J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by Little ski

Brucie wrote:Little ski quote from another thread - 'Im going to finland/Helsinki
on my way to paris in a few weeks how far away is the ski field from there?'

Its nice of you all to take so much time trying to help her/him, but I think he/she is having a little laugh at you.

Surely no-one in this day and age could be so naive?

Who do you think you are calling me naive?

I am ever so grateful for everyone helping me
Yes I asked that question because I have a stop in Finland for two days on the way over and I dying to get on the snow.

God that fashion is soo bad.

Im going to finland/Helsknki
on my way to paris in a few weeks how far away is the ski field from there?

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RoseR wrote:

Mint Photos :)

Yes leave paris 15 to courmayeur
courmayeur-St mortiz 22nd
St mortiz to Geneva 26th

tino_11 wrote:Right. Enough.

Tell me where you want to be and when, preferred method of travel and type/class of accomodation.

I will provide you with an itinary, list of contact names, numbers and english internet sites.

I will do this for 5% of the total amount of the holiday, which will be substantially cheaper than your travel agent. Hell, I'll come with you and show you around if you like.

I travel throughout Europe extensively for work and pleasure, I do it all my self using t'interweb and have had some amazing experiences In Austria, Germany, Switzerland, France and Italy snowboarding. Currently online working out 4 days riding in Finland. I managed to get to Portillo in Chile in summer for 8 days sliding without once talking to an agent.

BTW, I routinely go to Zermatt for 2 or 3 days and have never had trouble with accomodation!! Check out my blog for a few ideas.

Thanks Tino your very kind.

But you do understand it not the accommodation we are looking for it's the train the accommodation is already booked

AllyG wrote:Littleski,
I am curious. Is there no ski-ing anywhere near Perth in Western Australia? I know there is ski-ing near Sydney, Canberra, and Victoria, but that's the other side of Australia. Is there nowhere nearer?

Ally

No Ally we could not be any ferther away from the snow here. iI's 4-5 hours to the snow over vic way and thats May/June till Sept

Sorry people im a crap typer.

We are leaving mid march to ski from
Paris-courmayeur-st mortiz-Geneva all is booked just have to work out how to get around?
All the wholesales for the travel agents here have 7 days min booking.
There are two ways of booking Value Tours or Skimax.
Or yes like other people just said I could book on line. I just have a problem doing that as I don't speak the lingo and also working out the exchange rate and paying VIA credit card. I'm worried I could be looking at a disaster right there!!

MY SKI TRIP TO EUROPE

Myself and my husband have been planing this trip since August
We live in Perth Australia. I would like to let other people out there how hard it is to go and ski there it's a joke.

I have never been to Europe before my husband has but only Rome.
So because we love to ski/board we thought we would go in winter. Thought we would go for 4 weeks give us time in Paris and to ski.
So we booked our flights they were cheap flights could not exchange or refund.

Booked our time in Paris for a week. We were going to ski Chamonix. But changed our mind and decided to ski Italy and Swaziland instead.
Then it came to book our accommodation in the ski fields we were not told before booking all the ski fields in Europe only do 7 days min stay.

We Only had 11 days to ski so can't stay 11 days in Courmayeur only week to week.
Was a dream to go and ski Zermatt but also out of the question as w-week.
My travel agent said the only place in Europe we can go for 4 nights is st mortiz 'Yea' the most expenses resort in europe we had no where else to go so we booked there.
Now only few weeks till we go. We have not booked our train around to the ski resorts. My travel agent said she could book some trains but not others and that we would have to book it when we are there. NO NOT me I need it planed down to a T And the other reason is because we only speek English so don't want to get stuck. As we are going there on a weekend through to Courmayeur. The tunnel through chamoniz is closed I herd. She said we would have to go up to Geneva and two more stops to the ski field on a bus. That's just to get to Courmayeur one of the two ski fields. Then we have to make our way back to Geneva after st mortiz as we are flying out back home from there. We do have another way fly it. But can't get direct flights into courmayeur and st mortiz

I so wished we had booked to go to Japan or America

Any feed back would be great