J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by Ian Wickham

Neiltoo wrote:

Eggman wrote:Hi, interesting thread have always skied, but have been on hols with a boarder, if their a mate, their worth the wait!

...or its worth investing the time to try and gently tempt them back from the dark side )

Mike3000 wrote:

Ian Wickham wrote:

amanda n wrote:ooooo cant wait only 275 days to go looks like i made a good choice, thanks to Scarlet fez and no snow in swindon for there pm's x

Trouble is it's Austria :shock:

Why don't you like Austria Ian?

I have to say its usually low on my list because I like the huge areas and hight in France. My first trip to the Alps was Saalbach and I really enjoyed the place but when I went to Val D'Isere I felt like I had stepped up a league with the grandeur of the mountains.

I will go to Austria again one day though

swskier wrote:haha boobs are allways an attraction for the male contingent!

I just seem to get a feeling of solden being not not very big, don't know why!

Tony_H wrote:Well its been on my list for a few years now, so its number 1 choice for Italy.

I am now looking at:

Sella Ronda area for Italy

Ischgl/Schladming/Solden for Austria

Zermatt/Laax for Switzerland

I have dismissed France out of hand as none it really compares to the above for what I want. I was seriously considering Les Arcs until I came across the bits that said it was bleak, miserable, lots of long cold lifts, plenty of queuing, and very expensive to eat/drink out and on the slopes. I guess thats much of France summarised in one sentence. Alpe d'Huez keeps appearing and then disappearing from my list, but I just cant put anything French above the above.

And then, after all thi research, the Mrs goes and finds a couple of particularly smart chalets in Verbier that she wants me to look into forher...... :shock: :roll:

Dave Mac wrote:Hi SkiGirl,
Sorry to be slow in responding ~ I was making the same journey in reverse today!

There are basically two services Munich Flughaven to Wörgl.

The quickest is to change at Munich Hauptbahnhof. The connecting train then goes direct through to Wörgl. The only issie is that the change is a bit complicated, in that you have to come off the S-bahn station, up esculators, out into the street, re-enter the main rail station, and then find your platform.

The second involves two changes, Munchen Ost, and Rosenheim. At OstMunchen you go down steps, walk along to your platform and up to the connection. At Rosenheim, normally, the connecting platform is the one adjacent to that which you arrive on, ie walk two yards.

Don't worry if you seem only to have a few minutes between connecting trains, you can set your watch using the arrival times.

Cost is 29 Euro single pp. for the slow train, and 3 or 4 Euros more for the quicker train. A return fare is double.



You can buy on line, although I haven't done this. To buy at Munich Airport, follow the signs for the station. There is a ticket desk, just before the esculator down to the platform. When you buy your ticket, you will be given a detail sheet, showing arr/dep times, and arr/dep platforms.

However, this sheet does not always show the return info, so you should download this info before you leave.

You can also consult the DeutscheBahn website, but this has been undergoing recent change, so may be a bit iffy.

Any other queries, fire away.

Dave Mac wrote:Hi SkiGirl,
Sorry to be slow in responding ~ I was making the same journey in reverse today!

There are basically two services Munich Flughaven to Wörgl.

The quickest is to change at Munich Hauptbahnhof. The connecting train then goes direct through to Wörgl. The only issie is that the change is a bit complicated, in that you have to come off the S-bahn station, up esculators, out into the street, re-enter the main rail station, and then find your platform.

The second involves two changes, Munchen Ost, and Rosenheim. At OstMunchen you go down steps, walk along to your platform and up to the connection. At Rosenheim, normally, the connecting platform is the one adjacent to that which you arrive on, ie walk two yards.

Don't worry if you seem only to have a few minutes between connecting trains, you can set your watch using the arrival times.

Cost is 29 Euro single pp. for the slow train, and 3 or 4 Euros more for the quicker train. A return fare is double.


The train too much of a pain :mrgreen:

You can buy on line, although I haven't done this. To buy at Munich Airport, follow the signs for the station. There is a ticket desk, just before the esculator down to the platform. When you buy your ticket, you will be given a detail sheet, showing arr/dep times, and arr/dep platforms.

However, this sheet does not always show the return info, so you should download this info before you leave.

You can also consult the DeutscheBahn website, but this has been undergoing recent change, so may be a bit iffy.

Any other queries, fire away.

ise wrote:

Ian Wickham wrote:ise, do you wear a helmet ??

mostly, unless weight and speed are issue for a tour and then I don't

LM wrote:

Ian Wickham wrote:

swskier wrote:i have never boarded, but always ski with a boarder, and its just the waiting around for bindings etc that would P me off! I will try boarding though some day, and telemark!

i might climb everest one day, but then again don't hold your breath :-o

:lol: lol! I love your wit Ian,cracks me up! :lol: