Who is going skiing and where 2015?
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Anyone skied in Gressoney or the other areas in the Monte Rosa domain? I'm looking at doing an off piste guided week there, but have St Anton (been many times) and Val d'Isere (been half a dozen times) as alternatives. Gressoeny has a rep as an off piste Mecca (if conditons are good) not a lot goign on in the evenings which won't bother me as expect the course will be full on.
just booked for a week in zell am see at the end of february. cannot wait to kick off the apres in the little round bar right on the slope and the bottom lift. great laugh watching people struggle down that last 100m of slope to finish the day. 2nd time in zell and 6th holiday away.
as for learning, I would say getting some time on an indoor slope is a great idea before going away on a holiday. sounds stupid, but it really helps with simple things that people take for granted, putting on ski boots, clipping in/out of skis, carrying skis, walking/moving around on skis on the flat, going up poma lifts etc........ if you've never skied before even having knowledge on these things will really help before going away.
as for learning, I would say getting some time on an indoor slope is a great idea before going away on a holiday. sounds stupid, but it really helps with simple things that people take for granted, putting on ski boots, clipping in/out of skis, carrying skis, walking/moving around on skis on the flat, going up poma lifts etc........ if you've never skied before even having knowledge on these things will really help before going away.
//j17 said:
I'm wishing I'd booked my usual early season tune up but have a sunny type holiday this month so had to skip it this year-just my luck!I think it was last season similar happened, heavy falls early had people hoping for a bumper season then it got warm and dry up until Christmas day.
Flights booked to Las Vegas, waiting to see where the snow falls to see if we go to Tahoe or Colorado, Getting bored of Salt lake as we have been there the last few years with the lack of Tahoe snow. Quite fancy Arizona on the way around to southern Colorado, but at the moment about the only guaranteed hill we will ski will be the Las Vegas ski and snowboard resort (snow permitting)
Fingers crossed for a bummer Tahoe year though, they really need it.
Fingers crossed for a bummer Tahoe year though, they really need it.
ViperDave said:
Flights booked to Las Vegas, waiting to see where the snow falls to see if we go to Tahoe or Colorado, Getting bored of Salt lake as we have been there the last few years with the lack of Tahoe snow. Quite fancy Arizona on the way around to southern Colorado, but at the moment about the only guaranteed hill we will ski will be the Las Vegas ski and snowboard resort (snow permitting)
Fingers crossed for a bummer Tahoe year though, they really need it.
It thought the LV one was going to be an indoor slope! The stats are impressive 2400m base station? Tahoe has had a few poor years now by their standards it's quite something to ski there having a large lake and alpine environment on one side and on the other desert.Fingers crossed for a bummer Tahoe year though, they really need it.
a311 said:
ViperDave said:
Flights booked to Las Vegas, waiting to see where the snow falls to see if we go to Tahoe or Colorado, Getting bored of Salt lake as we have been there the last few years with the lack of Tahoe snow. Quite fancy Arizona on the way around to southern Colorado, but at the moment about the only guaranteed hill we will ski will be the Las Vegas ski and snowboard resort (snow permitting)
Fingers crossed for a bummer Tahoe year though, they really need it.
It thought the LV one was going to be an indoor slope! The stats are impressive 2400m base station? Tahoe has had a few poor years now by their standards it's quite something to ski there having a large lake and alpine environment on one side and on the other desert.Fingers crossed for a bummer Tahoe year though, they really need it.
Last decent trip to Tahoe was about 5 years ago when the view from heavenly was about as far as the ski tips, fresh tracks every run but none of the view your paying for! We had 8 foot of snow that week! But yes if you can see it, the view is fantastic. IIRC the following year wasn't bad either but it was a disaster for us with injury only three days in. Two following years awful conditions that saw us decamp to SLC, Montana, Idaho and Oregon, and last year we didn't even bother and flew to LAS rather than SFO so we could go east or west as necessary and ended up doing a Utah, Wyoming, Colorado loop. Managed to increase the resort count a bit though.
ETA, I meant bumper year for Tahoe, they have had enough bummer ones already!
Edited by ViperDave on Wednesday 5th November 21:40
Got a week in Vail at the end of Jan ... first time to Colorado. Been to Tahoe and surrounding and Whistler before ... Whistler had the better facilities and conditions but still think some of these US resorts' facilities are behind the Europeans. Then 10 days in St Anton mid March ... potentially a weekend in Feb too ... trip will be based on how good the season is!
Chatel, France, Portes du Soleil: New Year's week - driving there with the family. 
Flachau, Austria, Ski Amade: Early Feb long weekend. Boys' trip!
Engelberg, Switzerland: Week in March. Off piste guided holiday with the Ski Club of GB. My first dedicated off-piste holiday and I absolutely can't wait!!!
And my quivver:
2013 Volkl RTM84, mainly for on piste.
2013 Armada Norwalk, for the pow.
Flachau, Austria, Ski Amade: Early Feb long weekend. Boys' trip!
Engelberg, Switzerland: Week in March. Off piste guided holiday with the Ski Club of GB. My first dedicated off-piste holiday and I absolutely can't wait!!!
And my quivver:
2013 Volkl RTM84, mainly for on piste.
2013 Armada Norwalk, for the pow.
Currently on a European trip, stopped of in Cervinia for a few days, skiing today was fantastic loads of snow, no people, blue ski and low season lift pass, looking at weather forecast and will extend stay until the water breaks, it is actually possible to ski back to the resort, probably to early to say but people are talking about a great season.
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