J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by admin

ellistine wrote:..it's Christmas?

OMG, I'd better buy some presents!!!

No hurry, it's not the 24th yet...

Skiing, on the other hand, needs to be prepared for months in advance.

Time please gentlemen!

C'mon it's nearly Xmas and the snow's great... get out there....

Yesss, a problem in our data feed - apparently 271.9 cm (to be precise) will fall in the space of, er, 3 hours... I think possibly not.

Normal service will be resumed shortly - you can stand-down your snow-chains... (and the universe is safe too - for the moment).

ise wrote:the weight of it would cause a gravity well that would suck in all of space and time and destroy the very fabric of the universe :D

What? You don't think that's likely? :oops:

Does appear to be something wrong with our data feed this morning - looking at it now...

Hi Silver,

We (j2ski) are partnered with SkiSet, who can arrange ski hire in several shops in Chamonix and Argentiere (whichever suits you best). We wouldn't work with them if they didn't provide, as a rule, the level of service you're looking for.

They will almost certainly be able to change your skis mid-week for you, the only possible restriction might be that it will be a busy week - so some of the models you want may be unavailable at times.

You can pre-book ski hire (via this link), for a discount of at least 20% off the walk-in price, at any of these locations :-

* L'Aiguille du Midi Pro Shop
* SkiSet Chamonix Sud
* SkiSet Ginabelle
* Hotels Mercure (Centre and Bossons)
* Grand Montets

Being Chamonix, you can be pretty sure there will be some English-speakers in the shops.

Hope that helps,

Maikol wrote:Jesus, they don't let you be very outspoken in this forum do they.

Outspoken is fine - just be cool. 8)


For something as emotive as global warming you're going to find a range of strongly-held opinion in any "random" sample of people.

Unfortunately, as Ross succinctly observes - none of us have the answer; we simply don't know.

Going back to the observations of the original poster - last year's late snows were proclaimed by some as proof of man-made global warming; this year's early snows are seen by others to prove the opposite. In truth, neither view is right - we had dry winters long before the present global warming began, and we'll continue to see occasional severe winters for a long time yet.

Personally, I agree with a lot of what you say - the thousands of scientists whose work contributes to the IPCC cannot be ignored. But the obvious and cynical agendas of our various politicians pollute the arguments on all sides.

ellistine wrote:When you think about it, skipping with a short rope so you have to keep your knees bent and with ski boots on - that would be evil :twisted:

Excellent! I'm so glad you've volunteered to video yourself doing that exercise for us... perhaps while simultaneously performing the famed "office chair" trick previously discussed on this forum... go on, you know you want to... :lol:

Bjred wrote:which of these airports has the best tranport options.

Tough call... both Geneva and Zurich have easy access into the (brilliant) Swiss railway system - which might be a big plus for you (Verbier or Zermatt are easy by train). Innsbruck is, of course, a city in its own right with good transport...