Tony_H wrote:There is a massive difference between people you spent several years with and organising it carefully, and a group of people who share the same love for a sport trying to book a holidaybedrock barney wrote:It can be done but a pretty complex exercise. I met up with my old Uni pals in Barcelona last year for a long weekend. Lots of organising required but we all made it. Ended up suffering from borderline alcohol poisoning though......! Rather than taking me back 20 years, it made me feel 20 years older.
We haven't planned next year's skiing trips yet but will keep an eye on this and see if we can co-ordinate.
A couple of years back, it was suggested that there may be a J2ski holiday. Book a chalet together, etc. As has been said, it all fell apart for a number of reasons:
1. No one could agree on a date. The simple solution is set a date and those that can go, go.
2. No one could agree a resort. See above.
3. People would actually be afraid to commit if it came to paying a deposit.
4. Peoples other halves, probably who dont post or read on here, would probably think their partner was bonkers arranging a holiday with some people they chat to on the internet. You can imagine it cant you: "Will we need to take any outfits or toys darling?"
I actually looked into the costs behind some options going back then, but on reflection I am not sure if I was glad or relieved when it all fell apart.
I think the way I view this website is a community of fellow minded people, all with the same passion, but all with very different personalities and backgrounds; some of whom would never ever get on in the real world, despite their shared love of skiing. Putting such a group of people in a room together could actually turn embarrassingly silent or unpleasant even.
Someone said to me the other day that you cant tell anything about anyone from what they post on a forum. I dont totally buy into that as I am sure people either put on a personality when they post, or reflect their real one. But the point is valid - to each other on this forum we are buddies, colleagues, friends, accomplises. But I like the fact that thats as far as it goes.
Its nice if people go somewhere and find out another J2skier is going to be there, and meet up for a beer or a ski. Thats up to them. I've done it myself 4 years ago, met a really delightful couple and even gone on holiday with them skiing since, becoming good friends. But you should have heard Mrs H when I told her we were going into this bar to meet someone I had been chatting to on an internet site.....!!!!!!
IF, and thats a massive if, this was ever to get off the ground, it needs someone to take responsibility and say, right - this is the crack; we are going this week in this month, and to this resort. Get yourselves booked into whatever accommodation you want so you are not all under the same roof all week, and arrange daily ski meets or beer/lunch stops, etc.
I wish you the very best of luck, and hopefully what I have said has not offended anyone, as I seem to be quite good at doing that without realising it )
So eloquently put Tony, I have been asked to ski with J2skiers over the last couple of years and Mrs W has never been really keen on it, she can never really understand the amount of time I spend on here ... but the ice was broken last year when we met up with Snowb4ndit and Scapular and she got on really well with them and she was keen to meet up with them again this year, I was further surprised when she agreed to holiday this March with some J2skiers who she has never met before and she is really looking forward to it.
It is easy to say on the forum yep I'm keen but you have to get the Mrs onboard and as we all know that they rule the roost.
So Good luck I personally can not commit to a January date as that is always our family ski holiday,
but if the resort is right and the dates are right who knows. Bon ski