J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by TC

Used them last year, daughter had a fall hurt her wrist put in cast as we were told it was broken. It was a lightweight cast so she was allowed to carry on skiing if she wished.

When we returned home armed with xrays and got into the NHS system, she had not broken her wrist at all. I had started the claim process but phoned travel Direct up to not pay as it had ruined my daughters holiday, they still paid the claim to the hospital.

If cost isn't an issue then I would say Courchevel everytime. It is pretty much snow sure that time of the year and the runs into 1850 would suit newbies and those that want to potter about and would have a great time.

The others can blast elsewhere and still meet back at the same starting point easily.

Depending on budget I would say most places in Austria would come next but then not as snow sure.

Stayed in Hotel Post, Westendorf,for a 5 day break a couple of years ago, might be worth looking at if you like that area.

http://www.hotelpost.co.at/e_index.htm

Pretty reasonable and a very short walk to the lift in the morning

I am sure you will find some accomodation but is is school half term for some of the UK and I was told it was a holiday for some of the Austrian and Dutch schools, although they were a week later than ours last year and aparantly why there is a longer holding of higher prices in the holtels over that period, according to our hotel owner in Kirchberg last year.

I shouldn't get hooked up on the colour of the runs in Courchevel, if you can ski Red runs in Germany you should be able to take on the whole of the courchevel area and over top to Meribel without problems.

There are of course Black runs, but they don't come into play unless you want to and everything is really well sign posted and marked so you won't make a mistake of oing on a wrong piste, probably the best sign posting in all the resorts I have visited.

The free ski bus between the Courchevel resorts is really easy so if you decide to finish skiing in 1550 you just get a bus up to 1650 or if you stop at the end of the day at 1850 you can get a bus to 1650.

It is possible to ski all the way over to Val Thoren and back if you wish but when I have been with the family we stayed pretty much Courchevel and Meribel areas and down to La Tania, plenty of skiing.

It is probably my favourite place to ski, but price dictates that I don't go very often and don't have a drink or eat at the bottom of 1850 without a clear credit card!!!!

You need the AllStar Lift pass

Head down to the bottom of the Ki-West lift and then short bus ride to the Pengelstein 1 lift in Kirchberg, then pengelstein 2 and ski over to Kitz quite quickly.

Think the bus routes do link through Brixen to Westendorf anyway if the lifts close due to bad weather, but if you stay later for a drink then use Stefan's Taxi from Westendorf as I remember them being very reasonable, think they charged 50 or 60 euros for a return trip to Soll (was split with 8 of us though)from Westendorf and I think Kitz is slightly closer by road than Soll.

I would look at Kichberg or Westendorf, plenty of cruising around those areas and can get to Kitzbuhl from either of these 2 bases or even over to Soll

Champoluc described exactly as I remember it and Tony H, I stayed in the Hotel Du Chamnpoluc on our 2nd visit and couldn't be more convenient.

Out of the boot room, walk across the bottom of the piste, up a few stairs and on the lift counldn't be easier and on the way back almost ski into the boot room.

The Hotel itself a little tired (may have had a lick, but very clean and the food we had there was excellent and staff really nice. The owner liked a deal for cash when it came to settling up the bill, said it as a joke and he gave us 10% off!!!

Nice little bar in there for the evening, but Apres always went to Pacha Mama's about 200m or 300m away as that was the liveliest place, some bands on some nights good Apres atmosphere but very different to Austria, plus they put out loads of food for free, you could actually eat enough there without buying a meal later.