J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by Dave Mac

Good try, but unless the words Edinburgh and Denver are offered, snow use.

I ski Westendorf every year on day trips out from Niederau. It is pretty snowsure, and the lift company lays on a good machine base.
Here are the March snow depths for the past three seasons, Lower/Upper slopes:

69cm / 140cm
22cm / 53cm
40cm / 64cm

Yep, Michelin good, also.

Regarding the route/time/toll issue, it is of no consequence how many times I have done this route, I still use the AA Route Planner. You are given the option to choose the route with/without tolls.

Using toll roads 653.3 miles. 9hrs 42min.
Avoiding toll roads 652.2 miles. 9hrs 51min.

Year on year, there are road improvements and changes, so what I did some years back is irrelevant. Using the above data, toll road avoidance does look the favourite.

I think I can recall the approximate ages of your children,from 2/3years ago, and my guess is they will cope well. On this basis, I would plan in a 20min stop every 2 hours, plus a driver change, and one longer mealstop. This indicates a total time of under 12 hours.
It might be worth considering arriving in Dunkirk in the evening, driving through the night, when the kids will sleep, arriving early morning.

Vote with your seat!

I have done a fair amount of trogging up UK mountains, carrying skis, and looking dedicated, BUT ~ Helen Rennie has just completed 70 consecutive months of skiing on Cairngorm.

Yes, I know the skiing is limited on some months, but it is a wonderful tale of a committed ski moutaineer.

http://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-press-and-journal-aberdeen/20150817/281788512796269/TextView

Good news about the drones. That should make our Colorado visit more pleasant this winter.

Yet to figure out how to fire up the mobile in the USA.