J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by Ranchero_1979

Air B&B, easy jet and job done.

Added to the bucket list.
Looks like some pretty good offpiste to have a go at there.
Great that you can reach there on train also. Definitely one of the big pluses of Swiss skiing.

Looks terrible - truly tough at the top

Have never skied the area so no comments there. From my heli skiing experience as long as you are a confident offpiste skier then definitely has some novelty factor.

Book through a guide (and try to get a day with them before)or confirm that there will be a guide provided as part of the package and speak with them. Remember they are professional so is not in their interest for someone to be out of their depth.

As a massive generalization:
1)If is a single drop (which am presuming you are hinting at), then I would not be overly concerned about pace. Definitely if you are doing a full day with multiple drops then can see how it could be awkward with an ill matched group - some people measure success in vertical

2)The other key element would be to be able to ski some sort of corridor through a variety of snow conditions (might be wind blown at the top, great in the middle and pretty heavy going towards the bottom). Helicopter gives access to the best snow, but is not a guarantee.

3) Independence; quite often the guide will not have skins and will nearly always go first. That means you fall, lose a ski etc. you need to resolve the issue. If you are skiing one person at a time on slope then there is inevitable some self pressure. Having said that I have spent >1hr looking for a guides ski in Canada and most people realize that everyone falls and everyone loses a ski at some point in their powder career.

If they are teamed up with Evo and ratios are as stated then definitely great value for money. Also a great way to meet people of a similar level and have some fun.

Is interesting how have done a few similar courses but have never even been to the Website of the SKGB. Somehow they are not putting themselves out there.

Nice video, maybe a bit too much going on at some points.

Somehow I expected more snow or they overgroomed. Looks amazing piste conditions and weather though.

Try Rob @ Highmountain guides or Tim @ Northernmountainsport and enjoy.

The 100 gbp a day of snoworks is consistent with Cham and decent value when you consider guides day rate or instructor day rate is going to be 300+gbp.

Either way seems to me SCGB should be more precise with naming:
1) instructor lead guiding suggests they are neither instructing and inherently an instructor is not a guide.
Is this service designed to replace resort/chalet host; in which case am surprised they reference offpiste as this requires level 4 instructor.