Season 14/15 Banter thread

neilthefunkeone · 07-01-2015 10:42am

a148pro wrote: »

Sorry lads, can't talk, have to go skiing

Pics or it didn't happen!

cormee · 07-01-2015 11:53am

Rew wrote: »

Les Arcs in 10 days getting itchy snow feet now...

Same here, Les Arcs 1950, from next Saturday (17th) for a week.

Am rather excited.

Rew · 07-01-2015 12:12pm

cormee wrote: »

Same here, Les Arcs 1950, from next Saturday (17th) for a week.

Am rather excited.

Were staying down in Valandry near the lift to La Plagne.

Ill probably see you in the airport so!! We are on Aer Lingus at 06:50am... :eek:

cormee · 07-01-2015 12:23pm

Rew wrote: »

Were staying down in Valandry near the lift to La Plagne.

Ill probably see you in the airport so!! We are on Aer Lingus at 06:50am... :eek:

Dear God, no. We're getting the 1pm flight to Lyon. Far more civilised, and avoiding Geneva Airport. So it's a win-win.

Rew · 07-01-2015 12:26pm

cormee wrote: »

Dear God, no. We're getting the 1pm flight to Lyon. Far more civilised, and avoiding Geneva Airport. So it's a win-win.

Yeah we are going to Lyon as well, i plan on sleeping on the plane and on the transfer.

Have you looked at doing any of the other stuff there? (paragliding, bobsleigh, ice climbing etc) There is quite a bit on offer.

cormee · 07-01-2015 12:37pm

Rew wrote: »

Yeah we are going to Lyon as well, i plan on sleeping on the plane and on the transfer.

Have you looked at doing any of the other stuff there? (paragliding, bobsleigh, ice climbing etc) There is quite a bit on offer.

No, it will be just boarding - have to make the most of the time! The only thing I've scheduled in is that long black/red, the Aiguille Rouge.

Rew · 07-01-2015 12:47pm

cormee wrote: »

No, it will be just boarding - have to make the most of the time! The only thing I've scheduled in is that long black/red, the Aiguille Rouge.

Yeah that looks like a great run. They do night time stuff in the rodeo park that looks like good craic and there are options for first tracks (up the lifts with the staff) and dinner at the top and board/ski down at night which also look worth checking out.

Thinking of giving the ice climbing a go:
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cormee · 07-01-2015 1:00pm

Rew wrote: »

Yeah that looks like a great run. They do night time stuff in the rodeo park that looks like good craic and there are options for first tracks (up the lifts with the staff) and dinner at the top and board/ski down at night which also look worth checking out.

Thinking of giving the ice climbing a go:

Looks like something out of War of the Worlds.

What's that about the dinner at the top then boarding down later, do you have a link with more information? That would definitely be of interest to me.

AlternateID · 07-01-2015 1:12pm

Fear of heights be damned. I so want to do this.

granty1987 · 07-01-2015 1:24pm

This January I'm ditching Europe for two weeks in Whistler with a few of the lads!

Hardest part? trying to decide which snowboards to bring.. Hopefully a decent bit of pow as going Catboarding is on the cards if the conditions are right

The 17th can't come soon enough

cormee · 07-01-2015 1:32pm

granty1987 wrote: »

This January I'm ditching Europe for two weeks in Whistler with a few of the lads!

Hardest part? trying to decide which snowboards to bring.. Hopefully a decent bit of pow as going Catboarding is on the cards if the conditions are right

The 17th can't come soon enough

Catboarding? Googled that and all I got was videos of cats in shelters.

cormee · 07-01-2015 1:33pm

AlternateID wrote: »

Fear of heights be damned. I so want to do this.

OK, that looks mental.

fmlarnapairce · 07-01-2015 1:44pm

AlternateID wrote: »

Fear of heights be damned. I so want to do this.

