J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by EmmaEvs

Swell wrote: :D Happy days, I was starting to get nervous and I'm not going till March! Keep doing the snow dance 8)

Ditto but for 5th Feb. The Tennladen is still looking quite ill. Sounds like that'll be all fixed over the next few days :mrgreen:

Crispyapplepie I may be completely out of order here so my apologies in advance, but my first thought is 'please be careful'. There have been too many accidents already this season. As a group would you consider hiring an instructor for half a day to take you down there? Depending how many of you there are the cost could be spread nicely. At the very least it could save you the hassle of finding yourself stuck away from the exit/s and having to hike. Sorry for being boring and paranoid.

Yay Boo_Yay yay!! (I was dying to do that) :lol: :thumbup:

Grizwald wrote:Read this post with some interest as we're heading to Le Plagne on Saturday and our group is a very mixed bag in terms of experience, with a complete beginner right up to a Ski pro. Think whilst the others are picking up their hire gear me and my mate will head out to scout things out to give people an easier introduction while they get their confidence back.

Good idea. I get MrEvs to do this for me :thumbup:

OldAndy wrote:How about a day/half day (budget?) with a guide.
A days boarding focussing just on your husband to board where he will enjoy etc.
Maybe arrange in advance to meet at a certain restaurant for lunch?

Oooh good call OldAndy :thumbup:

Difficult one without knowing what he already has...

However, if someone offered me to go skiing in Switzerland for a big birthday I'd be a pretty happy bunny anyway!

Hi Moogy,

I think the best answer to this question will come from the shop themselves. If you're asking 'can I swap the skis for a board during the week?' the answer is yes. I've seen people do it before. As far as cost goes, I'm sorry I don't know.

There are three main ski hire shops in or around Oberau...

Margreiter info@ski-margreiter.at

Thaler sport-thalerrenate@aon.at

Blachfelder info@sportblachfelder.at

There are others and all of the contact details should be on this page http://www.wildschoenau.com/sport/winter/en/verleih_tis.aspx?nav=tmp_1_154099116

If you intend using Skiset via J2ski you will be using Margreiters.

Hope this helps.

EmmaEvs

crispyapplepie wrote:Im flying with Monarch on the 29th and their weight restriction for hand luggage is 5kg. If they ask me to pay any extra for the weight difference then i will seriously take them out of their bag and do just this. :D

Go on Crispyapple pie you show 'em! Gits :lol: