J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by jonG

:D :D :D :Dhere in Wellingborough we have around 3 inches.....neeeeeed moooooore :D :D :D

jon.

:DHi All,

A while back there was a thread about where to find and buy cheap ski gear to help keep the cost of holidays down due to the rubbish exchange rates ,and for those venturing out to the white stuff for the first time :D

I have just received my copy of the Daily Mail Ski & Snowboard mag and they have an add for a company called skiwear4less
at www.skiwear4less.com ...

Seems pretty good stuff at good cheap prices ,also if anyone is heading up to Bourg-Saint-Maurice/Les Arcs , La Rosiere ,Ste-Foy ,Val and Tignes for the first time there is an excellent shop on the right hand side of the main road next to lidl's in Bourg called Sport-Extreme....good gear at good prices ,I think they have a website ...will look into it and get back :D :D

Happy snowy times to all :D

jon.

:D me again i am afraid.....

Have managed to dig another one up ,in the blurb it says they cover wintersports ..

http://www.insurancechoice.co.uk/product/travel/pre-existing-medical-conditions/gaw624?gclid=CL6I_8eIt5gCFVSK3godRRjoZQ

Many Regards

jon.

Hi again ,

It seems that the British Heart Foundation has information with regards to insurance companies that have heart friendly policies the link is below

http://www.bhf.org.uk/living_with_a_heart_condition/insurance.aspx

Will look some more

jon.

Bloody hell jobster sorry to hear the news ,I have not had the chance to get online for a while and have some catching up to do ,I hope hubby is comfortable,and dont let him worry too much.

It's good though his skiing instincts are A1 and wants to be snowbound as soon as he is able, not sure as to insurance but will see what i can dig up...much rest and recouperation with short ,gentle excersises should help over many months.(although you should seek a doctors opinion ,one that skis would give better advice than one that doesn't i think).


Are any forum members doctors in this field i wonder?

All the best

jon.

Hi,

The euro exchange rate has been a bummer for a while adding nearly 30% to the cost of most things over the last 12 months or so....but have had a result.

Unfortunately a friend of my mothers had gone on holdiday but became unwell ,and came home (full recovery and a speedy one thankfully) and never got a chance to spend them, they have been sitting in his cupboard for ages and informs me he is happy to let me have them at the rate he paid.. 1.23euros to the £ :Dresult, a small ray of sunshine and luck in these dark times
otherwise i would be looking at about 1.08 - 1.12 if lucky.

jon.

Hi,

I have a couple of friends who own apartments in and around Bourg-Saint-Maurice & Les Arcs (unfortunately i am booked at the time you would like,I offer accommadation to fit the needs of others rather than just Saturday to Saturday as a lot of companies do),some of the details are below.

Adam Biggs - www.mrblueski.com (located in Villaret overlooking BsM) adam@mrblueski.com

Paul McDermott (a fellow forum user in Les Arcs) "PaulMcD"

The area of BsM and Les Arcs is around 2 to 2 1/2 hours drive or 3 - 3 1/3 hours by coach which may be longer than you wish to travel,but they may be able to help,also in the classified section of the Daily Mail Ski & Snowboard magazine are quite a few privately owned apartmets which may be able to help also.

Best of luck and hope you have a great trip.

Jon.

:DHi,

Below is a copy of directions i posted on another travel forum for someone else,but they are more or less the same,except once through Moutiers (you will see a sign for vallandry from memory) and going up the valley towards Bourg-Saint-Maurice you will come to a sign for AIME ,this is the road you will turn off the N90 and takes you through AIME and onto Vallandry ,Peisey-Vallandry.With regards to a hotel along the way i think there is a Travelodge of some sorts between Albertville and Moutiers (but i could be wrong,sorry i cannot be more help on this part).

Hi again,




Each time i have driven from Geneva i have always had the car for the whole duration of my holiday and then dropped the car back at Geneva, the company i mentioned (Autoeurope) used Europcar from Geneva and there is a Europcar office in Bourg-St-Maurice located at the crossroads on the main road through BsM opposite the cinema just down from the petrol station.




The drive from Geneva is fairly straightforward once you have negotiated the main part of the city, from the car hire (these directions are from the french side) you come out of the car hire section onto the main road and turn right,emediately there is a border check to drive through, once through there you go through the tunnel under the runway to a crossroads, go stright over this and onto a small round about, go over this onto the Route de Ferney and follow this road all the way to a crossroads (about 1 1/2 miles or so) go over this crossroad and the road takes you down via the side of the lake.




At the other end there is a bridge stay in the middle and at the other end carry on the same road (do not take the left fork,or the right)from here you want to keep in the right hand lane (next to the kirb) and carry on this road until you see a Toyota car delership on the left hand side of the road, when you see this take the turning directly opposite into the Avenue du Thonex,at the end of the road you will see a sign for the french motorway,after a little while (this is on the A411) you wil pass another checkpoint and then you just follow the signs for Annecy via the A411 - A40 then turn off onto the A41 to Annecy.




Once nearing Annecy you will need to follow the sighns for Annecy Sud (Annecy south) this will then take you through Annecy all you need to do is follow the green signs for Albertville.Once out of Annecy and after having driven down the side of the lake ,you carry on folowing the signs for Albertville, once at Albertville you just stay on the main road going through (you know you are on the right road as it is a dead straight road with several sets of traffic lights,at the other end of Albertville you will come to a round about ,you will need to take the fourth exit frommemory and head towards Moutiers on the N90.




Once nearing Moutiers Bourg-Saint-Maurice starts to be signposted (white signs with black lettering) along with Les arcs etc from here it is just a trip up the Valley on a normal road with one lane in each direction for most of it with a few tunnels thrown in,from Moutiers BsM is about 29 km away,the whole trip should take around 2 1/2 hours in good traffic and weather.




You can also save a little time by avoiding Annecy by staying on the motorway ( A41) and joining up with the A43 and nto BsM via Chambery - Albertville - Moutiers and onto BsM.




I hope these directions are making sense and i have not waffled, if you are not going for a while send me you're full postal address via the message facility on this site (or via my website at www.ski-bourgstmaurice-lesarcs.co.uk ) and i will post you a full route map, or if you send me you're email address i can send you a Google earth route map also.




One final point on returning to Geneva airport the thing people find the worst is that once near Geneva if you miss the right exit for the city you end up driving down a 3 mile stretch of Swiss motorway and get stung for a 30euro payment (vignette),to avoid this once on the A40 near Geneva you will stat to see signs for the Tellipherique du Saleve (think the spelling is correct) this is a cable car that spans the motorway which takes tourists up to a lookout point over Geneva ,when you start to see signs for this you will need to then keep a lookout for signs for the A411,this exit is located near a flyover on the edge of a small industrial site,by taking this exit A411 it will take you onto the road you originally came out of Geneva on,all you then do is follow you're route to the airport in reverse.

I hope this helps in some way,also the car dealership that is located on the left hand side of the road opposite the turning to get to the motorway in Geneva could well be a Nissan dealership (as soon as you see a dealership whether its a Toyota/Nissan the turning opposite to you're rught will be the one you want.

Sorry if i have rambled a bit and wish you all the best,and hope you have an enjoyable ,safe trip.

Jon.