J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by Meercat

Davos - Switzerland.

Highest town in Europe. Loads to do.

Sure - it doesn't look 'good' at the moment - but there are a few promissing factors.

This winter is predicted to be wet or wetter than normal. Most resorts at a reasonable altitude can therefore expect snow. In the event that temperatues (stay) high - than we have to hope that the precipitation falls at night - when it's almost guaranteed to be 0 or below.

It's a slow start - but with luck a couple of good days heavy snow fall, all worries evaporate.

Be careful........!!!!

If you are staying in Verbier and you ski over to Nendaz - that you leave enough time to get back.

We didn't and ended up stuck in Nendaz and had to take the post bus down to Sion and then a train along to Martigney and then the gondala up to Le Chable etc.

We got back to our chalet at 10 at night.....!!!

A few other indicators that 's/he is a local 'pro' skier'.

. They are skiing without poles buy carrying 20 orange poles on their shoulder as if nothing was there.

. A dog (usually Alsatian) is chasing them down

. They lean on their poles at the front of the lift queue chatting to the lift operator and then jump on the lift when it suits them

. On the lift they can spot a silver coin in the snow and then ski back down the slope to 'bag it'

. They can stand in their ski boots and swivvel on their heels whilst swinging their arms about wildly

. They can spot a goat on the mountain side that nobody else can

. Their gloves are the worst smelling part of them

. They have all the 'phone numbers of all the mountain restaurants on their mobile/cell phone and then ring and book a table for lunch using their first name

. They have a table reserved for them wherever they go anyway - but the 'phone call sounds good

. They do tricks with one ski whilst going up a drag lift and lean on their poles which are seated between binding and boot

. They always do a 'swirly finish' at the bottom of the run and look up the slope to see where their followers are. (import to let the ski poles hang down loosely - makes them look like they've just won a downhill race).

. When overtaking a person on a narrow path - they always choose the inside route that means having to go up a snow bank, behind 5 trees and a jump off a rock rather than taking the conservative easy outside route which is ten feet wide.

. They always enter the trendiest apres ski bar after it's turned dark and say 'We just finished a couple of minutes ago'.

. They take the first lift ride up in the morning.

(That's 14!!!)