Ski weekend, Ischgl/Sölden, 3/5.Dec.2004

I just noticed this thread

ski test thread

and want to go! Who would like to come with ? My car is dead right now, but there must be some way of getting there.

I picked out Söllden because it has guaranteed snow, nice big wide runs for warming up at the start of the season, and steaming nightlife.

Ischgl is another option, with the € 10 offer for 2 days' ski hire to test out gear. Also supposed to be a fab resort both for skiing, boarding and nightlife, and I've never made it there yet.

So, if you want to come, poll me! And if you have transport please let me know too

JB

Alternative weekend: Söllden 26/27.Nov.2004

i would love to come but am not allowed to ski

Ischgl is a great resort - probably my favourite on balance, although even higher male percentage than the average ski resort (which might suit you of course!).

I got a mate flying into Salzburg from 10th to 14th to come boarding and tempted to go to Ischgl or Zell am See, if anyone else is also around. I have a Rav4.

I will be boarding with a load of mates (9 of us) in Ischgl over the same weekend so it would be great to have some TT'ers along aswell.
Unfortunately car space is all booked out.

We went to Ischgl same time last year and had a great time. The conditions were great, the slopes were really well prep'd and plenty of snow.
The night life was fab aswell. Its not peak season this time of year so a little 'quiter' than normal but thats probably a good thing.

So come on you guys vote for Ischgl.

I would really like to learn to snowboard. So if any other beginners will be going, I'd love to go (as I dont want to embarrass myself alone).

@JB- I'd be up for this.. can take 3 ppl..free fuel too
Flexible on number of days...

Am a beginner snowboarder... done 1.5 days so far... welcome slow company

Hi,
This sounds great. I can take up to 4 people tight fit:)

OK, just to confuse everyone I'm going to repeat this thread but with the weekend before, as a few people mentioned over the weekend that they can't come on the 4th...

Archie, where are you staying? Do you think there's any accommodation free still?

I would like to go and I am also a beginner. I am quite flexible with the dates.

This is just the excuse I need to get back on the slopes. Count me in for whatever.

OK, so this is looking pretty good.

I have a double room, a flat for 3 people, and 3 beds where Archie is stying, that's 8 beds and 2 cars.

So far the following have written, PLEASE CONFIRM or CANCEL, HERE OR BY PM:
me
Shaggy
Countrygirl
Mbangura
studentoflife
Eric the Hamster
DrivinWest

(plus of course 9 people with Archie's group, that'll be plenty!!)

So there is 1 space free, more if one of the above drops out.

JB

accommodation should be about EUR 35-40 per night, and ski hire is EUR 10 for both days with Sport Scheck (although not recommended for beginners as you have to change skis every hour with the test deal)

I'm in...although buggered my shoulder again boarding so will be on ski's.

I mixed up countrygirl, she's coming the week before, so 2 places free..

Yep I'll be going. Looking forward to my first ski trip. I'm sure i'll work something out with the ski rental even if it is not as cheap as that.

I'm in. Will probably ski also, but might be up for some boarding.

Yes, I am still in for the 3-5 Dec.

Ok, So Shaggy dropped out but StudentOfLife kindle offers to drive with snowboard rack.

So confirmed are

me
Hamster
Student
Parrothead

and we have one bed and one place in car free.

First come, first served!

am keen, very keen. just have to convince one Toytowner to let me come

Hey, I'm in... and I have a car, too!

if people need ski clothes tchibo are currently selling checp, good quality clothes

Also for women..

shhhh, don't tell them! We can't all be matching!

Oh and just for the record all places (plus Hahnsen) are taken, still trying to get an extra bed for you...

Ok, sorted. Archie has 9 beds, and so do we. The double goes to Arwen and Canuck, the rest of us are in appartments.

Car 1: Studentoflife
Eric the Hamster
Greg
JoolyBooly

Car 2: Hahnsen
Arwen
Canuck
Parrothead

In classic Booly fuck-up mode I managed to mis-count all the "will I, won't I" PMs, so i guess either DrivinWest is going to confirm once recovered from jetlag, or Johnny_who? is coming?? First come, first served.

*JB goes off to slap self for being silly wench*

I hope car 1 is a big car. Eric isn't really Hamster-sized and neither is Greg.

