J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by AllyG

Trav82,
If you're looking to save money and you're all beginners then think carefully about which lift passes to buy. Some resorts do cheap beginners passes (because you'll probably only be using a few lifts), and some TO's do a cheap deal for beginners including ski and boot hire and lessons and ski passes.

Ally

Trencher wrote:

Snapzzz wrote:I suppose the problem is that once the sun goes down, especially with huge mountains blocking out the last remaining light, it can get dark pretty quick.
The last thing any resort would want is lots of people stranded on the slopes in the dark.

In the US and Canada. The Ski Patrol sweep all the runs at the end of the skiing day to make sure everyone is off the mountain. I would guess they like to do that in daylight.

That's just what I was going to say Trencher. I've always thought that the ski patrol check all the pistes last thing in France to look out for casualties and people lost etc. And as you say they need daylight for this.

Ally

OldAndy wrote:Yes of course Ally,

You are absolutely correct.

It is not respectful to divert a topic so excessively.

What I have gained from J2Ski ....

I now know what WIBBLE means :mrgreen:

I wonder if Admin would lend me his axe :?: :wink: :lol:

I have skied in the dark in Courchevel but as part of a proper event with mulled wine and floodlights etc. during the fireworks evening. I thought it was absolutely brilliant fun, as you could go much faster than normal down what I think was a green run.

Ally

Anyone got anything left to say which is BACK ON TOPIC :?:

Honestly, Admin must be totally exhausted after a day trying to keep us all under control :wink:

Ally

OldAndy wrote:

AllyG wrote:

I do try very hard not to Wibble, but every now and then a small bit of Wibble escapes try as I might to control it :D Sorry everyone :oops:


Ally

Oh g*d :oops:
I was skip reading this too fast and read ....
I do try very hard not to Dribble

Which brought me up short !!!

OldAndy - that is a perfect example of the sort of Wibble which is NOT ALLOWED on MY thread :wink:

Thanks everyone, for your contributions to the thread :D

And I don't mind what format you use to express your thoughts on this issue - just no wibbling :evil: :lol:

I do think it's remarkable that so many of us get so much pleasure from this website, and I think a lot of this is down to Admin chipping away with his axe every now and then to keep us all in order - thanks Admin :D

And on the subject of Wibble - I did think about giving up my Crown at one point, but Admin advised me to keep it. It's nice to know that there is now a Wibble King to join me :D

I do try very hard not to Wibble, but every now and then a small bit of Wibble escapes try as I might to control it :D Sorry everyone :oops:

Thanks everyone for tolerating my Wibble and whatever other annoying things are in my posts. Like everyone else here, I'm sure, I try not to be annoying, confrontational, impolite etc. but sometimes I think afterwards I could have expressed myself better or more diplomatically. So, as I said before, this website has helped me to improve my communication skills.

And Bandit, you make a very good point about J2Ski saving you money. Fancy me forgetting something like that :roll:

Anyone else got something to say about what they have gained from this website (newbies or regulars)?

Ally

Snapzzz,
If you're thinking about Courchevel then look at 1550 - it's much cheaper than 1850 and it only takes a few minutes to ski down or gondola up to 1850 AND the gondola keeps going until late at night.

1650 would probably suit your daughter as it has really lovely easy runs and it's much quieter, but it's a pain to get to the rest of the 3 Valleys from there unless you take the bus to 1850 or maybe to 1550 (only 5 minutes) and then the gondola up to 1850.

1850 prices are totally ridiculous.

Here's the report I wrote on it a couple of years ago:

http://www.j2ski.com/ski-chat-forum/posts/list/8095.page

Ally