Off topic, but it's quiet... I'd like to do this kind of motorbike, sunny day, dry road with walls of snow either side thing. I'd always...

I'm going to Utah for 2wks in March and want to take advantage of the USD/GBP exchange rate by buying new ski & board gear: Rossignol B2/Fritschi...

Hi all Taking family skiing this yr. Looking forward except 4 trip - i decided to drive! I enjoy driving so it seemed like a good idea at time. Now...

Hello! I am going to Val D'Isere in March and was planning on beginning and ending my trip in Paris. I am likely going to take the TGV down...

I didn't think tumbleweed was an Alpine phenomenon. Quiet in here this year, isn't it? -- -Pip

The Alps are small compared to the Rockies. -- Dymphna Message Origin: TRAVEL.com

I am in the process of planning my first Ski trip to Courchevel in the French Alps this winter. I have come across this great holiday planning...

The US resorts tend to use skiable area as a measure of the size of the resort, making it difficult to compare with the length of runs used by almost...

Anyone on here remember the short Scorpion ski, late 70's early 80's - I seem to recall quite a lot of hype over them when launced, but want to know...

(x-posted to ukrm in case no-one uses the ski groups any longer) With great sadness I think I'm going to have to give up my old X-Screams. The...

Prompted by a previous post, what do people think about skiing helmets? On my last couple of trips to N America helmet use by adults seems to...

On French TV, a few nights ago, and fascoinating because it took the resort I'm presently in (Montgenevre) as its yardstick. MG has recently added...

Anyone know if anything has changed re sharing driver info across borders recently ? I was flashed a couple of weeks ago in France doing just over...

Well here we are at the height of the skiing season in Europe and this group has very few messages whereas it used to be a caldron of topics and...

Have just had my 2nd weeks skiing this season (Feb in Chamonix - superb, April in Scotland - Nevis - excellent fresh snow, very lucky!), and have...

Skiied the weekend at Saas Fee and thought I'd report back on conditions. Clear skies were the order of the day (and nights) throughout,...

where should I look for a last minute deal 7days for a cheap ski holiday inc transfer lift pass and somewhere to hire skis and lessons for beginers...

Have skis got longer again? I have been using 165-168cm skis for the past few years and I find this length very good. - I don't normally cross...

On Mon, 22 Jan 2007 09:47:26 +0000, Champ wrote: On Mon, 22 Jan 2007 09:38:07 +0100, Ace wrote: On Fri,...

I have found that the French have done an amazing job of keeping the pistes open at 3 Valleys despite the lack of real snow. On lower slopes I was...