Skiing holiday, broken arm

DMBandit

Hi all,

Booked to go skiing in a couple of weeks, bad news is, I broke my arm so can't ski :rolleyes:
Anyways I can't get my money back so gonna go purely for the apres-ski.

Question is, and probably a stupid one, is there actually anything to do on these resorts during the day apart from skiing?!

Thanks

robinph

I heard of many people who ended up with getting their arms in a cast whilst on the holiday still managing to get more skiing in that week after their cast was set to allow them to still hold a pole. Not saying it's a good idea or anything and would surely be dependant on exactly what you've done to your arm and if it's above the elbow or not, but...

As for what to do whilst injured in a ski resort it will vary a lot between different ones, but I had my leg in a cast after the first day of one trip last year so that meant pretty much any activity was out. I did still manage to have a good week though hopping between bars on my crutches and getting drunk with strangers and all without needing to worry about getting up the next morning to catch a lift.

DMBandit

It's my first time going so it would only be beginner slopes but my cast is above the elbow so would be a tricky/dodgy one to pull off!

Thanks for the replies.

robinph

DMBandit wrote: »

It's my first time going so it would only be beginner slopes but my cast is above the elbow so would be a tricky/dodgy one to pull off!

Yep, not a good idea then for either of those reasons.

Which resort is it that you are going to as some places have more interestings things to do in the villages than others? You might also be able to get up the mountain to meet your friends for a beer at lunch time if there are any gondalas that you could then ride back in, or even a chair lift that lets you return on it.

DMBandit

Pas de la casa i think its called? Its in Andorra.

EileenG

Google your resort and see what they have to offer. Perhaps e-mail the tourist office? Check out the local hotels. Even ones that you are not staying in will often allow you to do use their saunas etc. See if you can buy a lift pass that allows you to use a telecabine or cable car up to mid station and have hot chocolate with brandy while watching the skiing. Bring lots of really good books. Bring a good digital camera. Bring hiking shoes.

robinph

Pas has plenty of duty free shopping oportunities for you to explore around, I don't think you'll be able to get up and back down any of the lifts there though. A taxi across to Soldeu and up the lift there might be an option though if your friends are not in the beginner lessons themselves and could make it that far to meet you for lunch as there is a gondola up to the ski school area there.

Neilthefunkee1

DMBandit wrote: »

Pas de la casa i think its called? Its in Andorra.

Bam!! definitive answer..

last year same story wit one in our group... here's what he said!!
so loads of shopping there... can get boring though.. plenty of pubs wit big screens so if there are any matches on you are cool wit that.. there is a leisure centre, you can swim, sauna, jacuzzi your afternoons away.. gym too if you fancy hittin the bikes or treadmills!!! i think there is a cinema in pas too beside the leisure center but cant confirm.... there is also a free bus linking all the other grandvalaria resorts together(encamp, soldeu, gru roig and Pas) so you can wander around them too!!!

If you have a MP4 player that plugs into the tv you will be saved.. i brought mine and my mate said he would have gone crazy without it... i had loads of movies and eps of stuff on it!!

DMBandit

Sounds like i'll be alright so

Thanks all for the replies, much appreciated.