J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by ise

Scarlet Fez wrote:Thanks for that it certainly looks gorgeous there without snow.

For a school trip it may be just fine. There used to be a lift up Pic Chausy which would have been good, nowadays you have to walk up :lol: What's left is a handful of draglifts on some fairly short and easy angled slopes, it's a bit busy at weekends with local people from nearby towns and it can be a bit unpleasant. Nearby you have Leysin which is pretty good though.

Nordic or self powered it's an exceptional area, loads of terrain and great scenery.

"buffs" are pretty much uniform in outdoor circles along with altimeter watches and nalgene water bottles, I lack the individuality not to have them :D

RossF wrote:I tipped €60, hell they were bloody good.. I thought that was about reasonable?

sounds reasonable to me, a good pot if other people did similar.

Tipping is a bit difficult, I don't mind tipping for good service but I've a serious problem tipping to subsidise an employer who's not paying their staff a living wage. Attitudes vary between countries, in Switzerland good service is included and people earn reasonable wages so tips tend to be low, when I'm in the US indifferent service seems the norm' and you can be pretty much mugged by staff demanding tips, it's something of a tyranny then and entirely objectionable.

karen72 wrote:

baillie353 wrote:
Suitable Ski Jacket - Breathable type (Unless renting)
Salopettes (Unless renting)

what does that mean unless renting? You wouldnt need a jacket or sallopettes if you are renting? we are renting ours from our local ski sports shops and I would still expect the same standards from the equipment regardless of whether I was buying or renting it.

it might be that breathable fabrics are around the most fragile known to man and don't stand up well to weekly renting?

pubsinger wrote:

can we put a name to the 'buff/necky type thing'

It's a snood. Essential as well - not just for girls.

it's a buff, snoods are something very similar you put on poodles :D

My blog has some more stuff on the that area:

http://snowslider.net/tag/col-des-mosses/

bandit wrote:

Tony_H wrote:Maybe youre heavier than he is? )

He's lost a bit of weight by doing lots of trekking in the past year, so it's a real possibility, even though he's 8" taller )

true, I'm fast and light :D

"speed, aggression, surprise" is this years motto from an ex-para on last weeks gig though :D

RoseR wrote:Just a question really, not being a seasoned traveller. Do all planes fly with an engineer?
Going out to Ruka we flew with 2 pilots and an engineer and on the way back. Flight back was delayed about 30mins because of a technical fault, and stewardess said engineer saved the day, otherwise we would'nt have been going any-where.

what did he do? hit a gauge with a spannerr until it started working ? :D

IIRC from my long past in aero-engineering, not all aircraft require an engineer and it's part of the type certification, but it's been a long time and my memory could be wrong. Also, IIRC, some pilots have a second role as a flight engineer so on flights with two pilots one may be a flight engineer as well although I think there's some variance about what training engineers have.