : lilywhite
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No phone number but if you book lessons thru skistar and ask for Aussie James they will know who. They do a block of lessons which work out quite economical, he was my group instructor, I later chose to pay for a 121.
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Skistar were good as gold, cheaper via web, skistar.com they can post passes to you or collect in resort with your skis. I think there were 3 or 4 of their shops around resort, friendly, knowledgable staff, nothing too much trouble, happy to exchange carvers for fatties on powder days (in any shop they operate so you don't need to go off slope to swap!). If you hit the shop when its busy they operate a ticket system like deli counters, we found the misc button got us seen more quickly than the dedicated rental ticket!
If you take lessons while your out there I can happily recommend James (aussie) he was very patient but made me focus, I had a carving epiphany! Lovely resort, look out for Mr Bramwells in the Tegerfjall area, its a teepee selling hot choc and sausage wraps with a lovely wood burning stove in its centre and comparitively cheap. Another great eaterie on slope, this time in Rodkullen (beginner/cruisy green/blue area) is Ulladalsstugan, they do amazing potatoe pancakes with salt pork and lingonberry jam, gotta try them! Spirits and wines are extortionate, visit the system bolaget (off licence) by the station for alcohol to have indoors if you like a tipple and stick to beer in bars if your on a budget. The semi-off piste trip to Husa (mining town off the back of Areskutan with its own small ski hill) is worth a look(skistar again) and family friendly. We liked it so much last year we rebooked within 6 weeks of coming home and are visiting again next month. Downside? Just the enormous amount of VERY long button/anchor lifts and the prices of eating out. |
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I'm probably about the same standard as your wife, underconfident intermediate! I'm using K2 truluv/t9's and finding them very easy to turn and quite forgiving, Scapula's suggestion above is a good 1 too.
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If its the sticky your trying to remove it might be easier to get your own foot beds to put on top, of course you will need to remove the liners from the boot and be careful not to stick them in the wrong spot!
If your budget will stretch to it I would get your own boots fitted for you if you possibly can. Well fitting boots do make a hell of a difference to your skiing as well as your comfort. |
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People seem to swear by hestra but they are v pricey. I was reading about some electronically heated gloves the other day that a Raynauds sufferer was real impressed with I think the manufacturer was ANSAI but I have no idea how costly they were.
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Echo what Ian said above, With La Thuile you can ski over to La Rosiere in France if you like so its 2 for the price of 1, French side is warmer, Italian side has better snow in my opinion so if I were you I would do the La Rosiere side early whilst its snow is in its best condition plus that means lunch at the top of the Italian side which means gorgeous views and slightly cheaper to boot.
Courmayeur was just ok but when we visited it was pretty wet and windy as well as unusually warm so we saw it in its worst possible light, I'm sure with powder rather than puddles its probably a lot of fun. |
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Got home yesterday, fantastic area will deffo return, was sick day 3-7 so missed out on the lovely fresh powder my friends were raving about!
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My friend was there for a season, she says there's some great XC but the downhill is very easy and small areas, great for families for an alternative winter experience or for very beginners but intermediates up should be prepared to keep skiing the same areas!
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