J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by iLoveSkiing

Hi, Does anyone have experience of the ski equipment hire places in Borovets?

Which places are good and which to avoid?


cheers

Have a great time and good for you in choosing a resort off the beaten track. Do on your return tell us what it's like.

Do squats, interval training on cv equipment(bike, rower, treadmill) to simulate the cardio demands of the stop start nature of holiday piste skiing.

Ronster,

On the tour operator trips I have been on the usual situation at breakfast is

Day 1 at breakfast : Every one is up early and waiting for breakfast to be served ASAP, every one is excited to be finally going skiing after months of anticipation. The excitement is almost tangible.

Day 2 at breakfast : As day one and also every one is smiling and looking happy because they went skiing yesterday.

Day 3 as breakfast : Almost every one is still up early for breakfast as some are looking chuffed because they are really improving on the slopes.

Day 4,5,6 : The early starters get fewer and fewer as tiredness sets in.


So the answer depends on how much skiing you want to do. If you want to be the first out on the piste and the last back then you will need to do a fair amount of fitness training, you have two full months after Christmas which is plenty of time to get fit. On the other hand you could do very little fitness work and then suffer extreme tiredness midweek. Personal opinion is that the fitter you are the more skiing you will do, you will enjoy it more because aching muscles will be less of a problem and you should be safer on the slopes as tiredness leads to mistakes and so possibly injury.

Hi moomim, The larger resorts will almost certainly have shops selling inexpensive kiddies sledges or for rental and I've seen a few toddlers looking very happy being pulled along on a sledge by a parent. Les Arcs is a large resort so there shouldn't be any shortage of child provision.

IceGhost, Congratulations from me also. Remember skiing is more fun the better you get because you'll then ski more challenging, more interesting and more inspiring terrain.

IceGhost, Pavel willl probably tell you to either buy a spare power strap or improvise and cut a strip off an old belt, luggage strap, or similarly strong material etc.


and thanks Pavel for the tips, I'm a two week skiier and don't (yet) have my own boots but am thinking about getting a pair.

Hi susanann, From what I've seen at resorts trainers are a fairly normal sight during the evenings. Before My first ski holiday I faced the same decision as you so I opted for a pair of approach shoes, basically light hiking shoe/trainers that are waterproof/resistant, more sturdy than normal trainers and have much deeper tread for better grip off road in snow.

Brands like Keen, the North Face, etc. make some very stylish footwear that doubles up as fairly stylish casual wear when in Blighty.