Who is going skiing and where in 2016
Discussion
I've already got the week of the 27th February pencilled into my diary, I'm not totally sure where we are going yet but there's a good chance we will go back to La Plagne, the skiing was fine there this year and I really do want to have another run on the Olympic Bobsleigh, that was far and away the biggest adrenaline rush of my life.
cant quite decide where to go/ what to do. I took the GF with me last year for her first ski holiday (had lessons and couple of days up north in scotland before the trip) she had lessons in resort but didnt really enjoy it.
we spent a week in zell am see, i dont think the resort lent itself to beginners very well. not huge amounts of beginners areas and she didnt feel confident on blues. this coupled with an instructor that done the- 'follow me' ski lessons didnt really help. I was a bit gutted because before we left she was very happy on snow plough turns and seemed to be getting some enjoyment out of it. but came back not feeling the love for skiing.
now the dilemma is do i cut my losses and go skiing with my mates, or give it another try? I'd love her to enjoy skiing enough to do a weeks holiday with me most years. also thinking of trying a much better beginner friendly resort. i've been to courchevel before and loved it (ok its not gonna be the cheapest) but remember as beginner it had lots of nice mellow green runs to really get the confidence up and not be stuck on 1 beginner run. with lots of options to progress. thats the most beginner friendly resort i've been to (been to courchevel, les duex alpes, zell am see x 2 and soll x 2), and has lots of options if she doesnt want to ski every day
what do you think, bite the bullet, give it another go and take her to courchevel or ditch it and have a boys week?
we spent a week in zell am see, i dont think the resort lent itself to beginners very well. not huge amounts of beginners areas and she didnt feel confident on blues. this coupled with an instructor that done the- 'follow me' ski lessons didnt really help. I was a bit gutted because before we left she was very happy on snow plough turns and seemed to be getting some enjoyment out of it. but came back not feeling the love for skiing.
now the dilemma is do i cut my losses and go skiing with my mates, or give it another try? I'd love her to enjoy skiing enough to do a weeks holiday with me most years. also thinking of trying a much better beginner friendly resort. i've been to courchevel before and loved it (ok its not gonna be the cheapest) but remember as beginner it had lots of nice mellow green runs to really get the confidence up and not be stuck on 1 beginner run. with lots of options to progress. thats the most beginner friendly resort i've been to (been to courchevel, les duex alpes, zell am see x 2 and soll x 2), and has lots of options if she doesnt want to ski every day
what do you think, bite the bullet, give it another go and take her to courchevel or ditch it and have a boys week?
Wow make sure see didn't see that post.
Anyway - absolutely stick with it you'll ideally want to get to the same level together and you can enjoy the skiing. Remember you'll be taking your kids up there and having a mum who cannot ski means it's not a family holiday and will then frankly not happen and you'll have to make do with "beach" holidays instead.
Why not get one mate to bring his wife or lady along too - choose one with utter novice skill on the Mrs side then happy days.
Anyway - absolutely stick with it you'll ideally want to get to the same level together and you can enjoy the skiing. Remember you'll be taking your kids up there and having a mum who cannot ski means it's not a family holiday and will then frankly not happen and you'll have to make do with "beach" holidays instead.
Why not get one mate to bring his wife or lady along too - choose one with utter novice skill on the Mrs side then happy days.
SilverSixer said:
Annual trip to Jahorina in the pipeline for February as usual.
Cheap - quality snow near guaranteed, and great (and there's that word again - cheap) food and drink.
Yeehaw.
28Km from Sarajevo so good for airport. Cheap - quality snow near guaranteed, and great (and there's that word again - cheap) food and drink.
Yeehaw.
However reading up on it online it states it has 20km of pistes.... That's really really tiny. You could ski all those runs between 4 & 5 times every day without too much hassle.
Welshbeef said:
SilverSixer said:
Annual trip to Jahorina in the pipeline for February as usual.
Cheap - quality snow near guaranteed, and great (and there's that word again - cheap) food and drink.
Yeehaw.
28Km from Sarajevo so good for airport. Cheap - quality snow near guaranteed, and great (and there's that word again - cheap) food and drink.
