J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by bandit

Things to do in Chamonix.....a week will not be long enough, really :D

Try this site for ideas..

http://www.chamonix.net/english/home.htm

These folks just emailed me with the start of their sales.

http://www.twoseasons.co.uk/mall/departmentpage.cfm/TwoSeasons/_122462/1/Skis

I purchased sale skis from them last year, service was good.

Welcome to J2ski :D

From your post, I think your Mother will have a great time. She will likely be a lot fitter than many learners half her age, literally. Chamonix has many diversions, and she may not want to ski all day, so consider suggesting half day tuition so she does not feel too tired. A friend of a friend is skiing again this winter on 2 replacement knees (yes I know it's different) but age is no barrier.

4x4 Yes, there are lots of little stretches of motorway with Toll Booths around Barcelona. Are they all owned by different companies? Some of them are just a few cents, proper PITA in the dark when fiddling with change :lol: Must be a proper pain with a strained arm!

I do think that some of the toll booth operators prey on tourists. I handed the right change to one in the dark a couple of summers ago, and the bloke said he wanted more, it sounded like a "mil". Joker! I took my change back and he had to deal with a 20 Euro note instead :mrgreen:

Ah, the joy of off-topic chat )

Hi DaveB275 welcome to J2ski :D

My very 1st holiday on skis was to Bardonnechia, and I had a great time. Plenty of terrain for novice skiers back then, and the resort has been improved since, as it was one of the Olympic venues.

Campo Smith was the centre of the action, but there is another ski hill as well, though I didn't make it over there during my stay.

The town was pretty traditional Italy AFAIR, a proper place with some old buildings and a good choice of bars and restaurants.

You can get a seriously good discount of 30% or more on your ski hire using the link on J2ski. Just look for the Skiset logo.

Ian Wickham wrote:

Yes, thanks for the motherly concern bandit, I think I will be able to cope until the Stannah chair lift arrives :wink:

Please don't mistake morbid curiosity for motherly concern :P

Ian Wickham wrote:Still Ok, managed to get up the stairs Ok :mrgreen:

Are you still in one piece?

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I'll try and follow Admin

About me

I have been wearing glasses to ski for over 20 years. I almost always wear goggles over my specs because my eyes stream in any breeze. I'm very short sighted. I did wear contacts for a while, but had a few problems and quit them on medical grounds. I'm a small person, so quite a few of the goggle designs look like I'm wearing a goldfish bowl/ cereal box (use your imagination)

Goggles over Glasses

Has worked fine for me for many years. I have used non OTG models in the past, sometimes out of necessity. In the past few years I have used Oakley L Frame goggles, which are a specific OTG frame. I have been very impressed with the lenses, and they last ages if I'm careful how I wipe them!

I favour glass lenses in my specs to ski. I have tried plastic lenses and they always steam up on me. I have not experienced a broken lens in a wipeout, but I have had a specs frame break inside my goggles in a faceplant. The lenses in that little incident were fine, the frame was a write off. I always carry a spare pair of specs with me, as it's very difficult to see to ski without my specs.

My favourite Anti-Fog treatment is Hilco Fog Buster.

I'm always on the lookout for goggles that will fit over specs, and that don't look daft because they are too big on me. The Oakley L Frame is no longer a production model, and has been replaced by the Proven model. I had a close look at some a couple of months ago, they look bigger, and cheaper, and I'm yet to be convinced.