J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by freezywater

becky wrote:
we initially attempted group tuition but the groups were far too large and our children were left crying and cold by some of the staff who didn't speak particularly good english and so problems couldn't be dealt with, hence, unhappy kids!

I would assume there would be a cost implication to this :?:

I have never taken kids to France but this does seem to be a recurring theme, from experience the instructors in Austria that I have met do have a very good grasp of english. In fact at Kirchdorf (sorry if I keep banging on about it) there are at least 4 instructors who are English and have moved over there, lucky buggers :!: :!:

Morning, try Kirchdorf in Austria, it is a Thomson all-inclusive resort so you pay your money and get 1/2 board, lift pass, skis, boots, poles ans 1 weeks lessons all in. The ski school is brilliant and the slopes are excellent for beginners, no button lifts but the nursery slope is a rope pull, and the first blue is a T-bar, this is normal for beginners runs, as you progress you will move on to the Steinplatte which is also brilliant for beginners, wide open spaces and all chair lifts. This is a free 10 minute bus ride down the road. I would recommend either the Alphof or the Seiwald as both are excellent, although we have stayed in some of the other hotels and found these to be just as good, the Alphof and Seiwald are both located at the bottom of the nursery slopes. Depending on the age of your kids there is an excellent kindergarten with a cordoned off nursery slope with travelator to move the kids up the short slope.
Obviously this is only my recommendation and there are plenty of choices out there but the village is very typical Tyrolean Austria and the locals are exceptionally nice people. Don't be put off by the low altitude, the snow record is quite good considering and even last year when it was dire we could have skied on the lower slopes all week if we were beginners. Try this link to see for yourself http://www.thomsonski.co.uk/destinations/austria/kirchdorf/kirchdorf.html

It seems like Uncle Sam has an unfair advantage over the Europhiles :!:
3 to 2 :?:

yes, resourceful aren't they :cry:

Pavel

you are quite right as usual, BTW, congratulatons on reaching 600, would that be years :?: :lol:

I found this out to my cost last year, highly embarassing. :oops: I still have the callouses on my hands now :shock: This year I have found a solution, it is a prepay credit card that is actually a Maestro, check it out at http://www.tuxedocard.com

I used this when we went to Venice in August and it worked fine, the added bonus of course is being prepay, the wife can't get carried away in the shops :lol:

glad to hear you're on the road back to skis, as it were :lol:

spot on, enjoyment is the key, unless your a Bode or a Benny that is :P For me I find that after stocking up on a wicked Austrian brekkie, I don't think about food again until lunchtime, by which time a beer (or two) along with lunch does me right through. Mind you, if I get really stuck I am carrying 1 or 2 pounds more than I should be so I can always use up some reserves, if you catch my drift :lol: