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Lucky Lucky Me!

Sat, 13 Nov 2010 23:59:16 GMT

On Friday morning a received a private message from Dave(admin) informing me that I had won the pre-season competition from Interhome :shock: I explained to Dave that it was rather ironic as I have been very organised this season and had pre-booked our trips already and used our leave allocation for this finacial year! Dave suggested that perhaps we could use the voucher for a summer holiday however after much thought, approx 1 minute, we thought we should book our first April ski holiday.

We are looking to take a long weekend (4 days) in possibly Switzerland, which would also be a first however, this is not in concrete and we would appreciate any advice j2ski members could offer. There may be up to six in our group and we range from intermediate to advanced piste skiers. We would be looking for a short transfer, the opportunity of cheap flights and good snow for the first week in April. One that springs to mind is fly into Zurich and onto Engelberg? Your thoughts would be very much appreciated :wink:

A big thank you to Dave, j2ski and Interhome for this fantastic surprise :D :D :D

Re:Lucky Lucky Me!

Sun, 14 Nov 2010 00:17:52 GMT

Engelberg is spot-on for a short break (except in poor visibility when the lack of trees make it a nightmare). For cheap flights use Swiss (free ski carriage) and it's an easy transfer by rail from the airport via Lucerne. Although the village is relatively low at 1,000 metres asl, the skiing goes up a long, long way so April is generally ok. The glacier ski area is small and not much to write home about but the easily accessed off-piste is sensational!

Re:Lucky Lucky Me!

Sun, 14 Nov 2010 00:20:44 GMT

congratulations Alistair :mrgreen:

Re:Lucky Lucky Me!

Sun, 14 Nov 2010 00:30:57 GMT

Thanks LOTA, We thought this may be a good one however, all the powder would be wasted on us at the present time, although we are tempted on most trips :wink: It appears there are some good pisted runs approx 80kms which should be ok for a long weekend and in April I would hope the visibility was good. I will keep this on the list.

Re:Lucky Lucky Me!

Sun, 14 Nov 2010 00:38:22 GMT

Trencher wrote:congratulations Alistair :mrgreen:

Thanks Trencher, I'm stoked! A wonderful surprise which has put me in great mood over the weekend although my eyes are shot looking at the Interhome site!

Hope your are well and enjoying your skiing. :wink:

Re:Lucky Lucky Me!

Sun, 14 Nov 2010 01:22:42 GMT

I am very happy for you, why don't yo go to Zermatt its the best for april, or verbier

Re:Lucky Lucky Me!

Sun, 14 Nov 2010 07:07:31 GMT

Congratulations AlistairS :thumbup:

I reckon that Engelberg would be a good choice. I have stayed there on a short break in an Interhome property. The apt was a brisk 5 min walk from the Titlis Gondola. Engelberg is really special, I'd go back for sure.
You could look up the J2ski members at Skiers Lodge, you might get even a free beer :D

Re:Lucky Lucky Me!

Sun, 14 Nov 2010 07:48:19 GMT

Broom Thank you, we are considering everything but convenience is the key word with limited time to ski we don't want to waste time on longer transfers. The opportunity for cheaper flights make Zurich the better option at present.

Bandit Thank you, Its interesting that you have stayed in Engelberg in an Interhome property and would return of course being a powder hound :wink: Is the train station located near Zurich airport for an easy transfer?

I think I would be in the hot seat for buying the beers. :lol:

Re:Lucky Lucky Me!

Sun, 14 Nov 2010 08:05:50 GMT

Well done Alistair, and thanks for telling us :D

Re:Lucky Lucky Me!

Sun, 14 Nov 2010 08:43:51 GMT

Thanks Ally, I had to think about it for a couple days as I felt a bit :oops: being more than blessed with ski holidays this season. Still perhaps next year it could all go pear shaped so best enjoy while we can :D

Re:Lucky Lucky Me!

Sun, 14 Nov 2010 09:45:21 GMT

Nice one Alistair! :D

Re:Lucky Lucky Me!

Sun, 14 Nov 2010 10:34:42 GMT

Thanks Snowb4ndit :D

Re:Lucky Lucky Me!

Sun, 14 Nov 2010 10:54:30 GMT

The RAILWAY station is in Zurich Airport (well, underneath it, anyway). Direct train to Lucerne, then change onto the local service for Engelberg railway station in the heart of the village.

Re:Lucky Lucky Me!

Sun, 14 Nov 2010 10:58:39 GMT

Thanks LOTA, That makes it a good choice for a trouble free transfer :D

Re:Lucky Lucky Me!

Sun, 14 Nov 2010 11:01:00 GMT

How cool 8) Congratulations :mrgreen:!

Re:Lucky Lucky Me!

Sun, 14 Nov 2010 11:06:17 GMT

Thank you Salski :D

Re:Lucky Lucky Me!

Sun, 14 Nov 2010 20:29:17 GMT

Awesome,that's great news, just remember that spring skiing is different as you will be on ice between 0900 and 10:30 then you get the best hour or so then it all starts to go slushy in the afternoon and can be hard on the legs.

The good news is that you can ski in a T shirt if you wish )

TP

Re:Lucky Lucky Me!

Sun, 14 Nov 2010 21:13:25 GMT

Cheers Tony, Bring it on :wink: + less time to wait for the next season :D

Re:Lucky Lucky Me!

Sun, 14 Nov 2010 21:40:06 GMT

Not neccesarily pants, old boy.

Some of the fiercest blizzards I've been in have been in April. That's the beauty of alpine weather - you never know for certain!

Re:Lucky Lucky Me!

Mon, 15 Nov 2010 09:35:49 GMT

Well done Alistair! That's karma I reckon. You help others out and ta daa something good happens!

That's the way I like to look at it anyway :D

:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

Re:Lucky Lucky Me!

Mon, 15 Nov 2010 10:23:23 GMT

Lucky, lucky you - jealous, jealous me!

Well done though.

Re:Lucky Lucky Me!

Mon, 15 Nov 2010 21:27:30 GMT

Emma, thats 8) thank you.

Dids1, sorry for the :mrgreen: but thanks for your best wishes :wink: