Messages posted by : Wanderer
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In extreme circumstances, my brother has plied me with a cocktail made up of solpadiene, dioralytes and vitamin C - disgusting but seemed to do the trick :shock:
Has it occured to anyone that reading this thread with interest may suggest that you have a problem :twisted: |
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Lots of pictures of the kids on various ski trips looking very cute in their ski gear.
These are B&W photos taken by the professional photographers that hang around ski school meeting places - super quality and quite reasonably priced. I usually end up in the shop trying to stop the OH from buying every photo on the basis that we only have so much wall space and the kids are still young :lol: |
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Just had a quick look at
http://www.snow-forecast.com/resorts/St-Anton/6day/top They are quoting a temp of -47C with wind chill at the top for Saturday afternoon :!: :!: :!: I seem to remember Pavel telling a story about how the tears in his eyes were freezing at such temperatures - brrrrrrrrrrr :x Isn't Tony heading to St Anton on Saturday? Hope he remembers to wrap up well :shock: |
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Hi gynoski
I have been involved in organising trips for groups up to 40 for the past few years. We usually use a tour operator (generally Crystal) and find that most convenient for the larger groups and they are hard to beat on price when you factor in group discounts (though these are notably less generous around the peak weeks including Christmas/New Year). Crystal operate a number of what they call Clubhotels - essentially hotels that they take over and run themselves. They are usually good for large groups including families and can include on-site creches and childminding facilities. http://www.crystalski.co.uk/index.shtml Good luck wit your hunt :lol: |
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Happy new year to everyone. I hope you all have a good one.
Its been great fun sharing our experiences, learning from each other and sometimes taking the p*** or having the p*** taken out of you (nearly always done in good sport). Happy skiing :mrgreen: |
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I haven't actually skied the tunnel but its reputation is a bit scary and I get the impression the initial drop-in is pretty intimidating. However, a number of friends have done it and claim that it is not that difficult. A lot depends on conditions but expect large moguls.
As regards the rest of the resort, relax. The resort is really enjoyable with lots of variety. The Sarenne is the other run that people talk about - PR claims that it is the longest Black run in Europe/World. In reality a beautiful run that is blue standard for most of its length with a fairly short black section at the very top and one or two short red level sections further down. As its on the "back" of the mountain, it is quiet with spectacular views. The central area, under the DMC gondola, can be a bit busy (though probably not an issue next week) but it is well worth getting out into the fringes of the resort for more interesting terrain and you will probably have the slopes to yourself :lol: Heading there myself in 4 weeks and can't wait. Enjoy |
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Sorry Factual - I think you missed my point. I don't believe in attacking Ryanair - they are what they are and that can be damn useful sometimes. I just wish they didn't make such a virtue of being obnoxious towards their customers (even if the customers are being unreasonable, as they often are, when it comes to levels of expectations from a budget carrier) and, indeed, everyone else - Governments, airport operators, other airlines, etc. As regards dependability, I acknowledged that their punctuality record is excellent. My primary concern is about their attitude when the plane doesn't show up for whatever reason (and there are those who would suggest that technical problems tend to happen a lot more with late evening flights with low passenger loads). It doesn't happen often but when it does, the consequences for the passengers can be awful and, as I said, Ryanair make no effort to provide for those who are stranded as a result. |
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Its a long haul over to Les Arcs and you need to be very careful on the way back if you don't want to get stranded and face a very expensive taxi ride home. I agree with the others - if you want to go, one day is probably all your will want to do. I think there is actually a Paradiski Discovery pass that allows 1 day in Les Arcs that would probably be the easiest solution - about €210 rather than €246 for the full Paradiski area pass for 6 days IIRC. You can check if out on the resort website. Good luck and enjoy.
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