J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by AllyG

Yes, well I'm very sorry everyone but I've been away ski-ing for 2 weeks plus doing other stuff.

Here's what's left on the list at the moment. If anyone else wants to go on it I will do my best to pay more attention to it and update it as usual! :)

Flat Country Skier going to Ortisei in 2 days on the 12/02/2016
Dobby going to Are in 4 days on the 14/02/2016
Michelle63 going to Pila in 4 days on the 14/02/2016
Stevie999 going to Morzine in 17 days on the 27/02/2016
Gareth Fair going to Mayrhofen in 24 days on the 05/03/2016
Bedrock Barney going to Are in 4 days on the 14/02/2016
LOTA going to Saas Fee Engelberg or Arosa in 33 days on the 14/03/2016
Michelle63 going to Les Deux Alps in 43 days on the 24/03/2016

Oldboarder's photo of his son Jack, who was easy to recognize with the green mohican feathers on top of his helmet. They've both improved loads in the last couple of years and I went down the Sarenne piste with them, which is exremely long and mogully and they were ahead of me the whole way!

Lizzie-B wrote:Don't recall The Spot, where about was that? Munched at most of the knife and forks, must have missed that one!!!

It's very well hidden, which is why it was generally just us plus a few piste patrollers having lunch there!
It's in the maze of green runs somewhere to the right of the snowpark as you look at the piste map. I'm not entirely sure but I think it might be on the Lac blanc piste.
We just remembered to go left at the top of the DMC and the Jeux lifts as we were coming down from above, follow the signs for the Berger area, and then turn right.
The Italian ski instructor working for the Ski Club of GB, called Didier, told Billip1 where it was on Monday so that we could go there for lunch. It's a brilliant sunbathing spot with marvellous views, good food, and it's cheap. BUT it does have a compostable toilet, so if you're fussy about such things you need to go somewhere else ...
It was a good place to meet up with those having morning ski lessons, and we took our Friday off-piste instructor there for lunch with us.
There's a promotional video about it on Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dkzg1Jcu5fg

Here's a photo! Some of us stuffing ourselves at lunchtime at Le Spot, situated in the middle of the green pistes above Alpe d'Huez. Photo by Oldboarder's son Jack. Benneta is the newcomer sitting on the left. The guy in the middle is Bald-Eagleman.

Well, I'm quite sure my room mate came in at 04-30 because I woke up and looked at the time and told her she'd have to get up for her morning ski lesson in 2 1/2 hours!

I was most impressed that she managed it :)

However, I'm fairly sure she spent the afternoon snoozing on the sofa in the hotel lounge bar ... ;)

Hi everyone,
I had a great week ski-ing with the group, and my only criticisms would be that the place was too crowded and that one day the snow turned to rain in the afternoon so that most of us got soaked and had to come in early!

But we did manage to find some quieter slopes (over the Scare Chair side) and a lunch Spot in the middle of the green runs maze, with practically no-one there except ourselves where we could eat and sunbathe in deckchairs with a lovely view of the mountains :)

A few of us booked with the British Ski club's new arrangements, where their reps have been replaced by fully qualified ski instructors (Italians as a matter of interest in our case) who took us down some difficult slopes and even off-piste on the last day. I fell over more times on the last day than during the entire preceding 2 weeks, and managed to ski down something so steep off-piste it nearly made me sick to look at, but dodged out of the final off-piste detour as I was too tired by then and apparently it was even steeper and more difficult than what we'd done already! The off-piste snow was frozen and icy on top but powdery underneath, sort of like cake icing, and I found it most confusing trying to ski on it.

Dids1 wrote:Would love to say I want to be added to the list but looks like I am missing out this season. On the plus side due to a 2 week trip to India booked for Feb. This is what I'm calling 'The Eff It' tour having just completed 5 weeks of radiotherapy for early breast cancer.
Still looking at this site though, can't ditch the habit.
Merry Christmas. Must get to bed!

Oh dear, Dids, I hope all goes well for you, and you'll be ski-ing again soon.

Here's the List updated to today Sunday 27th December. If you see a mistake or you'd like to go on it, please let me know by posting up on this thread.

