J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by Dave Mac

Skimad77 wrote:Thanks for that guys. Really helpful. £10per head acceptable for food. Not up for spending loads as just had the family ski hols and this needs to be cheap and cheerful. The French Alps so expensive!

Agree SM, French area costs leave much to be desired. As with the Swiss, lessons, will be learned.

Some folk may try to differentiate between areas in Tirol on a cost basis. That is pretty futile. I maintain that costs of eating out in Austria is modest. There may be a one euro difference between one area and another.

A Groestl in the Arlberg is available from many places for under £10.00, pretty much the the average in Tirol.

Thank you for your good report, Wanderer. I think I have painted one of the views in your photos. Certainly have painted many other local views In particular, it is informative, since our wee ski group is planning a Dolomite visit next season.

I have a permanent wish that the Tirol season card would be extended into South Tirol, but there you go. Maybe one day.

Yes. From Manchester & Scotland.

I one time planned a 3/4 week trip. Had a couple of days in France, (can't remember where). Then Klosters, Davos, Arrabba, Wildschoenau.
Only hassle was the tunnel from Switzerland to Italy.

More to the point, your potential trip, perhaps Arrabba or Cortina should take about 12 hours, assuming two drivers, from Calais.

However, if, like me, you are a trillionaire, you leave a day or two early, and ski en-route.

We have frequently done a ski stop off en-route, ie drive from Calais to a resort, ski one or two days, then drive late afternoon/evening to the intended resort.

Having done many drive outs, we always seem to make the return in a single journey.

I normally buy one of two season passes. One of them offers a good discount, if booked prior to the start of December.

If I go to another country, normally with a T/O, ski passes are offered for sale on the bus. We ask the price, do a comparison with the local price. The T/O delivers the Passes to the hotel/chalet.

It is so cheap to eat out in Austria, it is not worth the effort.

If you like to self cater, buy fresh food at the supermarkt, and cook a meal.

Spot on, Admin.
A good information start point for differential ski abilities,is the inside back page of the Inghams brochure.
Scroll down the beginners column and mark off all the 5* resorts.
If the next main level of your group are intermediates, scrolldown that column, and where you have listed the 5* beginners, also mark off any 4* and 5* intermediates.

Hence you will list Obergurgl and Hochgurgl in Austria, and VT, Meribel, Avoriaz, Alp d'Heez in France, Cortina in Italy.

Then check the historic snow reports on J2ski or Iglu for your chosen area. Cross out any dodgy resorts.
Bear in mind that some resorts have their beginner slopes up the mountain,and this may not always be ideal.

If your search throws up an ideal resort, where the beginners can ski from the village, and also if the runs are in the treeline, this would add some weight.

Then, go and look for your bargains!

Pretty good deal, Dids, especially with the lift passes included.

S/H is a great ski area, there is a lot of varied skiing there, and mostly well linked. If you get some free ski time, I would suggest you do the run over to Leogang ~ it is very pleasant.

I had thought about a day in S/H, but this years season pass is going to open up some new areas for me.

Dids1 wrote:There's one to Hinterglemm I have my eye on.

Ah, Dids, apparently, using previous posters logic, Hinterglemm will be the most useless place in the world to ski. This is because if you look at Iglusku, (a j2ski associate), and input Austria, Hinterglemm comes out at No 1, ie, lowest cost.

I have skied all over that area, Leogang, Saalbach, Hinterglemm, and I loved it. My current Tirol season pass covers that area, so I may just get back there this season.

Although, according to some logic, if the price is good, there must be a good reason not to go....