J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by AllyG

Including where you stayed and what you thought of it would be helpful as well I reckon.
But it sounds like an awful lot of work - typing all that up, especially for people who have been to lots of resorts. Maybe I'll have a go doing it later ...

Frank59 wrote:Hello all. Can anyone says me about snow depth in the end of december for Folgaria? Is it possible to find snow and ski there on New Year's holidays( 29.12 - 5.01)?
PS sorry for my bad english

I think he's talking about Folgaria, not Folgarida, they're different resorts!

shipjack wrote: I've searched the rail europe time tables too, although I must admit I have n't phoned them..that would make sense!

You could try phoning them now - the lines might be clear at this time of day because most people probably don't know they're open until 7 p.m. I have always found them very helpful on the phone :)

Where does it say that on the Snowcarbon website?
I've forgotten which station you're going from now, but when I looked on the raileurope.co.uk website I could see a sleeper train on Saturday 7th December, departing from Bourg St Maurice at 20-05, arriving at Paris Austerlitz at 06-31 cost £41-50.
But I couldn't find one for the following week, presumably because the tickets haven't been released yet.

One problem with combining the Eurostar and the sleeper train, is that the Eurostar tickets come on sale 4 months ahead, whereas you can't buy tickets for the French trains until 3 months ahead, and it looks as though you might have to wait even longer for the sleeper train. So to get the best price for the Eurostar tickets you have to buy them before the sleeper tickets are available. That's what I did.

Have you tried phoning Rail Europe?
08448 484 064
Mon-Fri 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Sat 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

AllyG wrote:

Iceman wrote:It is OK Ally, I hear that Parker's cabs have a service that is out of this world and very reasonable ;)

Have they got a solar shuttle yet?

According to New Scientist they're designing one but it's not quite ready yet:

The question is whether solar power can generate the 100 kilowatts that Martian Skiers will need to power the ski lifts and to make the fuel needed for the journey back to Earth. To find out, NASA commissioned a study by energy specialists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

:lol: :wink:

Iceman wrote:It is OK Ally, I hear that Parker's cabs have a service that is out of this world and very reasonable ;)

Have they got a solar shuttle yet?

Well, I wouldn't go.

Just think what a ski trip to Mars would do to my carbon footprint :shock:

Hi BTP Snowman :D