J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by Irish-Skier

Was just curious has anyone stayed here before?
Any tips?
Positives and negatives?

Oo and what's the best way to get there from Geneva?

Obersdorf has around 3/4 days worth of skiing to keep you interested, can be limiting.
Garmisch is a great place, big ski pass for Germany which you can ski in some small gems of resorts in Aust.
In general I cant understand why no tour company uses Germany, it's easy to get to, cheap, good skiing(better than Andorra, Bulgaria Spain)and is just as good as Austria/Italy I think...

Plus, great beer.....

May not be the best of help but I have drove from Ulm.
Follow the signs for Memmigen, then Fussen, then Oberstdorf. Around 1hour30/40 to do that leg. Very good road.

Thanks

Would you need a car?

Heading there this winter.
Was wondering anyone have inside info on it?
Is it easy to get around?
Does the "happ ski card" cover trains/buses?
Any other info?

Thanks!!!!

Switzerland is the smart option at the minute due to the rate of the euros and they use CHF. Also buy them early incase the rate drops... anyway, Zweisimmen is a great place for weekends.

Fly to Geneva- Get train(from airport) to Montreux, go to platform 3/4 and get train to Zweisimmen...train altogether is around 110CHF=55 pound.

In Zweisimmen there are lots of independent hotels, costing around 40 pound a night for B&B, no need to book until you get there but just search it on google if you wish and its very easy.

Also the skiing(most important thing) is very good, with the pass you get the "Gstaad Super Ski area", which covers transport between resorts and entry to local pools. The Zweisimmen area has direct access to the biggest area in this area and also is a 30 min train ride from Glacier 3000.

The pass is bookable trough the internet, http://www.ticketcorner.com/eventstore/co638/skihome?language=en&setPrevParams=true" target="_new" rel="nofollow"> http://www.ticketcorner.com/eventstore/co638/skihome?language=en&setPrevParams=true

Overall for 5 days I would estimate £350 per person, including everything except flights.

Hope I helped.

What are the smoking laws in Andorra ???????

Was there last year, and, it's allowed everywhere.

Was looking into this the other day, my eyes are -1.75 and -1.50.
Is there a pair of sports googles/eyewear sutible for football, skiing and squash for reasonable prices?

Thanks