J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by Far Queue

Hi Wide Phil, look no further than the page on this site for Sestriere :D There are webcam links on those pages too, so you can see firsthand.

http://www.j2ski.com/snow_forecast/Italy/Sestriere_snow_report.html

You can also sign up for email snow reports as well now you are a member. Simply go to your profile, using the link at the left side of these boards, and select the resorts you wish to get snow information on.

Finally, if you are lucky, someone who is either out there or just returned will post here with first hand info.

Welcome to J2SKI :twisted:

Edit, actually it looks like only one of the webcam links is up to date, so I will pop it in below so you can see what is happening from here

I don't think you can actually embed (subject to being corrected on this) a direct webcam on the forum, only those which produce an image which is updated every few minutes.

The difference is that the image can be embedded and shown using the image tags, and will update everytime someone views the page, but I am pretty sure the best you can do for a webcam is to add a hyperlink which someone will have to click.

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Yep and they look pretty good to..

Some images here..

Pic 1

Pic 2

And info on them here.. Audi Skis

:lol:

Thanks Adders, and a bigger thanks to Chemmy. Glad to here you are on the good side of the helmet debate :twisted:

Best of luck in DOI and I am really looking forward to seeing you back on the slopes when you are fully ready. Time we had a downhill win I think.

Hi Nellie. Some of the best deals I have managed to get, came simply from the official websites for the resorts I wanted to go to. I simply followed the accommodation links and then contacted the Agencies direct (in the case of apartments) or visited the direct websites of Hotels being advertised.

So far, I have had excellent deals for apartments in Val D'Isere and Livigno, plus also got a really good deal on a Hotel in La Plagne, which sadly we ended up not doing :(

bandit wrote:Never been on Eurostar, seems pricey, and awkward because you have to make your way across Paris to meet ongoing TGV service.

Not if you book one of the direct trains to Moutiers/Aime La Plagne/Bourg St Maurice! The train I went on was from Waterloo (now St Pancras) and stopped at Ashford then next stop Moutiers :lol:

They still run the direct service, as seen in the following timetable..

http://www.eurostar.com/UK/uk/leisure/destinations/direct_services/ski_train/ski_train_timetables.jsp

I have done the Eurostar, albeit many years ago, and would definitely do it again if I was heading out to one of the suitable resorts and was not in a position to drive.

I did the out overnight Friday, returning Saturday night trip, and had the fortune to go first class, so we had lovely reclining armchairs and managed to sleep pretty well in both directions.

We were skiing in Courchevel before 10 am on the saturday, and the hotel allowed us a place to shower and change the following saturday, so we did get in a nearly full 8 days skiing :D

I have also done the ski train from Calais, but unless it was the only option, I doubt I would do that one again. We were so wrecked after that trip (mainly drink) we didn't manage to get out on the slopes till mid day sunday :shock:

Hi Moogy, it might be worth your time contacting them direct in the shop. I notice that in some of the Skiset online shops (try booking for Kitzbuhel as an example) it actually allows you to select a particular model for booking, not just the generic type.

Good luck.