J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by Mekka

Can anyone tell me how much the ski shops charge for an upgrade to 'superior' skis in Bardonecchia. I'm assuming it's best to upgrade in the shop rather than with the travel agent over here.

Spiral 2 on BBC4 has took the sting out of The Wire ending.

I've taped the Munro programme, do you recommend it Mr Wickers?

I also have Red Riding on the box. I was gutted to have missed it first time. Thanks Ch4 for the repeat!

I am a slow learner. My first year of group lessons got me ploughing just about confidently. The second year I took group lessons again and fell behind. Not helped by having to stop on the penultimate day and go to see the man I was due to marry 10 weeks later in hospital. He had suffered a terrible broken leg.

Year three I was worried about my confidence due to husband's break the previous year. I booked private lessons in Sauze. Best thing I ever did. I was confident as I had the instructor's full attention and I managed to get rid of the bad habits that were mainly due to lack of confidence. Year four we had an hours lesson at Chill Factor before we went back to Sauze where my husband and I had the same instructor I'd had the year before. Again a great idea, he gave my husband his confidence back and it was fun to learn together, just the two of us.

Year five, I didn't bother with lessons, bad mistake. I got lazy and hit a few bad runs, denting my confidence. Next year about 3 of us (at a similar level) are going to hire an instructor to give us a couple of days of private lessons. The bonus is I get to learn which runs are suitable for me whilst having someone there to boost my confidence.

I heartily recommend private lessons in resort. I felt they were much better value than learning indoors at home. They may be more expensive than group lessons but I get far more out of 4-6 hours that way than 10 or more in a group.

I'm not sure how good they are for skiing but Garmin do a large range of GPS watches. I have recently bought my husband one for his running. I can't see why it wouldn't work for skiing as it works walking, running and even in the car. Amazon keep sending me emails of Garmin product offers. Having a look on there may help you decide what you would like/need in a device even if you buy elsewhere. I have heard that Garmin have Mac compatible products but I don't know if they all are or not.

I typed in 'Bardonecchia + Ski + Forum' and it brought me here!

I have joined a resort forum before but I didn't know this mass of ski knowledge existed. The fact that it's a nice friendly environment is a huge bonus!

Thanks for the welcome :D

I've been browsing the applications on Itunes designed for skiers/boarders. There are many. Some are webcam locaters, some are piste maps, some are snow reports. Most combine maps and snow reports.

Has anyone tried any of these? Better still one you would actually recommend? My experience with app's is that some are great, some terrible and lots a matter of taste.

Hi All,

Shiny new forum member here!

Great forum. I'm just gutted it's taken me this long to find it :-(

I'm off with a group of around 20 to Bardonecchia first week in Feb. I haven't been there before but the Bardonecchia thread here makes it look promising. We've been to Sauze a couple of times and enjoyed it there. Hopefully this will be similar.