Yeehaw.
However reading up on it online it states it has 20km of pistes.... That's really really tiny. You could ski all those runs between 4 & 5 times every day without too much hassle.
Has anyone got any experience of Villars (the Suisse one)?
A friend is asking us to join him and his family for easter, and is sold on the free passes for kids under 9, the little train, good beginner south facing slopes and nice traditional alpine village atmosphere. Plus pretty close to Geneva/Calais for an easy drive.
To me, having small kids too on their second year skiing, am wondering if this is a good place for us to go, seems a lot of hassle to get them all up to the slopes (on the little train!) in the morning and South facing slopes in late March might not be too good. Lots of drag lifts too...
A friend is asking us to join him and his family for easter, and is sold on the free passes for kids under 9, the little train, good beginner south facing slopes and nice traditional alpine village atmosphere. Plus pretty close to Geneva/Calais for an easy drive.
To me, having small kids too on their second year skiing, am wondering if this is a good place for us to go, seems a lot of hassle to get them all up to the slopes (on the little train!) in the morning and South facing slopes in late March might not be too good. Lots of drag lifts too...
SilverSixer said:
Welshbeef said:
SilverSixer said:
Annual trip to Jahorina in the pipeline for February as usual.
Cheap - quality snow near guaranteed, and great (and there's that word again - cheap) food and drink.
Yeehaw.
28Km from Sarajevo so good for airport. Cheap - quality snow near guaranteed, and great (and there's that word again - cheap) food and drink.
Yeehaw.
However reading up on it online it states it has 20km of pistes.... That's really really tiny. You could ski all those runs between 4 & 5 times every day without too much hassle.
part of the reason lift passes are cheaper is due to the fact there simply are not many of them so low running costs v the hundreds at some resorts.
Why not give Bansko a try - cheap - and it matters not one bit how much or little you ski again it's more a holiday over hard core skiing but you have the option v 4-5tikes skiing every run every day.
Welshbeef said:
SilverSixer said:
Welshbeef said:
SilverSixer said:
Annual trip to Jahorina in the pipeline for February as usual.
Cheap - quality snow near guaranteed, and great (and there's that word again - cheap) food and drink.
Yeehaw.
28Km from Sarajevo so good for airport. Cheap - quality snow near guaranteed, and great (and there's that word again - cheap) food and drink.
Yeehaw.
However reading up on it online it states it has 20km of pistes.... That's really really tiny. You could ski all those runs between 4 & 5 times every day without too much hassle.
part of the reason lift passes are cheaper is due to the fact there simply are not many of them so low running costs v the hundreds at some resorts.
Why not give Bansko a try - cheap - and it matters not one bit how much or little you ski again it's more a holiday over hard core skiing but you have the option v 4-5tikes skiing every run every day.
Not a place I'd recommend for everyone, but for us it's perfect.
SilverSixer said:
Because my wife's a Yugo and we go to meet up with friends and family too. There's always lots of room, even though it's a small resort. Pistes are never crowded. Never wait more than a couple of minutes for a lift, and usually there's no wait at all. I spend about as much time in the restaurant/bar/spa in the hotel as I do out on the slopes. Children are never far away from us, we speak the local language.
Not a place I'd recommend for everyone, but for us it's perfect.
Fair enough sounds good. Not a place I'd recommend for everyone, but for us it's perfect.
Do you have any pics from up the mountain to post here? (Trying to find some online not much success)
Welshbeef said:
SilverSixer said:
Because my wife's a Yugo and we go to meet up with friends and family too. There's always lots of room, even though it's a small resort. Pistes are never crowded. Never wait more than a couple of minutes for a lift, and usually there's no wait at all. I spend about as much time in the restaurant/bar/spa in the hotel as I do out on the slopes. Children are never far away from us, we speak the local language.
Not a place I'd recommend for everyone, but for us it's perfect.
Fair enough sounds good. Not a place I'd recommend for everyone, but for us it's perfect.
Do you have any pics from up the mountain to post here? (Trying to find some online not much success)
Welshbeef said:
Wow make sure see didn't see that post.
