J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by Dave Mac

Respect for your 42 days, that was the same as I did. From your list, I think no 3 is by the most important~ this is your long term future. Just a shame that she is not getting to ski!

1. To achieve 6 weeks skiing
2. To wear the kilt on New Years eve in Scheffau, and maybe skiing the following day
3. Not really an objective, but similar, to own a season KitzbuhleAlpen All Star season pass ~ covers almost all of Tirol.
4. To continue to improve my ski technique.
5. To ski with Disability Snowsport people again
6. To continue to improve my German. (plenty of scope!)
7. Maybe, just maybe, to shave a few seconds off my time down the Marbachjoch.
8. To help people where I can.

Yes Tino, but that is Milan Central, wheras the OP is going intp Malpensa. There will be link up and waiting times that take it up to at least the 4.5 hours. (Given that MM is 48km from Milan Central).
Having said that, this still appears to be a better opton than GVA.

Hi AKO. Welcome to J2ski. The Euro train timetables roll forwards, rather than having a specific winter/summer programme. You can usually get an idea of the available serrvices, by looking up the same travel days as late as the available timetable will show. It is an extensive journey, between 4.5 &6 hrs, depending on the train. You also really need to ascertain that the Simplon Tunnel stays open on a regular basis.

I should add that I ski in Niederau every March, many times at the end of March, and that I have never left Niederau at the end of March, without the mountain still being fully skiable.
In April, two to three hundred metres higher is usually sufficient to ski.
This year of course, the best place in Europe for skiing was Scotland, where they were skiing, in kilts, on the summer solstice.

It is a guess Ladywhoskis, but might it have been March 2007, when you were in the SkiWelt? That year, the whole of Europe suffered a lack of snow. However, if you check the historical snow records, that would normally be a good time for Tirol.
I do agree that the piste map for the Schiwelt is the pits; I have mentioned this point several times. I have acurrent dialogue going with the Schielt Tourist office, so I will cover that point with them. The point about reun markings is a logistical one. In the summer, the schiwelt reverts to 2000 alpine farms, where the piste are criss-crossed with fencing & tracks. So piste markers have to be negotiated with all the alpine farmers ~ it is a slow business breaking down tradition. Many other large European ski areas are in National Parks, ie conprise a unitary authority.

And forgot her skis!

I might be wary of theearly season snow conditions in Italy. This is a generalisation, of course, but when I looked at the historical averages, Italy did not really register.
I think it is because the snow streams generally arrive from a northerly direction, and therefore, marginal conditions would reach Austria and France first. Switzerland would receive a good share because of the generally higher altitudes. So, for that reason, I would agree that it makes sense to leave your choice until the snow arrives.

I agree with Ian. Motoring costs should include the little things like ~ extra for insuring additional drivers ~extra for Euroopean insurance cover, Typically +£110 ~ extra to obtain European breakdown recovery ~ a set of chains.
Some years I do travel from Scotland. If I am planning to stay for say 3 weeks. This year, I am considering the Rosyth/Zeebrugge ferry, then a 9 hour drive to Tirol.