J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by mfc

Tony_H wrote:Are you offering?

But of course Tony, ive told the girlfriend shes to be left at home and your coming now. The only problem i see is the sleeping arrangements so your on the foor!

Neiltoo wrote:

mfc wrote:i had a problem whilst away that my boots got wet and didnt dry in the drying room ( work that 1 out).

When you say drying room?
Some chalets and hotels will have a room for storing skis and boots in, which they call a drying room. Sometimes it will be toasty warm when you come back from skiing and then the heating gets turned off at night (Daft, I know but it happens).


Boot driers/heaters also work well and are small enough not to take up much space in your luggage.

I think that is what happened so it looks like some boot dryers are needed.

Any1 going on the 6th March to Arabba?

Ian Wickham wrote:

Tony_H wrote:

RossF wrote:

Ian Wickham wrote:

RoseR wrote:

Ian Wickham wrote:

RoseR wrote:Three days for me :lol:

But Rose your be back six days before me :wink:

Ah but then I go again a week later, I really must get round to telling my OH about second one :lol:

i have got five weeks after my return before we go swiss side, I can just about cope with that :thumbup:

Don't tell me this is going to turn in to a quoting everyones quotes thread :D

Why would anyone do that?

Can't see anything wrong with that, can you?

I go on the 6th March, can we start a daily count down now

We put the boots on the radiator but still no good. It got so bad in VT i nearly turned back for home. :x

While your on about boots, i had a problem whilst away that my boots got wet and didnt dry in the drying room ( work that 1 out). The next day whilst skiing i had to stop skiing and find somewhere to get my toes warm as i lost the feeling in them. Had to put newspaper in them to soak some of the wet up.

Anyone else had this problem and how did you get round it?

bandit wrote:

Lisa Guy wrote:I always used to take boots as hand luggage in europe, but checked boots as second bag for Canada last year. Flying Ski peak to Grenoble on their charter flight this weekend, they said OK to fly boots as hand luggage - but may check this again :?:

Welcome to J2ski :D Suggest you make enquiries urgently as Grenoble was one of the airports which had signs up saying boots were banned in hand luggage.

Just got back from the shed Grenoble and boots and helmets are not allowed as hand luggage on your journey home. They kept putting tannoy messages out about it.

RossF wrote:Don't Bulgaria groom? :shock:

They probably do, however when we were in Pamps and Bansko with the lack of snow, the snow from the snow cannons was just thrown onto Piste.

It snowed on the Tuesday in the 3 Vallees so we were lucky but by 18:00 hrs the snow cannons are on and the bashers are out on the mountain working through the night to get the Pistes groomed and safe to ski on. I was very suprised by the efficiency of these people and when we were up and ready for the 1st days skiing they were just finishing.We bumped into some people from a ski school taking pictures of slopes they thought maybe unsafe then getting the powers that be to work on those slopes or close them, 3 runs were closed whilst we were there. Wether in Courchevel, Meribel or Val Thorens you would always see a couple of 1st Aiders sking around the area.

As for the skiing we had a great time. Towards the end of the day it got hard work because of the ice, on our last day we finished skiing at 14:30 as it just got to bad. The pistes are very wide and forgiving and groomed. Better half fell a couple of times and her helmet saved her so defo a good buy. Did my 1st black runs the Face, sanglier, suisses and chanrossa which i did ok, not the best in the world but not the worst! Made me realise Im not as good as I thought i was! Girlfriend did really well and her confidence went sky high after doing the Jerusalam, chaplets and the Creux, got to say these were a delight to ski down.

Val Thorens was good and bad. Went up the Caron lift and g/friend went back down in the lift and i skied down. I went down the "col de laudzin" i think but wanted to ski the "combe de caron" but I bottled it as no-one else took that root. I like safety in numbers and going on my own down the black felt uncomfortable. My boots hadnt dried in the drying room and we had to go for a brew as I couldnt feel my toes also in VT.

As for the Airport at Grenoble what a shed! Its not fit for purpose, a complete joke. It was mayhem. Delayed for afew hours only 2 x ray machines which made huge ques and the check in is a joke. I wouldnt fly into this place again.

As for prices theirs not alot we can do about that really. Hip flask saved alot of money and buying wine and beer in did the same.