J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by Ian Wickham

Tapps wrote:intermediate/advanced

I actually quite like these 8)

http://www.skiwear4less.com/acatalog/Blizzard_Firebird_X06_IQ.html

RoseR wrote:I have been on the Lapland forum a lot of late and people are just coming back with their reviews and prices. That is scary I am either going to come back as skinny as a rake or bankrupt. :lol:

The prices in Scandinavia have always on the expensive side, I had a mate in Sweden who used to work a hotel bar, his customers used to come in steaming because they brew their own moon shine and get tanked up before they went out, he used to tell me they were ten times worse than a Saturday night in Norwich. 8)

Tapps wrote:HeHe :D thanks alot

i actully found the discussion quite interesting and your right it did get quite heated at times! :)

Great site by the way i was wondering if you could tell me anything more about this http://www.skiwear4less.com/acatalog/Blizzard_CMX_10_IQ.html (what do you think?) as it seems to fit what im looking for - an all mountian ski which will also be good to improve my carving.

Just depends on your ability 8)

jonG wrote:Hi,

Sorry to hear about you're employmrnt situation :(, I think this year is going to be very difficult for many....I think there is a chance my job is not going to be terribly secure over the next three or four months :(.

On the spending a month or even the season in the mountains..good call, life is too short, with excellent conditions and cold temperatures this year is looking good, have you thought about the Tarentaise area, with several resorts in the Valley and beyond it may be worth a look?.

All the best for the future and hope the snow gods smile on you both

Jon.

I think we are in the same boat in a force nine :x

dianep wrote:My teenage son is going to Sugarloaf (Maine) in April, anyone been there? Just wondering what the place is like and will there still be plenty of snow in April?

I'm diabetic so I would not go there :mrgreen:

Sorry that was a terrible joke :oops:

jclegg19 wrote:Does anyone have any plans on getting the best deals on lift passes etc. Price for 6days in 3 valleys 225 euros which is 205 pounds!!!!!!!!!! give or take. I swear last year I only paid 130odd. Whats peoples view on this ?

Try cross country skiing 8)

RossF wrote:I am upset paying more than £1 for a drink...

And I thought it was a misconception about you guys north of the border :lol:

bandit wrote:I quite often carry sandwiches to eat at lunchtime. It's not as simple as saving money, I have a couple of food allergies, so I find it quite useful to know exactly what I'm eating. Some days I can't be fussed to make them though. Definitely a moneysaver if you're not a big eater )

Pays not to fall over too often before lunch :mrgreen:

I guess my point is Bandit, I have never paid six quid for a beer and never will, I would normally eat a light lunch, sometimes bread, ham and cheese, sometimes a crepe so lunch for me has never been over the top. An evening favorite of mine Tarteflette would normally cost around 13 euro in the restaurants, the price increase this year to last due to the poor exchange rate would be three pounds. For me not the end of the world mainly because I choose to ski in a relatively cheap area, now I use that term "Cheap" very loosely.
What hit me more was the fuel prices driving down to Italy from the UK last summer, so my drive to LGB in a couple of weeks time should seem a lot cheaper. :lol: