J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by AllyG

silverflora wrote:

This will be the Atomic in the larger size -

Ally - the two different sizes recommended to me were for exactly the same boot at two different shops.



SF

Hi Silverflora,
All I can say is that one of the bootfitters didn't know his/her job :shock:

But of course I don't know which one is right!

However, the general advice is to go for the smallest boot, as long as it's not so tight it hurts your feet, because they will become 'baggier' as you ski in them.

I have a narrow foot and the Atomic Hawx 90 fits me fine :)

Best of luck with whichever boot you buy, and I hope have a great holiday!

On our recent holiday to Tignes I found the prices varied very much from restaurant to restaurant, but were generally higher in the mountain restaurants as compared to down in the villages.

Up the mountain in the Tete de Solaise restaurant above Val d'Isere:
One large hot chocolate = 6.00 euros
One small coffee = 2.80 euros

Down in Tignes Lavachet in Le Brassero restaurant:
25cl Perrier = 3.00 euros
One hot chocolate = 3.00 euros

Up on the Grande Motte Tignes, from the outside bar of the Panoramic restaurant:
Small coffee = 2.50 euros
Tea = 3.50 euros
Hot chocolate = 4.00 euros

globalhobo wrote:Please add me to the list. I'm going to Alpe d'Huez in 24 days on the 23/2/2013. Thanks.

Done it for you now :)
I hope you have a great time :)

List of J2Skiers off ski-ing/boarding in 2013 with the number of sleeps/days left updated to today Friday 1st February.

If anyone else wants to go on this list would you please say giving your date and destination :)

GreenGoblin going to Les Arcs in 0 days on the 01/02/2013
Far Queue going to La Plagne in 1 days on the 02/02/2013
Boardbiker going to Whistler in 1 days on the 02/02/2013
AlistairS going to Sauze D'Oulx in 1 days on the 02/02/2013
Scarletgirl going to Mayrhofen in 1 days on the 02/02/2013
Shipjack going to Les Arcs in 7 days on the 08/02/2013
NelliePs going to La Plagne in 7 days on the 08/02/2013
Wanderer going to Moena, Dolomites in 8 days on the 09/02/2013
Caltonhat going to Arabba in 8 days on the 09/02/2013
Dobby going to Risoul in 9 days on the 10/02/2013
Catford going to Livigno in 14 days on the 15/02/2013
AJMCA going to La Plagne in 15 days on the 16/02/2013
Bald-eagleman going to La Thuile in 15 days on the 16/02/2013
Lizzie-B going to Morillon in 15 days on the 16/02/2013
Tin Pot going to Megeve in 16 days on the 17/02/2013
Dan55 going to Yllas (Finland) in 16 days on the 17/02/2013
Michelle63 going to Sauze D'Oulx in 16 days on the 17/02/2013
MogulMonkey going to Arizona Snowbowl in 17 days on the 18/02/2013
Globalhobo going to Alpe D'Huez in 22 days on the 23/02/2013
GreenGoblin going to Chatel in 27 days on the 28/02/2013
AllyG going to Tignes in 29 days on the 02/03/2013
Gareth Fair going to Sauze D'Oulx in 33 days on the 06/03/2013
LOTA going to Reith im Alpbachtal in 33 days on the 06/03/2013
Melbatb going to Andorra in 35 days on the 08/03/2013
Brooksy going to Obergurgl in 36 days on the 09/03/2013
Wanderer going to St Anton in 41 days on the 14/03/2013
Tony_H going to Serre Chevalier in 43 days on the 16/03/2013
Stewart Dowling going to Serre Chevalier in 43 days on the 16/03/2013
Gaz C going to Val Thorens in 78 days on the 20/04/2013
Brooksy going to Chamonix in 322 days on the 21/12/2013

Do you mean they recommended different sizes for the same boot, or different sizes for different boots?
From what I understand of boot fitting, different makes of boots vary in things like how wide they are etc. so you might very well take a different size in a different make of boot.
I found my Atomic Hawx boots very comfy from the beginning, and I was rather worried about this, because everyone kept telling me they should feel too tight at first otherwise they would become too 'baggy' after a few weeks of ski-ing in them.

