Messages posted by : AllyG
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When I got married (nearly 27 years ago) we were totally broke and we pretty much renovated our house with material out of skips. It's amazing what you can find in them (although I have to admit I've never found any skis or bindings).
And when my sister was at Uni she got her fruit and veg for free by taking it from the waste pile outside the back of KwikSave :shock: I have seen whole kitchens in skips in London, thrown out by very rich people with more money than sense who just want a new designer kitchen when there was nothing wrong with the old one. I take our good, unwanted, old stuff to charity shops. Have you had a look in them for those bindings? :lol: Ally |
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There is an i-Phone application for the Three Valleys:
http://www.les3vallees.com/en/live/free-iphone-app.277/ Using its GPS capabilities, we discovered that during a normal carving run in a lesson we were doing 66 km/hr! :shock: You can also use it to find the total number of kilometres you've skied in a day, as well (apparently) as extras like the 'find your friends' option. And it's free. You just download it off the 3 V's website (but it only works in the 3 V's of course). Ally |
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Hi Emma, nice to see you :D
I'd like to be still ski-ing when I'm 65. A couple of years ago I was quite shocked when someone in my group ski lesson said he wasn't going to ski any more once he reached 50 (in 2 years time), because he thought he'd be too old :shock: Ally |
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Hi Superduke_Chris,
I had a look just now, for you, on the Bansko tourist board website, and they seem to think there are some FIS races going on from 4th to 10th April, in Bansko itself. So, maybe the rumour is wrong? Was that you, asking about it on the bulgariaski website, and being given an offer of transport to Borovets each day? Have you tried e-mailing the Bansko tourist board? http://www.banskotouristinformation.com/winter/winter.html I hope the lifts do still open, and you get to ski :D I do DIY as well, and the lack of protection for this sort of thing does worry me a bit :cry: Ally |
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I think Tony manages to do it cheap because he never goes Feb half-term, and I should think some of his ultra cheap holidays were last minute bargains.
Like some others on here, for the last few years we have had to go ski-ing at Feb half-term - the most expensive week of the whole ski season. But I have still found that going DIY I save money on a package, and I get to tailor the holiday to suit ourselves. I find the packages quite limiting. For example, we get to go on the train and go out on the day train and back on the night train so that we get an extra day to ski. I haven't found any packages that allow this combination. And we get to pick the most suitable (and cheap!) accommodation in the resort, close to a good grocery shop. I always pick somewhere right next to the piste or the lift up which is 'ski in and lift/piste out'. And we pick a ski hire shop which is close to our accommodation. Our last holiday, for example, we ended up spending a phenomonal amount on train fares (because we bought the luxury seat tickets back at an extra £100 per person), but still saved £100 per person on the equivalent flight package (with Thomson's). Thomson's price for a week self-catering at Feb half-term in Les Brigues apartments in Courchevel 1550 (not as nice or as well located as ours) with flights and transfers was £780. Our costs per person Day Eurostar out, luxury night return = £430 Apartment cost per person = £223 Return taxi from Moutiers to 1550 (1/2 hour) = £25 Sub-total = £678 (£100 cheaper than flight package with Thomson). Ski lessons, total 12 hours = £167 Ski and boot hire = £90 Groceries (lots of chocolate and luxuries as well as 'real' food) = £42 Meals out (one very expensive meal out on the slopes in 1650 and two much cheaper ones in 1550) = £40 7 day lift passes for Courchevel only (including carre neige insurance) = £210 Total holiday costs = £1227 per person There were a few other things I had to pay out for - like return train tickets from here to London (about £35 with Advance tickets), lunch on the Eurostar, snacks in Moutiers station whilst waiting for the train back, etc. etc. Not a cheap holiday by any means, but we all had a really great time! :D Ally |
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I should think the people we stayed with at Tignes in October could do something for you in May, and ski-ing would be on the glacier. I suggest you give them a ring, or e-mail them.
http://www.mountainsunltd.com/chalet/chalet-hotel-les-melezes In October they included transfers to and from Geneva, minibus rides to the glacier in the morning and back late afternoon, and lift passes - as well as the usual meals etc. In October we even had free ski hire as well, but I wouldn't think they'd do that in May. All we had to do was buy our flights to Geneva and back (with EasyJet). Best of luck - I hope you find something suitable :D Ally |
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Hi Salski, Are you that much older than your OH then? :lol: Ally |
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An avalanche on a piste is really frightening :shock:
I always consider I'm safe when I'm on the piste. I hope everyone was okay. Ally |
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