J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by AllyG

Here's the piste map (from the J2Ski website):

According to this website, and several other sources, the ski-ing/boarding in the Sauze d'Oulx area is suitable for all levels :)

J2Ski says:
Sauze d'Oulx in brief
Sauze d'Oulx Ski Resort is:
Very good for Expert Skiers.
Excellent for Intermediate Skiers.
Very good for Beginners.
Good for Snowboarding.

There's a very good short article on it here:
http://www.onthesnow.co.uk/news/a/105434/skiing-the-milky-way--a-resort-for-everyone

This article says
Basically Sauze is only one of 6 resorts that make up the Milky Way, which are all lift linked and cover an area of 400 Km piste.

The villages are:
Claviere at 1,750 - quiet and good for beginners and intermediates.
Montgenevre at 1,850 - in France, good for snowboarders, beginners and intermediates.
Sansicario at 1,700m - between Sauze and Sestriere, very varied ski-ing from sunny beginner slopes to Olympic black runs and hence suitable for everyone.
Sauze d'Oulx at 1,500m - boisterous night life, best suited to intermediates with wide open pistes and long cruising tree-lined runs.
Sestriere at 2,035m - good for experts who enjoy north-facing terrain and steep snowsure slopes - has the most challenging runs and best snow record in the Milky Way.
Cesana at 1,350m - pretty, ancient village, 8 minutes by gondola from Sansicario, good for families, nice and quiet.

For anyone wanting to ski/board with us, and not wanting to stay in the Sauze hotel or travel with Crystal, the Stella Alpina hotel is only 30 metres from the Sauze, right by the Clotes piste, and is available with Neilson at £556 per person for a shared twin/double for 11th January including flights. This hotel gets excellent reviews.

Thanks Icy, that was all very helpful :)

I will bring some ear plugs with me, in case the hotel is noisy at night ...

bald-eagleman wrote:Went to Sauze D'oulz for a pre Xmas blitz 3 years ago. Snow was good but not down to resort level but there are plenty of miles on the MW of course. Mid Jan should be better conditions for snow but it will be b****y cold and they have added quite a few more snow cannons to the lower bits. Never stayed at the Sauze though but the apres is lively all over!! Maybe I can join you in 2015 with a bit of luck!!

You're very welcome to come and ski with us in Sauze d'Oulx. Let's hope we can find a way of fitting you in the Sauze hotel with us :)
I'll send you a private message about it.

Iceman wrote:

As I have been twice in two years ;)

That's why we're going there - we knew it must be a great resort ;)

Tony_H wrote:For those who have not been to Sauze, I can recommend the ski area highly, ...

Thanks Tony, that's very helpful :)

bedrock barney wrote:Would love to join the gang but too close to our planned New Year trip with family. Eventually our children will leave home and we'll have more flexibility....

Let's hope the timing will be better in 2016, and you'll be able to join us :)

Snapzzz wrote:

Tony_H wrote:That is a very interesting and brave choice for your group.

^ That.

AllyG wrote:After a lot of discussion we have decided to go to Sauze d'Oulx, on 11th January 2015, for the next J2Ski group holiday.

Also wondering how you can call it a J2Ski trip when obviously it was organized privately and your not inviting people to book with your group (discount) but to make their own arrangements with crystal?
Didn't see any of these discussions myself.

Hi Snapzzz,
The reason we can't ask anyone else to join our direct booking and share in our group discount with the hotel is because the Sauze haven't got any rooms left to 'sell'!
I was very taken aback by this myself. It's got 31 rooms and it's 9 months before the holiday. So I was assuming that we'd be able to add more people from J2Ski to our booking, as we have done in previous years.

However, as soon as we'd decided we wanted to stay in the Sauze, and I'd sent an e-mail to the hotel letting them know this, they replied saying we had to book immediately as they had lots of other people wanting 'our' rooms. I asked if we could have more rooms and they said 'no' they were pretty much sold out. I checked with Crystal, and as I said, they still had 8 rooms available in the Sauze. So we decided to book 12 rooms for the people who were ready with their deposits and committed to the holiday.

We booked the hotel last night.

Anyone that wants to come with us is very welcome, as I said before :)

I will have a look to see if the Sauze is available from any other TO etc.

And as for the quality of the hotel - we know it's not a 4 star hotel but as Old Andy said, the reviews are very good and it's well situated. And it's not too expensive. As I said before, if anyone wants to ski/board with us, but wants to stay in a different hotel for whatever reason, there are plenty of other hotels in Sauze d'Oulx :)

The last 2 J2Ski group holidays have been great, and we all got on really well :)
I am quite confident that the next one will be just as good :)

If anyone would like to join us, would they please post up on here, or message me, and I will help them to find room buddies (if they haven't got one already) and other queries like I usually do.