J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by admin

amanda n wrote:admin you are quite cruel,picking on me frst thing and again now :cry:

...nah... just jealous! 8)

amanda n wrote:1 MORE SLEEP TO GO

Bad timing... did you see all the snow has melted? This was the webcam shot of the main piste earlier...


Still, it might snow... :wink:

Ooh the power (that I give myself... er... )

Twas a strange post that appeared overnight slagging off an American ski shop. But as the poster has never posted here before I decided to sit on it and see if they come back... bit wary of allowing drive-by-libel... :evil:

So you're not missing much.

karen72 wrote:Also should I wait till further in the year or book now?

March is generally not peak season, so there's no hurry unless you're being offered huge "early bird" discounts, or you believe Mugabenomics will devalue the pound a lot further...

...tongue in cheek, a little... :wink:

karen72 wrote:I was worried it might be too cold

Cold weather is what ski wear is for; cold weather keeps the snow fluffy, but very small kiddies don't like it.

karen72 wrote:When people give reports of the resorts not being as pretty in france as they are in Austria, what do they mean?

They mean they've only been to Paris Gard du Nord, Les Menuires and Tignes in the summer. Many of the other 400 ski resorts in France are lovely.

karen72 wrote:does this mean the runs in France are boring?

Not if you turn off your iPod, open your eyes and actually go skiing.

karen72 wrote:not as much scenery?

:lol: :lol: :lol: France shares the biggest mountain in Europe with Italy, and has plenty other amazing places to ski. Anyone who tells you France lacks scenery is an idiot. End of.

None of the above is to say that France is better than Austria - I love them both... although T-bars are almost extinct in France, which swings it for some folk... :D

Stewart, I'd be amazed if many independent chalets will turn you away in March - I've been doing DIY weekends / short breaks for years and never had a problem finding somewhere; especially outside the peak weeks.

Where are your flights to? If Geneva then I can recommend Gravite in La Clusaz who regularly put up with me and mine at short notice, and will sort the transfer from the airport (extra cost, of course) which makes life simpler.

There are many elsewhere too. Hotels are also much more flexible than they were a few years ago (especially if you leave the booking to the week before), so I think it's more a case of picking your resort(s) and dropping a few e-mails (and browsing through our pages, of course.. :wink:.

moopy wrote:Who's right? :)

There's only one way to find out... FIGHT!!! 8)

...but seriously... our model is calling a bit more snow than theirs (at the moment) but the only day we differ greatly on is Saturday.

You can report back for us. :D

Formigal, in the Spanish Pyrenees is the perfect destination this Easter with free lift passes for all new reservations and more heavy snowfalls which started last night.



The latest dumps, which are predicted to last all week, come on top of weeks of snowfalls which have left the resort with depths of more than two metres.

Throughout Easter Week, eggs will be hidden around Formigal, both on the slopes and in the village. Find one with a face and win a week's holiday to Formigal for the 09-10 season.

With direct flights from Gatwick and a 90 minute transfer, getting to Spain's largest resort couldn't be easier.

Holidays to Formigal, part of the Aramon Group, can be booked through Crystal, Thomson, Neilson, Iglu, Ifyouski.com, J2Ski.com and LastMinute.com or via the website www.aramon.co.uk

Photos of recent snowfalls in Formigal attached.

For more information and higher resolution photos please call Catherine Dolan on 0034 675 834 066 or email cdolan@aramon.es.

Sounds like you had a good time and no shortage of snow! I've been wanting to ski the Krippenstein since it featured in one of Warren Miller's films a year or two back.