Messages posted by : dobby
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Ariel
jan abramowicz at esf courchevel 1850 speaks Hebrew. |
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Hi Ariel
Club Med website states that at some resorts they have Hebrew speaking instructors or Hebrew speaking "helpers" who can translate - I couldn't make it out from the website. Last time I went to Club Med there were lots of Israelis on skiing holidays so it may be worth contacting Club Med. Why not contact the Israeli Association of Ski Instructors? They may be able to put you in contact with Hebrew speaking instructors in Europe. Good luck and I hope that the kids love skiing |
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A smallish (by mainland Alpine standards) resort with 40-45km of pistes
Pros Friendly Lots of English spoken (which helps if you cannot speak Norwegian) Good lessons, especially for kids (lots of fun) Reliable snow Good-sized accommodation available (c.f. usual French apartments) Runs for everyone (green, blue, red and black) All runs lead back to resort Good for park rats Great for families Cons Expensive to eat and drink Piste prep not the best All runs lead back to resort (some people don't like this) Can be cold and foggy The only place I have experienced wind and fog at the same time Not huge mileage for those who love that sort of thing Only one ski hire shop so no competition and relatively expensive Overall - 9/10 for our family |
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where can i snowboard in Sweden or Norway in late November early December
Started by User in Scandinavia, 8 Replies |
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Hemsedal hopes to open mid November 2014
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Don't let your mates teach you how to ski.
Don't believe your mates when they say that you'll be able to snow plough the black run. Don't believe your mates when they say that they've never fallen off a button lift. Mind you, it's not a seat. Don't believe anything your mates tell you. They are invariably worse skiers than they say they are. If you miss a chair lift, don't try to run after it to "nip in" - saw this last year - lady got a nasty whack from the chair And don't sit down before the chair is there.....saw that too. Quite funny. But painful. Don't try to do a snow plough stop when you get off the chair lift just because there's a little slope to go down. You may find that the chair gives you a not-so-gentle push. Don't try to hug, squeeze, squash or otherwise take me out when you get off the chair. Don't moan about the cold. It's winter. On a mountain. No, you are not "carving" when you ski. Looking at the size of you, you are more likely to be "calving". If you stand-up your skis, do not stand them up in a nice cross shape. Whilst aesthetically pleasing, the nice man/woman from the piste patrol won't be happy when he/she finds you in fine form, having a sarny and can of pop. Do not play hide and seek in those nice bumps and dips. They are called rollers. It is not cool to go hooning down a mountain out of control when you are supposed to be following the rep/guide, especially when you are the size of a baby elephant. Except a baby elephant would be better at skiing. /rant |
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If you find boots, he won't need skis with boots that big. I've heard that Colin at Solutions for Feet in Bicester is v good too.
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Returning to Hemsedal for Feb half term. DIY'ing for the first time and very excited. Also, driving in Norway for the first time. I'm excited, the rest of the family isn't! Cannot wait for six days and three nights of skiing. And may be some early mornings this year.
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TR - Hemsedal, Norway, late Feb 2014, family of four reasonable intermediates
Started by User in Scandinavia, 7 Replies |
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Some photos of the trip now I've managed to work out photos:
No. 1 daughter next to snow hut 
Our cabin for the week 
Who to trust for directions? Dobby with piste map or no. 1 daughter throwing some shapes. You may ski far better than me girl, but you've no clue where you're going..... 
Some sisterly love with mum trying to avoid what's going on 
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