Messages posted by : AllyG
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Tonypants,
We went ski-ing at Easter in La Rosiere (22nd-29th March) a few years ago and it snowed masses all week - well over a foot I should think - and they even opened the lower run that goes down to the road. So, I think the weather is unpredictable. I know we were a bit worried about the snow before we left, but we ended up with weather more like January. In fact, my only complaint was that it was too cold! Have you thought of hiring a car and driving around the ski resorts? You could stay somewhere cheap, like Bourg-St-Maurice and go and have a look at La Rosiere and Les Arcs and Tignes etc. and decide which one had the best snow. I know Bourg is practically IN Les Arcs and I think Tignes is only about 12 miles away. And if the snow was rubbish in all of them (which I think is extremely unlikely) then at least you could have a good look at the area and decide where to go next year and do a bit of sight-seeing. If you stayed in cheap self-catering accommodation, or cheap bed and breakfast you should be able to do it for about £450 each including flights, car hire and accommodation. Or - there are still cheap deals around for Easter (from around £500 each half-board or catered chalet), and there are bound to be more soon as some unfortunate people have to cancel their ski holidays due to illness etc. If it was me, and I could spare the time and money, I wouldn't give up just yet :D Ally |
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Well, next year Ian, persuade Tony and his gang to go to France and then you can have the great food etc. AND the fantastic company you enjoy :D Ally |
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Rose - I'm sorry you missed going ski-ing this year :cry: I hope you find somewhere really great for next season :D |
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That's really funny Dids - I always wondered what people did with their old skis :lol:
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When the first thing you do after you return home is to start searching on the web for another ski holiday.
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I think Marksman and Iceman are half Welsh as well. Maybe all the best Wibblers are either half Welsh or live in Wales :lol:
Ally |
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Lizzie- How many extra legs have you got :?: :lol: |
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If anyone wants to know any more about the physics of ski-ing, I've found a whole website here which explains a lot of interesting things. Like, for example, apparently the reason it's so hard to move on very wet snow (like in the spring) is because a vacuum is created under the skis which sucks them down.
And I was right about the film of water being created under the skis when they're on their flats, which is why you get those nasty icy patches in high traffic areas like on the narrow blue runs, because the water re-freezes as ice, not snow. There's also a whole load of complicated stuff to do with vectors about why you slow down when you go across the slope. http://www.mechanicsofsport.com/skiing/basic_mechanics/using_resistance.html Ally |
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