J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by jobster

Hi Again

Away from the slopes, the town itself is very pretty, although purely man made and rather disney-esque but I liked it. The best places to eat we found were The Forge which is in the main village square....This is great for home made soups, burgers, roast chicken etc, they also do a large cooked buffet breakfast with everything you could possibly want! The sushi restaurant at the Westin hotel is also brilliant, and they do more Asian food rather than just Sushi! One word of advice, if you are going out to eat, pre book a restaurant as Christmas/New Year is really busy and you may not be able to get a table if you don`t book....we got stung like this and ended up hungry one night!!Apres ski, most people got to The Forge in the Square or the Carabou down the bottom of the main street, they serve free warm popcorn and show videos of skiing. It is a really pleasant town to wander round in the evening and as it is all pretty well pedestrianised it makes it easier, There are some lovely shops there as well, although they have a captive market, so prices are rather hefty!

Don`t know if you have your own gear, but if not, get up early your first day as the first time we went with a friend, she had to queue for over 3 hours to get skis and boots as Christmas/New Year week can be carnage! Be prepared for long queues at the gondola as there is only 1 route from the village to the mountain, but queues go down quicker than they look like they will! It is fine outside of the first rush up in the morning. The ski hire place is right next to the gondola at the bottom of the slope.

With regard to photos, most of my ski pictures are posted on facebook...not sure if you have heard of it, but if you email me at jomcgawley@yahoo.co.uk with your email address, I`ll send you a link to it and you just need to register ~ don`t worry you don`t get spam or anything, but you will then be able to see all my ski albums, including Tremblant pics. The file is too large to post any other way!


Anything else you want, just shout!

Jo

Hi

I have been twice to Tremblant, and if memory serves right, there is only 1 gondola on the mountain, the rest were chairs ~ although the dismounts off the chairs are incredibly forgiving compared to some resorts in Europe! THe gondola leaves from the main town right to the summit so if you only want to do one side of the mountain you can avoid chairs, but if you are competent skiiers , you will soon get bored of just these slopes!Anything else specific you want to know let me know, I`ve got loads of pics and info!

Jo

We have ordered the Skieers Edge Classic model and have paid £900 for it....my husband ordered it so don`t know much else...! I think they go for netween £800 and £2,500 depending on the model.

Depends where you`re flying from..... I flew from Manchester via Paris, where they lost my luggage, but the flight was £150 return....

Have tried the ski training machine, and sadly have ordered one to add to my home gym.....Helps posture, balance, weighting...the lot...and is bloody hard work!! Never really had a fitness problem as cross train or swim every day, but am a believer ,as some have said that it is more to do with stance and ski position than overall fitness.....Cos not being funny, some of the "older" skiiers I have met, can barely walk off slope, but kick butt on the snow!!Can`t somehow see them " spinning!" to get fit!!!

Would always go last minute if you are flexible....means you get the best of the snow in a strange season like this one!! Done both this year and got best conditions when booked and went!

Depends if you are looking for really good quality at discount rates or your more basic gear at rock bottom prices!! Low to mid range, TKMaxx do a good line, but go very early in the season for best stock, For cheap and functional go to Decathlon, but not good enough for really cold conditions but for the really good gear go at the end of season to the major players such as Ellis Brigham and Snow and Rock .... I have also looked at skiwear4less.com and my friend bought her gear from there, so worth spending time looking around. J

I did Obergurgl early December and Cervinia for Christmas. Conditions in both resorts were better then than any of the other 3 resorts I`ve been to since!! Onoly problem with Cervinia is when the weather closes in, the lifts shut and pistes become really really crowded, but if it`s not too windy and the lift stays open over to Zermatt, you can`t beat it. The resort is pleasant, quite compact and the restaurants are reasonable. I would recommend looking here.....J