J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by jonG

:DWell done,

Have a safe ,enjoyable trip and i'm sure you will have a great time.....some even spend a week in the area and fall under it's spell and never go home. :D


jon.

Ian Wickham wrote:

Dave Mac wrote:

Ian Wickham wrote:I think this could be our lucky week 8) 8)

Are you sure Ian? Are you really sure? I don't like gambling. It is bad for the soul, and the mind. It is a form of corruption. And has a tendency to de-linearate the formative part of the brain.

7 17 29 44 48
5 8

May God have mercy upon my soul.

Oh, and if we do win, could you please post my winnings into my Swiss bank account, number to be forwarded. Many thanks.

David, just say three hail mary's and you will be forgiven ....... at least by me :wink:

When we win....i'll say them for him,with that kind of lolly we will all be well on the way down the road to redemption :thumbup:

Hi,

Further to the original question, I have just been emailed from the service des Sports in Val and they inform me that you can bring your previous pass when you go, seems there are some conflicting pieces of info.....so would think if anyone still has their old one take it with you and see how you get on. :D



Yes you can bring your last lift pass…

Best regards

Laure BALMAIN

Service des sports

BP 228

73 150 Val d'Isère

Tel 04 79 06 03 49 – fax 04 79 06 75 77

l.balmain@valsport.org
www.valdisere-sports.com


All the best

jon

Tony_H wrote:Do bears pooh in the woods?

....Only if they have a good supply of Charmin Ultra :thumbup:


jon.

Hi,

It can be a bit blowy and chilly but towards the end of the season in late april its nice to sit and travel back up at a tranquil pace and catch some rays 8), and if you are lucky you can see the odd Marmott sunning themself on a rock......but not so good in a blizzard..BBBbbbrrr! :D :D

jon

Stewart Dowling wrote:there is also a lovely blue which takes you past the St Jacques chair down into 1950 ,and then goes all the way down to Pre-St-esprit

This run is fantastic

Yes I agree, think it is called "Cascades" from memory, one of those runs that isn't challenging but is excellent for practicing your technique on......and when empty is great fun to just take it ina tuck and schuss flat out from 1950 :thumbup:

:DHi,

Sorry am a little late getting to this one,Les Arcs is a great resort combining Arc 1600,1800,1950,2000, Peisey-Vallandry and also the sector which covers the otherside of Arc 2000 down into Le Pre/Villaroger.


From a beginners point of view i would say that Arc 2000 is best suited as there are plenty of slopes that are not awkward when skiing/boarding back to the accommadation, there are two chairs immediately for begineers Lac Combes (a small chair adjacent to the Lanchettes chair near the car park,the small ski area it entails is a small lake/pond in summer) and the St Jacques which has easy blues off to both sides, there is also a lovely blue which takes you past the St Jacques chair down into 1950 ,and then goes all the way down to Pre-St-esprit.....this would be ideal for beginnersas it would provide a long easy blue to give the feeling of having travelled a long way down the mountian,and be excellent for confidence.

As for the skiing over the ridge and onto 1600,1800 etc there are some very good blue pistes and meandering tracks that can take you all the way down from the chairs of Mont Blanc, Cachette and Gollet in Arc 1600 (from the tops of these chairs you have blue pistes and tracks back to Arc 1600, but be carefull not to take the odd red/black leading off of them).

From 1800 if you take the first stage of the Transarc ,or the Chantel( this chair serves the beginners area),Villards,Charmettoger chairs these have blues leading back into 1800.

Ski Schools operating there are -

Arc 1600 - ESF ,GK21,
Arc 1800 - ESF ,Ecole de ski International-Arc Adventures ,Ecole de Ski Privilege
Arc 1950 - Spirit 1950 (located in Hameau du Glaciers), ESF
Arc 2000 - ESF
There are also some ski instructors based in Bourg-St-Maurice - Darentasia, Initial-Snow.com ,and two private tutors - Jean-Yves Perry and Fabrice Bernier at Mountain River High.


I hope some of this is helpfull for you ,and if you "PM" me with your address i would be happy to post you a piste map and information booklet with the contact details for all of the above.


All the best


jon

Stewart Dowling wrote:7, 14, 27, 44, 45
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What happens if you win JonG?

Hi,

In the event of a win :thumbup:,everyone who has submited their numbers for me (as before i will use all the numbers supplied to come up with four sets of numbers ,and play them ) by 11pm on Thursday evening will be asked to "PM" me their full names and contact details and all winnings will be split evenly between us all,and i will arrange a meet up somewhere snowy to dish out the lolly :D :D :D :D

Best of luck to all who take part :thumbup:

jon.


(ps in the event of a few quid being won. I will put it on the following week in the form of lucky dips and post the numbers).