J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by tino_11

Now I have read it I dont know what to think :?:

I was actually looking at this hotel....

I spent a couple of days at the adjacent Hotel Signina, which pre-existed the development but has been revamped to be incorporated into the Rocks, with apartment guests going there to eat, swim and sauna. Full of animal prints and furs, rock sculptures and giant candles, it proved modern can be cosy, and the restaurant with funky zebra print chairs and quirky menu was a welcome change from melted cheese and rostis. I had scallops in a pomegranate vinaigrette, and glazed chicken with guacamole potatoes – very good, though I heard the next table complain about the small portions, to which the waiter responded: "It's the fashion."

Now I like a bit of ponciness as much as the next person, but WTF are guacamole potatoes????



Urban Dictionary definition of poncy... http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=poncy

Bugger!!!

I was up on the Tux last weekend and it was like Teletubbies meets The Krankies!!

Austria and St. Anton it is then )

bandit wrote:

Tony_H wrote:Racist )

Nationalistic Pride more likely :lol:

Has he had a wee dram and gone all soft?

I was actually toying with the idea of a wee G&T actually, Hendricks of course.




.....deemed to stay in all weekend doing chores like cleaning the appartment, waxing my boards, accounting and 2 reports for work :roll:

Sasanach :P

Tony_H wrote:Like these?

They might just about do it Tone, how much?

I have no other reason for posting this than to see the wee Scottish flag on the post list :D

bandit wrote:

Tony_H wrote:This season seems to be popular for clothing that make boarders look more like clowns than ever before.

Mebbe we can get Tino to wear some :twisted:

Not a chance Bandit, my pants need to fit and I dont do cotton t-shirts that appear fitted for Kobe Bryant.

The only bit of kit I want is some red framed googles.

So a new year of holiday entitlement starts on the 1st of Jan, so I thought I would go somewhere for a week on the 2nd :)

Decided on Switzerland as I am going to Austria before Christmas and France is, well, ridiculously priced.

So I have been searching accomodation for the last 2 hours and its not going well. Had kind of decided on St Moritz if I could get something resonable, turns out I can get nothing at all apart from one hotel quoted on expedia as 10,098 EUR a week :shock: or a dormitory type thing 29km away for about 50p.

So onto Verbier, again no accomodation showing on the tourist website apart from a wee 6 bedroomed hotel in the centre with very nice rooms but no facilities.

A good amount of choice in Grindelwald but was there last Christmas, not a lot in Zermatt or Saas Fee either. Engelberg looked interesting but the ski area is a bit wierd in the fact its not interconnected.

So I think I have decided on Laax as it has a good rep for riding, and has plenty of accomodation available, even if the website is enough to trigger a fit.

I am sure someone here has experience and could give me a few wee pointers on snow reliability, tasty little spots for riding and eating etc.

Any help would be much appreciated.