J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by Jan I Stenmark

RoseR wrote:I have been body searched

Finally, an upside to flying 8)

Luv that snap of rubber :shock:

Top post Rose 8)

I was lucky enough to coach a teenage lad who only had one leg ... You should have seen the faces of the racers he beat in head to head races ...

The respect I had for his attitude was unlimited :D

Jan

Well on Sunday our gondola shut for the summer and won't be opening until "The Snow God" makes his famous reappearance :)

In the meantime, here’s a view from our last day on which I'll let Dave Mac give you the lowdown ;) ... Over to you Dave 8)



I bet lots of you know this view in “White” …

Jan

This may be of interest to some:

http://www.th.gov.bc.ca/popular-topics/driver_info/winter/winter_safety_brochure.pdf obviously the legal bits won't apply to the Alps :wink:

Jan

Just to add to my previous, here's the sort of sign you should be looking out for ...



... anything else? :)

Jan

Yep, just before Kufstein there is a motorway service station :

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Kufstein,+Tyrol,+Austria&ie=UTF8&cd=1&geocode=Fby01QIdd4i4AA&ll=47.612094,12.204952&spn=0.020107,0.055618&t=h&z=15

Jan

As far as driving in Austria, in my experience, hire cars from Munich (yes I know it’s in German) or Saltzburg do not come with Vignettes as standard. You might be lucky and pick up a car that still has one that’s valid from the last user but the rental operators don’t provide them. That said a 10day vignette is about €7.60 at the mo, so hardly a big cost. Getting them on the motorway is easy and clearly signposted.

Don’t take the risk of driving without one though as a chat with the police can spoil a great holiday :roll:

Probably goes entirely without saying but if you don’t use the motorways you don’t need a Vignette ;)

Jan

I can't vouch for any of these but it might give you a starting point:

http://www.racer-ready.co.uk/training_camps.htm

Jan