J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by Discodee

smartski, you are obviously a good skier! I did say advanced skiers would probabkly think differently. It was perfect for us, and as I prefer to stick to blues really, and the odd gentle red, I'd still love it now. The kids are pretty good skiers but even they would enjoy it again I think. We went for £1200 for all four of us including skis boots and the free lift pass, but since then, prices have shot up, otherwise we'd have gone back. I never used any bars. when we go self catering, i cook everything. We take pasta, rice, and tins of curry, stewing beef etc etc plus cup a soups, biscuits cake and what have you. The food is dear in the shops too, so I only buy bread and milk, I take everything else! If you're not going out you can take less clothes to make up for it lol

What happens if there's a thunderstorm? Do they close the piste? And will snow melt with all the rain or will piste become too icy? There is thunderstorm forecast where we are next week!

Hi We went to Chamrousse 3 yrs ago and LOVED it. Sadly prices have risen or we'd have gone back.
We were all of intermediate ability, though hubby and I were low intermediate and the kids far better. We found the area challenging and beautiful runs. The beatuty of it also was, we could ski down a blue, while the kids did a red almost adjacent to us, so we could see them regularly at various points down the mountain!
The view right at the top is breathtaking and it is a good run right down to the bottom.
We went early January and there was plenty of snow. The area is also accessed immediately, no lengthy gondola ride to get up there! (Though there is a ski area further up the resort, accessed by free ski bus, which uses a gondola to get to the top. Those runs were open at night sometimes and there were some VERY difficult runs there! I think you need a seperate lift pass for that area though. We did not use ski school. There is a small kids lift to get your hand back in if needs be. Then a lift so far up where you can ski down a green one side or a blue the other. Then you can get a lift further up and so on. You can do various stages up the mountain until you feel comfortable. When you get your skis and boots you need t take your passport. Crystal didnt tell us to do this, so we were ages getting them as we had to go back for pp's!!
Night life I think was limited, but as we go with our kids, now 17 and 13, (this was 3/4 yrs ago) we use our evenings walking sledging and playing football in the snow! There were a few bars I think along the front, but certainly not shades of Ibiza! lol. If you are in the chamrousse apartments there is a free swimmig pool/sauna etc. Outdoor! But we all had a swim and enjoyed it.

We have skied for 7 years and we all agreed this was one of the best ski areas we've been to. of course, advanced ski-ers may not agree, but for beginners and intermediates it's perfect and the scenery is amazing! have fun!

Thank you randyrat! yes I know what you mean with the grading. We went to rauris last yr and many of the blues were certainly really red, so will be better to have reds really blue lmao. I shall have to speak to the rep and ask which are harder I guess. Sounds like the Olympic run will be great for the kids. If it's wide and not too icy I may attemp it! Hubbywill go down it with them if I can't anyway. The kids learned to ski at aged 6 and 10 so are pretty good skiers, being held back bit by us, (44 and 48) who learned at 36/ 40. (I'm the 48 yr old btw!)because, for obvious reasons I don't want them going off on their own, but sometimes if there are parallel runs, a blue and a red, we meet them at the bottom. promised them a black this yr but if we can't, never mind! They will love that olympic run. Got a bargain as you said! Big thanks randyrat! x

Oh and it hasn't snowed there yet since before christmas! There is some due this w/e I think

Hi randyrat, Thank you so much. We never eat or drink out I have to say! If we go SC I cook EVERYTHING. The only way we can afford to ski, but I actually got a fantastic deal half board, £1500 for the 4 of us, incl skis boots and Lps. That's why we're going here! We are always on a budget, so as long as he ski-ing is ok, we're happy.
I'm glad we can drink the water. (We can ask for a jug of it with our evening meal lmao) and glad there's no smoking! I'd read there were rooms where you could smoke! SHOCK!!! lol

I am sure we'll make the most of it, but I am a little concerned about letting the kids do the black runs. They don't sound very safe and I worry enough about injuries.
Are there enough gentle blues? I am a tad concerned about these steep runs you menion. I really should not ski; my knees are shot, but I cannot resist. However I don't want to really work them! I take it the olympic run will be a black one, so I will be unable to do that. If it is quiet I will let the kids do it! Thanks for replying. It's great to get a reply. If I can just bother you again with those questions about runs I'd be grateful. I shall also come and report back in a few weeks when i have been! Cheers!

Never been there. Glad you had fun!

Thanks! It looks very like Rauris, I think, where I was last yr! have fun anyway!