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Draglifts...what a bummer

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 01:46:45 GMT

Guys and girls,
I'm trying to set up some kinda snowboarding deal for a few peeps on 28th Feb and I'm nearly there, but, One of the girls (and the guy with the dodgey knee)refuses point blank to do the DRAGLIFTS, now we all know, Skiers and Boarders alike that drags are a bummer at the best of times and so far my findings have now cut out ALL of the "Milky Way" as 56% are drags, and i rekon that the "Dolomites" and the "Sellar Ronda" are similar, SO.....does anybody have any ideas as to where in Western Europe I can find some inexspensive resort without draglifts.
HELP...Please

Thanx Tommie :(

Re:Draglifts...what a bummer

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 07:05:32 GMT

erm, Sainte Foy :wink:

Re:Draglifts...what a bummer

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 08:58:16 GMT

Morzine & paradise Ski area is a possibility :?:

Re:Draglifts...what a bummer

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 09:10:55 GMT

Milky Way is fine if you stay in Claviere or Sagnalonga (FirstChoice)huge amount of skiing including over in to Montgenevere in France and not a draglift in sight!

Re:Draglifts...what a bummer

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 09:17:18 GMT

I hardly touched a drag in the Milky Way in either Sauze or Sestriere, it was chairs all the way.
Personally, I dont have a problem with drag lifts anyway but I know you boarders arent keen.

Re:Draglifts...what a bummer

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 09:49:02 GMT

Andalo in Italy doesn't have any draglifts either

Re:Draglifts...what a bummer

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 10:34:13 GMT

Don't focus on trying to find resorts that have no draglifts - as Tony said, it is possible to ski throughout most resorts without ever having to use them (you might occasionally have to skip a run here or there but that would normally be the extent of it). Just make sure that there are sufficient chairs/gondolas to get you around.

Also remember, that while drags are liked by very few, they can be your friend :wink:. I have often bypassed 40 minute queues by taking a nearby drag to get up the mountain straightaway - well worth the hassle in my view. Secondly, the drags can really come into their own in bad weather. A few years ago, I had an amazing days skiing in terrible weather. None of the chairs or gondolas were running because of the high winds but the drags continued to operate. The slopes were empty, the pistes were covered in fresh powder and it was wonderful :mrgreen:. It couldn't have happened if the drags had not been there.

Re:Draglifts...what a bummer

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:35:28 GMT

co-signing wanderers post.

drags can be a pain (in the legs) but definately have an upside

one i find being you can get off anywhere! i noticed in latania a drag lift that runs later than the gondola so wen I needed to get back i dragged up and slipped off when i was high enough up to ski back to the chalet, score!

Re:Draglifts...what a bummer

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:35:53 GMT

Wanderer wrote:Don't focus on trying to find resorts that have no draglifts - as Tony said, it is possible to ski throughout most resorts without ever having to use them (you might occasionally have to skip a run here or there but that would normally be the extent of it). Just make sure that there are sufficient chairs/gondolas to get you around.quote]

I agree, I ski and board and prefer to avoid drag lifts more so on my board(buttons are better than t-bars on a board) - more often than not the mountain can be navigated by not using any drags.

Re:Draglifts...what a bummer

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:36:57 GMT

I agree, I ski and board and prefer to avoid drag lifts more so on my board(buttons are better than t-bars on a board) - more often than not the mountain can be navigated by not using any drags.

Don't know what happened to my previous post!

Re:Draglifts...what a bummer

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:16:20 GMT

To whoever one starred my post.. I was serious. Here it is cheap and there are no drag lifts. I don't understand what I said that was deserving of such a rating.

Re:Draglifts...what a bummer

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:35:19 GMT

You're back from the slopes early Ross. Cant stand the pace????? :lol:

And what do the stars mean anyway?

Re:Draglifts...what a bummer

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:54:33 GMT

what about les arcs? not many drags there.
it's a bit flat in parts above 1950/2000 for boarders though

Re:Draglifts...what a bummer

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:56:49 GMT

Button bars should be fine for skiiers assuming the route up is smoothish. If not then they're not relaxed enough imo. People who get burning thighs on a button bar: Relax a bit and stand up right then you won't need to be all tense and grip the bar in a death grip.

Re:Draglifts...what a bummer

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:21:47 GMT

Brucie wrote:You're back from the slopes early Ross. Cant stand the pace????? :lol:

And what do the stars mean anyway?

B*stard :twisted:

No I am sitting in the chalet with a cold beer just wondering what this evenings activities should be!

Re:Draglifts...what a bummer

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 17:50:35 GMT

RossF wrote:

B*stard :twisted:

No I am sitting in the chalet with a cold beer just wondering what this evenings activities should be!

