Anybody off skiing this winter ?

[pendodave]

Hopefully off to Italy in a months time enjoy Villard de Lans, not one I've been to.

Italy is fabulous. My last trip was to Valtournench, village just outside Cervina. Food and hospitality is great.
As for VdL, it's not at all well known in the UK, but it has a decentish downhill area, as well as the XC. Main attractions are that getting to Grenoble on the train is easy, and being less well known to Brits it doesn't attract huge school holiday crowds.

 

[Backache]

Italy is fabulous. My last trip was to Valtournench, village just outside Cervina. Food and hospitality is great.
As for VdL, it's not at all well known in the UK, but it has a decentish downhill area, as well as the XC. Main attractions are that getting to Grenoble on the train is easy, and being less well known to Brits it doesn't attract huge school holiday crowds.

Sounds great hope the snow is good to you.

 

[Deleted member 3432]

Doesn't seem much point in starting a new thread when a ten year old one will do perfectly well.
This time tomorrow I shall be checking into the Eurostar for my first trip abroad for 2 years. Only got a few days, so taking the XC kit down to Grenoble and staying in a small resort with a big XC area - Villard-de-Lans. Looking forward to fresh air, sunshine and exercise.
Anyone else got any plans/been already?
Probably gonna do a family downhill trip later in the year, but it's like herding cats agreeing on a date...

Flights booked to Salzburg 19th March, leaving accommodation till nearer the time but somewhere in Ski Amade region.

Highly likely we will re-book where we were going in 2020 until hotel had to cancel our booking 24 hours before departure when Austria shut down all hotels.

 

[pendodave]

Flights booked to Salzburg 19th March, leaving accommodation till nearer the time but somewhere in Ski Amade region.

Highly likely we will re-book where we were going in 2020 until hotel had to cancel our booking 24 hours before departure when Austria shut down all hotels.

Have done a couple of trips there in the last few years - stayed in St Johann (handy for the train from Salzburg, but needed a bus to the slopes) and Wagrain (handier for the skiing). Really enjoyed it - well kept extensive pistes, nice restaurants and very efficient lifts (with heated seats). Enjoy!

 

[Deleted member 3432]

Have done a couple of trips there in the last few years - stayed in St Johann (handy for the train from Salzburg, but needed a bus to the slopes) and Wagrain (handier for the skiing). Really enjoyed it - well kept extensive pistes, nice restaurants and very efficient lifts (with heated seats). Enjoy!

We are planning on staying in Alpendorf up above St Johann to next to the lifts as its going to be my sons 1st ski trip and wanting to make life easy.

Skiied extensively in the Ski Amade region over the last 10 years or so, Gasteins, Zauchensee and Hochkonig areas particular favourites with honourable mention to the others.

 

[HarrogateHacker]

Flying out weds, til Sunday. Staying in Alpe Dhuez, first trip since just before first lockdown. Really looking forward to it

 

[Wilson]

Leaving for Meribel on the 26th Feb, can’t wait!

 

[upsidedown]

Nephew in process of buying apartment In Saas Fee so would be rude not to go next year especially as Hid might want to visit here ?

 

[Billysboots]

Haven’t been for a few years since the kids came along and opted for summer holidays rather than skiing. Now they’ve almost flown the nest it’s something I want to get back into.

Have many happy memories of Alpe D’Huez, Meribel, Serre Chevalier, Sestriere and many other resorts. Great trips, all of them.

 

[YandaB]

Having had last 2 canned when we were supposed to going to Austria, really looking forward to 8 full days of skiing in La Tania in early March.

 

[pendodave]

Great to see a few of us stretching our legs!
Relatives in smart swiss resorts is definitely something to aspire to.

 

[srixon 1]

I have never been skiing although I probably would have enjoyed it in my younger days. Too late now as my knees would just not be able to take the hammering.
Just watching Ski Sunday and the speed those guys do is absolutely mental. Balls of steel.

 

[Deleted member 1147]

I have never been skiing although I probably would have enjoyed it in my younger days. Too late now as my knees would just not be able to take the hammering.
Just watching Ski Sunday and the speed those guys do is absolutely mental. Balls of steel.

Same here, but replace knees with back

 

[Deleted member 1147]

Leaving for Meribel on the 26th Feb, can’t wait!

Have fun Dave…I’d love to be able to ⛷

 

[richart]

Apartment in Spain is only just over two hours from Granada, and the ski slopes. One of our neighbours wants to go skiing next year, and was wondering if it is like riding a bike.i.e you never forget. Used to go skiing every year for about ten years, but not been for 30 years. If so the Jean- Claude Killy of the slopes could be back.

 

[Billysboots]

Apartment in Spain is only just over two hours from Granada, and the ski slopes. One of our neighbours wants to go skiing next year, and was wondering if it is like riding a bike.i.e you never forget. Used to go skiing every year for about ten years, but not been for 30 years. If so the Jean- Claude Killy of the slopes could be back.

More likely to be like falling off a bike! But I ask myself the same question having not been for a dozen years - went every year for the twenty before that and got pretty good.

 

[pendodave]

More likely to be like falling off a bike! But I ask myself the same question having not been for a dozen years - went every year for the twenty before that and got pretty good.

Depending on standard, I reckon you'd be fine. I'm moderately competent, and it only generally takes me a run or two to get it back.
That does depend on general fitness, moving parts and weight being about the same as it was before though...

 

[Old Skier]

Yep 0 loads dumping - we are off to Obergrugl the weekend after - enjoy

Was thinking of Obergurgl next year, be interested on your take on it when you return.

 

[Old Skier]

Went every year with a group for about 10 years, but then everyone started having families and the numbers dropped. Would love to go again and still have the gear in the loft.

Best resorts I went to were Schladming in Austria, although expensive, and Bormio in Italy. Loved Italy, very friendly people and great food. If went again that is where I would head to.

Get you butt out there, love Italy, great food and drink and fantastic skiing. Best throw the kit in the loft away though.

 

[Old Skier]

Apartment in Spain is only just over two hours from Granada, and the ski slopes. One of our neighbours wants to go skiing next year, and was wondering if it is like riding a bike.i.e you never forget. Used to go skiing every year for about ten years, but not been for 30 years. If so the Jean- Claude Killy of the slopes could be back.

Like the golfers said lessons young man.