J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by clairehb0

We managed to drive to the alps without a V5, change of light bulbs, hi-vis jackets, reflective triangles etc. We do have a fairly modern (hopefully reliable) car and European RAC cover. If I were you I wouldnt worry. But I'm sure someone will tell you that is not the correct approach.

To keep the discussion more topical how about listing where the really hot ski instructors are. My friends fell in love with JP (Jean Pierre in Tignes) but personally Henry (ESF - St Francoise Longchamp) beat him hands down.

Forgot to add - if there are bad snow and ice conditions at the Snowdome - go and complain at the front desk where they almost always and quite easily give you vouchers for another session for free.

Hi we live in MK so have been to the Snowdome quite a few times. They have ramps/rails and stuff on certain nights of the week so check their web site. They seem to have more in the summer time - maybe when there are less skiiers/boarders. Have seen a great student competition there too with impressive stuff going on. They also have late nights now and then on a Friday with DJ's which sound good if you like that sort of thing.

For your regular skiing though it is good to take the children there for a few lessons before setting off on a ski holiday. I have been a couple of times before setting off on holiday too to get the legs moving again. Though it is really annoying that you ski down in 1 minute then take what feels like 5 minutes to get back to the top again.

As for traffic in MK it is a great place to live. National speed limit almost everywhere - dual carridge ways on most roads - and no speed cameras. Everywhere is only 5 minutes away which compared to Brixton where we used to live - is very quick.

Hi - I'm fairly new to the forum though spend far too long most days looking at J2ski - mostly at snow reports till recently but last week we got back from our 2nd and last ski trip of 2009 so have to wait unitl 2010 till the snow reports relate to us. I live in Milton Keynes but the Snowdome just doesn't compare to a mountain!

I have been on 5 ski trips in total - all in France. Now I'm spending time researching where to go in Italy - not sure on the Milky Way or the Dolomites - but gives me something to do for the next 11 months.

Type Geneva Airport in the Google box on the top right of this window and it lists all resorts within an hour of the airport. I don't know enough to say which is best for Snow at Christmas - but my choice would be Chamonix. Loads of transfers go there and it seems to be constantly near the top of the snow depth charts on this web site.

Whichever side you hire it from - allow yourself an extra hour before check-in to find the flipin return place. We drove into Swizerland, back in to France, did a lap of Geneva - nearly threw a sat nav out of the window - came close to divorce and almost ditched the car before we found the return car park on the French side recently.

Next week we are going to St Francoise Longchamp with friends who have a 1 year old. They have her booked in with ESF child care. Our kids have had skiing lessons with ESF starting at 4 years old which have always been very good so I am sure they do good childminding too. Rough guide - 20 Euro for 3 hours or 50 Euros for a day. And they are at loads of French resorts.