J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by AllyG

I think the coach price is very good. For Feb half-term, for example, the coach is £150 return from London to Courchevel, while the direct Eurostar is £300 plus you have to get transfers to the resort (15 euros return) from Moutiers.

But, the coach is about 20 hours, and the train is only 6 1/2 hours direct to Moutiers, followed by a transfer bus journey of about 45 mins.

I guess it depends how much money one has spare. I would much rather pay the extra £150 and have the shorter, far more comfortable journey on the train.

I had a look at that coach website, and they also link to action-outdoors.co.uk which has some very cheap prices for the rest of the holiday, if you don't mind slumming it a bit. For example, a week during Feb half-term in Les Arcs, sharing a non en-suite bunk bed room with 3 other people, including lessons, lift pass, ski hire, all meals, snow coach, is only £782 per person.

Edit - the point about this is that you could go as a single person, if you don't mind sharing with people you don't know.

Ally

Ian,
To be accurate, it seems the £5 single fare was actually £50 return, and the £10 single fare was actually £70 return.

It is annoying, but perhaps only as annoying as the self-catering accommodation that they advertise as e.g. £250 per head including flights and transfers, and it's not until you've worked your way through several internet pages that you discover that price only applies if there are 5 of you, and that for 2 people it's something like £400 per head.

Ally

Alpe d'Huez?

Or maybe he was filling up his car with crates of cheap beer/wine (to get it 100% back on topic - all efforts in this direction very much appreciated) :D

Of her standing on the scales in the semi-nude, or me rolling about laughing on the floor?

Salski wrote:
So should I weigh myself in full ski gear, including boots & rucksack?

That's what I always do (minus the rucksack because I haven't got one). My sister refused to believe she could weigh as much as the scales in the ski hire shop said, and she stripped down so she was practically standing in her underwear :lol:

Ally

Really, Caron-a, tell me more ...

Except maybe you'd better tell me in a pm, if you want to, so I don't get into more wibbly trouble.

Ally

Well,
There is plenty of information on this site to help you choose!

Happy Hunting :D

Ally