I would never bungee but i'd consider that for some reason that I cannot explain

AlternateID · 07-01-2015 1:46pm

cormee wrote: »

Catboarding? Googled that and all I got was videos of cats in shelters.

That's funny.

Northern Monkey · 07-01-2015 2:10pm

Rew wrote: »

Yeah we are going to Lyon as well, i plan on sleeping on the plane and on the transfer.

Have you looked at doing any of the other stuff there? (paragliding, bobsleigh, ice climbing etc) There is quite a bit on offer.

I did the bobsleigh. Do it in the evening and you don't miss any skiing. Its over pretty quickly, but I enjoyed it.

granty1987 · 07-01-2015 2:22pm

cormee wrote: »

Catboarding? Googled that and all I got was videos of cats in shelters.

Its Catskiing but with a snowboard - the cheaper cousin of Heliskiing but using a pistegroomer/schoolbus (aka a Cat)

Basically a big old private mountain with heaps of snow and no chairlifts

http://powdermountaincatskiing.com/

Rew · 07-01-2015 2:41pm

Northern Monkey wrote: »

I did the bobsleigh. Do it in the evening and you don't miss any skiing. Its over pretty quickly, but I enjoyed it.

Its only open in the evening, may not be able to anyway taxi back to Les Arcs is €80 I belive

Rew · 07-01-2015 3:00pm

cormee wrote: »

Looks like something out of War of the Worlds.

What's that about the dinner at the top then boarding down later, do you have a link with more information? That would definitely be of interest to me.

Actually that dinner thing may only be La Plagne, there is some night skiing in Les Arcs

First tracks could be worth it:

http://www.paradiski.com/en/paradiski-experiences/first-tracks/

flikflak · 07-01-2015 5:29pm

Can only get away for a few days this year so heading to the Brembo ski area in Italy at the end of March. A few days is better than nothing I suppose!

cormee · 07-01-2015 6:10pm

Booked my second trip today, Chamonix for a long weekend in early March. Yay!

man_no_plan · 07-01-2015 7:45pm

Dolomites in Feb, countdown on... Thinking of Sierra Nevada at Easter, end of march this year so not too late ðŸ˜Š

Fattes · 07-01-2015 7:54pm

man_no_plan wrote: »

Dolomites in Feb, countdown on... Thinking of Sierra Nevada at Easter, end of march this year so not too late ðŸ˜Š

When is Easter, because from Mid March on Sierra Nevada closes a lot due to weather

Northern Monkey · 07-01-2015 8:10pm

Crystal forecasting 77cms of snow for Chamonix in the next 7 days

http://www.crystalski.ie/snow-reports/forecast-most-snow/

Snow-forecast 20cms

http://www.snow-forecast.com/resorts/Chamonix/6day/top

Do you trust the travel agent or the weather site?

Fattes · 07-01-2015 9:19pm

Northern Monkey wrote: »

Crystal forecasting 77cms of snow for Chamonix in the next 7 days

http://www.crystalski.ie/snow-reports/forecast-most-snow/

Snow-forecast 20cms

http://www.snow-forecast.com/resorts/Chamonix/6day/top

Do you trust the travel agent or the weather site?

Weather site!

Even then it might be less, all of that 20cm is above 1,700 meters! But better than nothing

Fattes · 08-01-2015 12:23pm

Fine morning

neilthefunkeone · 08-01-2015 12:26pm

Need this work week to be over... Tignes on Saturday!!!

AlternateID · 08-01-2015 12:32pm

neilthefunkeone wrote: »

Need this work week to be over... Tignes on Saturday!!!

I want to see video of you ski/snowboard bungee while there.

neilthefunkeone · 08-01-2015 2:44pm

AlternateID wrote: »

I want to see video of you ski/snowboard bungee while there.

This?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqCCE2ttKzY

AlternateID · 08-01-2015 3:04pm

Yup. That's the one.

neilthefunkeone · 08-01-2015 3:21pm

On it.. That looks class!!

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