J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by AllyG

Far Queue wrote:A lot of the local children head off to the nearest golf course with their sledges when we get snow round here. The ones without sledges take huge plastic sheets and slide down the hills with 10 plus people on them.

Almost as good as a piste basher :roll: :wink:

We used to use tea-trays when we were kids, and last year my older daughter 'borrowed' a tray from her Uni hall and went out and had a really good time in the snow (and gave the tray back afterwards!) :D

Ally

Pablo,
That's an amazing amount of snow! Have fun tomorrow :D

Ally

Still no snow here - just frost, hail and ice.

snowb4ndit wrote:There was a big dump in London again today! :D

I wish people wouldn't keep using that word. Every time I hear it I think of something quite different :wink: :D

Ally

Well done Dids, for managing to get the snow chains on.

A few years ago we were on a minibus heading for Moutiers and there was masses of snow, and the driver couldn't get the snow chains on and one of the other passengers and I had to help her. They are very difficult to get on. I think it might be easier to lay them on the snow and then drive on to them.

Where were you going in such a hurry?

Ally

Ian Wickham wrote:

Ian,
It wasn't wibble - I was just trying to do Pablo a favour and keep the Scotland thread going :D

Ally

Why would want to do that :shock:

Dave Mac wrote:
Ally, my closest pal, Pete, who died 30 years ago, we were at school together. Then we were fell walkers, jointly ran a scout group, shared girlfriends, and ....., we started Trans Pennine Ski Club. We started trips from Manchester, at £7 per weekend, half board! We must have introduced thousands of people to skiing. The trips rapidly gained momentum, until there were two coaches a week to Cairngorm.

Dave Mac,
I'm sorry your friend died -he must have been pretty young at the time :cry:.

£7 per weekend for your ski trips sounds unbelievably cheap now, but I suppose it's down to inflation.
I had a look at the prices for a weekend ski-ing with 'Ski Norwest' and it's about £170 including ski hire, accommodation and lift passes, with £40 extra for coach travel from Northern England. And 6 nights (5 days ski-ing) with them in Jan ski-ing in the Cairngorms costs from £350 to £550 depending on which hotel you stay in, plus the £40 for the coach travel, which includes accommodation, ski hire, and lessons.

Pablo,
You are very lucky to live so close to the ski slopes. I have to travel about 50 miles just to get to the nearest dry slope!

Ian,
It wasn't wibble - I was just trying to do Pablo a favour and keep the Scotland thread going :D

Ally

Hi Olly,
Nice to hear from you again. I'm glad you've got a small bit of snow - just enough so it IS snow, but not enough to cause any problems.

We still haven't got any at all, but at least it has been dry and sunny.

Ally