But I have skied for several weeks in them now, and they still fit. I had them checked again for size recently by Profeet, and they are still fine, and I have had no problems with them.

So I don't really know the answer to how tight they should feel at the beginning :(

Hi Silverflora,
The most important thing is to get boots that fit you properly, and I shouldn't imagine anyone here can tell you which pair of boots actually fits you better, via the internet!

I bought the Atomic Hawx 90 boots myself, about 3 years ago, and I am very pleased with them, but it doesn't mean they are the right boot for you.

I went to a lot of trouble (and expense) to have my boots professionaly fitted, and I wrote up an account of it here:

http://www.j2ski.com/ski-chat-forum/posts/list/8320.page

I would definitely agree with Old Andy about the importance of being able to round up teenagers!

I would say a hotel near the slopes is really important. And allowing them to ski all over the place into areas where they can't get back when the lifts shut is really NOT a good idea!

My daughter's uni group got locked out of Tignes last year (they were in Val and missed the last lift back and had to pay for the last bus back), and then this year they nearly got stuck in Meribel when they were staying in VT - luckily they made it back to Les Menuires and then had to pay for a bus to get back to Val Thorens.

Quite honestly I think a smallish self-contained resort would be a much better idea - somewhere like a cheaper version of Obergurl.

List of J2Skiers off ski-ing/boarding in 2013 with the number of days/sleeps left updated to today, 30th January.

If anyone else wants to go on the list would they please say so giving the date and destination :)

Nelly you're quite right, only 9 days left now!
And Lota I've corrected your date :)

PrivateBryan going to Chamonix in 0 days on the 30/01/2013
GreenGoblin going to Les Arcs in 2 days on the 01/02/2013
Far Queue going to La Plagne in 3 days on the 02/02/2013
Boardbiker going to Whistler in 3 days on the 02/02/2013
AlistairS going to Sauze D'Oulx in 3 days on the 02/02/2013
Scarletgirl going to Mayrhofen in 3 days on the 02/02/2013
Shipjack going to Les Arcs in 9 days on the 08/02/2013
NelliePs going to La Plagne in 9 days on the 08/02/2013
Wanderer going to Moena, Dolomites in 10 days on the 09/02/2013
Caltonhat going to Arabba in 10 days on the 09/02/2013
Dobby going to Risoul in 11 days on the 10/02/2013
Catford going to Livigno in 16 days on the 15/02/2013
AJMCA going to La Plagne in 17 days on the 16/02/2013
Bald-eagleman going to La Thuile in 17 days on the 16/02/2013
Lizzie-B going to Morillon in 17 days on the 16/02/2013
Tin Pot going to Megeve in 18 days on the 17/02/2013
Dan55 going to Yllas (Finland) in 18 days on the 17/02/2013
Michelle63 going to Sauze D'Oulx in 18 days on the 17/02/2013
MogulMonkey going to Arizona Snowbowl in 19 days on the 18/02/2013
GreenGoblin going to Chatel in 29 days on the 28/02/2013
AllyG going to Tignes in 31 days on the 02/03/2013
Gareth Fair going to Sauze D'Oulx in 35 days on the 06/03/2013
LOTA going to Reith im Alpbachtal in 35 days on the 06/03/2013
Melbatb going to Andorra in 37 days on the 08/03/2013
Brooksy going to Obergurgl in 38 days on the 09/03/2013
Wanderer going to St Anton in 43 days on the 14/03/2013
Tony_H going to Serre Chevalier in 45 days on the 16/03/2013
Stewart Dowling going to Serre Chevalier in 45 days on the 16/03/2013
Gaz C going to Val Thorens in 80 days on the 20/04/2013

PrivateBryan wrote:

PrivateBryan wrote:Going, going....almost gone

Gone.

Bye - I hope you have a good time :D