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Old 28-11-2006, 06:55 PM
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Default Skiing France/Switzerland ,Portes Du Soleil

Heading to Avoriaz in january, was a bit dodgy about going (i didnt book it) as id never heard of the place. but after checking it out the place looks quite exellent.

anyone ever been there or the other resorts in the portes du soleil area. Whats it like.
Have access to them all via the slopes.
France in the morning, switzerland in the afternoon. should be a huge variety of pistes.


Champéry
Morgins
Abondance
Avoriaz
Val d'IlliezLes
Crosets
La Chapelle d'Abondance
Châtel
Les Gets
Champoussin
Torgon
Montriond
Morzine
Saint-Jean d'Aulps
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Old 28-11-2006, 09:05 PM
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aldi selling all ski stuff thursday.
have nearly everything. buddy went to the last aldi ski sale at 10 am, everything gone.

youd nearly have to camp overnight
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Old 28-11-2006, 09:32 PM
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I got my ski jacket and salopettes in Aldi last year and they were great, really warm and totally water proof, those 2 fleeces and some thermals all for 80 euro..

If everything is gone and your looking for cheap but good Ski geat, TK-MAX is really good also, friend got helly hanson suit there last week for 90 euro, not bad going.

BTY has anyone been to Meyrhofen?? going in feb, would like to know what its like??
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Old 28-11-2006, 09:36 PM
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I got my ski jacket and salopettes in Aldi last year and they were great, really warm and totally water proof, those 2 fleeces and some thermals all for 80 euro..

If everything is gone and your looking for cheap but good Ski geat, TK-MAX is really good also, friend got helly hanson suit there last week for 90 euro, not bad going.

BTY has anyone been to Meyrhofen?? going in feb, would like to know what its like??
its one of the top resorts in europe.
plus its in austria, you cant go wrong there, possibly the worlds best country for skiing
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Old 28-11-2006, 09:40 PM
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its one of the top resorts in europe.
plus its in austria, you cant go wrong there, possibly the worlds best country for skiing
Tnks.

Most of what i had head was really positive, but i also heard that the instruction wasn't the best for intermdeiate skiers like myself (only 3rd time)

sure will have the craic anyway, as i believe apres ski is rather good.
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Old 28-11-2006, 09:44 PM
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Tnks.

Most of what i had head was really positive, but i also heard that the instruction wasn't the best for intermdeiate skiers like myself (only 3rd time)

sure will have the craic anyway, as i believe apres ski is rather good.
whay are you getting instruction.

im not bothering this time, just going to take it easy the first day.
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Old 28-11-2006, 09:58 PM
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whay are you getting instruction.

im not bothering this time, just going to take it easy the first day.
I still need instruction, have balls of steel and would happily point the ski's and bomb down any slope, but my technique is total crap and would like to sort it out.

There is a group of us who go every year and i would be the least experienced so want to improve to keep up with them....
Still love it though, even if i am shite.
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