J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by AllyG

jonah690 wrote:After spending half my day reading all this I have to ask myself why dont you just cancel and start again.
Train from Paris to Moutiers where you have a choice of Half a dozen world class ski destinations and then Moutiers or resort back to Geneva simple.

I realise you may lose your deposit but it may still work out cheaper, Less hassel plus you get to ski some decent resorts.

Jonah,
I totally agree with you, but presumably there is a very good reason why they have to stick to the completely mad schedule designed by their travel agent (like they've already paid for all their accommodation and they can't cancel it).

There is no way I'd even contemplate doing this much travelling - particularly the journey between Courmayeur and St Moritz. If they stayed in Courmayeur instead they could get a transfer to Geneva airport really easily (1 hour and 1/4) - chamexpress.com quotes only 25 euros from Chamonix to Geneva per person and they run lots of minibuses.

Ally

I haven't been to Passo Tonale, but a friend of mine has, and he said that's it's excellent for beginners but wasn't much good for him, because he's upper intermediate/advanced. He was very disappointed with it :cry:

Ally

Tony_H wrote:No, not bought them but familiar with them having seen a lot of them this season in TK. Ask yourself why there is loads of Chamonix stuff in their stores.....because it doesnt sell elsewhere.
It will do a job, but its not great stuff and not particularly fashionable, but for £30 for sallos, you have done alright.

Thanks Tony :D
I will let you know what I think of them when I get back.

We got some of their merino wool ski socks as well, and my daughter got some very cheap extremely fancy make-up (I have no idea what it was because I have never worn any sort of make-up) and ditto sunglasses - so she is happy :D

Ally

I haven't even thought about it. I may be a Cancerian, but I like going forwards, not sideways :lol:

I went to TK Maxx, on Monday, to buy some bigger ski trousers :lol:

I got some black salopettes (with elastic bits in the waist so I can eat as much as I like!) for £30, but I've never heard of the make before - Chamonix Sportswear. Is this a rubbish make or what? They say they are breathable, waterproof and windproof, and they're padded inside and they look okay to me.

Has anyone bought any of these before?

Ally

Little ski wrote:

But any way got through and got a quote and I neally fell over

$1500 for the two of us

Thats just about a plane trip over there.

Littleski,
If that's 1500 Australian dollars, it's not too bad (although I'm sure it could be done for less), that's about £400 each. I had to pay £300 train fare for each of us, return, London to Moutiers direct to ski in the 3 Valleys.

I've sent you a private message.

Ally

I may well be wrong, but I would think that if a qualified osteopath, physiotherapist or whatever, saw your back and put it in writing that they thought you were okay to ski, you should be able to phone your insurers and tell them this (and e-mail it as well) and then I reckon you'd be covered.

It is easy for me, because I live in the country, and I have a local osteopath who knows me pretty well, and as long as he was physically available, I'm sure he'd see me in an emergency.

It all depends how much damage you've done to your back - hence the importance of seeing a professional, able to assess you.

I have had a really bad back, put an ice pack on it, and been practically okay the next day. But I have also damaged my back (by picking up my baby daughter in her baby seat) and been unable to walk for 10 days. So I can't really say if you'll be able to ski or not. And my husband damaged his back and was practically unable to walk for about 6 months.

The sensible thing is to cancel the holiday, get the insurance money, and re-schedule when your back is better. But I think you should wait another day before you do this.

Best of luck

Ally

That does sound pretty awful! Poor you.

If it was me, I'd go to bed with an ice pack on it (or frozen peas etc. if you haven't got an ice pack), and then go and see an osteopath in the morning. Depending on what they say, I'd either cancel or go on the holiday.

Hope you're better soon,

Ally