J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by benny12345

it does sound like everyone reckons it's easy. which is nice. so anyone got any horror stories, pitfalls to avoid?

or should that be a new thread?

Thanks for the words of wisdom. I especially take note of the Munich bit, which is why I am plannign tio avoid and head up Bregenz bass instead.

@daveds, yes the Reschenpass - the german/italian bit meant my spelling was a bit off. Always go this area as love the variety around there. used to be by car from milan bergamo, but more recently by car from innsbruck. this will be the first time by car from the UK though.

anyone got any more suggestions on where I should make my stop off on the way back? Luxembourg has been suggested along with a final day's snow in St Anton. I like the idea of being no further than 5 or 6 hours from the calais/dunkirk chunnel when i wake up.

thanks daved, appreciate the petrol point. the resia pass is important to us though as we are not heading across to the dolomites but staying around this area - try to hit all the glaciers in this area alolng with a few other resorts too.

wow great answer first time thanks. That sounds like what google recommended (stuttgart route) but I need to get out the map now before I can ask anything else.

but yes had planned on missing out switzerland for the extra "carnet" price and you've got it, once in Austria Landeck is the hub, continue east to innsbruck or south into Italy. we always drive this area but normally fly first.

ishgl on my mind too, as is st anton, but thinking we may save either/both to the last days as would be good to have my legs in order for both resorts.

so how long do those routes take you? do you floor it all the way in a single mission or take it nice and easy? do you need to pay for autobahns?

morning all, my first post on here so be kind please.

girlfriend and i doing our first drive out to the snow in europe. we're headed out of uk morning train on fri dec 18th chunnel to calais then driving to austria (bregenz pass i think) and then on through reschia (resia?) pass into northern italy. It's all about the sudtirol. once here we have 2 weeks and will be toing and froing around the border country here.

but what I'm after is your expert travel tips for getting there. my general plan is to get through belgium and into germany as fast as possible, then go straight south to austria. any routes, advice, tips at all welcome.

on the way out planning an all dayer of driving so we can hit the slopes on the saturday but on the way back 2nd of jan - looking for a good place to stop within around 6 hours drive of the french chunnel. suggestions, recommendations, welcome.

motor is a vw transporter kombi

thanks in advance