J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by OldAndy

No Snow Dances needed this year then?
:(

No Snow Dances needed this year then?
:(

I have a friend who is seriously little - about 5'2" and three(ish) feet (UK)
I know she uses top of the range children's boots.
Could be worth a few minutes to phone a couple of your local shops and ask what the boot fitter would suggest - then choose where to go?

I go on ski holidays both entirely on my own and with a non-skiing wife.
I do enjoy skiing alone, even when with the J2Ski holiday last season in Tignes I disappeared off by myself some of the time.
But - ski company is good.

For my solo trips and absolutely refusing to even think about sharing a room - I have had success by booking out the weeks holiday and then being patient until near the time. Keeping an eye on things for offers.
Mark Warner for example have done no single room supplements in low season for the last three seasons as a last minute (2 weeks to go) offer. For me on this one, losing Hosting in France is a bummer because top notch hosting as Mark Warner have always done really makes the skiing simple - company sorted.

I have noticed that some other TO's offer similar but just not gone with any.
I would look at the British run Chalet Hotels - big, lots of people, bound to be a few you get along with.

Depending on happy you are to ski alone then the direct Hotel contact may work - but company could be harder to find and need a bit more putting yourself about a bit.

When a solo skier with my wife I have always met a few people to hitch up with for days or part days. Skied with the good skier while their partner is in ski school for example.

Lots of options - and thye big plus on a Ski holiday; your fellow guests are there for the same reason as you!

Go for it.

Ian Wickham wrote:I might take up Snowboarding :thumbup:

Hah!
That's just your way of avoiding LittleWickers being a faster skier than you.
:thumbup:

I thought you had been in touch about them stopping driving up there and ruining the picture??

oldboarder wrote:The 3 boarders are low intermediate level :( but at least we enjoy ourselves and we promise not to sit in the middle of the piste or just below the brow of a hill

You do know you will be being closely watched and that photographic evidence of infringements will be posted for all to see!
:mrgreen:

andyhull wrote:Snowboarding is one of the best things that ever happened to skiing. Ski technology has taken a quantum leap forward thanks to the influence of snowboarding.

Do you include clothing styles in that statement Andy??????