I want to come but no transport. Spoke to Archie who will see if there is a spare bed. Cannot ski but want to be there and get lessons there I was told.

thanks for organizing everything JB!!!

JB, thanks for organizing and squeezing me in!

no probs, thanks for driving!!!

OK, as PM'd Ravski gets the final bed. Hahnsen, how big is your car?! Big enough for a Ravski? I am hardly Hamster sized either, but apart from Canuck you have "normal" sized passengers...

are the cars big enough to get our stuff in - like skis?

ooh, I suggest we stick to PM. Just PMd you and Hahnsen. I know Studentof life has a snowboard wrack, don't know about skis. Ravski and Hamsterman are beginners and I'll be using the SportScheck rental offer (€10 for 2 days!) so we won't be taking skis.

Can studentoflife and hahnsen post to say how many people and bits of equipment they can take?

Everyone should also let me know when they could leave.

The plan would be as above, but I guess if some can leave at 3 and some not before 7 we'll have to split the cars differently (having seperated Canuck & Arwen at the hip, which may take several hours of surgery)

Car 1 that is me I have a ski/snowboard rack plus a rather large trunk area, so we should be fine.

Technically possible, but I'm bringing my skies and I don't know who else.

Thanks for squeezing me in.

Well, if StudentofLife has a rack, we could put the equipment from Car2 on Car1 and then I should be fine having one more passenger. What do you think?

If its a big deal I can get public transport.

i also have a roof box if required that will fit most roof bars (and roof bars but these will only fit my car)

see you in January Ravski, it'll takes you weeks!

that's fine. So, everyone send me you departure times and I'll allocate the cars, either car can take 5 so that's fine, we just need to get the gear from car 2 to car 1 before he leaves.

Do we have times / places where we are meeting?

no because neither driver has told me their plan (I know when Hahnsen can leave (i.e. "late") but not from where), and some passengers also haven't confirmed their departure times.

You are not helping Mommy Booly with this trip, kids!

It'll sort itself out.

So, the official munchkins are:

Ravski & Canuck (no departure time)
Studentoflife (no location or time)

If anyone knows Studentoflife, please let him know that he needs to return to planet earth so we can finalise the details. If he doesn't appear by Friday morning, I'll have to borrow a car from somewhere.

I'm leaving whenever Hahnsen is leaving...pretty obvious. Hahnsen's car has no official departure time (after 7pm is guaranteed) or place since we haven't got in touch with Studentoflife yet. The plan is to have Ravski go with him instead (if there is room) so we can put our skiis (3 pairs) in our (Hahnsens) car.

Just to clarify, nothing is "obvious" until people confirm when they can leave and if they are bringing skis or snowboards with them. If studentoflife leaves early and someone in his car is working late, we'll have to swap. Common sense.

But not everyone has replied, including the driver himself.

It should have been a simple request?!

OK, we were getting somewhere (the first car can leave early, studentoflife is alive!)..

but now Ravski and Johnny_who? are injured so we have a bed free.

Does anyone else want to come skiing?

Who else wants to come skiing this weekend in Ischgl? Snow is OK there and you can ski in both Austria and Switzerland as the ski areas are connected. Can't beat that, eh? I think 2 beds are free...

one bed is free, or 3 beds are free. I can cancel the double room, and there are spaces in the car (well.. that's if I can find a car...)

C'mon Jeeves...you know you want to...Think of fresh powder, fondue on the swiss side and weissbier on the Austrian side...MMMMmmm.

Hey Canuck how come you pick on me eh

Course I want to. Can't this weekend though.

but do you know a man who can?!

update... Lisa_e may come, Greg has disappeared, Archie's group has same problem of 3 drop-outs... possibly to share whole trip and solve our transport problem?... oh, the trials and tribulations of TT trips, it's like a bloody soap opera

so now you can start placing your votes on who breaks their leg first, etc...

I'm off to the doctor, will sort it out tomorrow morning! Nothing like Just-in-time planning

As I am now the only beginer i think the odds are stacked against me

hmm, my mum broke her arm on the first lift when I was teaching her! she knew how to stop, but decided not to... and rammed staright into a snowboarding instructor

believe me, I've been skiing way too long and waaaaay to badly without any accidents, my time is nigh...

Odds are it could be me...uh, oh. Hopefully it's an arm and not a leg!!!