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Why only ski Europe?
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john elgy wrote: [snip] What are these feet things? I assume they're what you put in your ski boots? -- o/ \\ // |\ ,_ o Mike Clark \__,\\ // __o | \ / /\, "A mountain climbing, cycling, skiing, " || _`\,_ |__\ \ | caving, antibody engineer and ` || (_)/ (_) | \corn computer user" |
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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. |
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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! |
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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 -- Dymphna Message Origin: TRAVEL.com |
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Jérémy;2919897 Wrote: Dymphna wrote in news FACILITIES ON THE MOUNTAIN - Central Reservations Only relevant on two-way pistes, surely? -- Jeremy R1200RT I didn't make the transition between the URL's because I am trying to adhere to the rules. -- Dymphna Message Origin: TRAVEL.com |
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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. -- -Pip |
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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. |
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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 |
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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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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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