Messages posted by : AB
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Caron-a & AJ,
There are a number of ski mags available in any large Smiths newsagents in the UK. The main 2 are "Ski & Board" magazine and The Daily Mail ski magazine. There is also one called Fall-line and some others which focus mainly on Boarding. There are also 2 more which are distrubted through ski clubs or subscription. They are The Skier & Snowboarder magazine and Snow magazine. My 2 favourites are the "Ski & Board" & Skier & Snowboarder" they seem to have the best cross section of equipment testing, resort reviews, racing etc with great photos too. Most are released every 6 weeks through the season from about November onwards then have a 4 month break through the summer. If you are a member of the Ski Club of GB you will recieve your copy of "Ski & Board" free through the post before it is available in the shops. AB ) |
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Kaprun is also open all year round apart from a short time in June for lift maintenance.
It's not the biggest area but is pretty good and it's right by Zell Am See which is beautiful for a summer holiday anyway. Lots to do in other sporting activities on the lake, Golf, biking etc. It's only 1 hour from Salzburg with Ryanair doing £20 return flights inc taxes for some dates. My apartmant in Zell is available through a lot of the summer still. |
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Trencher,
Yes to both! He's hoping to qualify for the 2010 Winter games in Vancouver. His GS & Slalom ain't bad either! 
Done the proud Dad bit now. AB :thumbup: |
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Mike,
He tells me the landing was pretty good. He's now ranked No 15 in the world for U18 in Downhill. Not bad considering he's from that well known British alpine resort of Norwich!!!! Here's another from the British Junior Super G champs in Meribel just 2 weeks ago. 
Picture by Racer Ready He's also ranked No 12 in the world for U18 in Sup G. His web site is www.tj-ski.com AB :D |
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Here's a shot of my son TJ. He's 17. It's in a Downhill at Sarntal, Italy in March.
He hit the jump at about 65mph and flew for about 40 metres. 
Nice sky too! AB |
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Hi Mark203,
Haven't actually skied in Turkey but went to Uludag where the skiing is. It's their largest resort and is pretty good with about 15 lifts. There was plenty of snow but no skiing as the lifts are all owned (or were anyhow) by each hotel. If there are no punters in the hotels the lifts shut. It was in April though. It has a pretty good snow record and the season is normally from Christmas to end of March. The GB Children's team race there in International races most years and come away with a good medal haul. My son won a Silver medal for GB in the Slalom in 2002. Found this on google. Uludag is the fabled Mount Olympus of Mysia. It is known in mythology as the place where the gods watched the Trojan war. It is a western extension of the Pontic mountain ranges. Its name means 'Big mountain' - the highest mountain in Western Anatolia, culminating at Kara Tepe (2543m). The ski centre, in the Uludag National Park, is 36km south of Bursa (a city of 600,000 people) accessible, either along a sealed road, or else by a combined cable-car/bus route that may be preferable when the road is icy. The skiing is mostly intermediate on lightly forested slopes that are usually open from December until late March. Heli-skiing is also available and there are vast off-piste bowls to explore, albeit a threat to conservation within the national park. There are 27 hotels, 15 of which are privately owned, providing over 3000 beds at present. Further development is underway. Resorts close to Uluda? include: Kartepe (101 km), Kartalkaya (245 km), Davraz (301 km), Mt Keltepe (301 km), Elmadag (353 km), Trails (Pistes): 13 Halfpipes: - Summit: 2322 m Toplift: 2322 m Beg: - Int: - Adv: - Terrain Parks: - Vertical Drop: 555 m X-Country: 20 km Lifts: 15 (8 chair lifts, 7 surface lifts) Snowmaking: Soon Gondolas / Cable Cars: - Slopeside accom. : Y Restaurants: 14 Acres of ski: - Bars: - Nearest Airport: Istanbul Nearest Train : Istanbul Info phone : +00902242852111 | Tourist Office Website Visitor Reviews of Uluda? Mark Stowe from UNITED KINGDOM writes: Am living in Kocaeli at the moment and decided to have a weekend skiing in Uludag. The drive up to the resort is quite a ride - snow chains are required and 5YTL (£2) to enter the park - Uludag is the another 11km from the toll gate. It is very well sign posted from main road from Istanbul - no need for a map!! The people are very friendly and helpful - most of the people you need to meet (hotel owners, ski hire/pass people) speak enough english to get you by. I had full board hotel with ensuite for 120YLT per night (£50). You can get it as cheap ar 30YTL (£12) for a hostel type room. Ski hire was 15-30YTL depending on the level you wanted - remember, everything is negotiable (except the ski pass). The ski pass is expensive – 50-60 YTL for a day pass (£20-24) – and this only covers you for a handul of lifts.....4-5 only. The lifts are still owned by the Hotels and they are still trying to get one pass that covers all lifts (planned for next season apparently!!!). The lifts are t bars or slow chairs.....i reckon the resort is about 20 years behind the big Europen resorts!! The skiing is limited – if you are learning or intermediate is it superb – lots of nice runs near to bars and restaurants. If you are advanced, it is very limited – you will spent 75% of your time on the lifts!! Cheers AB |
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Hi there,
I have a self catering apartment in Zell Am See for rent. It has 1 bedroom, Living/dining room, kitchen & shower room. It sleeps up to 4 people. Close to the lake in a quiet part of the suburb of Schuttdorf. Very close to the ski bus stop to quickly get you to the lifts or into town for apres-ski! For more info, pictures, prices and availability please visit my web site www.austrianapartments.co.uk Thanks |
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