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  #31  
Old March 17th 09, 12:09 PM posted to rec.skiing.resorts.europe
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john elgy wrote:

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What are these feet things?


I assume they're what you put in your ski boots?
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  #32  
Old March 17th 09, 02:13 PM posted to rec.skiing.resorts.europe
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MoonMan wrote:
john elgy wrote:

MoonMan wrote:

Dymphna wrote:


The Alps are small compared to the Rockies.


But the resorts are so much smaller in the rockies! I'm just back
from "the biggest resort in the Rockies", Lake Louise and it has 10
lifts, how many lifts has Tigne for example got?



Lake Louise is indeed a tiny resort, but Whistler, (which IIRC is also
in the Rockies) is much larger and would consitute a mid sized resort,
such as Les Sept Laux, in Europe.

When I visited Lake Louise only 7 lifts were actually running. So you
did 43% better than me! If it did not have one of the most impressive
hotels in the world no one would have heard of Lake Louise.

As the other posters have pointed out teh number of runs mentioned at
Candadian resorts is a bit of a joke. To me it appears that if you are
skiing down a run and there is a tree in the middle of the piste then
the parts to the left and right will have different names and signage.

But it is different and it is fun - and you get plenty of time to read
on the bus.

John



Apparently Lake Louise is technicaly bigger than Whistler (According to RCR,
Lake Louise's operating company) the theory is that Lake Louise is one
resort whereas Whistler (Which is almost twice as big) is actually two
resorts, Whistler and Blackcomb each of which are smaller than Lake Louise.

We decided, once we had walked across the lake and looked back, that from a
distance the Château looks more like a prison than a hotel.


You clearly go to a better class of prison than me


Oh, and a warning, if you stay in Lake Louise, transfers to Sunshine are
only available on Sundays and Thursdays and Transfers to Norquay are only
available on Tuesdays and then only if you book at least two days in
advance.


  #33  
Old March 17th 09, 02:29 PM posted to rec.skiing.resorts.europe
Brian Mc
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john elgy wrote:
:
: Lake Louise is indeed a tiny resort, but Whistler, (which IIRC is also
: in the Rockies) is much larger and would consitute a mid sized resort,
: such as Les Sept Laux, in Europe.

Whistler is NOT in the Rockies! It is in the Coastal Mountain Range of BC!
  #34  
Old March 17th 09, 04:39 PM posted to rec.skiing.resorts.europe
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MoonMan;2919959 Wrote:
john elgy wrote:
Ace wrote:

On Mon, 16 Mar 2009 16:19:19 -0500, Dymphna
wrote:


Ok, I went and looked at the biggest in Montana - Big Sky - here

are
some stats.
Tried to get the pictures of different trails, but it doesn't seem
to want to post.

MOUNTAIN STATS
*Elevation*
Summit (Lone Peak) - 11,166 feet
Base (Mountain Village) - 7,500 feet
Base (Lone Moose) - 6,800 feet


So, less than 4500 ft, 1500m, of vertical. Not impressed.


*Ski Terrain*
3,812 acres - 150 named runs covering over 85 miles on three
separate mountains.


So, tiny then. Big resorts in the alps tend towards 500km of pistes,
that's to say 300 miles of groomed trails, and off-piste (ungroomed,
i.e. backcountry) runs aren't counted, even if they have a name.


*Slope Difficulty*
20% expert
40% advanced
26% intermediate
14% beginner


And?


*Longest Run*
Liberty Bowl to Mountain Mall - 6 miles


Hehe. You really think that's long?

Snipped the rest, as they're all irrelevant.

I'm not sure if you actually think you're trying to advertise your
local hills, but you are certainly doing a good job of coming across
as a bit of a fool, who's clearly no idea what skiing in Europe is
about.

What are these feet things?


The things on the end of your legs?

It was the system we still have and you through off. The English system
of measurement LOL


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  #35  
Old March 17th 09, 04:43 PM posted to rec.skiing.resorts.europe
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Jérémy;2919897 Wrote:
Dymphna wrote in
news
FACILITIES ON THE MOUNTAIN
- Central Reservations


Only relevant on two-way pistes, surely?

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I didn't make the transition between the URL's because I am trying to
adhere to the rules.


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  #36  
Old March 17th 09, 10:28 PM posted to rec.skiing.resorts.europe
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On Tue, 17 Mar 2009 11:35:10 +0000, john elgy
wrote:

What are these feet things?


Nature's own ski mounting points.

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  #37  
Old March 20th 09, 06:04 PM posted to rec.skiing.resorts.europe
Jorg
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On Tue, 17 Mar 2009 11:35:10 +0000, john elgy
wrote:

Ace wrote:



What are these feet things?


Not sure, think its a kind of boot warmer.
  #38  
Old March 24th 09, 01:27 PM posted to rec.skiing.resorts.europe
Ian Blake[_4_]
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On Mon, 16 Mar 2009 13:00:34 -0000, "MoonMan"
wrote:

Dymphna wrote:
The Alps are small compared to the Rockies.


