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Apres ski Val Thorens compared to Austira
Hello,
I have been in Val Thorens a few times, but that was about 7-8 years ago. Has there changed anything about the apres ski? I now am used to Austria's apres ski and especially Saalbach/St Anton/Ischgl so compared to them, how's the apres ski in Val Thorens now? Is it still mainly lively at night and not in the afternoon? |
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Apres ski Val Thorens compared to Austira
On Wed, 24 Oct 2007 18:18:32 +0200, Lars wrote:
Hello, I have been in Val Thorens a few times, but that was about 7-8 years ago. Has there changed anything about the apres ski? I now am used to Austria's apres ski and especially Saalbach/St Anton/Ischgl so compared to them, how's the apres ski in Val Thorens now? Is it still mainly lively at night and not in the afternoon? Yes. You don't really get the 4pm onwards on-the-hill apres-ski anywhere in France; the french just don't go in for that sort of thing and the foreigners mostly want to get back into town before hitting the bars. There's a fairly decent crack available in VT from early evening, in (for instance) the Frog & Rosbif and a couple of other bars at the top level, but mostly, as you suggest, it's more about night-life. -- Ace (brucedotrogers a.t rochedotcom) 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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Apres ski Val Thorens compared to Austira
Ace wrote:
On Wed, 24 Oct 2007 18:18:32 +0200, Lars wrote: Hello, I have been in Val Thorens a few times, but that was about 7-8 years ago. Has there changed anything about the apres ski? I now am used to Austria's apres ski and especially Saalbach/St Anton/Ischgl so compared to them, how's the apres ski in Val Thorens now? Is it still mainly lively at night and not in the afternoon? Yes. You don't really get the 4pm onwards on-the-hill apres-ski anywhere in France; the french just don't go in for that sort of thing and the foreigners mostly want to get back into town before hitting the bars. There's a fairly decent crack available in VT from early evening, in (for instance) the Frog & Rosbif and a couple of other bars at the top level, but mostly, as you suggest, it's more about night-life. Um! Late one afternoon last spring I loitered in the Arpette on the slopes in Les Arcs waiting for the pistes to clear for one final blast. We were moved on by the pistuers at about 18:30. They clearly do not relish the thought of drunks falling down the piste unsupervised. Did someone not kill themselves last year in St. Anton coming down intoxicatd from the Krazy Kangaroo or similar. John |
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Apres ski Val Thorens compared to Austira
On Thu, 25 Oct 2007 15:46:36 +0100, "
" wrote: Ace wrote: On Wed, 24 Oct 2007 18:18:32 +0200, Lars wrote: I now am used to Austria's apres ski and especially Saalbach/St Anton/Ischgl so compared to them, how's the apres ski in Val Thorens now? Is it still mainly lively at night and not in the afternoon? Yes. You don't really get the 4pm onwards on-the-hill apres-ski anywhere in France; the french just don't go in for that sort of thing and the foreigners mostly want to get back into town before hitting the bars. Um! Late one afternoon last spring I loitered in the Arpette on the slopes in Les Arcs waiting for the pistes to clear for one final blast. Well yes, there are places where this will happen, but... We were moved on by the pistuers at about 18:30. They clearly do not relish the thought of drunks falling down the piste unsupervised. .... they usually want to kick you out and go home. Did someone not kill themselves last year in St. Anton coming down intoxicatd from the Krazy Kangaroo or similar. Probably. Oh, and it's Krazy Kangaru, IIRC. -- Ace (brucedotrogers a.t rochedotcom) 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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Apres ski Val Thorens compared to Austira
Ace schreef:
On Thu, 25 Oct 2007 15:46:36 +0100, " " wrote: Ace wrote: On Wed, 24 Oct 2007 18:18:32 +0200, Lars wrote: I now am used to Austria's apres ski and especially Saalbach/St Anton/Ischgl so compared to them, how's the apres ski in Val Thorens now? Is it still mainly lively at night and not in the afternoon? Yes. You don't really get the 4pm onwards on-the-hill apres-ski anywhere in France; the french just don't go in for that sort of thing and the foreigners mostly want to get back into town before hitting the bars. Um! Late one afternoon last spring I loitered in the Arpette on the slopes in Les Arcs waiting for the pistes to clear for one final blast. Well yes, there are places where this will happen, but... We were moved on by the pistuers at about 18:30. They clearly do not relish the thought of drunks falling down the piste unsupervised. ... they usually want to kick you out and go home. Did someone not kill themselves last year in St. Anton coming down intoxicatd from the Krazy Kangaroo or similar. Probably. Oh, and it's Krazy Kangaru, IIRC. Yes true. But that person did not went down the regular "Mooserwirt" piste, but went direction Nasserein. |
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Apres ski Val Thorens compared to Austira
On Fri, 26 Oct 2007 15:48:10 +0200, Lars wrote:
Ace schreef: On Thu, 25 Oct 2007 15:46:36 +0100, " " wrote: Did someone not kill themselves last year in St. Anton coming down intoxicatd from the Krazy Kangaroo or similar. Probably. Oh, and it's Krazy Kangaru, IIRC. Yes true. But that person did not went down the regular "Mooserwirt" piste, but went direction Nasserein. Well I guess if you're ****ed it could happen. My main memories of the ****heads is watching tham ski across the road at the bottom of the slope having failed to come to a stop on the piste. This'd be about 2230 or later, after they'd been kicked out, presumably having been drinking since 5-ish. And no, there was no snow on the road, and yes, quite a few of them didn't make it across. -- Ace (brucedotrogers a.t rochedotcom) 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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