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22hrs and ski the Alps ?

Sun, 25 Sep 2011 01:27:13 GMT

A few of us fancy doing a weekday day trip to the Alps - empasis on the 'DAY' ...

We recon it's very dooable with 5/6hrs skiing in there .. leave home at about 2am, back home in the UK and in bed about midnight the same day.

So comments and feedback - who's done it... and who wants to join us in 2012 if we do !

Dave

Re:22hrs and ski the Alps ?

Sun, 25 Sep 2011 07:24:39 GMT

And miss the apres ski??? Why would you want to do that?!?

Re:22hrs and ski the Alps ?

Sun, 25 Sep 2011 07:56:08 GMT

Some Tour Ops used to offer Ski for A Day trips. Not seen it for a few years, but ISTR it was around the GBP120 mark.

Re:22hrs and ski the Alps ?

Sun, 25 Sep 2011 08:17:14 GMT

Email this guy he may be able to set something up for you :D

http://www.jerseyseasport.com/winter_breaks.htm

Or as an alternative you could contact Charlotte Swift, she'll sort something I'm sure.

http://www.easiski.com/

Good luck

Huard.

Re:22hrs and ski the Alps ?

Sun, 25 Sep 2011 13:42:53 GMT

Swiss Travel Service used to do a day trip at weekends. It went something like 0600 Swiss flight from Heathrow to Zurich (80 minutes), car to Engelberg (90 minutes), ski all day, leave about 4.30pm, 8.15pm flight back to Heathrow.

There was a feature on it the Daily Telegraph and it might be worth contacting the Swiss Travel Centre in London who used to advertise it.

PS - Always fancied doing it, so I'm in if you need an extra body to help keep down the costs! )

Re:22hrs and ski the Alps ?

Sun, 25 Sep 2011 15:24:14 GMT

Blimey! A one day ski trip ? . . . . . . sounds slightly torturous and exhausting...if i got there for the day i wouldnt want to come back and would end up staying for a couple of nights at least!!!

Re:22hrs and ski the Alps ?

Sun, 25 Sep 2011 15:33:36 GMT

Similar to what we've been looking at - flying LHR to Zurich on the 6am and then down to Flumserberg in hire car, back for 8.30pm flight home.

Just looking at some dates now (prob Feb/March - will let you know if we are going to do it).

Dave

LOTA wrote:Swiss Travel Service used to do a day trip at weekends. It went something like 0600 Swiss flight from Heathrow to Zurich (80 minutes), car to Engelberg (90 minutes), ski all day, leave about 4.30pm, 8.15pm flight back to Heathrow.

There was a feature on it the Daily Telegraph and it might be worth contacting the Swiss Travel Centre in London who used to advertise it.

PS - Always fancied doing it, so I'm in if you need an extra body to help keep down the costs! )

Re:22hrs and ski the Alps ?

Sun, 25 Sep 2011 17:03:37 GMT

Tips, that I can remember, from the Telegraph article included travelling in ski clothes and taking boots as hand luggage. I think I still have it somewhere so will try to dig it out!

Re:22hrs and ski the Alps ?

Sun, 25 Sep 2011 17:42:34 GMT

Thats commitment. i don't think i would fancy that as travelling wipes me out.

Re:22hrs and ski the Alps ?

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:53:41 GMT

It's only 90mins or so fligh .... and the adrenalin kicks in! Wasted after - but heck theres no snow when you get backso why worry :) (and if therE is snow in Uk your flight will be canecelled and you can have another day on slopes courtesy of insurance!)

Snapzzz wrote:Thats commitment. i don't think i would fancy that as travelling wipes me out.

Re:22hrs and ski the Alps ?

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:57:40 GMT

Anyway...

Looks like we are going to do a 23hr trip in early December just to prove the theory then an 47hr trip in late Feb/Early March. Please come and join us!

Funstuff !

Re:22hrs and ski the Alps ?

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 12:58:00 GMT

Very interested! Keep me posted....

Re:22hrs and ski the Alps ?

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 23:25:24 GMT

Sounds like a laugh mate!
I'll be up for it in December :lol:

Re:22hrs and ski the Alps ?

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 11:11:24 GMT

What about a private plane straight into Courchevel Altiport?

Re:22hrs and ski the Alps ?

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 11:14:00 GMT

Or Alpe d'Huez ? Landing charges might be less there.

