J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by snowb4ndit

sm4sh wrote:Ayup guys. Quick question to you who have been Andorra. whats it like early Feb? we was thinking of booking up then but the mrs as heard we need go mid march.

Cheers

You'll be absolutely fine in March. Here are the average stats for the last 17 years!

The peak is the second half of Feb and first half of March.

I have been to the Grandvalira several times including Christmas, New Year and March...Always had good snow conditions and a brilliant time!

Welcome to the club Mattski!

I gave up a very good career, sold my house and bought a cheaper one outside London, so that I could spend the whole winter in the mountains. Did just that, doing it again and now seriously thinking about making a move to the Alps permanently...Do you think I have the bug?! :shock:

I have only been to Whistler but from what I heard about Banff they are pretty similar in all respects apart from:

Banff = Bus ride to slopes wherever you are staying.
Whistler = No need for buses.

I would, without a doubt, choose Whistler over Banff...If out there for only a week or two, the last thing I would want to do is waste 1.5 hours a day travelling to and from the slopes. That's valuable drinking time! :lol:

Tony_H wrote:If you are a trend setter like me, you'll already have this years "must have" colours from last year

Seriously? :shock:

Tony_H wrote:Why worry about lift pass prices? Like everything else in life, the prices go up. If you want to ski somewhere, you'll ski it even if the lift pass has gone up in price from last year.
Alternatively, ski somewhere not as good for a cheaper lift pass price and never go to that place you really wanted to 8)

I'm not worried, I get a free season pass! :D

But if you're torn between a few resorts, having easy access to resort price comparisons could be helpful.

LOTA wrote:A table, such as you describe, is on page 29 of the 2012 edition. There's a whole chapter with any number of comprehensive tables: overall, lift pass, food and drink, eurozone, dollar zone, Swiss Franc zone! The website is www.wtss.co.uk but I think the complete RPI tables are only in the book.

Ah you're talking about a book? I was looking on the website...can't find it.

I've just found these, a bit old though:

http://www.passportdiary.com/ski/ski-lift-passes-price-directory

Don't know how old this is:

http://www.igluski.com/ski-passes

I was thinking something like this but also including average prices for different types of food, beer, soft drinks etc.

It could include many other things like costs for leisure activities, taxis, buses etc.

A lot of work there for someone! :D

LOTA wrote:

snowb4ndit wrote:Nice one Andy...

After Ian's comment about researching lift pass prices before he books next year, I got thinking that a ski holiday cost comparison website (where you could see all lift pass prices, beer and food prices) would be a good idea. Then I thought about the work involved, and how, by the time it was done, it would be time to change them all again!

You've made a good start there Andy! :thumbup: Carry on :wink: :lol:

The Where to Ski and Snowboard guide does exactly what you describe in its resort price index listings and takes into account lift pass, ski hire, lessons, food and drink.

The Eastern European resorts, unsurprisingly, come out as the cheapest but Passo Tonale, Alpbach and Puy St Vincent are uo there with them for value for money holidays.

Can you give us a link as I've only seen the resort price index referred to on individual resort pages (as a score/rank). I was thinking more along the lines of the information being presented as a table with graphs and things! lol. I was under the impression the WTSS price index was just for food and drinks...Still a good idea though.

My Name Is........... Started by User in Ski Chatter, 13 Replies
Welcome to the club Mattski! I gave up a very good career, sold my house and bought a cheaper one outside London, so that I could spend the whole winter in the mountains. Did just that, doing it again and now seriously thinking about making a move to the Alps permanently...Do you think I have the bug?! :shock:

London Ski show 2011 Started by User in Ski Chatter, 50 Replies
Tony_H wrote:If you are a trend setter like me, you'll already have this years "must have" colours from last year Seriously? :shock:

Lift Pass Prices Started by User in Ski Chatter, 34 Replies
LOTA wrote:A table, such as you describe, is on page 29 of the 2012 edition. There's a whole chapter with any number of comprehensive tables: overall, lift pass, food and drink, eurozone, dollar zone, Swiss Franc zone! The website is www.wtss.co.uk but I think the complete RPI tables are only in the book. Ah you're talking about a book? I was looking on the website...can't find it.

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