J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by rossyhead

measure the distance in between them and give an approx value? my boots are 329mm so I presume the distance for my bindings is fairly close to that

tasha19 wrote:Thanks for all the replies so far, I live in Edinburgh so any recommended boot fitters would be appreciated.

Theres a shop in glasgow in Partick called ski and boardroom that is decent-the guy Alister knows how to adjust boots and can customise them fully. he had a reasonably decent stock of boots last time I was in-other than that have you tried "freeze scotland" in the centre of Edinburgh? They are mainly a freestyle shop but have boots and will be able to give advice too

Or blues on Rose street-I used the Glasgow branch for my previous pair of boots and they did tons of work for me

AM_CANADIAN wrote:Hi there,

I've been searching websites in Canada for ski packages to Port Du Soleil, and nothing seems to come up.

I was wondering a few things...

1. Which town (Avoriaz, Morzine?) is the best to stay for ski-in/out, activities and restaurants?
2. Which company provides a ski packages to any of these towns? Doesn't need to be Canadian, just one that comes highly recommended.
3. If no package is available, how do you arrange transportation to any of these towns?
4. Which hotels are highly recommended and located in the center of the town?
5. Should we hire a ski guide the first day or two, so we understand the terrain and routes (especially how to get back to our resort!)?

Any help is GREATLY appreciated! :P

1. I would stay in either Avoriaz or Chatel-Chatel is a good central point to link to the whole area and Avoriaz is nice and high (and better night life).
2. Alpine Elements do packages to Morzine and I think maybe Avoriaz but you could try Igluski-I used them a few years back they were ok.
3. Best way to do a transfer AND accomodation is by "The Solutions Room" - Goggle it and put in what you want and people who run chalets will get back to you-they usually pick you up from airport or will have advice on how to get there.
4. Dont know about Hotels because have always stayed in Chalets.
5. If you go with a company like Crystal they will provide a Ski-rep guide person for a day int he week but its fairly easy to get around unless you want to go off piste in Les Gets (which is excellent)

Enjoy!

go to tignes for a day skiing at least and stay away from the val disere glacier

booze wise its all bloody excellent but pricey!

ClipperJon wrote:

How ironic would it be if snow delays my skiing holiday?

We had to cancel the school ski and snowboard club trips to Xscape for 2weeks because of it-everyone thought the sign "Ski club cancelled due to snow" was hilarious!

obviously make sure you ski "the swiss wall"-its great fun if you like a real challenge and steep moguls......
try and do the entire portes du solei loop if you can, involves a bus in morgins and one in ligna and a short trip in a gondola up to avoriaz from morzine but is awesome!
also try and ski in the mont chery area in les gets-depends where you stay really as its at the far end of the map but its really picturesque with tons of wide open tree skiing etc

apart from the fact that we closed at half 1 yesterday, and I wasnt home til after 7 (journey should take 15mins) and that my OH had to sleep in her store last night-with minus 15 outside, I have a snowday off school today!!

just a shame i cant go to the park and ski!! :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:

she went to ellis brigham and decided to get the lot from there-board, boots, bindings, helmet the works and is very happy-were going to kelvingrove park tomorrow to try it out!!