J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by Scarlet Fez

If you were staying in West London then I would suggest Bartletts, Uxbridge Road Hayes and get 'Old Terry' to fit you. The only problems being that if they have to be tweaked im not sure what you will do.
Bartletts is not the cheapest for equipment but the after service and especially Terry are top notch.

Traditional Austrian Xmas meal in alot of areas is baked Carp which will propbably not be to everyones taste.

Cant speak for Kitzbuhl but if you go to a ski shop not right next to the lifts, they will be less busy, usually cheaper, explain your problems and that you intend to buy a pair of boots. Some will find a very new season hire boots for you to try. Test it for the day, then take it back, if its no good change it, if its snug and pain free, then some will give you 2 choices, buy a new ident pair less the days hire cost, or if they are like gloves ive known mates buy the newish hire pair at a a reduced rate.

I have similar problems but to just one foot and have new boots stretched, wide fit, moulded inners, you name it. Usually fine for 3 hours then the agony starts, cramping pain which almost feels like the circulations gone, but no signs of rubbing, pressure etc. I am as we speak seeking further help in my efforts to conqueer the problem. Ive had someone with a knowledge of sports medicine suggest that with a ski boot and the angle of the leg and weight distribution that it puts all the weight on the balls of my two smallest toes on my right foot which in retaliation after a while cuts off the blood supply to part of the foot hence the discomfort. If thats whats causing it then how the hell I cure it I dont know!! Like u I have to remove the boot a couple of times a day. When all else fails drink heavily!! :D

Been 25 years since I was at Kitzbuhel, but we stayed just outside at Aurach I think it was called. Quieter but ski shops and ski school staff were very helpfull. Good luck in your quest, I will monitor this thread in case anyone has pearls of wisdom for you which may cure me!!!

They have 600+ snow canons on the 4 mountains as and when its needed. Im sure you'll be fine. We go there again at the end of January. The pistes were fine in Jan 07 when it was the mildest winter in the valley for 40 years.

For a long weekend, Schladming!! you can get cheap flights to Salzburg. There are shuttle buses to the resort but they tend to be timed around the German flights. Its only an hour and quarter ish from Salzburg.
Alternative - Tram or taxi from airport to the staion and hour and a half train trip to Schladming. Cheap as chips.
Tidy and lovely resort, not for the adrenalin junkie, as not that many proper black runs, and not for the Clubbers, Apres is good but as its not that a British or Irish resort not 'Crazy'.
Good value for money. Happy to answer any more questions.
Group of 40 of us going in January for the 5th time so it must have something going for it.
It will be busy for accomadation at the end of January as the world cup night race takes place when the whole 'ski circus' comes to town.

That being said I have heard Saalbach is great and maybe a bit livlier!
But then again we are a group in our 30/40s

Fisherman you might find if you repost it under Austria and then Mayrhofen that you will get alot more readers and would think you will get the information you are after. Good luck

Cannot help you personally, but by bumping this back as a current threat I think you find that there are alot more Ski gurus/boffs reading the threads now than when you posted it. I obviously mean those with a knowledge of skiing far superior to mine!!
Slightly selfish reply as I am with 3 families going to Mayrhofen for Xmas and was going to ask the same thing.
Any suggestions?

RossF in short thanks for that, as I mentioned originally it will be supervised apres-ski. :lol: I need someone to show me the way home to my chalet!!