Borovets???

my mate wants to go here because its cheap, but after looking on 1ski at the
resort overview im not convinced its a good move,,im an intermediate boarder
,I wont use drag lifts and theres only 1 gondola and 3 chair
lifts,,,,comments from anyone who has been please,,,like whats the night
life like and would I be bored after 1day?
Cheers
mike

Forget it, try Andorra instead.

Straight to the point then?
Rob
"Abairsty" wrote in message
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Forget it, try Andorra instead.

In message , mo
writes
im an intermediate boarder ,I wont use drag lifts

Beginner skiers can! :O)
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Borovets??! Nah - you will pull your hair out before a day is out - my wife
went a few years ago and it was great cos her kids were tiny - a real
beginners resort - if you have any flex I'd recommend a last-minute deal in
Austria or France - Andorra is ok but it is exactly what it says on the
label, cheap and cheerful (been there, never again) - the emphasis on cheap,
with mediocre skiing. You can get a last-minute deal (ie within a week of
departure) for about £300 to a good resort, and accommodation with chalet
catering (call it £500 with ski hire and passes) - I've done it 4 times and
was spoilt for choice. For a couple of single blokes there are some great
places in France/Austria - try Courcheval/Meribel/Mayrhofen/Soll - all have
great skiing and boarding (but I reckon Austria is more boarder friendly
with lots of chairs), with more than ample night life. We are currently
organising a DIY holiday in France (for 12 people) and it is working out at
over £300 pph - that's before food and drinks - a chalet-catered hol is
usually inclusive of good food, and drink - in my view it is the best VFM
skiing hol you can get. Wife and I are gonna have a week in March and we
will definitely go last-minute chalet-catered (plus you get to see snow
conditions before you decide). I've always used teletext, there are loads of
companies listed and you will find lots of deals going down.

Roy

"Roy" wrote in message
- Andorra is ok but it is exactly what it says on the
label, cheap and cheerful (been there, never again) - the emphasis on
cheap,
with mediocre skiing.

Where abouts did you go?
I'd agree with PdlC but Soldeu has a whole unused mountain over on the right
as you look at the piste map. You have to get the 'snowcat' lift to Pic
D'Encampadana which only runs for a couple of hours a day but you have
plenty lovely of untouched powder runs. Also if the snow is good there are
lots of challenging runs under the chair lifts. Don't right off the whole
of Andorra.

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On Fri, 3 Dec 2004 13:58:48 -0000, "David Brown"
wrote:

"Roy" wrote in message
- Andorra is ok but it is exactly what it says on the
label, cheap and cheerful (been there, never again) - the emphasis on
cheap,
with mediocre skiing.

Where abouts did you go?
I'd agree with PdlC but Soldeu has a whole unused mountain over on the right
as you look at the piste map. You have to get the 'snowcat' lift to Pic
D'Encampadana which only runs for a couple of hours a day but you have
plenty lovely of untouched powder runs. Also if the snow is good there are
lots of challenging runs under the chair lifts. Don't right off the whole
of Andorra.

Oi! It's supposed to be a secret.

but now you mention it, yes, it's massively underrated for challenging
skiing - even without the snowcat tow (and it only runs on days when
they feel like it and is not publicised) there's actually _loads_ of
skiiable off-piste terrain.

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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.

Ace wrote:

On Fri, 3 Dec 2004 13:58:48 -0000, "David Brown"
wrote:


"Roy" wrote in message

- Andorra is ok but it is exactly what it says on the
label, cheap and cheerful (been there, never again) - the emphasis on
cheap,
with mediocre skiing.

Where abouts did you go?
I'd agree with PdlC but Soldeu has a whole unused mountain over on the right
as you look at the piste map. You have to get the 'snowcat' lift to Pic
D'Encampadana which only runs for a couple of hours a day but you have
plenty lovely of untouched powder runs. Also if the snow is good there are
lots of challenging runs under the chair lifts. Don't right off the whole
of Andorra.


Oi! It's supposed to be a secret.

Yes, hush!

but now you mention it, yes, it's massively underrated for challenging
skiing - even without the snowcat tow (and it only runs on days when
they feel like it and is not publicised) there's actually _loads_ of
skiiable off-piste terrain.

I've booked a week in Soldeu for a few intermediates and we're hoping to
discover some off-piste: average powder experience is close to nil. Can
anyone recommend a good person to learn from?

I gather the Andorra ski-school is pretty good, although AFAIK it's the
only school around. Should we hire one of their instructors?

-Sarah

"pete devlin" wrote in message
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In message , mo
writes
im an intermediate boarder ,I wont use drag lifts

Beginner skiers can! :O)

This is something I don't understand... I converted from skiing to boarding
a few years ago and, whereas I agree that drag lifts are a pain, I cannot
see the problem with these that several supposedly "intermediate" boarders I
know have with them! They often end up sliding around nearly crashing into
pylons, fighting the damn thing all the way up... what IS the problem? It's
just like going down, you have weight distribution and edges on your board,
don't you?

A couple of years back in Ellmau, there was a point where we could take a 2
minute steep drag lift over the top of a hill to get to the next valley or
take a tortuous winding path down through the trees (dotted with timid and
idiotic beginner skiiers mainly!) to get to a gondola mid-station and end up
at the same point about half an hour later... Guess which one we had to
keep taking because of the "I'm not using a bloody drag lift" brigade...

keep taking because of the "I'm not using a bloody drag lift" brigade...

Can also depend on what foot you lead with - some one elses "nightmare" on a
drag might be due to the camber of the slope just because you found it ok
might mean you were leading with a different foot compared to them, this can
often happen, when one in a group keeps falling
off..............understand?