J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by Gareth Fair

In fairness it is a stag week so we will have a few good nights out but it's still a weeks skiing for me which great as I usually only do short breaks.
Our hotel is right across the road from the Penken lift so I intend to be on it first thing every morning.
I've only every skied in St Anton in Austria in over 25 ski trips so am really looking forward something a bit different from Italy and France.

We have decided on Mayrhofen. Half of us will be there for the full week with the others only coming for four days so we needed somewhere that was suitable for a short trip.
Can't wait now, I've read so many positive reports about Mayrhofen.

I'm off to Mayrhofen on March 5th 2016...

I know it's the wrong time of year to ask this but here goes.
Three of my friends are getting married next year so it looks like they are going to have one big ski holiday stag party.
We are all just over 40 so not as young as we think we are but still want somewhere fun.
Picking a resort is difficult though. I had thought of Ischgl or St Anton but as we are traveling from Dublin we are a bit limited by choice of tour operators and they are both very expensive.
Other ideas are Sauze or Les Deux Alpes but we are open to suggestion.
We usually go to Italy for the food and value but even Sauze is quiet enough these days.

Any ideas?

Agree with Sauze as a cheap location with good skiing and a bit of nightlife.
Cervinia is another Italian option. The lift pass prices seem to be a lot cheaper in Italy than France too.

The cheapest resort I have been to in France is Les Deux Alpes, plenty of good value food and the drink is not too bad for France too.

I mountain bike all year long and find that it's the closest feeling I can get skiing.
Apart from the obvious fitness benefits from cycling up a mountain it really is the nest best thing to skiing.
A bit like skiing, every run is different, some are harder and more dangerous than others, the sense of achievement at getting it right is brilliant and it's so much more interesting than road cycling. Believe it or not, it's a lot safer too!
Every fall on a road bike hurts no mater the speed. On a mountain bike the speeds are usually lower and more often than not you just land on mud or a bush.
If you don't have any mountains nearby just find a forest and there will always be suitable trails.

One big benefit I have noticed in the last four or five years is that my core strength and balance has improved which helps me stay upright in the skis too.

Sounds brilliant, you gotta love Italian skiing.
I'm hope to get to Champlouc next season.

Sounds like a great weekend, apart from the rugby. Mind you this weekend made up for it!