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Muchos Thanx!
Thanx to everyone who replied to my post about travel to Courcheval, I've
now booked a nice and cheap coach! One other thing- better to hire snowboard/boots from home or there? What do you reckon? Chris REMOVE NOSPAMEVER TO REPLY |
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Muchos Thanx!
On Tue, 7 Oct 2003 17:23:08 +0000 (UTC), "Ginga Chris"
wrote: Thanx to everyone who replied to my post about travel to Courcheval, I've now booked a nice and cheap coach! One other thing- better to hire snowboard/boots from home or there? What do you reckon? Best to hire them there - you'll get more choice, possibly better rates and certainly less luggage to haul about! -- Ace (bruce dot rogers at roche dot com) Ski Club of Great Britain - http://www.skiclub.co.uk All opinions expressed are personal and in no way represent those of the Ski Club. |
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Muchos Thanx!
Ace wrote:
On Tue, 7 Oct 2003 17:23:08 +0000 (UTC), "Ginga Chris" wrote: Thanx to everyone who replied to my post about travel to Courcheval, I've now booked a nice and cheap coach! One other thing- better to hire snowboard/boots from home or there? What do you reckon? Best to hire them there - you'll get more choice, possibly better rates and certainly less luggage to haul about! To put a small counter to that argument, we hired at home the first year so we were straight out onto the slopes the first morning, no hanging around in queues waiting. Second year some hired out there as they didn't fancy lugging stuff around so everyone ended up hanging round anyway. -- James... http://www.jameshart.co.uk/ |
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Muchos Thanx!
In message , James Hart
writes o put a small counter to that argument, we hired at home the first year so we were straight out onto the slopes the first morning, no hanging around in queues waiting. Second year some hired out there as they didn't fancy lugging stuff around so everyone ended up hanging round anyway. This argument really gets on my tits. I have never been to a resort where the hire shops are open after the lifts. They are open at least one hour before and usually several. I suspect the problem is not one of hanging around but more one of "can't be arsed getting out of bed earlier." -- Pete Devlin (To email - press reply, remove Garbage Sifter) [{//////news03//////at\\\\\secondrow/////co\\\\\uk}] Lossiemouth RUFC http://www.lossiemouth-rufc.co.uk A hangover is the wrath of grapes. |
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Muchos Thanx!
Ta very much, any idea what I'll be looking at paying for a week's
board/boots hire end Jan/start Feb? I dont need anything too complex, I'm just a beginner on board Chris |
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Muchos Thanx!
Ta very much, any idea what I'll be looking at paying for a week's
board/boots hire end Jan/start Feb? I dont need anything too complex, I'm just a beginner on board About 60 euro for the boots and 80-120 for the board - maybe a little more since you will be in Courchevel... take a look at www.courchevel.com and check out the hire shops on the site. They should be able to tell you more. IMHO if you are going to keep going with snowboarding you are better off buying your own boots. 1. It will be cheaper in the long run 2. You can ensure that you get boots that really fit you and are therefore more comfortable. 3. Boot technology does not change as quickly as ski/board tech so they will 'last' longer. I had a pair of ski boots for about 7 years until I finally traded them in last season. They were expensive at the time but given that I got about 20 weeks skiing out of them in that time I would say they were a bargain... In that time skis have gone from long straight planks to short fat boards - to keep up with the trend I would have been buying different skis every year! |
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Muchos Thanx!
In message , pete devlin
This argument really gets on my tits. I have never been to a resort where the hire shops are open after the lifts. They are open at least one hour before and usually several. I suspect the problem is not one of hanging around but more one of "can't be arsed getting out of bed earlier." They're also open quite late in the evening. I'm not a morning person so if possible I like to do my queueing the day I arrive. The downside is sometimes having to take your kit back to the chalet and not play with it until tomorrow - I hate that! -- Sue ];( |
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