J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by AllyG

Hi Paul,
We had a thread on this last year, if you're interested in having a look at it :D

http://www.j2ski.com/ski-chat-forum/posts/list/8374.page

Ally

Kempojj,
I've stayed in VT for two ski holidays, and Courchevel for one. VT definitely has much better quality snow (not artificial, icy, or slushy) but Courchevel is much more sheltered and it's nice ski-ing past trees. I found the runs longer in VT but in Courchevel there are more branches off and it's really well sign posted so there are lots of minor different routes to the various villages (which are also connected by the free ski bus).

We skied over from VT to Courchevel in a group lesson when I was only a lower intermediate (couldn't do blacks then) and it wasn't too difficult. So if you're only going from Meribel you should manage it easily.

Overall, we preferred Courchevel (which is why we're going back there) and last time we didn't bother to go over to Meribel because there was so much to ski in the Courchevel area itself and we didn't have to worry about the links closing.

If you get stuck in VT because the links close, I'm pretty sure there is a (paying) bus back to Meribel. When we were in VT all the lifts completely closed on our last day, because of the wind, and the tourist board was advising that there were public buses over to Courchevel, which was still open, although I would think it would be quite a long journey.

Ally

tim 000 wrote:

:thumbup: that`ll be me then :D . 1 sleep (well 1/2 ) getting picked up at 3.30 in the morning :shock:. flight at 6.10 from mancester. all packed, bags weighed. time for a bath and an early night i think.

Night night then Tim - sleep well and have a great trip :D

Ally

Hi Bigrobski,
What a dreadful thing to happen :cry:

I wish you luck with your search :D

My only suggestion is that if you can't find accommodation and transfers only you start again and look for a last minute 70% off type of offer for a package holiday on the 29th Jan anywhere that's a reasonably decent resort with snow and flying from an airport you can get to.

Ally

Ian Wickham wrote:I.4 days left :thumbup:

Ian (and everyone else heading out soon) have a great time :D :D :D

Ally

belynx wrote:Hi I put this video with few question on to know how you will work to make that skier improve. What you will work on, where in the turn , how? Thank you!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWoSGbSLVCE

Please answer my question, this is a discussion not a competition. A place where we can exchange about technique so keep this in mind!

I rather think this skier is prone to one of my many faults - not keeping his upper body facing down the slope enough. I know it depends on the path of his momentum, and it's rather difficult to tell this in the video, but I reckon his upper body is following the line of his skis and not his momentum.

Ally

boo_yay wrote:I am a snowblader though - any objections?

There was a very nice lady on snow blades in my group lessons last year, and she seemed to be able to go everywhere we could, and the only time she had difficulty keeping up was when we were schussing. I was most impressed with the blades :D

Can you get to Schladming on the train (from the U.K. I mean)?

Ally

I'm sure Emma was a model of good behaviour at school, but me ... well ... I WAS expelled actually - for wearing the wrong coloured socks :shock:

(My school was pretty strict - not at all like St Trinians unfortunately) :D

Ally