Messages posted by : jonG
Hi, I have an apartment in Bourg-St-Maurice,so know the area pretty well, The Wall in Tignes is located off to the right adjacent to the chairlift that takes you from Val Claret up to the restaurant on the Grande Motte ,from the top ski off to the left (off piste to the edge of the glacier) and it drops off over the edge,after about 80 yards you ski between/by some rocks and then take the rest of the run(off piste) back down to the bottom of the Val Claret chairllift. Its quite a doozy especially as the drop over the top is inverted during high snowfall. Another good off piste run in Espace Killy is the Tour du Charvet, which you start at the top of the Le Face chairlft and it takes you the back way into Val D'Isere....there is a very good moguled black on the way round aswell, but cannot remember the name. jon. |
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Mind you the toughest one sometimes is the first run after the night before hic! :D :D
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A couple to throw in the mix -Vallon de la Sache down into Tignes les Brevieres -Le Face in Val D'isere -The Wall in Tignes -The whole of the Aiguille Rouge in Les Arcs top to bottom in one hit,no stops.....still haven't managed it :( ...need to be much fitter -The black from the top of the Rendl section in St.Anton (buggered if i can remember the name) -And a final one, the off-piste route from the Pissalais glacier and the Gorge du Malpassat down into Le Fornet over the frozen river( not so easy when the river isn't fully frozen in places,cave diving equipment would be needed if you slip :D) Just a few to mention jon. |
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Hi,
I always go from the french side (it's just that i have always done this ),the only real difference is that if you hire a car from the swiss side, you will not be charged the 30euro "Vignette" to travel on the 3 mile stretch of swiss motorway going back into Geneva if you take a wrong turn going back to the french side. Also using car hire on the swiss side ,in winter you are given snow tyres and chains in with the price, again on the french side you are not unless you request them. For car hire i always use Autoeurope 0800169 9797 , www.auto-europe.co.uk . If you do use the french side to avoid the Vignette, when travelling back down the A41 from Lake Annecy (you can avoid Annecy by just staying on the motorway) ,take the A410 on the next Paege from Annecy, and after a while nearing Geneva you will see signs for Telipherique du Saleve, when you start to see these signs look for the A411 turn off and this will take you into Geneva via the bottom end of the lake avoiding the Vignette. If you want a route map PM me and give me your postal details and i will send you directions etc (but will not be until after the 17th of November as i will be in Bourg Saint Maurice until then. All the best jon |
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On the subject of music...
As we are getting towards that time of year, snow ,santa etc.....heres a blinder of a winter/xmas kind of song to stir the soul and wonder.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZwI5wXU1z4 enjoy :D jon. |
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Good idea,
Mind you what ever I tried I would look more like the Milk Tray bloke after he had eaten all the chokkies :D :D jon. |
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Good question, I think it depends on what kind of mood I would be in at the time, if I was going to ski hard it would probably be someone like Metallica ,Foo Fighters,Gun's N Roses etc.... .....but if the day was beautifully clear with azure blue skies, fresh snow and cold and crisp and I was feeling on a more at one with nature kind of feeling, maybe someone such as Sarah McLachlan would do the trick. jon. |
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:(Hi,
Unfortunately we have not won anything :thumbdown: Oh well never mind, we'd have only spent it if we won it anyway :D. We will have another try the next time the Jackpot roll's over to/past £50m, until then lets hope the snow keeps falling and the temperatures keep low,and heres to a great new season anyway :D :D jon |
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