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Post by cableguy on Jan 7, 2007 15:59:49 GMT -5
whiles traveling threw Europe I'm thinking doing some skiing never done it b4. so does anyone have advice on where to try it I'm thinking around France, swiss or Austria I'm open to ideas. I'm not sure which place would be best, i do fancy a nite out there aswell.
thanks for the help
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Post by madamtrashheap on Jan 8, 2007 0:12:35 GMT -5
We were just discussing this topic recently, although it was more to do with skiiing later in the year as opposed to in Winter. The link is: pretravel.proboards1.com/index.cgi?board=anythingelse&action=display&n=1&thread=1344What time of year are you travelling? Other places to add to the above, depending on your budget, are Garmish-Partenkirchen in Germany (Bavaria), Brasov in Romania, the Dolomites (around Cortina) in Italy or even Turin (Torino), or around Chamonix in France. |
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Post by herrbert on Jan 8, 2007 4:47:51 GMT -5
It depends on the time of year, on that I agree. BUT ...
... if you have never skied before, I wonder if it wise to go skiing at all. One fall, leading to an injury, could mean that you spend a couple of days with some pain, or in the worst case, the end of your trip. I think it's better to do some skiing at home (or at least somewhere close), than on another continent.
If you are serious about skiing, and learning how to, than do it at the end of your trip, and take at least a week of lessons.
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Post by cableguy on Jan 8, 2007 11:35:45 GMT -5
im thinking of going round about end of april start of may, going for 3 months and ski somewhere in june. i was thinking of having some leasons while im there, i dont want a broken leg lol however want somewhere kinda cheap. oh i cant ski at home really from the uk we dont get snow we have a couple of dry slopes. thanks for the help will look into it
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Post by Jules80 on Jan 8, 2007 17:14:06 GMT -5
if its your first time skiing than you really shouldn't do it in june! the snow will not be the greatest stuff to ski on. you'd be better waiting and doing a long weekend trip in the winter. my cousins in the uk do that often. get a cheap flight to the french alps and ski for a long weekend or a week.
Jules
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Post by Eagle on Jan 8, 2007 17:34:32 GMT -5
cableguy, it's highly unlikely you'll be able to find any skiing in Europe, especially in May / June. There have been several news reports lately describing the terrible snow conditions at many ski resorts in Europe this year. It's possible there may be a few locations at higher elevations open in the spring, but they might be hard to find and will probably not be the best place for a new skier to take lessons (bare patches and insufficient base snow). If you're intent on trying out skiing or snowboarding, you might consider a short trip to western Canada in the next month or two, or perhaps after November 2007. Most of our ski resorts have LOTS of snow, good lesson programs and ski rentals. Have a look at www.skisilverstar.com for one example. From the U.K., Zoom has relatively inexpensive flights to Vancouver and Calgary year round (AFAIK), and from either of those points it's fairly easy to get connecting flights to several great ski areas via WestJet (one of our budget carriers) or Air Canada. Good luck and happy travels!!!
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Post by cableguy on Jan 9, 2007 12:06:08 GMT -5
ok thanks for the advice think i will leave skiing off the list. plus this does sound like an expensive idea
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