Messages posted by : dobby
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What an almighty mess!
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Good call, Admin. Go for smaller, lesser-known resorts. Only downside may be fewer English speaking instructors (if you want/need them). Good call re satellite resorts - went to Norway last year and little satellite resort near to Hemsedal was empty, even on a Saturday.
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Excellent start Beanski. Try to beg, borrow or steal kit for the first holiday in case you don't take to skiing (there are some odd people who don't). Make sure you get decent gloves 'cos there's nothing worse than cold wet hands. Not a bad call re the dry slope - they can be hard to ski on and can be a bit demoralising. If you are buying your own helmet, make sure that any goggles you buy fit with the helmet. As Admin says, you'll soon be wishing away autumn, waiting for ski time.
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Odds on you'll be alright in early January for snow. I wouldn't worry much about snow anyway - you can't do much about snow. I'd get yourself ready for the holiday by getting fit (if you are not already) and by having a few lessons on a dry slope (if you have one near by). I would ask lots of questions on this forum and on Snowheads about starting skiing e.g. about what clothing to take, where to buy it from etc.
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Good advice from Ranchero_1979. Also, if there's night skiing take advantage of that - often a lot quieter. Try to find the pistes least skied. The harder or out-of-the-way runs are often quieter.
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Kronplatz? In Italy? Sorry for being dull, but is this part of Italy German-speaking?
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If you could go late October, you'd have more choice. I know that LDA opens for the last week in October (Tousaints holiday or whatever it's called).
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