Ski Hoilday

Firebird that sounds well cool I am still looking through the books oh god it will be to late to book soon? Italy yes I have been before and it was good.;) 😉 Anna:D

Originally posted by skythe
You don’t know what you’re missing, take it from someone who lives in a warmer climate. I’d love to live a while in France, close to the resorts. I’ve been to Alpe d’Huez twice and Val Thorens once, and enjoyed every second of it. Both resorts are excellent.
I don’t ski though, I snowboard 😀

Don’t get me wrong , I don’t critisize people who like to ski. I just don’t enjoy down hill skiing.
I kinda like cross country skiing though 🙂

Originally posted by EN830
Sorry can’t see the point in strapping two planks of wood to my feet and throwing myself off the side of a mountain, just to go back up and do it again. No aeroplanes either.

Err, well not neccessarily…….
I had an enjoyable skiing hol in the Dolomites and enjoyed the spectacle of skiing while looking down on the tops of Italian Air Force F104’s as they raced through the valleys below…..:D 😀

The same mountains that were on fire a couple of weeks ago are currently getting a dump of snow right now in Southern California. The ski resorts in those areas are up and running at the earliest calendar date in memory.

Living in Los Angeles we get the best of all worlds: Warm winters with lots of sunshine and pretty good skiing within 100 miles. OK, our resorts will not make anyone forget classic European destinations. But you can go surfing in the morning and skiing in the afternoon.

Scott

Originally posted by Hand87_5
That’s my opinion too. In addition to that it’s cold , wet and expensive 😀

You don’t know what you’re missing, take it from someone who lives in a warmer climate. I’d love to live a while in France, close to the resorts. I’ve been to Alpe d’Huez twice and Val Thorens once, and enjoyed every second of it. Both resorts are excellent.
I don’t ski though, I snowboard 😀

Originally posted by EN830
Sorry can’t see the point in strapping two planks of wood to my feet and throwing myself off the side of a mountain, just to go back up and do it again. No aeroplanes either.

That’s my opinion too. In addition to that it’s cold , wet and expensive 😀

Sorry can’t see the point in strapping two planks of wood to my feet and throwing myself off the side of a mountain, just to go back up and do it again. No aeroplanes either.

Yes I think it might have to be the states, sounds fun .;) 😉 Anna:D

Having suffered the indignity of going hiking when on a skiing holiday I guess you should make sure there is some snow…? _ Nermal

If you want to know more :

http://www.latania.com/

I don’t know this resort but it’s the largest ski domain in Europe

Doh! Sorry, Typo. Should have read La Tania. (That’s what happens when someone else books and organises it, I don’t even know where the hell I’m going… :rolleyes: )

Steve , I guess you mean “La Plagne” ?

I’ve only ever skied in Europe, so can’t comment on the US resorts although I hear there are some very good ones.

In France, Les Arcs has a nice mixture of steep blacks and long fast reds. The sky had just dumped half a metre on the slopes when we pitched up, so it was fabulous fluffy stuff for the first day or two, then compacted nicely and got VERY quick. 😀

Les Arcs also has three resorts all of which are interlinked, and you can also ski off to other resorts if you choose. We spent a week there last January and only explored a fraction of it. Off to La Tagne this time, anyone got any experience of that one?

I imagine that for some of us , the Air fares are even more attractive 😀

were are off to Whistler, Canada in the new year. Loads of ski runs. Can’t wait.

Because of the €/$ ratio, I guess Colorado is more interesting for you Brits now.(The British £ is more or less following the US $) And the fares to the US are very attractive now 🙂