J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by Snapzzz

tropicana wrote: . .with his pants (salopettes) hanging off. . . bare bum and all ?? lol ha ha !

http://drury.com/images/chairlift.jpg

that one?

At least he genuinely could blame the cold!

[switched to a link for the dignity of the forum - Adders... :lol: ]

Finn wrote:I think Soldeu in Andorra is a great confidence boosting resort. Plenty of easy greens & cruising blues.

Thanks Finn, i looked at Soldeu too....in fact having been to Andorra before i would like to go back. The only problem with Soldeu for me is the lack of SC Apartments. Or at least offered by the major TO's. I am sure i could find somewhere DIY though.

frostbite wrote:I think Valmorel is meant to have lots of easy skiing.
FB

Thanks, i did look at Valmorel but was put off by its size. it seems a smallish place, little apres, and few cannons.
I guess i want the best of both worlds, large resort with tons for me to do and enough for the beginners too.

It may be too much to ask though.

Quickie.

Anyone know which resort (europe) has the greatest or a larger number of green runs?

My wife is very much a beginner and while she can handle easy blues and nice amount of greens would be a big plus.
We are possibly looking to get away again later this season dependant on price.

I did notice the ADH has a nice selection of greens but i am turned off by the lack of tree lined skiing, i love the trees.

Any other suggestions?

Thank you.

Jon

Jenniewren80 wrote:

I had experience last week with this same run completely freaked me out, thankfully i chose to go to the right and took the other way round. Never went up there again all week.

I wish i had done that, at the time i thought that run on round the back only went to Champagny.


Grizwald, go get your friends eased into it i would take them up the Arpette chair out of Belcotte, all the blues back into Belle plagne are prob the easiest in the area.

Griz,

No off piste for me, i am not at that level.....yet.
Unless the snow comes, in buckets, you will struggle to find any snow that isn't already tracked to hell.
When we left there was precious little fresh powder left and the lower slopes were pretty much ice with a dusting of man made snow on them.
Anything above 2000m is pretty much ok though, just not fresh and its hard packed.

You will have fun, the size of La Plagne will ensure there is always somewhere new to go.

Enjoy, i wish i were still there.

Ally,

That run is a blue, a looooong blue.
I am not sure the graceful fall was anything other than luck! And the camera is very sturdy so banging it is not really an issue.

Re: The Camera.

As a few people have asked now below are the details of the camera used. It really is small, about the size of your thumb and adds no weight to your ski pole. It is a really solid unit and there is little risk of breaking it.
The picture quality does not compare to the latest HD units out there but as you can pick these up for less than £40 on ebay its a great buy.




It comes as a basic unit and you will need to buy a micro sd card for it, i use an 8gb version and it will record for a couple of hours.
You can either just tape it in its recording position or you can buy an additional 'sports pack' with a variety of mounts and elastic straps.



Any specific questions do please ask.



Heres another video from the same holiday.

bandit wrote: It's just that the pistes are not going to change their gradient much.

BUT my point is that a few runs in La Plagne DO!!!! Mira, as i said changes dramatically.