J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by freezywater

Jan I Stenmark wrote: For the week beginining 15th December the lifts will be open but all the tour operators don't start until the 22nd so we have a free week and judging by today's snow every day'll be a powder day!!! If you're interested PM me and I'll be happy to put you up!

Now THATS what I call hospitality :!: :lol:

Jan you're a true gent, bit over generous to be announcing a 'free' week on the 'net but hey ho 8)

According to the Ski Club Great Britain website it is indeed open, 5 out of 46 lifts operating with 130cm on the upper slopes. With 14cm of snow forecast to fall in the next week it looks like your timing could be spot on :!:
Have a great time 8)

12 - school trip to BKK, getting on for 21 odd years ago now :oops:

Sebby - I agree that taking kids out of school is not ideal, we don't have kids yet so don't have that problem but I know that more and more parents are taking kids away on holiday during term because of the increasing cost of overseas holidays during school holidays. Surprisingly this attitude doesn't seem to apply to the teachers as our next door neighbour received a letter recently advising all parents that their daughter's teacher was going "away" to Australia for 3 weeks and so a temp would be covering :!:

What's good for the goose................... :twisted:

As I said earlier, what is the problem with 1 week out of school for a holiday, it's not as if the education system in this country is so great that a week away can't be caught up. It's not just for a "cheap" holiday either, for some families it may be the difference between a holiday in a different country experiencing a different language and culture or staying at home and wreaking havoc at home during half term etc etc

As someone who was raised by a single parent family it was the only way we got to go on holiday. There is far too much bureaurocracy and red tape in our schools and our country as a whole.

Anyway, back to the skiing.......half term here we come :-o

yeah, that was all I got, sounds like me though :lol:

wicked photos, certainly seems that Whistler has more than Lake Louise, after watching the downhill fro mthere last night it appeared somewhat sparse off - piste

Hamish Macbeth wrote:Take them out of school just so you can have a cheap holiday?

:thumbdown:

what's wrong with that :?: :?:

Not everyone can afford to take a family away at half-term, skiing is still an expensive holiday you know :!: Personally we always went out of school and it didn't do either myself or my brother any harm, we both went on to get decent jobs so.......... :thumbup: is what I say

OMG call it off, that's too much to pay for almost a 4 year old ski :!: Have a look at this link for review on the 1080(2004), also look at the comments at the bottom by actual users regarding weak base / edges etc. Looks like they are a park ski that can be used for carving with limited success.

http://www.ski-review.com/content/view/26/30/