J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by fft100

Tony_H wrote:

fft100 wrote:you're lucky ! when i got bitten over here, it was off for an immediate rabies jab. It was still swollen and bleeding a bit 7 days later, and on a quick trip to Germany, i popped into my old doctors and paid an arm and a leg for some hi tech bandages and plasters that seemed more suited for having a leg off. I dont go that way on the bike any more.

Shocking. A dog can make you go a different route? You should complain to the local authority, have it exterminated and continue to bike wherever you want. I'd have sued the owner as well.

Yeah, but you live in Europe and i live in Thailand (which also suffers from a shortage of ski-slopes, though there was a few inches last year in the north). Here, it is virtually impossible to get a dog put down, vets wont do it as it is a 'bad' thing to do. sue the owner ? if you can find them (most dogs dont have a home). Even then, it would take years through the courts. Not sure its legal either to put down a dog just because you want to - i have heard you have to get an order first. Its the Buddhist way - let the dogs starve / rot /whatever, but dont let them be put down. Dont get me started on this topic ! :(

you're lucky ! when i got bitten over here, it was off for an immediate rabies jab. It was still swollen and bleeding a bit 7 days later, and on a quick trip to Germany, i popped into my old doctors and paid an arm and a leg for some hi tech bandages and plasters that seemed more suited for having a leg off. I dont go that way on the bike any more.

My Sister has a B+B about 1km from the cable car station at the Krippenstein. If you saw an English ski-instructor either there or at Rossbach, that was probably my brother/in-law.

Nice skiing, but also well worth visiting in the summer. Huge ice caves near the middle station, which are well worth seeing (music, lights, the works), and over the lake in Hallstadt was the last salt mine in Austria, which is an excellent place to go round. Have to wear some really naff overalls though !

Things i wouldnt again before going skiing, include having an operation....

After an interesting car accident (photos available !) back in the late 80's, I had been walking around with a 17 inch pin inside the top half of my leg where the marrow is for a year. A month before going skiing (beginners course) it was decided to take it out. What i hadnt realised was that dislocating my leg to get the pin out would also rip/tear every muscle at the top of my leg.

And that i would be back on crutches / walking stick. :shock:

So, nearly every day i was down a sports injury clinic, bought a bullworker, exercise bike and worked like mad (for me anyway). I seem to recall even taking the walking stick with me (to La Clusaz), and on day 1 being very nervous as to whether my leg would hold up.

It was ok on skis, but on the drag lift :cry:

But, in the future i would definitely check up more on the after effects of any surgery !

Gondola tower partially collapsed at Whistler

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7786967.stm

i am sure there was a thread somewhere for operators cutting back on capacity, but could i find it ?

Anyway, turns out TUI have reduced winter capacity by 28% and put prices up... Following is courtesy of Travelmole.



"TUI Travel has revealed further “significant” UK capacity cuts for the coming winter.

A nine per cent extra reduction in charter flying means that total winter capacity has been reduced by 28% against last winter.

Summer 2009 capacity has been reduced by 16% as the company predicted a “weaker earlier booking environment”.

For winter, average charter holiday selling prices are up by 10% due to stronger pricing the past two months. The winter charter programme is half sold with nine per cent fewer holidays to sell.

But the company is seeing weaker demand for ski holidays, while adventure and expedition cruising are seeing positive like-for-like sales growth.

Volumes for next summer are 17% down on the same period last year but average selling prices are up 11%.

The total programme load factor is flat at 18% but there is 14% less to sell due to capacity reductions.

In a trading statement, TUI Travel said summer 2008 to the end of October had ended “in line” with its last update, with UK average charter selling prices up by 11%, sales up by seven per cent, passengers down four per cent and capacity down by six per cent.

“Despite a more challenging trading environment, we are satisfied with our current position across all our source markets and businesses,” a statement said.

“Within our mainstream source markets, through a combination of reducing fixed capacity. third party flying (which is 30% of all tour operator capacity) and uncommitted bed stock (which accounts for 80% of bed stock), we believe we can manage the current market conditions and continue to improve the profitability of the business.”

*See linked TUI AG Q3 results story.

by Phil Davis

"You should be on the reds by the end of the first week. "

I am not sure whether this is good or bad. I am sure we have all had occasions when slopes have had too many people on them who we have thought shouldnt be there. Is it fair for other users when you have lines of beginners (first week !) in lines semi snow-ploughing accross the slope ? one or two, ok, but a whole first week ski class ?

I realise that people need to go on more difficult slopes to progress, but IMHO, i would have thought blues for the first week would be enough to enable confidence / technique to be accumulated.

What do others think about that ?

If you enter Austria on the A3 at Wörth, there is no need to stop at the service station before the border.

At the border crossing there is a seperate lane with a drive through kiosk for buying Vignettes.