J2Ski Holiday 2014

I vote for ski in ski out & short transfers.

Hang on a bit Snapzzz, wait until we've got all the options up :D

It may well be that ski in/ski out chalets/resorts cost £100 more than the other ones. Once we've got the options sorted I'll post them up and everyone on the list will have a chance to say which they prefer :)

AllyG wrote:Hang on a bit Snapzzz, wait until we've got all the options up :D

It may well be that ski in/ski out chalets/resorts cost £100 more than the other ones. Once we've got the options sorted I'll post them up and everyone on the list will have a chance to say which they prefer :)

£100 well spent.

Couldnt agree more. especially at the end of a bloody long hard day :D

Me & Mr Nelly will be there. 385 sleeps!

I am still game

We have finally decided where we're going in 2014 :D

We are going to Kronplatz in the Dolomites, to stay in the chalet hotel Diamant with Mountain Sun on Sunday 2nd February 2014.

I decided to pm everyone who was on the list as being interested in the 2014 J2Ski group holiday on 1st/2nd February, and go by the majority vote, after we'd made a final shortlist of the resorts and chalets that we were considering.

This is what the Kronplatz mountain looks like:


(Photo taken from Kronplatz.com)

And here is the piste map:



(taken from Kronplatz.com)

And here is the chalet:



(photo taken from http://www.mountainsunltd.com/chalet/chalet-hotel-diamant- )

Kronplatz itself has 116 Km of piste, and is connected by free ski bus to the rest of the Dolomites ski area, which has an enormous 1,200 Km of piste :)

This is another DIY holiday (like the one we have just come back from in Tignes).
The full price of the catered chalet for the week is £499, but we think our group will be large enough to qualify for 3 free places, which will bring the price down to £424 per person.

As before, the price of flights, transfers, and ski hire/ski carriage will vary according to how individual group members travel there.

However, I think the whole holiday will cost about £900 including the area lift pass, if one takes the cheapest options each time, (like sharing a basic room).

Catered chalet = £424
Return flight Gatwick to Venice with BA = £104
Return chalet transfers = £60 (might go up slightly for 2014)
In-house ski and boot hire for top grade = £105 (depends partly on currency rates)
Area lift pass = £219 (depends on currency rates and if it increases from the 2013 rate)

Grand Total = £912

EasyJet flights might be slightly cheaper but they're not on sale yet so I can't price them up. And the chalet also does return transfers from Innsbruck.

We already have 18 people who say they would like to come, 4 people who want to come but can't commit yet, and 2 people who are 'interested' in coming :)

Like last time, I have paid a £400 retainer fee to reserve the rooms I think we will need, for one month, with Mountain Sun.

I have reserved 8 twin/double rooms, 4 single rooms, and one triple room.

I already have customers for the 4 single rooms, the triple room, and 6 of the twin/double rooms.

If anyone else is interested in coming with us, would they please let me know either by sending me a pm or posting up on here :)

If necessary I can always ask to reserve more rooms (except for the single rooms as there aren't any more in the chalet!).

i hope that triple room is for me Ally