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Forum: European Ski Resorts January 4th 08, 12:28 PM Posted to rec.skiing.resorts.europe
Replies: 27
Views: 8,332
Posted By John Wilcock
French speed cams

Champ wrote:
So why would you care about French speed cameras?

You may not... but you get still caught on a hand-held roadside speed-cam

I don't think there's any such thing as a...
Forum: European Ski Resorts December 18th 07, 12:36 PM Posted to rec.skiing.resorts.europe
Replies: 23
Views: 10,434
Posted By John Wilcock
where to stay in arc1800

Skywalker wrote:
Do we have an alternative solution apart of the bus ? Maybe train from
Geneva train station to Les Arcs ?

This is possible in theory (Geneva airport shuttle train to Geneva main...
Forum: European Ski Resorts October 24th 07, 11:47 AM Posted to rec.skiing.resorts.europe
Replies: 2
Views: 2,719
Posted By John Wilcock
Snow for Southern Alps tomorrow?

Roger Moss wrote:
Meteo France is forecasting snowfalls 'above 1800m' for the Alpes du Sud
tomorrow (Thur) - Isola 2000 webcam images already show a reasonable
coverage, and temperatures here...
Forum: European Ski Resorts October 3rd 07, 10:06 AM Posted to rec.skiing.resorts.europe
Replies: 16
Views: 7,029
Posted By John Wilcock
Driving via Lyon (was best transfer geneva to Arc2000 for 11people?)

Matt T wrote:
On 3 Oct, 08:31, Ace wrote:
No traffic to speak off doing the Frangy route. Went down
the A39 from Dijon missing Dijon, Chalon, Macon and Lyon and lots...
Forum: European Ski Resorts July 5th 07, 06:30 AM Posted to rec.skiing.resorts.europe
Replies: 3
Views: 3,084
Posted By John Wilcock
Snow in Val Thorens

wrote:
http://livecam.valthorens.com/

There's snow in Val Thorens in July! This seems crazy to me. Though
the weather has certainly been freaky over here in the UK...
Forum: European Ski Resorts January 23rd 07, 11:10 AM Posted to rec.skiing.resorts.europe
Replies: 156
Views: 44,816
Posted By John Wilcock
Stupid helmet question ...

pg wrote:
The issue is whether wearing a
helmet alone 'significantly' affects the extra risks one would be
inclined to take

Stepping in again to try to lighten up this thread, it has...
Forum: European Ski Resorts January 22nd 07, 01:18 PM Posted to rec.skiing.resorts.europe
Replies: 156
Views: 44,816
Posted By John Wilcock
Stupid helmet question ...

Pip Luscher wrote:
Then again, perhaps wearing a blonde wig on the slopes might actually be
the best risk reduction method? We'd need lots of statistical data to be
sure of course,...
Forum: European Ski Resorts January 22nd 07, 12:54 PM Posted to rec.skiing.resorts.europe
Replies: 156
Views: 44,816
Posted By John Wilcock
Stupid helmet question ...

Mike Clark wrote:
For example in cycling it has been demonstrated that changing the way
you cycle and also your appearance can alter the amount of clearance
that car drivers give you when they...
Forum: European Ski Resorts November 16th 06, 12:09 PM Posted to rec.skiing.resorts.europe
Replies: 7
Views: 2,896
Posted By John Wilcock
Annecy area...

cupra wrote:
The place is called Talloires - as we'll be driving, a tour of all the
smaller areas would be on the cards.....

Talloires is on the east bank of Annecy lake, so you would have...
Forum: European Ski Resorts November 8th 06, 07:58 AM Posted to rec.skiing.resorts.europe
Replies: 30
Views: 9,075
Posted By John Wilcock
Tignes bootfitter

pg wrote:
| But yes, even ten years back, it was quite well known that they'd do
| this, which, I believe, gave rise to the myth that you could be timed
| between the péage stations, as it was...
Forum: European Ski Resorts November 7th 06, 09:53 AM Posted to rec.skiing.resorts.europe
Replies: 30
Views: 9,075
Posted By John Wilcock
Tignes bootfitter

Ace wrote:
On Tue, 7 Nov 2006 11:26:07 +0100, "pg" wrote:
There have been a few mobile speed traps along the N75 this past month -
one on the Tignes-bound side of the...
Forum: European Ski Resorts October 31st 06, 01:22 PM Posted to rec.skiing.resorts.europe
Replies: 9
Views: 6,929
Posted By John Wilcock
Getting to Geneva Airport without buying a Vignette

Ace wrote:
The problem is simply that if you follow signs for the airport it'll
likely take you back onto the motorway, which you're wanting to avoid
with no vignette.

True, if you follow...
Forum: European Ski Resorts October 23rd 06, 11:46 AM Posted to rec.skiing.resorts.europe
Replies: 9
Views: 6,929
Posted By John Wilcock
Getting to Geneva Airport without buying a Vignette

MoonMan wrote:
In February I am going to have to collect some people from Geneva airport on
a Sunday night. I will be coming from courmeyeur and as this will be my only
trip into Switzerland...
Forum: European Ski Resorts October 19th 06, 03:49 PM Posted to rec.skiing.resorts.europe
Replies: 8
Views: 3,080
Posted By John Wilcock
airport transfer from lyon to flaine

nati-spam wrote:
I keep reading about these cheap flights to Geneva but I never seam to
be able to find them. Am I missing something? Is there something else
other than looking at the...
Forum: European Ski Resorts October 19th 06, 01:16 PM Posted to rec.skiing.resorts.europe
Replies: 8
Views: 3,080
Posted By John Wilcock
airport transfer from lyon to flaine

Roger Moss wrote:
"john elgy" wrote in message
...
I have booked a chalet in Flaine for the first week in January and...
Forum: European Ski Resorts September 15th 06, 01:15 PM Posted to rec.skiing.resorts.europe
Replies: 10
Views: 3,900
Posted By John Wilcock
B St M from Geneva - rent frnch or Swiss side?

SteveH wrote:
I'm not sure why you say the Swiss side gives easier access - they are
not very far apart. For Cham I would drive through Geneva from either
side of the airport and pick up the...
Forum: European Ski Resorts September 13th 06, 03:17 PM Posted to uk.rec.motorcycles,rec.skiing.resorts.europe
Replies: 250
Views: 46,501
Posted By John Wilcock
What happened (long)

Champ wrote:
Ace had two choices - stand the bike up and brake as hard as possible
in a straightline, or throw the bike in. If he'd taken the latter
approach, he'd probably have had a...
Forum: European Ski Resorts July 5th 06, 08:20 AM Posted to rec.skiing.resorts.europe
Replies: 6
Views: 2,324
Posted By John Wilcock
Les Sept Laux & Belledonne ?

Edi wrote:
Does anyone have any skiing experiences/knowledge of the resorts east of
Grenoble in the Belledonne range.

I am thinking of Les Sept Laux, Allevard and Chamrousse. Have you...
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