Where is everyone heading this year??

Kmc123

I suppose the time is upon us to be planning this years ski trip so here it goes!! Where is everybody heading this year and when?? Am unfortunate enough not to be slippling on the skis this year however I fancied finding out where everyone else was heading!! Post away!!:D

Fattes

So Far

10 nights in Chamonix

18 nights on the Powder Highway in Canada - Kicking Horse, Lake Louise, Sunshine Village, Panorama, Fernie, Revelstoke

Spook_ie

Obertauern - first week of January

stampydmonkey

Renville Park, Galway (hopefully )

zagmund

Zermatt, Christmas.

Bring it on.

z

[edit] bring on the snow too, please.

juke

Obertauern (again ), 2nd week January

dylbert

Soll 3rd week in January, getting all excited, got a new setup this year.

olaola

Just booked the third week in Jan in Morzine with Highlife. Can. Not. Wait.
Never been to Morzine, usually we go to Austria, so looking forward to exploring the Portes du Soleil area.
Any tips?

gavinwavin

Fattes wrote: »

So Far

10 nights in Chamonix

18 nights on the Powder Highway in Canada - Kicking Horse, Lake Louise, Sunshine Village, Panorama, Fernie, Revelstoke

Savage. I moved to Revelstoke 2 weeks ago, cannot wait for the season to start! Less than 3 weeks to go

Rew

Bad Hofgastein, Austria Jan 21st :-D

Northern Monkey

Val Thorens, 3rd week of Jan. let's hope the snow starts to come!

SuprSi

Sauze D'oulx, Italy - Feb 5th. Went there last year and had a blast so can't wait to go again.

happo

gavinwavin wrote: »

Savage. I moved to Revelstoke 2 weeks ago, cannot wait for the season to start! Less than 3 weeks to go

Keep us updated on how your season goes please. I am thinking of going there in 2012/2013. The footage in Art of Flight from Revelstoke looks insane.

I am hoping to go to Japan this season. Maybe Niesko or Hakuba.

Mountain_Surfer

Northern Monkey wrote: »

Val Thorens, 3rd week of Jan. let's hope the snow starts to come!

Im doing the season in Val d'Isere. Leaving next week. 6 ft snow has already fallen up the mountain

Kmc123

Mountain_Surfer wrote: »

Im doing the season in Val d'Isere. Leaving next week. 6 ft snow has already fallen up the mountain

Extremely jealous, who'd you get to do a season with??

Mountain_Surfer

Kmc123 wrote: »

Extremely jealous, who'd you get to do a season with??

Heading off with Highlife next Wed

Kmc123

Mountain_Surfer wrote: »

Heading off with Highlife next Wed

Was all set to attend their interview/open day in august but ended up in a leg cast, enjoy!!

olaola

I'm so overly giddy with excitement! I could literally talk about it all day/every day.

Snowbride 2011

off to the dolomites in 3 weeks and there's not a drop of snow...starting to panic :eek:


Also Saalbach in the new year

olaola

Snowbride 2011 wrote: »

off to the dolomites in 3 weeks and there's not a drop of snow...starting to panic :eek:

Are you getting married there, by any chance?!

Snowbride 2011

nope, already got married in Zell Am See in March...I don't know what I was thinking when I created my user name but I'm stuck with it now

olaola

Snowbride 2011 wrote: »

nope, already got married in Zell Am See in March...I don't know what I was thinking when I created my user name but I'm stuck with it now

Could be worse!

You're the second person I know who got married in Zell, is there a particular reason?

Snowbride 2011

Nothing specific...its a pretty lakeside town, we found a hotel that organised everything and its easy access from the airport

The ski consitions were rubbish at the time, a week in Solden after the wedding made up for it though

edson

St. Anton for a week, Feb 4th.....

thebigmc

olaola wrote: »

Just booked the third week in Jan in Morzine with Highlife. Can. Not. Wait.
Never been to Morzine, usually we go to Austria, so looking forward to exploring the Portes du Soleil area.
Any tips?

I'm off to Les Gets for the season, cannot wait. Call into le pub Irlandais any evening for a pint of the local brew.

Port Du Soleil is great, and from Morzine, if the conditions aren't great down in the village, you can get up to nearby Avoriaz easily where the terrain is nice and steep, the pistes wide and fast, and the parks are unreal. Check out "the stash" wood freestyle park through the trees, where all the features are made from wood. They still hurt when you fall on them unfortunately.

Mitch Buchannon

Im off to Chamonix for a week in March. I have a wedding to attend over there during the week so that should be class. Im also hoping to get a week over there in January too. I cant beileve this will be 7 years (3 weeks each season) in a row to Cham. You may have gathered I love the place

opinion guy

Nothing planned yet...but then I'm always very last minute about these things typically deciding a week before

oxysept

Planning a big trip, a two parter - Alta Utah for 5 days and Banff Canada for 7 days during February

Fattes

Planning a big trip, a two parter - Alta Utah for 5 days and Banff Canada for 7 days during February

Wrap up warm -30 to -45 is not uncommon in Banff at that time of the year!!! If you are going to Banff make sure you hit kicking horse and ask for Skippy (Jeff Langer) at Lake Louise.

olaola

thebigmc wrote: »

I'm off to Les Gets for the season, cannot wait. Call into le pub Irlandais any evening for a pint of the local brew.

