J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by snowb4ndit

Dave Mac wrote:Not rising to that one......

Sorry Dave, I was in wind up mode last night.

I don't know what came over me...Normally it's only folk from Norfolk that are on the receiving end of my taunts. :wink:

Ian Wickham wrote:

snowb4ndit wrote:

daved wrote:

snowb4ndit wrote:@ Dids1 again...

Yes, The more I look the more I want to go to Tanninges. I think it's about twenty minutes either way to Sameons or Les Gets.

I reckon about 5 mins to Morillon is the nearest

I think you're right there, because we went along to Morillon in January to ski with Wickers the wicked and his lovely family. Didn't take long at all. (Once we found the correct directions!)

And I'm very much looking forward to doing it all again this winter .... now that wasn't too wicked, was it ?? :wink:

I think it's well wicked that we'll be doing it all again! 8)

daved wrote:

snowb4ndit wrote:@ Dids1 again...

Yes, The more I look the more I want to go to Tanninges. I think it's about twenty minutes either way to Sameons or Les Gets.

I reckon about 5 mins to Morillon is the nearest

I think you're right there, because we went along to Morillon in January to ski with Wickers the wicked and his lovely family. Didn't take long at all. (Once we found the correct directions!)

Far Queue wrote: :cry:

Why has nobody suggested Scotland?

:twisted:

Scotland's not a country it's in England init?.............I'm running for cover now! :lol:

aimj wrote:I have been skiing my whole life but have never really been to other places to do it other than Switzerland. Wondered if anybody had been to other countries that are ideal for skiing and other winter sports?...

thankyou x

I think there are some other high mountains in some other countries somewhere. In fact I think Switzerland shares some mountains with France so it might be quite similar.

@ Dids1 again...

Yes, The more I look the more I want to go to Tanninges. I think it's about twenty minutes either way to Sameons or Les Gets.

Dids1 wrote:Snowb4ndit,
When you went off last season you posted a topic asking for suggestions of things you should take with you.
Despite searching for key words (marmite was one!) I can't find it - so I've tagged this on to the end of this post.
Was wondering - what did you find you couldn't have done without and what was totally pointless?


On topic - I think Taninges might be even less than 20 mins drive from Samoens and the Grand Massif express. It looks like a nice village.

We took lots of things with us and to be honest it did save us quite a bit of money. Heinz baked beans, ketchup, hp sauce and Marmite are all available in the 'anglaise' sections but at extortionate prices i.e. £2 for a tin of beans!


There are some things you just cannot get at all i.e. decent tea, at any price so that is definitely a must as well as pickled onions and Branston pickle.

One last thing is that there are shops selling 'saucisson' everywhere you look and the supermarkets are laden with them, but you will not find anything that resembles a good old english pork banger. Don't get me wrong I do love tasting all the different cured sausages of the mountains, but I was very much looking forward to decent sausage when I got home! :shock: :lol:

andyhull wrote:

snowb4ndit wrote:

andyhull wrote:If I was choosing a ski area to move to, Porte du Soleil wouldn't even make my short list.

Each to their own.

I probably need to give it another go, it's been a few years since we were last there. To be fair Les Gets was great, superb snow and a lovely place to ski, great off piste. But getting from Morzine to Avoriaz was an absolute pain.
I didn't find Avoriaz worth the hassle to be quite honest. Nor did I think the linked areas in Switzerland were up to much.
It rained quite a bit in Morzine, luckily it only effected the lower slopes and up high the powder was great.

My short list of French areas would be:
3 Valleys
Espace Killy
Alpe D'Huez/Les Deux Alpe/La Grave
Paradiski
Milky Way

Alpe d'Huez was my other choice I love the area. Was looking at nearby towns Bourg d'Oisans and Auris but the ski area just does not compare to P du S (which is, I think, slightly bigger than the 3V).

The 3V are a no no for me I'm afraid, far too expensive, and ugly.

In Tanninges I'd have access to 650 km of P du S in one direction and the Grand Massif in the other direction. Both about 20 minutes I think.