Could barely afford a burger and cola at Courcheval Altiport!

Volf wrote:What about a private plane straight into Courchevel Altiport?

Re:22hrs and ski the Alps ?

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 12:36:50 GMT

Volf wrote:What about a private plane straight into Courchevel Altiport?

Know some people who did this ...
Best bit, weather closed in and diverted to Geneva.
I laughed.
:lol:

Re:22hrs and ski the Alps ?

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 14:24:04 GMT

OldAndy wrote:

Volf wrote:What about a private plane straight into Courchevel Altiport?

Know some people who did this ...
Best bit, weather closed in and diverted to Geneva.
I laughed.
:lol:

Sweet!

Re:22hrs and ski the Alps ?

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 23:14:51 GMT

Volf wrote:

OldAndy wrote:

Volf wrote:What about a private plane straight into Courchevel Altiport?

Know some people who did this ...
Best bit, weather closed in and diverted to Geneva.
I laughed.
:lol:

Sweet!

Charming! Laughing at other people's misfortune (even if they're showing off) is not a gracious thing to do....

Anyway, back to the topic. I discovered this during a google search:

http://www.austriasuperski.com/packages/daytrip

Looks very interesting and tempting - the only trouble for me is the Stansted departure.

Re:22hrs and ski the Alps ?

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 06:13:45 GMT

LOTA wrote:

Volf wrote:

OldAndy wrote:

Volf wrote:What about a private plane straight into Courchevel Altiport?

Know some people who did this ...
Best bit, weather closed in and diverted to Geneva.
I laughed.
:lol:

Sweet!

Charming! Laughing at other people's misfortune (even if they're showing off) is not a gracious thing to do....

Anyway, back to the topic. I discovered this during a google search:

http://www.austriasuperski.com/packages/daytrip

Looks very interesting and tempting - the only trouble for me is the Stansted departure.

Is it really worth it, I suppose they may get a bit of corporate but for me not early worth the hassle.

Re:22hrs and ski the Alps ?

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 13:10:23 GMT

Yeah - Stansted for me is a pain, as is the fact it's a Saturday as that's my busy time.

Otherwise though it looks good - and definetly shows it is easily practical to do.

LOTA wrote:Anyway, back to the topic. I discovered this during a google search:

http://www.austriasuperski.com/packages/daytrip

Looks very interesting and tempting - the only trouble for me is the Stansted departure.

Re:22hrs and ski the Alps ?

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 13:15:30 GMT

LOTA wrote:

Volf wrote:

OldAndy wrote:

Volf wrote:What about a private plane straight into Courchevel Altiport?

Know some people who did this ...
Best bit, weather closed in and diverted to Geneva.
I laughed.
:lol:

Sweet!

Charming! Laughing at other people's misfortune (even if they're showing off) is not a gracious thing to do....

I believe that laughing at pretentious knobs is a very healthy pastime which can be enjoyed by all :D

Re:22hrs and ski the Alps ?

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 13:47:19 GMT

bandit wrote:

I believe that laughing at pretentious knobs is a very healthy pastime which can be enjoyed by all :D

And it is free :lol:
Low calorie :-o
Small carbon footprint :roll:
And highly pleasurable when jealousy kicks in :mrgreen:

Re:22hrs and ski the Alps ?

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 13:50:19 GMT

There are those who might say that anyone who enjoys skiing is a 'pretentious knob'!

Re:22hrs and ski the Alps ?

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 14:05:26 GMT

LOTA wrote:There are those who might say that anyone who enjoys skiing is a 'pretentious knob'!

Absolutely :D

Though I personally only know just the 1 total to$$er )

Re:22hrs and ski the Alps ?

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 14:31:58 GMT

OldAndy wrote:

bandit wrote:

I believe that laughing at pretentious knobs is a very healthy pastime which can be enjoyed by all :D

And it is free :lol:
Low calorie :-o
Small carbon footprint :roll:
And highly pleasurable when jealousy kicks in :mrgreen:

It's a germanic thing - it's schadenfreude.

Re:22hrs and ski the Alps ?

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:03:20 GMT

Bumping this thread back to the top. Did the planned day trip come off - or is it still planned for later in the season?

Re:22hrs and ski the Alps ?

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:17:44 GMT

LOTA wrote:Bumping this thread back to the top. Did the planned day trip come off - or is it still planned for later in the season?

I think he said February / March