Port Du Soleil is great, and from Morzine, if the conditions aren't great down in the village, you can get up to nearby Avoriaz easily where the terrain is nice and steep, the pistes wide and fast, and the parks are unreal. Check out "the stash" wood freestyle park through the trees, where all the features are made from wood. They still hurt when you fall on them unfortunately.

Fantastic! Will do - really looking forward to it. Slightly worried about the temperature at the moment, everywhere is so warm! It needs to get cold... fast!

fct

Ellmau on Jan 7th
Söll on Feb 4th

BArra

Arinsal, Andorra
18th to 25th March 2012

dublingaa

livigno Italy 28th to 4th of Feb whohoooooooooooooooooo can not wait

Sterling Archer

Soll on Feb 4th, first trip, can't wait

oxysept

Fattes wrote: »

Wrap up warm -30 to -45 is not uncommon in Banff at that time of the year!!! If you are going to Banff make sure you hit kicking horse and ask for Skippy (Jeff Langer) at Lake Louise.

yup been at both before - I really do love that cold - when your breath crystallizes :eek: - shared a bus ride back to town with Skippy a few years ago - legend.:cool:

stevire

Heading to St.Johann in January! First time so going to hit the slopes in Kilternan for a practice. Thinking of sticking with snowboarding rather than skiing as I have decent experience in board sports!

Any advice for St.Johann or snowboarding is welcome!!

COUCH WARRIOR

Off to St Anton from 26th Dec to 2nd of Jan, snowboarding

gavinwavin

happo wrote: »

Keep us updated on how your season goes please. I am thinking of going there in 2012/2013. The footage in Art of Flight from Revelstoke looks insane.

I am hoping to go to Japan this season. Maybe Niesko or Hakuba.

Opening weekend done just there. 2 of the best days riding I've done (not that I'm that experienced, have done 2 weeks in Austria and one in Italy a few years ago.)

Everything I've heard, seen or read about the place seems to be true, and I haven't even scratched the surface yet. The snow has been brilliant even though it hasn't snowed since Saturday. Sunday was the most perfect bluebird day and there was still enough untracked powdery runs and spots. Just class. Will report back when I start to get used to the place.

robinph

Just booked for Soll on the 7th Jan.

Now just need some snow to cover the brown slopes I can currently see on the webcams.

Fattes

Just booked for Soll on the 7th Jan.

Now just need some snow to cover the brown slopes I can currently see on the webcams.

You are clinically insane!!! Big risk considering the current conditions. I see limited piste and slush in your future

I shall do a snow dance for you

robinph

Yep, bit of a risk. But I've got four weeks for them to have a decent cold spell and all should be good. It's snowing on the little hills of Scotland at the moment, can't take much more for those big hills in the Alps to get a bit now.

neilthefunkeone

Pas de la Casa 7th feb..

Third time now.. Seems to always be the only trip on offer when im not sorting my own trip!

a148pro

robinph wrote: »

It's snowing on the little hills of Scotland at the moment, can't take much more for those big hills in the Alps to get a bit now.

It seems to snowing in almost every resort at the moment and bucketting in parts of the Alps. A LOT of snow also forecast over the next week too.

a148pro

Linky: http://www.welove2ski.com/jsp/index.jsp?lnk=530&id=139

Rowley Birkin QC

Anyone been to Paganella?

Looking at going there in January.

olaola

a148pro wrote: »

Linky: http://www.welove2ski.com/jsp/index.jsp?lnk=530&id=139

I'm SOOO EXCITED!! I look at the snow forecast every night (they've a decent app btw www.snow-forecast.com) and I got very giddy when I saw the snow falling!!

robinph

Fattes wrote: »

I shall do a snow dance for you

That seems to have worked, thanks.

Don't suppose you videoed the dance so we can see the proper technique for dancing to please the snow gods?

Mountain_Surfer

Its been snowing heavily and non stop for days here in Val' dIsere. Good chance they are going to shut the road out from Val to Le Fornet where we are due to avalanche risk. Its supposed to be sunny tomorrow which will mean an epic powder day!

Fattes

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Originally Posted by Fattes
I shall do a snow dance for you

That seems to have worked, thanks.

Don't suppose you videoed the dance so we can see the proper technique for dancing to please the snow gods?

Yes but it involves a level of Nudity that is not suitable for Boards.ie

sallymomo

Heading to little Limone Piemonte on Jan 29th...
Well, that was the plan but 2 factors might stop it, lack of the white stuff and wife was admitted to hospital on Sat with a clot on her lung! May not be able to travel..
I hope the rest of you get loads of snow and have good times!!

Lithinous

MORZINE IN FEBRUARY MID-TERM!!!!

Can't wait!!! but it's a long time to go.:mad::mad:!!!