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bandit wrote:Think I'll wear my 6" stiletto's with leopard skin tights

Oh no, not again! I thought you were going as "Pink Santa" this year?

I will be around on the Thursday Mr.Q.

Will assess the watering-hole layout today and drop you a PM later.

Far Queue wrote:Here is a pic I took of La Face a few years ago

:shock:

In half a dozen visits over the years I've never seen it looking even close to "fresh groomed" like that! Must be an absolute blast in that condition.

It's always been mogulled to hell on my trips (even first thing to avoid the crowds), at least the final section anyway.

Same deal for tickets this year Rossy - see Like There's No Tomorrow for details

Warren Miller's . . . Like There's no Tomorrow
The world's largest action sports film announces its 62nd annual global tour.

And J2Skiers can get 20% off the door price for tickets - just go here - http://warrenmiller.co.uk/tickets to buy your tickets and enter j2ski2011 at the checkout... and enjoy the film!



The pressure is off. No one is watching. It's just you, your boards and the mountain. The weather has broken and the snow is untracked. The only sound is that of your breath, crystallizing in the winter air. There's only one place to go, but there are an infinite number of ways to get there. Adjust your gear, take a deep breath and . . . ski, shred, huck, bomb, launch, spin, charge . . . Like There's No Tomorrow.

This Autumn, Black Diamond Films offers your first stop for preseason powder stoke, with the introduction of the UK tour of Warren Miller's latest annual winter sports film . . . Like There's No Tomorrow.

Narrated by Olympic Gold Medalist Jonny Moseley and shot on location on five continents, . . . Like There's No Tomorrow celebrates the moments that make up a perfect winter. Tour the world's most inspiring snowy landscapes, from the rugged peaks of New Hampshire's Mount Washington to the legendary powder of Squaw Valley, California; from the striking Himalayas in Gulmarg, India to the southern hemisphere's highest peak in Portillo, Chile. Alaska. Utah. Colorado. New Zealand. Norway. It's all here, just waiting for you to fill in the blank.

Watch world-class athletes – including Chris Davenport, Julia Mancuso, Daron Rahlves, Colby West and Seth Wescott – drop lines most of us only see in our dreams and learn, frame-by-frame, how to live . . . Like There's No Tomorrow. Check warrenmiller.co.uk for a complete list of UK tour dates, trailer, image gallery, competitions, film locations and athlete bios.


. . . Like There's No Tomorrow is your annual reminder that winter is on its way and, with it, an adrenaline-fueled dance with gravity. "We welcome winter with everything we've got," explains the film's director and producer, Max Bervy. "Because, while there's always a tomorrow, there are only so many dawns with fresh snow."

Warren Miller's . . . Like There's No Tomorrow will sweep the UK as a limited, high-definition release, stopping in more than 40 U.K. towns and cities during November and December 2011. With screenings often running for one night only, Warren Miller films attract a cult-like following and mark the official start of winter for sports enthusiasts everywhere. Warren Miller film shows are an experience, a party and a phenomenon not to be missed.

The UK tour of Warren Miller's . . . Like There's No Tomorrow is made possible by the support of the following brands: Nissan X-Trail, Sky Sports, Ski Lake Tahoe, The Independent, Virgin Holidays, Rossignol and Ski Club of GB.

Winter is coming. Watch . . . Like There's No Tomorrow first.

freezywater wrote:Easyjet check in at Geneva fleeced us on the way back this easter

To be fair, their policy is stated pretty clearly and they are flexible on the distribution of the weight you've paid for :-

Sports equipment – how does it work?
Buying weight allowance for sporting goods gives you a 12kg extra weight allowance. You must be travelling with sports equipment (as listed in the booking process), although the exact weight distribution between items doesn't matter.
For example:
One passenger travelling buys a bag and an additional sporting allowance. This gives an allowance of 2 items (which must include 1 sporting item), at a total weight of 32kg. However, if the sporting item is 18kg and the bag is 14kg then that's fine with us!
Two passengers are travelling with one hold bag and two pieces of sports equipment. This gives an allowance of 3 items (which must include 2 sporting items), at a total weight of 44kg. The exact distribution of weight between baggage items doesn't matter, subject to the maximum weights detailed above for health and safety reasons.

That's from http://www.easyjet.com/EN/Planning/baggage.html

From the above, Tony's policy of stuffing his ski bag is explicitly stated as just fine with Easyjet as long as the total weight comes in right. (I'd thought that might be pushing things, so glad I looked it up!)

The excess baggage charges are intended to be punitive, and they have to be - if the plane's overweight it won't (be allowed to) fly.

As bandit says, some of the TO limits and charges do seem excessive and only designed to generate revenue - always read the small print.

Deer Valley Resort has been named the #1 ski resort in North America by the readers of SKI Magazine for an astonishing fifth year in a row.

"No other ski resort has accomplished anything close to this," says Bob Wheaton, Deer Valley Resort president and general manager. "And I think the reason is that no other ski resort comes close to matching Deer Valley's amazing vacation experience. It's all because of our staff. The culture here is to put the guest first at all times, and our employees not only accomplish this every day, but enjoy it, whether working our chairlifts, in our Children's Center, our Ski School, our Deer Valley Resort Lodging and Reservations department, in our restaurants, offices, maintenance facilities, anywhere in our organization. My hat is off to our incredibly dedicated crew. This honor goes to them and I thank and congratulate the entire Deer Valley Resort team."

Aside from being named the #1 Resort overall out of 60 North American resorts, Deer Valley ranked winningly in many individual categories. Highlights included the Resort being given #1 rankings for grooming, service, weather, on-mountain food, lodging and dining. The Resort also received #2 rankings for lifts and access, and #3 rankings for digital presence and overall satisfaction.

More than 20,000 SKI readers are surveyed for its "Top 60 Resort Guide" by an independent research firm. SKI readers ski an average of 23 days a year. The ski resort survey is the most comprehensive and longest-running in the winter sports industry. Some of the individual comments that were made by skiers about Deer Valley this year were, "Service is top notch, grooming impeccable, food outstanding"; "Excellent customer service for the same prices as other resorts with no customer service"; They do everything right!"; "On-mountain food is insane! Service is exceptional"; and "These guys get what it means to manage the details. Consistent first-class experience."

For more information, see Deer Valley Resort, or visit deervalley.com.

Les Deux Alpes looks like an excellent option. As said, the Beginner's / Early Inters area is up high above the town on a very sunny (probably, at that time of year) plateau. The runs on and from the glacier are easy to reach from there and long and wide, so will be quite a contrast from Lesotho!

There is no need to "risk" the runs down to the town - just hop on the gondola (Jandri Express? is that the one?) at the end of the day. Plenty of people do and your legs will thank you for it if you've had a long day on the slopes.

[ETA - having checked the piste map (see link to the left), there are three different gondolas serving the Cretes area. I think you might even be able to download on one of the chairs too IIRC but don't bank on that]

Following some respectable snow last weekend, winter has opted to tease us further - most of the Alpine region has seen clear skies and settled weather over the past few days. Although mild temperatures have returned to the Western Alps it has remained cool to the East.

European Weather and Snow This Coming Week

Temperatures look set to remain around the seasonal average, and below in the East, for the next few days at least - with fairly settled conditions continuing. The forecast models have been hinting at the possibility of another cold "snap" toward the end of next week but that's by no means clear just yet. We'll watch that with interest.