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Les Gets - information
Hi all
Just got back from 3 glorious days in Les Gets the last two in beautiful sunshine with the most perfect snow, no lift queues and half empty pistes, for anyone going a few bits of info for you. Accommodation: Hotel Chamois - www.skiepm.com Being run for the first time this year by Tim and the rest of his team of Brits - the rooms are typical ski accommodation, but who cares about that, its only where you sleep ! - but clean, warm and cosy. The staff were great and very helpful and really added to the atmosphere of the place. The highlight however was the food - we were half board, and our expectations for a British run two star hotel were not high, half expecting standard chicken and chips fare, how wrong we were, the food was gorgeous, beautifully presented and would have graced a 5 star hotel. 75 euros PP a night is not the cheapest hotel in Les Gets but the quality of the food and the staff made it worth every penny, we will certainly be going back Ski School - It was my wife's first time skiing, only really going because of my love for it and to stop me nagging ! she was very nervous about skiing and horrified at the prospect of spending most of the day falling over. We booked her some private lessons with Tim Scott, who has lived in Les Gets of the last 14 years, teaching adults and children for the last 10, he was just fantastic, his calm laid back attitude, allowed Karen to be far less nervous, with his help she only had a couple of tumbles and was happily coming down blues in complete control, given that her first two hour lesson was in heavy snow fall with no visability, its a mark of just how good Tim was, and Karen of course ! I also had a couple of hours with Tim, after having no lessons for some 7 or 8 years, and will never discount the value of coaching again - he made a dramatic difference to my style and confidence, again his calm and clear instruction made it easy to pick up on what he was telling me. I would recommend him to anyone and look forward to more instruction next season. Tim can be contacted at http://www.skischool.co.uk Ski Hire - we had a bit of a nightmare first day, the hire shop we were given a discount voucher to - it was called 'Desire' was not good, the person sorting out the equipment could not really speak any English and the gear was poor - last or the season before ski's. My wife had to go through 5 sets of boots - all which looked very well used - to find one that would do up correctly and comfortably around her calf's, almost embarrassed by not being able to find one that fitted ok, she just accepted the first pair that would do up - this resulted in a lot of pain and a very uncomfortable first afternoon on the piste and could of put her off for good. We decided to just try another shop to see if they had anything more comfortable, the difference in everything was quite dramatic - firstly the ski technician spoke good English, when we explained the problem, he instantly knew the solution, ignoring every pair of boots on the racks bar one particular model, Salomon Verse, he removed and adjusted clips until he got the perfect fit, there was no struggling to do up the boot and Karen said it was like wearing a pair of slippers, each time we walked in he continued to check that the fit was ok and there were no problems. The ski's were brand new, neither mine nor Karen's had even seen snow before, Karen's being specific Rossignol women's ski's rather than a set of unisex skis from the previous shop, and again the ski tech almost insisted that she had ski's some 10cm shorter than the other shop as it was her first time. The hire shop is Michaud Sports, right in the centre of the resort, www.michaud-sports-skiset.com Bars - I have been to Les Gets a few times now and still love the Canadian Bar to chill in after a day on the piste, great atmosphere, great furry stools and great music. Well hope that helps someone |
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Thanks Steve for that
I am off with my 2 teannagers in a weeks time to Les Gets driving down We are already booked in so hotels dont matter Ski lessons etc as well as shops help Mike |
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Mike
No problem, glad it is of some use. You will have a fantastic time, I see they have another dump of snow forecast this weekend, I am jealous already ! Can't recomend Tim Scott or the Michaud sports for the hire enough. Been there a few times over the last few years so anything else you want to know just ask ! Think you should stick me in the boot and take me with you Steve "Mike Taylor" wrote in message ... Thanks Steve for that I am off with my 2 teannagers in a weeks time to Les Gets driving down We are already booked in so hotels dont matter Ski lessons etc as well as shops help Mike |
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Steve
I tried mailing direct but it bounced Mail me please Mike |
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"steve a" wrote in message
... great furry stools Mouldy logs? Ewwww |
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