How about sitting in the chalet with a cold beer!!!! I can think of worse ways to spend an apres evening!!! :D

Re:Draglifts...what a bummer

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 18:30:04 GMT

Conveyor lifts and tow ropes are the work of the devil. Just to let ya know. It's also a pain when people fall off of them

Re:Draglifts...what a bummer

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 18:36:50 GMT

Brucie, consider it being done!

Re:Draglifts...what a bummer

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 19:15:32 GMT

+ Supervisor: Why were you not watching the lift?
IG: *partly frozen, glares at boss*
+ Supervisor:"What you cold or something"?
IG: *falls over on platform floor*
+ Supervisor: "Stop shaking and get in your shack, your getting written up"!!!
IG: *throws a small rodent at supervisor* "

eh?

Re:Draglifts...what a bummer

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 20:00:04 GMT

RossF wrote:

Brucie wrote:You're back from the slopes early Ross. Cant stand the pace????? :lol:

And what do the stars mean anyway?

B*stard :twisted:

No I am sitting in the chalet with a cold beer just wondering what this evenings activities should be!

RossF just seen your new signature, hilarious :lol:

Re:Draglifts...what a bummer

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 00:41:02 GMT

Guys, Girls and RossF, thanx one and all for all your suggestions,It turns out that my co-booker has got his heart set on "Les Deux Alpes", 3* hotel and 19 drags and I wanted to give either "Folgarida" in the Dolomites, or "Formigal" in the Spanish pyrenees a twirl, smaller yet somethin a little different with just a few drags..Aah well...sais la vie``````````but great suggestions, i will be checkin a few of them out. personally i dont mind Buttons or T-bars, at least they get you up that steep incline and makes it the closest i'm gonna get to being "James Bond" for a while, as I scale the top of the peak, wearing totally black, head to toe, Oakley snow kit (oh no...I'm thinkin about the "Milk tray" man, oh well, I'll settle on being "Mr Bean" and slide down the 1 in 3 incline on my arse, and arive in a tumultuous heap at the bottom in front of the adoreing queue,...YEAH..thats more like it

Thanx again
Tommie

Re:Draglifts...what a bummer

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 09:02:52 GMT

You're quite mental, arent you?

Re:Draglifts...what a bummer

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 09:44:53 GMT

Tony_H wrote:You're quite keen, arent you?

Fixed it for you... 8)

tommie39 - from James Bond through the Milk Tray Man to Mr Bean... I like your style... :lol: :lol: :lol:

Re:Draglifts...what a bummer

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:58:00 GMT

Admin wrote:from James Bond through the Milk Tray Man:lol: :lol: :lol:

you must be talking about mr a

photo removed to preserve any dignity that he may still have

sorry to spoil the fun

:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

Re:Draglifts...what a bummer

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 19:49:04 GMT

Nope. Thats a scuba diver.

Re:Draglifts...what a bummer

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 19:56:44 GMT

Tony_H wrote:Nope. Thats a scuba diver.

Nah its a tea pot.

AJ Adele

Re:Draglifts...what a bummer

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 20:19:15 GMT

AJ wrote:

Tony_H wrote:Nope. Thats a scuba diver.

Nah its a tea pot.

AJ Adele

So it is! The campness of it passed me by.

Re:Draglifts...what a bummer

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 20:40:19 GMT

Tony_H wrote:

AJ wrote:

Tony_H wrote:Nope. Thats a scuba diver.

Nah its a tea pot.

AJ Adele

So it is! The campness of it passed me by.

he's not quite as short as you, tony, and, assuming in this instance "stout" means bulky in figure, he definitely ain't stout :lol: :lol: :lol:

Re:Draglifts...what a bummer

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 20:43:35 GMT

Who said stout?

Re:Draglifts...what a bummer

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 21:00:52 GMT

caron-a wrote:he's not quite as short as you, tony, and, assuming in this instance "stout" means bulky in figure, he definitely ain't stout :lol: :lol: :lol:

And he's not appeared in a j2ski avatar with a tea-cosy pulled down over his lid, er head... or previously as a scuba diver for that matter... :lol:

Er, oh yeah, drag lifts anyone?

Re:Draglifts...what a bummer

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 21:10:18 GMT

Admin wrote:And he's not appeared in a j2ski avatar with a tea-cosy pulled down over his lid, er head... or previously as a scuba diver for that matter... :lol:

genius :thumbup:

Re:Draglifts...what a bummer

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 22:03:18 GMT

Actually, isn't he's on a scenic photoshoot for the "oh -so exotic, Cuban version of a very irate Mr spicy Pepperoni".......Camp covert stylee

Re:Draglifts...what a bummer

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 08:18:57 GMT

and the award for the most original suggestion goes to...

tommie "the nutter" 39

I'll have a pint of whatever you're having please :mrgreen:

Re:Draglifts...what a bummer

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 09:18:48 GMT

tommie39 wrote:Actually, isn't he's on a scenic photoshoot for the "oh -so exotic, Cuban version of a very irate Mr spicy Pepperoni".......Camp covert stylee

THATS genius