LOTA going to Lake Tahoe in 5 days on the 01/01/2016
Tiberious going to Whistler in 20 days on the 16/01/2016
Elovabloke going to Passo Tonale in 20 days on the 16/01/2016
Tahiti gra going to Chatel in 20 days on the 16/01/2016
Mekka going to Chamonix in 24 days on the 20/01/2016
Paulh764 going to Seefeld in 25 days on the 21/01/2016
Don 87 going to Ellmau in 26 days on the 22/01/2016
Smallman The Jackson Five going to Niederau in 27 days on the 23/01/2016
AllyG going to Les Deux Alps in 27 days on the 23/01/2016
Lizzie-B going to Alpe d'Huez in 27 days on the 23/01/2016
Tony_H going to Cervinia in 28 days on the 24/01/2016
GreenGoblin going to Val d'Isere in 34 days on the 30/01/2016
ATOO going to La Tania in 34 days on the 30/01/2016
Stevie999 going to Meribel in 34 days on the 30/01/2016
Far Queue going to Alpe d'Huez J2Ski group holiday in 34 days on the 30/01/2016
Old Andy going to Alpe d'Huez J2Ski group holiday in 34 days on the 30/01/2016
AllyG going to Alpe d'Huez J2Ski group holiday in 34 days on the 30/01/2016
Felthorpe going to Alpe d'Huez J2Ski group holiday in 34 days on the 30/01/2016
Oldboarder going to Alpe d'Huez J2Ski group holiday in 34 days on the 30/01/2016
Andid going to Alpe d'Huez J2Ski group holiday in 34 days on the 30/01/2016
Billip 1 going to Alpe d'Huez J2Ski group holiday in 34 days on the 30/01/2016
Bald-eagleman going to Alpe d'Huez J2Ski group holiday in 34 days on the 30/01/2016
Daved going to Alpe d'Huez J2Ski group holiday in 34 days on the 30/01/2016
Flat Country Skier going to Alpe d'Huez J2Ski group holiday in 34 days on the 30/01/2016
PistePaul going to Alpe d'Huez J2Ski group holiday in 34 days on the 30/01/2016
Brooksy going to Alpe d'Huez J2Ski group holiday in 34 days on the 30/01/2016
Shipjack going to Tignes in 35 days on the 31/01/2016
AlistairS going to Serre Chevalier in 35 days on the 31/01/2016
NellyPS going to Les Arcs in 40 days on the 05/02/2016
Flat Country Skier going to Ortisei in 47 days on the 12/02/2016
Dobby going to Are in 49 days on the 14/02/2016
Michelle63 going to Pila in 49 days on the 14/02/2016
Stevie999 going to Morzine in 62 days on the 27/02/2016
Gareth Fair going to Mayrhofen in 69 days on the 05/03/2016
Michelle63 going to Les Deux Alps in 88 days on the 24/03/2016

BB - I will add you to the list when you're sure of your location and holiday dates :)

Here's the List updated to today, Sunday 20th December. If anyone else wants to go on it, or you see any mistakes, would you please let me know. I've finally got around to adding my own holiday in Les Deux Alpes for the week before the group holiday in Alpe d'Huez.

Pandaski going to Japan in 4 days on the 24/12/2015
Felthorpe going to St Anton in 6 days on the 26/12/2015
Biki17 going to Chatel in 6 days on the 26/12/2015
LOTA going to Lake Tahoe in 12 days on the 01/01/2016
Tiberious going to Whistler in 27 days on the 16/01/2016
Elovabloke going to Passo Tonale in 27 days on the 16/01/2016
Tahiti gra going to Chatel in 27 days on the 16/01/2016
Mekka going to Chamonix in 31 days on the 20/01/2016
Paulh764 going to Seefeld in 32 days on the 21/01/2016
Don 87 going to Ellmau in 33 days on the 22/01/2016
AllyG going to Les Deux Alps in 34 days on the 23/01/2016
Lizzie-B going to Alpe d'Huez in 34 days on the 23/01/2016
Tony_H going to Cervinia in 35 days on the 24/01/2016
GreenGoblin going to Val d'Isere in 41 days on the 30/01/2016
ATOO going to La Tania in 41 days on the 30/01/2016
Stevie999 going to Meribel in 41 days on the 30/01/2016
Far Queue going to Alpe d'Huez J2Ski group holiday in 41 days on the 30/01/2016
Old Andy going to Alpe d'Huez J2Ski group holiday in 41 days on the 30/01/2016
AllyG going to Alpe d'Huez J2Ski group holiday in 41 days on the 30/01/2016
Felthorpe going to Alpe d'Huez J2Ski group holiday in 41 days on the 30/01/2016
Oldboarder going to Alpe d'Huez J2Ski group holiday in 41 days on the 30/01/2016
Andid going to Alpe d'Huez J2Ski group holiday in 41 days on the 30/01/2016
Billip 1 going to Alpe d'Huez J2Ski group holiday in 41 days on the 30/01/2016
Bald-eagleman going to Alpe d'Huez J2Ski group holiday in 41 days on the 30/01/2016
Daved going to Alpe d'Huez J2Ski group holiday in 41 days on the 30/01/2016
Flat Country Skier going to Alpe d'Huez J2Ski group holiday in 41 days on the 30/01/2016
PistePaul going to Alpe d'Huez J2Ski group holiday in 41 days on the 30/01/2016
Brooksy going to Alpe d'Huez J2Ski group holiday in 41 days on the 30/01/2016
AlistairS going to Serre Chevalier in 42 days on the 31/01/2016
NellyPS going to Les Arcs in 47 days on the 05/02/2016
Flat Country Skier going to Ortisei in 54 days on the 12/02/2016
Dobby going to Are in 56 days on the 14/02/2016
Michelle63 going to Pila in 56 days on the 14/02/2016
Stevie999 going to Morzine in 69 days on the 27/02/2016
Gareth Fair going to Mayrhofen in 76 days on the 05/03/2016
Michelle63 going to Les Deux Alps in 95 days on the 24/03/2016