J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by LOTA

A bird box....two work shirts...a Gloucester RFC polo shirt.....

...and cash towards my new year trip to Swisserland!!!!!!

Seasonal salutations (and a hope the Fohn wind goes away!)

Very occasionally, and just for fun, I get the Dynastar Course GS (complete with the red blob on the tips) out and let them rip.

I 'upgraded' the bindings from the original Look model to a Tyrolia as the Looks were just about shot. I think I got the skis for Christmas in 1979 or 1980.

203cms of pure adrenalin - not for the faint-hearted or anyone who wants to do pretty short swings down the fall line!

Wonderful. Please let me know how it goes over the Christmas hols.

Thanks again.

Fantasic. Wonderful pictures, thank you so much.

This has really whetted my appetite. I have skied with the Private Ski School in Arosa before and, looking on their website, found they do this 3-in-one-day tour - supplying the guide, transceiver, shovel, probe, airbag rucksack etc.

Really inspired to do this - especially if the weather is as good as it looks in these pictures. Interestingly an old Good Ski Guide from 1989 has the track from behind the Hornlihutte as a marked run; whether it was patrolled or not is not clear, but it was definitely a formal route.

So thanks again - will report back on what it was like.

From the Yad Moss website:

22nd December - The tow has been running today and it is our intention to open on Wednesday from around 10.30 a.m. There has been fresh snow but cover is variable with good depth in some places but thin in others. However, owing to the frozen base beneath, even the thin areas are quite skiable, giving reasonable conditions overall.

From the Lake District Ski Club (Raise) site:

Great news. The tow did operate on Tuesday 22nd
It will run tomorrow Wednesday 23rd.


In the meantime, here in Glos the rain turned to sleet then to snow causing more traffic chaos on the Cotswolds. The hill at the back of my house is looking more inviting for a few turns!

ir12daveor

What does the three-resorts-in-a-day involve - and where do you ski to? Sounds like something I'd like to try next month.

I'm a big fan of Arosa and have been there three times, but it may not be everybody's cup of tea.

Predominantly a hotel resort, small ski area with some modern lifts but one or two old boneshakers as well. Very impressive park area for those who like that sort of thing. Lots of footpaths so more walkers in the ski area than any other resort, I think.
Very easy to get to by train; not the easiest drive as the road up from Chur has 365 bends. Lots of interesting off-piste days out with a guide.

Any particular questions please give me a shout. (I've a few days lined up there again in January).