Anyway - absolutely stick with it you'll ideally want to get to the same level together and you can enjoy the skiing. Remember you'll be taking your kids up there and having a mum who cannot ski means it's not a family holiday and will then frankly not happen and you'll have to make do with "beach" holidays instead.
Why not get one mate to bring his wife or lady along too - choose one with utter novice skill on the Mrs side then happy days.
haha, wouldnt worry about her reading it, she has mentioned 'will she be dragged skiing this winter' a couple of times and also mentioned maybe i should just go with my mates. I also know that she's not calling my bluff on this, she really wouldnt be fussed if i went without her. Anyway - absolutely stick with it you'll ideally want to get to the same level together and you can enjoy the skiing. Remember you'll be taking your kids up there and having a mum who cannot ski means it's not a family holiday and will then frankly not happen and you'll have to make do with "beach" holidays instead.
Why not get one mate to bring his wife or lady along too - choose one with utter novice skill on the Mrs side then happy days.
But i agree, its something i'd really like for her to enjoy. i dont really have any friends with partners who would be beginners, none of them would even be interested.and last year the friends we went with could all ski/board and she felt like she was holding me back.
but i really think i'm going to go down the route of going to courchevel, book a nice catered chalet (bit more social instead of a hotel, like we did last year)so she'll hopefully enjoy the mixed group situation of the chalet.
does anyone have any advice on beginner friendly resorts other my thougths of courchevel?
malks222 said:
cant quite decide where to go/ what to do. I took the GF with me last year for her first ski holiday (had lessons and couple of days up north in scotland before the trip) she had lessons in resort but didnt really enjoy it.
now the dilemma is do i cut my losses
What, dump your GF over skiing?!?now the dilemma is do i cut my losses
malks222 said:
and go skiing with my mates, or give it another try?
Oh, ok 
I'd give it another go, just try and find a resort/hotel with more to it than just skiing. Depending on you GF maybe somewhere with a nice spa, swimming pool, stuff like that. Basically so she doesn't feel she has to ski every day and won't get bored while you're up the mountain.
Edited by //j17 on Monday 14th September 09:54
I win. I'm going for two weeks in Japan. 4 days in Zao Onsen to play amongst the "snow monsters":
3 days Appi Kogen:
5 days staying in a city in the North of Honshu called Morioka, hiring a car and driving to nearby deserted ski resorts (Tazawako, Shizuikushi, Geto Kogen (estimated 15M snow annually!), Hachimantai etc). It should be a massive adventure - very free of foreigners and very full of powder. It's my third time to Japan (first time here)for snow and I can't wait.
Gratuitous powder stoke from last time we were there in Nozawa Onsen:
3 days Appi Kogen:
5 days staying in a city in the North of Honshu called Morioka, hiring a car and driving to nearby deserted ski resorts (Tazawako, Shizuikushi, Geto Kogen (estimated 15M snow annually!), Hachimantai etc). It should be a massive adventure - very free of foreigners and very full of powder. It's my third time to Japan (first time here)for snow and I can't wait.
Gratuitous powder stoke from last time we were there in Nozawa Onsen:
Edited by seefarr on Friday 11th September 15:17
seefarr said:
I'm going for two weeks in Japan.
I do quite a lot of business in Yokohama and keep saying to my colleagues there that I will tack on some time to go skiing sometime. Any tips on suitable locations for a relative newbie for a long weekend there? I know nothing about skiing in Japan beyond hearing that it's pretty impressive!We've used both of these
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Tallow said:
seefarr said:
I'm going for two weeks in Japan.
I do quite a lot of business in Yokohama and keep saying to my colleagues there that I will tack on some time to go skiing sometime. Any tips on suitable locations for a relative newbie for a long weekend there? I know nothing about skiing in Japan beyond hearing that it's pretty impressive!Good little guide given here: http://www.powderhounds.com/Japan/Honshu.aspx
Skiing is very different in Japan for someone used to skiing in Europe, the on piste stuff for keen piste bashers isn't all that in part due to the size of the mountains and lack of vertical. If skiing trees and deep powder is your thing it's certainly the place to go, the famous deep powder however like anywhere else isn't guaranteed.
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