LOTA wrote:Ian Wickham wrote:LOTA wrote:
By the way, what is this 'chillax'?
it is one of those words that us young people use -)
And just like most of the gibberish you teenagers use, Wickers. :shock:
Anti young people Lota :shock:
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Check out the photos of the group trip to Tignes in January to see it's not all moonscape Tony and there is loads to do and we didn't have to queue for any lifts except the Funicular and that's to be expected.
You were right about Livigno. We skied it out by the end of the week and the day trip to St. Moritz helped keep it interesting. We spent our day on the Corviglia; the standard of piste-grooming was second to none and seemed to make everyone (including ourselves :D ) look like good skiers.
While the skiing there was excellent, it was the general ambience of St. Moritz that made me feel like I wouldn't want to spend more than a day there.I tried to leave the 'chip on my shoulder' behind in Livigno but still found a pervading air of middle-aged stuffiness. I suppose I was happier among my own kind; The 'peasants' :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Started by Birdymiller in Ski Chatter 08-Feb-2013 - 33 Replies
Ian Wickham
reply to 'top three resorts' posted Feb-2013
Anti young people Lota :shock:
Ian Wickham
reply to 'top three resorts' posted Feb-2013
I really don't have a top three resorts I could maybe turn it upside down to three resorts for various reason that are my least favorite ......
1. St Anton ( Far too busy near to being dangerous )
2. Pas de la Casa ( If I had ever visted Maguluf it could be the snow version )
3. Adelboden ( Skiing was good lift system sucked )
1. St Anton ( Far too busy near to being dangerous )
2. Pas de la Casa ( If I had ever visted Maguluf it could be the snow version )
3. Adelboden ( Skiing was good lift system sucked )
Gaz C
reply to 'top three resorts' posted Feb-2013
1=: St. Anton. Loved the drunken carnage in 'Happy Valley!' :lol:
1=: Gressoney-la- Trinite. In many ways the 'polar opposite' to St. Anton, but no less enjoyable.
3: Tignes. Epic ski area. Only scratched the surface in December. Can't wait to go back.
1=: Gressoney-la- Trinite. In many ways the 'polar opposite' to St. Anton, but no less enjoyable.
3: Tignes. Epic ski area. Only scratched the surface in December. Can't wait to go back.
Tony_H
reply to 'top three resorts' posted Feb-2013
So people keep telling me I'm missing out having not skied Tignes/val but I've always been put off by stories of crowded slopes, long lift queues, high prices for food and drink, the moonscape type scenery, etc
Am I wrong and should I really be planning a trip here???
Am I wrong and should I really be planning a trip here???
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New and improved me
Gaz C
reply to 'top three resorts' posted Feb-2013
In a word.... 'Yes!'
Felthorpe
reply to 'top three resorts' posted Feb-2013
Tony_H wrote:So people keep telling me I'm missing out having not skied Tignes/val but I've always been put off by stories of crowded slopes, long lift queues, high prices for food and drink, the moonscape type scenery, etc
Am I wrong and should I really be planning a trip here???
Check out the photos of the group trip to Tignes in January to see it's not all moonscape Tony and there is loads to do and we didn't have to queue for any lifts except the Funicular and that's to be expected.
I can see my house from here...
Gaz C
reply to 'top three resorts' posted Feb-2013
Tony_H wrote:Gaz C wrote:Tony_H wrote:
1: St Moritz
That's an interesting one. Went to St. Moritz on the 'peasants'' day-trip from Livigno,and while it was very nice for a day, i never got the feeling that I would want to spend a week there. However (and this may interest you, Tony), I have read recently that it's a bit of a hidden gem as far as off-piste opportunities go. Apparently the 'toffs' don't go in for the old off-piste in a big way, so fresh snow can remain un-tracked for 'yonks', while in the more obvious off-piste 'Meccas' it can be tracked out the same day.
so.
Gaz, I always thought st Moritz was out of my league, but we found a cost effective way to do it and everyone who went on the trip would agree it was fantastic skiing.
The slopes were empty as the toffs all want to shop or eat during the day. Grooming is outstandingly good. And there's a great choice of slopes on 2 mountains. I have not idea why you'd think it wouldn't be good for a week when you went on a day trip, especially coming from livigno which I've always thought wouldn't be enough for a week.
I can honestly say the skiing here was top notch, and yes there's plenty of off piste to go at as well although we didn't actually do much. Definitely more off piste over on corvatsch. It's a wonderful place to ski, iconic scenery with the frozen lake down below, and high altitude so guaranteed snow.
I'd go back at the drop of a hat, for the right price of course :wink:
You were right about Livigno. We skied it out by the end of the week and the day trip to St. Moritz helped keep it interesting. We spent our day on the Corviglia; the standard of piste-grooming was second to none and seemed to make everyone (including ourselves :D ) look like good skiers.
While the skiing there was excellent, it was the general ambience of St. Moritz that made me feel like I wouldn't want to spend more than a day there.I tried to leave the 'chip on my shoulder' behind in Livigno but still found a pervading air of middle-aged stuffiness. I suppose I was happier among my own kind; The 'peasants' :lol: :lol: :lol:
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