J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by jonah690

AllyG wrote:Hi Jonah,
I have been looking after holidaymakers in our holiday cottage here in Pembrokeshire for 12 years now. I have had some pretty whinghy ones over the years, but generally most people are great.

If something goes wrong (like the smoke detector went off in the middle of the night for no reason once) I try and give them a small gift to make up for it, like a box of chocolates. If something breaks I try and fix or replace it as soon as possible.

And I try and be tactful and not put my foot in it (like saying 'wife' instead of 'partner'). It is very difficult to get the right balance between being helpful and interfering with their holiday. Some people want to know all sorts of things, and others like to pretend we're not there and prefer to find things out for themselves. So I just try and go along with what they want - after all, it's their holiday.

If the weather's good (plenty of snow etc.) they are more likely to be happy, but if it's bad they're more likely to look for something to complain about.

I hope you have done plenty of research on the resort, so you do know the answers if they ask you about something.

Best of luck,
Ally

Thanks Ally. Its all singles so im hoping they should all be ok. I have probably skied the three valleys more than anywhere else as my friend had an apartmnt there untill a year ago and we usually had a couple of weeks each year but upon looking at a piste map the other day i suddenly realised that although i know instinctively where i am going i have never paid much attention to the names of lifts and runs etc because i relied on my friend.:)Im more concerned with the time it takes to get up to the resort by lift from Brides and the lack of nightlife but im sure it will be a blast and looking forward to it.

Ian Wickham wrote:

jonah690 wrote:Hi Guys,
Im going to be hosting a trip to three valleys over Christmas staying in Brides Le Bains.

Anybody else going to be there?

I thought you were doing the season in Passo Tonale, have your plans changed ???

No not a season Ian just 2 or 3 weeks Teaching Half Term and Easter.

This is the first time I have done the HOSTING(dont want to get the name wrong again lol) so a bit nervous not sure how ill handle moaning winging clients. :) Still its mainly 25 to 35 yr olds so im hoping they will be there for a good time and have low expectations. :)

Pablo Escobar wrote:

jonah690 wrote:Sounds like Soldeu in Andorra ticks all your boxes (just about fits the transfer) I personnaly love France however Nightlife leaves a lot to be desired even in bigger resorts.

Passo Tonnale in Italy might be worth a look as a first time. Nr Airports and good nightlife with good beginners slopes and progression.

But for me its got to be Soldeu for beginners.

Soldeu is nowhere near a 2 hour transfer (assuming you are talking Barcelona/Toulouse).

Whats an extra hour between friends. :)

Hi Guys,
Im going to be hosting a trip to three valleys over Christmas staying in Brides Le Bains.

Anybody else going to be there?

Sounds like Soldeu in Andorra ticks all your boxes (just about fits the transfer) I personnaly love France however Nightlife leaves a lot to be desired even in bigger resorts.

Passo Tonnale in Italy might be worth a look as a first time. Nr Airports and good nightlife with good beginners slopes and progression.

But for me its got to be Soldeu for beginners.

Try Snowcoach they either do short breaks or you can book their catered hotels by the night. St Gervais nr to Geneva.

http://www.snowcoach.co.uk/

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Hi Welcome to J2ski there is no better or worse as the two are completely different experiences. (Other than the joy of fresh air and being in the mountains. Both will argue their corner.

For beginers I think its best to look at the differances.
The Learning curve is completly different (although with modern skies its getting closer.)

With skiing you will be able to move about straight away and should improve to a standard that you can get around the mountain a little bit on easy runs within a few days however once you have the basics and move into what would be termed intermidiate you may find the progression slows down and in some instances you can plateu off.

Boarding is completely the opposite you spend the first three days sitting on you backside and falling over getting covered in bruises however once the basics are mastered many people go on to improve to a reasonable standard quite quickly.

From a personal perspective I never really took to Boarding mainly because i was already a pretty good skier and want to use all available time out on exploring the mountain and im also a coward and I have seen too many boarding related injuries. It might be worth trying both and seeing which one you prefer.

I await the responses contradicting all this. :)