J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by AlistairS

Thanks Snowcrazy and Ally - That is in fact is a lot cheaper than I thought. Perhaps it could be consolidated within the pass.

Ian,
You poor chap my heart goes out to you :( Hold on a minute is that the Grand Massif with long slopes through trees and quote hard professional slopes will always lead you to your home .
The skiable domain of the Grand massif is 265 km long served by 73 ski-lifts, high-tech equipments, a real skiing access to Flaine, Samoëns, Les Carroz and Sixt. Just who has been booking the finest :wink:

Chris Radford wrote:

EmmaEvs wrote:

Maybe the ski resorts should introduce compulsory rescue insurance (including for off-piste) and add it to the price of the lift pass, so that we all know we're covered.

Brilliant idea IMHO. :thumbup:

It exists in france it is called Carre Neige but it is not compulsory it is optional. It pays for rescue but is not enough for medical bills. you can buy this as a supplement to British ski insurance. This will pay for your rescue and basic medical costs and in some cases repatriation. However, to have larger medical bills covered you still need insurance that pays out for an off-piste accident.

Hi Chris,
How much does this Carre Neige cost on top of the normal lift pass price?

Ian Wickham wrote:

AlistairS wrote:Tony are you going out with Ian :wink: Perhaps I should re-phrase that. I note you are both off in 68 days are you heading in the same direction?

He is off to some "posh" place, me I'm slumming it :cry:

Ian, where exactly will you be slumming it in 68 days? or is it that Tony has booked with the finest :lol:


Good luck with the level 2 and enjoy TheoBane :wink:

EmmaEvs wrote:

Maybe the ski resorts should introduce compulsory rescue insurance (including for off-piste) and add it to the price of the lift pass, so that we all know we're covered.

Brilliant idea IMHO. :thumbup:

Emma,
Not convinced that would be a good idea with the cost of lift passes being what they are at the present time. It begs the question what are we paying for exactly when it comes to ski insurance? It appears that some of the weasel wording in these policies are designed purely to part people from their cash however, they get away with it because we must have insurance. Talk about loaded dice/rip off etc. :evil:

Tony are you going out with Ian :wink: Perhaps I should re-phrase that. I note you are both off in 68 days are you heading in the same direction?

Good point Trencher, the law would look at this case more favourably in passing the Reasonableness Test. It would be seen that reasonable steps had been taken for mitigation. In as much as qualification and experience appear to carry more sway within the law. The skier having taken the necessary steps to mitiagte against unforseen circumstances.

AlistairS wrote:For the sad and desparate j2ski members out there, this may be of use. A free computer countdown clock for your desktop. Its ok for vista and I have been using it for the past week with no problems. You can even place a hyperlink in it for the resort. It works a treat. http://www.blurg.net/gadgets/countdown-overview/

Has anyone tried the Countdown clock yet?

One of mine is saying 29 days :thumbup: and also counting :D It dumped 20cms Today :wink: