J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by jonG

Hi randyrat,

You could try this chap

Adam Biggs www.mrblueski.com

He has a property just above Bourg-Saint-Maurice in a small village could Villaret.

jon.

Hi,

here is a link to the Ski Club site with their snow records for Val Thorens, it only shows last season but if you sign up they have the data from the last 16 seasons.

http://www.skiclub.co.uk/skiclub/snowreports/historical/snowreport.aspx/Val-Thorens?intPreviousYear=0

jon.

:shock:Bloody hell.....

Very strange and disconcerting to see and hear someones life potentially ebbing away via a camera ,and the shear gibbering wreck he was reduced to by the adreneline and emotions once rescued.

A sobering lesson indeed, after a heavy snowfall ( leave the virgin stuff be in these conditions) if it is warm and sunny,leave it for a couple of days to give the snow a chance to settle, and ski it early ish before the sun has got on it and changed the relationship between the layers has always been my thinking..... a few hours with a mountian guide would be money well spent.

Also when an avalanche hits make a mental note of the last place you see the skier/boarder before they are covered ,as this will help you avoid having to search in unneccessary parts of the slope, and make sure you all have a tranceiver and know how to use it...

A very lucky chap...... wonder how drunk he became that evening :thumbup:

jon.

Hi Max,

Posted these companies on another thread in the "France" section ,but you could try contacting them to see if theyhave any vacancies

www.alpineelements.co.uk
www.seasonworkers.com
www.thealpineclub.co.uk
www.ski-jobs.co.uk
www.skijobs4u.co.uk
www.bestskijobs.co.uk
www.resortjobs.co.uk
www.skiconnection.co.uk

Hopefully you will have some luck,all the best and I hope you find something.

jon.

Hi, Goff

How did you get on with your viewing?the Tarentaise/Savoie is a lovely part of the world :thumbup:

jon

Hi ,

Only thing I can think of adding to the other replies is that Tignes & Val are one of the all time great resorts although I feel that the Tignes side has been hampered slightly by some over developement, with a loss of terrain, and with the extra bodies it now accommadates at the end of the day from the last run down from the Toviere chair it can be somewhat crowded.....best to leave it 10 minutes or so until most have gone down and then head down.....unless your freezing your chatsbies off :D :D

:DMagic

jon.

Hi,

I have used Crystal once or twice,skiworld but my favourite if I have to use a tour operator is Ski Miquel whom I have used several times ( but haven't used any since buying my apartment), of the three Ski Miquel gets my vote as they are a small friendly company who have their own chalets and only use resorts that are not the usual hotspots (with the exception of Whistler).

All their cooks are fully trained and qualified and the whole packages are very well priced.

jon.

NellyPS wrote:I have another one to add - I love it when its snowing really hard and you go into a cozy restaurant and you can warm your cockles by the fire and get warm and dry before doing it all again!

:D :DA perfect way to spend the day :thumbup:

jon.