J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by OldAndy

I first went to Courchevel in 1985 and it was expensive then.
The trouble is that unless you know which restaurants/bars are after the high end trade - and lets face it Courchevel has built it's reputation on being the swishest of French resorts - it is difficult not to be "shocked" when the bill comes.
I agree that it is not much fun when one gets the idea that before going in for anything from a beer to a full meal the tarif has to be scrutinised beforehand.
There are less expensive places in all the resorts and up the hill but no real way of knowing just from looking from the outside - it's not even about posh decor!
I am being brave this year and looking forward to going to Serre Chevalier - it will be interesting to see just how the prices compare.
I will report back.
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G*d I'm sad !!
Watching weather forecasts in October, skiing in March ...
but,
Big dump looking to arrive western Alps Tuesday moving through from France into Switzerland and Austria by Thursday.
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Ian Wickham wrote:
I only take one of everything, One wife one Kid and one sock :thumbup:

Mono Ski?
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LOTA wrote:This Ipod thing...can someone help?

I've had one for a few years and would love to take it ski-ing.

But I'm having difficulty in getting the CD in it.

You need a special adapter for that Lota.
My wife struggles with these things as well.
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Ian Wickham wrote:
I was thinking about putting her in a suitcase in the hold :D

Excess baggage?
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Tony_H wrote:
1 good reason not to go to VT is prices for food and drink. I guess its pretty much the same across the 3V and France in the main. Still, if you people have to go to France......

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Thanks Tony - keep up the good work.
Don't want more people skiing in France than absolutely necessary, it's just toooo good.
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Dave Mac wrote:

Snapzzz wrote:73 sleeps for me!

Already in full training.....Open Wallet, Close wallet, open wallett..close wallet

Snapzzz, that doesn't count, that's only a warm-up exercise! :shock:

I've been thinking about skiing a lot - does that count?

144 days to go ....
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