But the resorts are so much smaller in the rockies! I'm just back from "the
biggest resort in the Rockies", Lake Louise and it has 10 lifts, how many
lifts has Tigne for example got?


Tignes lifts from memory

TK1 Claret (free)
TSD8 Bollin (free)/Fresse
TSD8 Tichot
TF3 Col Des Ves
TK1 Col Du Palet
TSD8 Grattalu
TSD8 Merles
TF4 Grand Huit
TF4 Aiguille Percee
TF3 Marais
TF4 Aiguille Rouge
TF2 Boisse (Replacement TC8 planned for 2006 but power cables still in the way)
TF4 Brevierre
TC6 Sache
TK1 Pitots (free)
TSD8 Chaudannes
TK1 Almes
TF4 Rosset (free)
2TK1 Lavachet(free)
TSD8 Palafour
TK1 Chardonnet
Funicular Grande Motte
TSD4 Lanches
TSD4 Vanoise
TF4 Liesse
TPH GrandeMotte
TK1 Combe Folle
TC8 Aeroski
TSD8 Paquis
TSD8 Tufs
TSD8 Tommeuses

31 I think. I have not included lifts used only for Summer ski nor baby lifts
nor magic carpets.
From top of TPH Grand Motte to bottom of Funicular about 4400ft drop.

Key
TSDn decoupling chair lift with n seats (fast moving, slow loading)
TFn fixed chair lift with n seats

And you do realise that you can ski freely between Tignes and Val d'Isere that
has its own set of lifts. 8 Day ski pass cost me 237 euros last week to update
my Pass Tignes. Cost my brother around 250 euros for new pass.
Time from Tignes Val Claret to centre of Val D'Isere less than half an hour.
(UpTufs, down Creux branch on to Edelwiess, up Marmottes Express, down Face)
From Val D'Isere centre about the same (Up L'Olympique, down OK to Folie Douce
then up Tommeuses and down Piste H)

http://www.tignes.net/plan-pistes.html
  #39  
Old May 13th 09, 02:13 PM posted to rec.skiing.resorts.europe
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Ace wrote:
wrote:



Ok, I went and looked at the biggest in Montana - Big Sky - here are
some stats.
Tried to get the pictures of different trails, but it doesn't seem to
want to post.

MOUNTAIN STATS
*Elevation*
Summit (Lone Peak) - 11,166 feet
Base (Mountain Village) - 7,500 feet
Base (Lone Moose) - 6,800 feet


So, less than 4500 ft, 1500m, of vertical. Not impressed.

*Ski Terrain*
3,812 acres - 150 named runs covering over 85 miles on three separate
mountains.


So, tiny then. Big resorts in the alps tend towards 500km of pistes,
that's to say 300 miles of groomed trails, and off-piste (ungroomed,
i.e. backcountry) runs aren't counted, even if they have a name.

*Slope Difficulty*
20% expert
40% advanced
26% intermediate
14% beginner


And?

*Longest Run*
Liberty Bowl to Mountain Mall - 6 miles


Hehe. You really think that's long?

Snipped the rest, as they're all irrelevant.

I'm not sure if you actually think you're trying to advertise your
local hills, but you are certainly doing a good job of coming across
as a bit of a fool, who's clearly no idea what skiing in Europe is
about.


The Rockies:

Obtuse. Plenty of tree skiing. Plenty of powder skiing. You can ski
more powder in a single day in the Rockies than you can in a season in
the Alps.


The Alps:

Acute, and glaciated. Steep. Vertiginous. Rare to find easy
conditions off-piste.

If I was taking a girlfriend skiing I would choose the Rockies. If I
was skiing for my own pleasure, I would choose the Alps.

If distance is your criterion, the area of the large enchained resorts
in the Alps is huge in comparison to the ones in the Rockies.
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Old May 14th 09, 01:12 PM posted to rec.skiing.resorts.europe
Ace[_3_]
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On Wed, 13 May 2009 17:13:15 +0300, "
wrote:

The Rockies:

Obtuse. Plenty of tree skiing. Plenty of powder skiing. You can ski
more powder in a single day in the Rockies than you can in a season in
the Alps.


Rubbish. I must have skiied at least 50, possibly as much as 100km
vertical of powder this season. In Europe. And that's with working as
well, not skiing full-time.

The Alps:

Acute, and glaciated. Steep. Vertiginous. Rare to find easy
conditions off-piste.

If I was taking a girlfriend skiing I would choose the Rockies. If I
was skiing for my own pleasure, I would choose the Alps.


That's a sexist remark if ever I heard one. Don't let my wife, or any
one of at least a dozen females of my aquaintance that spring to mind,
hear you suggest that they don't like to ski steep and deep.

 




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