Messages posted by : AllyG
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Really Pablo?
That's very surprising, especially considering the fact that Bandit was doing it in a group lesson in a snow dome. What about liability issues when a group of us were ski-ing with our eyes shut - and turning as well? Although I have to admit our eyes weren't actually covered up, so we could have cheated if we'd wanted to. Actually I'm surprised the ski schools can get insurance for a number of things they make us do, now I think about it. Like last year, we had to climb over a snow wall about 3 feet high marking the edge of the piste, with our skis on, in order to ski 'off piste' (really at the side of the piste) over some huge boulder-like moguls. Ally |
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The location of your hotel (trip advisor says the food's not very good - but maybe they have a new cook this year!)
http://www.hotel-mottaret-meribel.federal-hotel.com/map_en.htm The location of the skiset hire shops http://www.skiset.com/index/showmap/id/M%c3%a9ribel%20Mottaret_24_0/ Ally |
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Sobeuk,
I think the idea was to ski with boots undone as an exercise, and I'm sure no-one was going to try and ski an icy black or moguls like that. I would think it's no more dangerous than some of the other daft exercises I've done in ski-ing lessons - like; with my eyes shut, on one leg, touching my downhill boot, holding the tips of my skis with both hands (very difficult), bouncing up and down with both skis, backwards ... etc. etc. Ally |
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Rossyhead,
I had a look at their website as well, and they don't give prices - you have to complete a form on-line and send for them. I find it really annoying when they do that. I like to see all the prices for all the different room types and dates in one simple table, and then I can compare them with other options. Our holiday cottages are advertised like that - in a paper brochure, and on the internet and you can see prices for each individual week and whether or not the cottages are available (I'm afraid our cottages double in price for the summer holidays, but it's a simple case of supply and demand). Ally |
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That's what I do as well Tony - in fact I've just done it, for our ski holiday. But I managed to do it an easier way, by going on the resort's website, and looking at their on-line map, showing where everything is. Some resorts have an interactive on-line map, which is really great for finding out this sort of thing.
You could also e-mail the hotel, and ask them, assuming they have a website. Ally |
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Why thank you Pablo (curtsy smiley - why isn't there one?),
That's very kind of you, to try and make me not feel quite so bad about spending all that money, Ally |
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Oh,
Thanks, you mean I am Pablo's stupid person? :wink: Ally |
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Well,
It makes me feel a lot better about paying £300 each for return tickets on the direct Eurostar train to Moutiers. I expect the half-term flights sold early on were a lot cheaper than £400. I think anyone still looking to ski at Feb half-term would be better keeping an eye open for a last minute package bargain, rather than paying £400 for a return flight. Ally |
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