Anyone organising a group?

Hi Andy,

Thanks. Yes, I know, same here :(: we already have Spring temps. ...That's why I was glad to hear about the possible plan for a J2Ski group ski trip next season.

Have you ever skied in Europe, cat?

Many years back (70's 80's) in Romania [Sinaia, Poiana Brasov, Predeal). Since I moved in the US in 1991, only in our local NE areas. Then I went only once last year in late March in Hintertux/Austria

Hi Catp,
Thanks for your suggestions :D

And I'm sure you'd be warmly welcomed on a group J2Ski holiday :D

That survey allows multiple selections for the ski resorts, so I don't think we need to add a flexible option.

But I think you're right and I might need to add an extra 'don't mind' option for the accommodation.

Transfers are a bit of a problem, if we're all going to be arriving at different times and to different stations/airports. Maybe we should wait until we have a clearer idea of where we're going etc.?

I can see I stupidly wasted the first question. All I needed to say was please only fill in this survey if you want to go. So we could change this to something more sensible, if anyone can think of another question.

I phoned Igluski and they said that their group discounts vary according to the holiday date - so the discount for January might be 20% and for March only 10%. And they also said we can only get the group discount if we all do the same thing - package or non package, and stay in the same accommodation. People could do what they wanted but they wouldn't get the group discount. So if the majority vote was for a hotel then everyone in the hotel would get the discount but those in self-catering would have to pay the normal price.

And I asked them about Chamonix, and apparently it doesn't have any catered chalets! So if we do go there we'd have to stay either in self-catering or hotel. The uni kids seem to manage to pile into self-catering and share a room with people they don't know, but I'm not sure that many J2Skiers would be happy with this! I have a feeling that most people, unless they have their own group of friends with them, would prefer to be in a hotel or catered chalet. I should think that most of us haven't actually 'met' each other face to face.

Igluski also said they could take the money off us individually so there would be no risk to the organizer. In fact, it all sounds very easy, once we've sorted out the date, resort, and accommodation.

Hi AllyG,



Thanks for the welcoming remark!

Hmm, it did not even dawn on me that the first question was kind of gratis :) :)



RE/Transfers: I agree. Once there would be enough people who firmly decided on a place and exact dates, then I we can discuss what fares can everybody book and see if we can all arrive within a reasonable time of each other (at the same airport for those who'd fly in), so that we can book some group transfer. I've never been to any of the resorts on your list, so I have no idea how much of a problem would the transfers be for any of them. I was concerned about it just in case it might be similar to my experience going to Hintertux/Austria, where after landing in Muenchen it can be quite a quest to get from there to the resort, so I'd much rather prefer a group-transfer in such scenario.

As for acccommodations, unless it was the unanimous choice, I would not be a great fan of the self-catering [enough self-catering during most of the year, so during vacations I'd prefer not to worry about any catering ;)].

Well, sounds good for now: let's hope enough people will show interest and sign up! I don't have any ideas for other useful Q to add to the survey. I'll write later if I think of anything. Otherwise, just give a signal whenever the survey is official, and I'll add my entries.

Cheers,
Cat.

So its Ally, CatP and Snapzz going to Chamonix in March.
Is that right?

Stewart Dowling wrote:

Ian Wickham wrote:In the Hotel in St Christoph there was a group who wore group T-shirts, I have never seen anything as sad, they had printed on them all the ski resorts they had skied ...... that is mega sad 8)

There was something as sad, and it was you, you grumpy git. ) ) :D :D

I thought even you understood that Wickers grumpiness was all put on?

re: So its Ally, CatP and Snapzz going to Chamonix in March.
Is that right?
-- Yup; looks like it, at least for the time being.
Now, heading back to my yard work before the expected rain will start coming down :(.