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Brilliant! Gonna watch that again over a coffee...

Date Day Location and cinema
28 Oct Wed Beckenham Parklangley Club
2 Nov Mon Bristol Cribbs Vue
3 Nov Tue Exeter Vue
5 Nov Thurs Oxford Ozone Vue
9 Nov Mon London Leicester Sq – Prince Charles Cinema
10 Nov Tue London Leicester Sq – Prince Charles Cinema
11 Nov Wed London Leicester Sq – Vue West End
12-Nov Thurs London Leicester Sq – Vue West End
16-Nov Mon Fulham Broadway Vue
17-Nov Tue Reading Vue
18-Nov Wed Milton Keynes Xscape Cineworld
19-Nov Thurs Nottingham Cineworld
19-Nov Thurs Castleford Xscape Cineworld
19-Nov Thurs Perth Concert Hall
22-Nov Sun Ambleside Zeffirellis
23-Nov Mon Edinburgh Dominion
24-Nov Tue Glasgow Film Theatre
25-Nov Wed Perth Playhouse
26-Nov Thurs St Andrews New Picture House
26-Nov Thurs Didsbury Cineworld
29-Nov Sun Edinburgh Dominion
30-Nov Mon Aberdeen Vue
30-Nov Mon Sheffield Cineworld
1-Dec Tue Dundee DCA
1-Dec Tue Newcastle Empire
2-Dec Wed Leamington Spa Apollo
3-Dec Thurs Cambridge Vue
3-Dec Thurs Inverness Eden Court
4-Dec Fri Stirling Macroberts
7-Dec Mon Shepherds Bush Vue
7-Dec Mon Edinburgh Vue
7-Dec Mon Aberdeen Cineworld
8-Dec Tue Southampton Odeon
8-Dec Tue Glasgow Film Theatre
9-Dec Wed Portsmouth Vue
10-Dec Thurs Brighton Odeon
10-Dec Thurs Penrith - Rheged
11-Dec Fri Wimbledon Ski Club of Great Britain Clubhouse
15-Dec Tues Inverness Eden Court
JAN TBC Leeds Hyde Park Picture House

Watch for your J2Ski Snow Mail this week, which will include the Discount Code to get £2 off per ticket.

Warren Miller films is offering all j2skiers discounted tickets to the new Warren Miller's 'Dynasty' ski and snowboard film tour happening at a cinema near you from late Oct to mid Jan. So get together with your skiing buddies and head down to your local show to see the latest ski film from Warren Miller - 'Dynasty'.

Kick start your skiing season by watching the world's best snowriders hucking big airs, ripping deep powder and flipping insane tricks - all on the big screen at over 40 cinemas nationwide, there's also a prize draw from a live compere every night.

Watch for your J2Ski Snow Mail this week, which will include the Discount Code to get £2 off per ticket.

See the full list of Warren Miller's Dynasty - UK Tour Dates

Warren Miller's Dynasty ski and snowboard film will be touring more than 40 towns around the UK from late October 2009 to mid January 2010. Filmed in striking high definition Dynasty highlights the old, the new and the unknown…the steep, the deep and the unthinkable.



Join legendary athlete Chris Anthony as he treks into China's interior on a search for the birthplace of skiing; follow mountaineering marvel Chris Davenport to Norway's highest peaks; reunite with the pride of the Midwestern skiing community, Luke and Adam Schrab, as they turn Michigan's Timber Ridge into the X-Games – redneck style; and catch a rare glimpse of historic clips from Warren Miller Entertainment's vault of vintage footage as it celebrates 60 years of filmmaking.

Once again hosted and narrated by Olympic Gold Medal winner Jonny Moseley, this year's film is accompanied by a soundtrack including music from Incubus, Silversun Pickups and Band of Horses.

Max Bervy, producer and director comments: "Warren Miller's Dynasty reveals the past, present, and future of winter sports. It is a film that gathers the generations under one roof, from the Crist family patriarch to world cup winning Daron Rahlves, and the explosion of young terrain park talent they've inspired. It's like a family reunion, held in neck deep pow, with mandatory big air required for entry."

