Messages posted by : bennyboy
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In relation to Filzmoos, for beginners it is perfectly fine. It is a small ski area but if you are a beginner it doesnt matter really. Snow is often fairly good (first time i went there it was epic powder. I've been there 3 times, last time was Feb 2007 so not that long ago.
So i recommend it! |
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I thought that was gonna be hockey related when i saw the topic haha :lol:
To be honest they are both great. Calgary resorts would have the edge on reliability though, not to say Whistler is unreliable cos its not at all, but can get rain quite a lot from about 900m down. Above that though and there's usualy more snow at Whistler than Sunshine/LL. But at either there will 99.9% of the time be the most amazing snow, so no need to worry really! |
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I'd agree with Tony and buy your own pair. As a first pair they dont have to be expensive by any means, a cheap pair will be fine for a while and will help you learn to maintain them properly, without the worry of ruining a nice new pair of expensive skis if you get it wrong.
Ski carriage isnt really much of a cost, especially if you use mainstream airlines like BA etc... (they do it free). As for choice of ski i'd choose the Head pair. Don't really know much about any of the 3 but have heard that the Head Xenons are pretty good! |
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Obertauern is 1 hour and a bit from Salzburg! High, lots of good snow.
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haha.
Europe can get powder thats just as good as anywhere in North America. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-krRhH_PF8&NR=1 Watch that, its Engelberg in 2005 and powder doesnt get much better than that!!! Still, North America for me :mrgreen: |
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:lol:
I'll give my view to the question anyway :D 1. Whitewater 2. Revelstoke 3. Fernie 4. Kicking Horse 5. Big White Only skied Big White though so i guess its mostly based on what i've heard :( |
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I know what you mean Bandit....but all im there for is the skiing really!! And tbh all the big resorts have amazing skiing so im happy. But im equally as happy skiing in a small place that doesnt have much of a ski area (compared to the big resorts) and no one has heard of :-)
North American skiing is better in certain ways but not as good in others.... i think so anyways. Europe has more vertical and often longer runs but as is often the case the snow conditions limit this. Canadian/US snow is near as always amazing!! Usually less crowds as well, maybe with the exception of Whistler or somewhere big like that. But theres loads more of both Europe and North America that i'd love to ski!! |
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:lol: :lol: :lol:
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