J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by boardbiker

just out of interest, what camera did you use before?

Its a shame then that BA cant do somethng with the fuel surcharges they applied to my Feb holiday when i booked last year! Charge 'extra' £150 per person and even tho fuel prices have dropped 'substantially' if press to be believed, no reduction / rebate! Makes you wonder if worth booking 8 months in advance?
Apart from that, i'm looking forward to T5 now, thanks for the positive updates on it.

My apologies for the timing on sunshine, however i stand by my comment about getting to the resort for your lessons. Two of our group did not get the earliest bus and by the time they did get there, they had missed their lesson. Depending on where you are staying depends on the bus having enough seats (although the buses are in contact by radio to get more as they fill up). We stayed at Inns of Banff the first pickup point and we passed several stops when we were full and couldnt pick up others. It just a warning from our experience - maybe your experiences will be different but it did mess up the two who missed their lessons.
If you do the ski school (i cant remember the name) which does day at each resort, DO the meal at the Fairmount Hotel - fantastic food and eat as much as you can!!! yum!

As a Group of four we visited in 2005 and had a terrific time. Downside is the bus journey everyday and depending on where you stay on which bus you can get. Norquay is 10 min bus ride, sunshine 40 mins and Lake Louise 45 mins (all times are when roads clear!). When you get to Sunshine you have a long gondola upto the resort centre. Be careful if you are having lessons to get earliest bus possible or you could miss start of them!! We did the 3day course with a day spent in each resort which was fabulous!. I'd go back tomorrow if could (instead Serre Che in Jan and Killington in Feb).

I love Serre Che, going again in January!!! Friendly population, great snow coverage lots of pistes!

Can imagine very family freindly too. Not the cheapest resort to visit however, 2Alps usually cheaper in fact.

Jennysampson - do you have a Chalet in Serre Che then?

I've just been out into the garden ... and can smell snow in the air...... or is it becos the weathermen have said its coming that i can imagine i can smell.....mmm lol

I just bought one of their jackets and it was twice these prices!!! bugger! nice jacket tho!

Arrange for private lessons for you as a pair, you'l get more appropriate tuition than joining a group where you may or may not be ahead of the others.

DO wear knee pads, wrist guards, IMPACT shorts and a helmet.

Oh and enjoy it! once you past the fall over ALL the time, its a hoot!