J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by bedrock barney

oooooooohhh.......the suspense :?: :!: :?:

andyoneil wrote:

LOTA wrote:Interesting, Andyoneil, and I agree Val D'Isere is one of the great resorts and must be on the to-do list of any aspiring skier.

But its piste classifications are, without doubt, on the tough side and many of the blues would be classified as red elsewhere.

Generally speaking that is true BUT my wife went there as a first week beginner and was quite happy on many of the blues as I'd checked them out first.

Some VDI runs are woefully under classified (Vert is never green, Santons is carnage through the gulley and then flat so its green at the bottom and red halfway down) but I think its a great resort for alround skiing.

The OP said they were at 4 weeks skiing so as long as they are cautious or better still have a lesson / guide with a local expert who will show them the dos and donts of the map then I honestly think its a reasonable choice.

I must think that as we're going this year with a real mixed ability group..... :-)

We skied VDI as 3 week newbies in Jan this year. It is, without doubt, 'random' in terms of classification. My wife found it very tough but was a better skier at the end of the week. It does depend on the time of the day in a lot of cases. Early in the morning = lovely clean groomed slopes albeit a bit steep in places. Late in the day = mogulled madness on certain pistes The green Vert run was a shambles at the end of the day. Some of the red runs are as easy as the blues (and sometimes easier as they've received less traffic). I thought Santons (blue) was hilarious to be honest. Some of it is is the head though. You look at the Santons half pipe section with skiers/boarders crabbing down sideways/collapsing in heaps and think "I can't do this', when actually you can.

I coped all week other than a cold sweat moment at the top of the Face at 4.45pm on Thurs/Fri. I was tired, the light was fading and the piste was all carved up. I therefore immediately fell over :D. I seriously enjoyed my pint of beer in the Blue Note Bar about 20 minutes later I can tell you!

It's a fantastic resort. The best that I've skied in so far by some margin.

Are you now 'officially' excited? :D

Snapzzz......did you buy these on ebay? I think it says 11/2011 on the middle card.

Is there also something about winter tyres fitted as standard on one side (Swiss?) and not the other?

AllyG wrote:I've got 9 restaurants in Tignes/Val d'Isere that have been recommended by people - thanks guys for your help :D

I was thinking, maybe on the first Sunday, before everyone else turns up, Cat and I could have a lovely day doing a sort of pub crawl to all the restaurants on my list, and check out the prices etc. :D

And then we could decide which ones are worth a further visit by the group.

1. Le Palet - top of the Tichot chair above Val Claret.

2. Le Panoramic - top of the funicular from Val Claret to the Grande Motte glacier.

3. Le Bar de L'Ouillette - at the bottom of the Madeleine piste, on the Solaise above Val d'Isere.

4. The Alpage/Soli - at the top of the Chaudannes lift above Le Lac, and the closest mountain restaurant to les Brevieres.

5. Les Clochetons - at the bottom of the Santons piste, just before you get into the Val d'Isere village.

6. Le Signal - at the top of the Fornet cable car in Val d'Isere.

7. Le Triffolet - above La Daille, by the OK and Criterium pistes etc.

8. The Edelweiss - on the blue Manguard piste above Le Fornet.

9. La Folie Douce/La Fruitiere - at the top of the cable car up from La Daille.

Ally, are you going to manage to fit in some skiing whilst you are there? -)

Best of luck snapzzz!! Wine solves everything.

I've had 5 job interviews in my working life. Got 3 of them and I turned the other 2 down. -)

Last one was 10 years ago and I was totally relaxed as I realised I didn't want the job after about 5 minutes.

The best one was back in the mid 90's when the interviewer started the interview by saying that they usually only employed people if they had a 1st or a 2:1 at degree level. (I got a 2:2). My first thought was "why are you interviewing me then you tosser".

Snapzzz wrote:

Ian Wickham wrote:Blimey, just been to the doc's for a six month check up and I have lost 15lbs, I will have to sow up the holes in my pockets 8)

You have a six monthly check up?

He has been a j2skier for nearly 5 years now. The support of a physician is strongly advised in these circumstances.

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Snapzzz wrote: Ian Wickham wrote:Blimey, just been to the doc's for a six month check up and I have lost 15lbs, I will have to sow up the holes in my pockets 8) You have a six monthly check up? He has been a j2skier for nearly 5 years now. The support of a physician is strongly advised in these circumstances.

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