The UK tour of Warren Miller's Dynasty is supported by Columbia Sportswear, Nissan, The Independent, Lovefilm, Rossignol, Ski Club of Great Britain, Ski Lake Tahoe and Virgin Holidays and will criss-cross the UK and nine other countries worldwide as a limited release. With local screenings often running for one night only, Warren Miller films attract a cult-like following and mark the official start of winter for sports enthusiasts countrywide.

Warren Miller films screenings offer film goers so much more than a regular film screening with goodie bags for every patron and a fabulous prize draw every night. For more information, local show dates, tickets, videos, competitions and more, visit www.warrenmiller.co.uk

Dynasty is Warren Miller Entertainment's 60th feature film, adding to the legacy of Warren Miller Films pioneering leadership in action sports cinematography.

Keep an eye on your J2Ski Snow Mail for a Discount Code this week...

Hi Rose and welcome to J2Ski - have you been here before? :wink:

Since you've been gone, since you've been gone... oh no, hang on... we've been attacked by Chinese show sellers, Bulgarian chancers and a dog! 120 newcomers have signed up (say hello) and 100,000 visitors have passed through...

And it snowed.

Apart from that, same old, same old... :D

Hmmm, be careful - some "cable cars" traverse the most enormous drops that you really can't ignore...

... smaller gondola (or bubble) type lifts are quite common though; they carry anything from 6 to 12 skiers and will have numerous cars on each lift. Generally (though NOT always) they travel over shallower inclines and closer to the ground.

So, examples? One suitable lift might be the gondola up to Beauregard from La Clusaz; smaller cars as above and relatively gentle. The Beauregard plateau is a super beginner's area too; good views, easy runs that rarely have more than a handful of people on them and often sunny.

The La Balme area (La Clusaz) also has a long green served by a drag lift that's at the bottom of some more challenging runs to entertain the others if you're going in a mixed group.

The "eggs" (Jandri) at Les Deux Alpes might be ok too - they take you up to a wide area of easy runs that have a few drag lifts (there are lots of chairs too so you'll need to plan your routes there).

HTH,

As unprecedented economic times have lead British Airways to axe its free ski and board allowance, Swiss International Air Lines claims it is now the only airline that will transport the first set of snowsport equipment free of charge on flights this winter, in addition to complimentary checked luggage on flights between the UK and the Alps.

Whilst the primary carriers serving ski destinations out of the UK, bmibaby, British Airways, easyJet, Flybe, Jet 2 and Ryanair amongst others, have various fees in place penalising travellers taking their ski and boards to their resorts this winter, SWISS has confirmed that it has no plans to add any charges.

Fees for carrying ski and board equipment with other airlines range from £17 to £50 each way per person, representing a potential additional £400 on a ski holiday for a family of four.

Gregor Koncilja, SWISS's country manager for the UK and Ireland, said, "SWISS appreciates all its passengers, and during the winter our ski customers are especially important to us. We consider ourselves to be the 'skiers' airline' offering 29 daily flights to Switzerland and it's essential for us to be able to offer the very best service for our snowsport customers."

"Our strapline this winter is that travellers should fly to their resort with the specialist, and by this we mean that we're offering return flights to the Swiss Alps from the UK from just £77 all-inclusive. There aren't any better values ways to reach the slopes than these sorts of fares. No hidden costs, extra taxes and fees or punitive checked luggage charges.

"We have always offered free transportation for one set of ski equipment, in addition to checked luggage allowance, and SWISS has no intention of changing this. It's part of our company ethos to offer customers the very best product we can and to ensure they can experience Switzerland and the Alps thanks to a comprehensive timetable. We feel that free carriage of ski equipment is an integral part of this offering and, during these financially challenging times, we're particularly keen to be able to offer any possible support for ski enthusiasts who are reluctant to abandon their winter holiday."

SWISS's six daily flights to Geneva will offer skiers access to resorts from Avoriaz through to Chamonix, Chatel, Les Gets, Megeve, Morzine, Verbier and Villars, whilst 19 daily Zurich-bound flights will offer the best value to Davos, Klosters, Lenzerheide, St Anton am Alberg, St Moritz and Wengen.

Ian Wickham wrote:I will be there signing autographs

...yes but, no but... only the bar bills... 8)