Messages posted by : AllyG
Tony, You forgot to tell me if I was right - even though I was kind of cheating :D Ally |
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Tony, I am no good at all at recognizing pistes and mountains, but I do remember things that interest me. And I remember that you went on holiday to Serre Chevalier last year with a load of snow boarders and so I'd guess that's where the jumping snow boarder (photo number 5) was taken. Ally |
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Thanks for the photos Lynn, it looks like a fantastic place :D
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I was thinking about going to the Milton Keynes snowdome myself, and I had a look at their website.
They currently have an offer on with Tesco, where for a package of four 1 hour group lessons you can use your Tesco vouchers which are worth four times their face value. So that, as far as I can see, for the adult group lessons which currently cost £100 for 4 hours you can get them for only £25 worth of Tesco vouchers. But you do have to order the lessons ahead of time and sort out the vouchers, you can't just turn up with your Tesco vouchers and expect to get the lessons cheap. This also applies to their other snow domes at Braehead and Castleford. http://www.tesco.com/clubcard/deals/product.aspx?R=899 And, the other thing that occurred to me, was that beginners might not realize you need different clothing for snow domes and outdoor mat dry slopes. Snow domes are cold - the one at Milton Keynes is minus 4 degrees, and you need to wear ski gear, like salopettes and ski jacket, woolly hat, ski gloves and ski socks (although you can hire ski gear at Milton Keynes). Whereas, if you are ski-ing outside on a mat you are subject to the current weather conditions - like rain or sun - and you need to adapt your clothing to this. However, even in mid-summer you still need to wear clothing that will protect you from getting scraped on the mat, like gloves, long sleeves and long trousers. Ally |
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Thanks very much Brimster, and may your 5 stars shine forever :D
Ally |
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The sooner the better, please Admin, I have discovered another disadvantage of the current system - it makes one quite paranoid :shock: I have been downgraded from 4 stars to 3 stars this morning, and I wondered why, because I don't think I've said anything unpleasant, technically incorrect, or even very wibbly just lately. It seems I was given one star for saying I liked Snapzzz's joke, and 3 stars for explaining how the star system works to Scarlet Fez, and this was enough to push down my star rating. So, I think some improvements to the system would be an excellent idea, thank you very much, before none of us have any stars left, and the whole issue becomes irrelevant :D How about giving a person the option of opting out altogether? I mean, it's not that I like having lots of stars, I just don't like losing them, or wondering what I've said that could be so bad :cry: Thanks, Ally |
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Eggman, I'm not bothered about the quality of the 'cave', or the nightlife, but I am fussy about location. I hate carrying skis (or shopping) for miles or trying to get onto an overcrowded bus. St Gervais looks pretty good to me :D The Evasion Mont-Blanc pass covers 445 Km of linked pistes. That's an awful lot of ski-ing :shock: I hope you have a great week - looking for accommodation for me, I mean :wink: Thanks again, Ally |
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Thanks for the photos Tony :D
I don't know about the others, but number 9 is from your recent holiday in Serre Chevalier. I remember looking at it and thinking that was presumably your wife, and how relaxed she looks on such a horribly steep slope :shock: She's obviously a very good skier :D Ally |
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