J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by Brimster

You will still enjoy yourself in Pas - let us know how you get on and if you like it!

I also stayed at the Hotel Bruxelles and will agree with snowb4ndit that the rooms whilst basic are clean and in my opinion more than adequate for a ski holiday - how much time do you really spend in there especially when there is great apres ski!!

The breakfasts do leave a lot to be desired but the evening meals more than make up for it.

I personally would tell you to get it booked and you won't regret it at all. That one holiday has changed a whole lot of things for me as it made me realise I wanted more from my life than sitting behind a desk and later this week I fly out to Canada to become a ski instructor...

A quick look on the Inghams website and it is showing that you can hire "superior" skis with them for £62. So not much of a saving but you may have a greater saving on getting the lift pass through them now (didn't check the price of that sorry)

One thing I would warn you with though is, my experience dictates, that because the ski hire shops have a contract with the TO and everyone usually turns up on mass they will hand over any suitable ski regardless of whether you have paid for a superior ski or not and unless you know what you are looking after they will trade on peoples ignorance (not necessarily on purpose just to get everyone in and out of the shop asap).

Depends - where you going and when!?

If you are planning on-going to Europe this season and have booked through a TO you may get a better deal booking direct with them due to the poor exchange rate.

Otherwise have a look at what discounts you can get via this site....

I have to say that I was in Soldeu last New Year and had a fab time.

There are loads of runs for beginners/intermediates and the area is all linked so there is a lot of distance you can cover if you want. I will confess that there are a couple of flat areas near to the gondola station in Soldeu but selfishly I'm a skier so I don't view them as a problem :lol:

I have a few friends who have been to Pas and Soldeu and they enjoyed bth although they admitted that Soldeu is "prettier" (Pas is a concrete town pretty much).

Soldeu has a fab apres ski and in my opinion I don't think you can go wrong with Andorra......

I'm confused why is anyone going to be inspired to visit this resort by watching a gondola come down a mountain!?

Think the sales pitch still needs refining :lol:

Yeah Crystal are a UK TO but just thought that since they infer the ski pass covers the shuttle it may apply in any event. Mike probably had the best advice in telling you to ask the local tourist info centre...

I know that if you book with Crystal "The Quebec City Winter Ski Shuttle is included with your lift pass" Not sure if this applies in any event but know that the ski pass will cover you for all three resorts - Mont St Anne, Stoneham and Le Massif.