Espace Killy opening weekend

Has anyone skied the opening weekend in previous years? How's the
snow/amount of runs been?

regards,

greg

On Mon, 22 Sep 2003 10:37:11 GMT, Greg Hilton wrote:

Has anyone skied the opening weekend in previous years? How's the
snow/amount of runs been?

Yes, every year for several years, and the closing weekend as well.
Snow's fines as a rule, but who can tell? The amount of runs is just
fine, the Tignes side is not as open as it could be generally,
normally the links to Val are fine and the Motte is open but nothing
else. I find this annoying, they charge normal rates (OK, last seasons
generally) and close, what, 20% of the area ?

29th Nov this year but I guess you knew that.


regards,

greg

--
Yeah, because you never know when the value of 2^15 will change and
you have to go through all your code fixing it.
-- Paul Tomblin

"Ian Spare" wrote in message
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On Mon, 22 Sep 2003 10:37:11 GMT, Greg Hilton wrote:

Has anyone skied the opening weekend in previous years? How's the
snow/amount of runs been?

Yes, every year for several years, and the closing weekend as well.

Mebbe see you on the slopes then, we'll be there, all being well.

Pete
www.grasski.org

On Mon, 22 Sep 2003 14:01:46 +0200, "PG"
wrote:


"Ian Spare" wrote in message
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On Mon, 22 Sep 2003 10:37:11 GMT, Greg Hilton wrote:

Has anyone skied the opening weekend in previous years? How's the
snow/amount of runs been?

Yes, every year for several years, and the closing weekend as well.

Mebbe see you on the slopes then, we'll be there, all being well.

Sure thing, I was just thinking about it actually, I'm thinking of
taking a long weekend if the snow's any good and this summer ever
ends. Still, I'm sure it'll be better than a poke in the eye etc.

Ian
--
Yeah, because you never know when the value of 2^15 will change and
you have to go through all your code fixing it.
-- Paul Tomblin

PG wrote:

Mebbe see you on the slopes then, we'll be there, all being well.


Bet you are glad you didn't move into one of those empty chalet's in
Grand Bornand. I see one of the reasons for the mechanic guy has
allegedly given for killing 5 members of the Flactif family was that
their daughter was a very successful skier and was beating all the local
kids in competitions. Oh that and Monsieur Flactif's lucrative business
selling chalets to English tourists.

david

"David Off" wrote in message
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PG wrote:

Mebbe see you on the slopes then, we'll be there, all being well.


Bet you are glad you didn't move into one of those empty chalet's in
Grand Bornand. I see one of the reasons for the mechanic guy has
allegedly given for killing 5 members of the Flactif family was that
their daughter was a very successful skier and was beating all the
local
kids in competitions. Oh that and Monsieur Flactif's lucrative
business
selling chalets to English tourists.


The younger daughter had potential. She was at the Nationals (Coq d'Or)
with mine in Alpe d'Huez, just a couple of months before the family
disappeared. Horrific.

And selling chalets to the Brits... funny you should mention that ....

Pete

PG wrote:

The younger daughter had potential. She was at the Nationals (Coq d'Or)
with mine in Alpe d'Huez, just a couple of months before the family
disappeared. Horrific.

I remember you were at l'alpe d'Huez. Laetitia Flactif is the daughter
who was talented at skiing and had aroused some jealousy amongst the locals.

There is a haunting picture in Paris Match of the parents and kids in
their ski gear at Grand Bornand.

Can you imagine? Killing the whole family and dumping their bodies in a
ravine then moving in to one of their chalets? Shocking. I should
mention that the alleged murderer (I think he has admitted it) is not
from Grand Bornard but from the North. But apparently, like an Agatha
Christie novel, the police had no shortage of locals who were in the frame.

With land prices doubling over the last couple of years you can maybe
understand that this arouses strong passions when outsiders move into a
fairly closed mountain community.