new Ski Social list

2003-01-18 Thread S. Joel Bernstein
Hi, Just to say that I've set up a Mailman list on fysh.org so we can discuss the Ski Social to our collective heart's content without impacting on those who don't give a toss about snow. I suggest those who were interested subscribe to the new list. [EMAIL PROTECTED] is the list address

Re: Ski Social!

2003-01-17 Thread robin szemeti
On Thursday 16 January 2003 12:08, Ben wrote: OK. No-one's posted about this for almost a week, so I thought I'd reopen the discussion. I think we need to decide: Who? Where? When? How Long? uh huh. Then we can go and book it. :) I'm not electing myself cat herder or anything, I'd just

Re: Ski Social!

2003-01-17 Thread Dirk Koopman
On Fri, 2003-01-17 at 09:56, robin szemeti wrote: I'm in if it can be later rather than sooner in feb. My good lady wife is due to become much thinner around the 14th, and I think I'd be in trouble if I wasnt there for the pushing and grunting bit. Just speaking from a little experience

Re: Ski Social!

2003-01-16 Thread Ben
On Fri, Jan 10, 2003 at 06:25:17PM +, robin szemeti wrote: Absolutely. I'm a huge fan of Val d'Isere, where I worked for a season. Chamonix isn't too convenient (valley town) but has marvellous skiing and is an hour from Geneva. I *love* chamonix ... so that would suit me. 5

Re: Ski Social!

2003-01-16 Thread Joel Bernstein
On Thu, Jan 16, 2003 at 12:08:29PM +, Ben wrote: OK. No-one's posted about this for almost a week, so I thought I'd reopen the discussion. I think we need to decide: Who? Where? When? How Long? Then we can go and book it. :) I'm not electing myself cat herder or anything, I'd

Re: Ski Social!

2003-01-16 Thread Leon Brocard
Joel Bernstein sent the following bits through the ether: I'm definitely interested. I think Robin was, and maybe Leon. Beyond that, I don't know. Absolutely. I think it's a grand idea and don't mind taking two days off. Leon -- Leon Brocard.http://www.astray.com/

Re: Ski Social!

2003-01-16 Thread Lusercop
On Thu, Jan 16, 2003 at 12:19:12PM +, Joel Bernstein wrote: I'm definitely interested. I think Robin was, and maybe Leon. Beyond that, I don't know. I'm interested depending on cost. I can probably manage the relevant days off, given sufficient notice. -- Lusercop.net - LARTing Lusers

Ski Social!

2003-01-10 Thread Joel Bernstein
When the lovely snow was coming down, Robin Szemeti and I discussed how we should do a London.PM-On-The-Piste social this winter. I was hoping to gauge opinion on this... Would anybody be interested in a weekend in the Alps skiing or snowboarding? /joel -- S. Joel Bernstein :: joel at fysh dot

Re: Ski Social!

2003-01-10 Thread robin szemeti
On Friday 10 January 2003 10:07, Joel Bernstein wrote: When the lovely snow was coming down, Robin Szemeti and I discussed how we should do a London.PM-On-The-Piste social this winter. I was hoping to gauge opinion on this... Would anybody be interested in a weekend in the Alps skiing or

Re: Ski Social!

2003-01-10 Thread Leon Brocard
Joel Bernstein sent the following bits through the ether: When the lovely snow was coming down, Robin Szemeti and I discussed how we should do a London.PM-On-The-Piste social this winter. I was hoping to gauge opinion on this... Would anybody be interested in a weekend in the Alps skiing or

Re: Ski Social!

2003-01-10 Thread Ben
On Fri, Jan 10, 2003 at 10:07:08AM +, Joel Bernstein wrote: When the lovely snow was coming down, Robin Szemeti and I discussed how we should do a London.PM-On-The-Piste social this winter. I was hoping to gauge opinion on this... Would anybody be interested in a weekend in the Alps skiing

Re: Ski Social!

2003-01-10 Thread Joel Bernstein
On Fri, Jan 10, 2003 at 03:30:06PM +, Ben wrote: On Fri, Jan 10, 2003 at 10:07:08AM +, Joel Bernstein wrote: When the lovely snow was coming down, Robin Szemeti and I discussed how we should do a London.PM-On-The-Piste social this winter. I was hoping to gauge opinion on this...

Re: Ski Social!

2003-01-10 Thread Lusercop
On Fri, Jan 10, 2003 at 03:40:40PM +, Joel Bernstein wrote: Val d'Isere is wonderful. WONDERFUL. Possibly the best skiing in the world, good nursery slopes, excellent ski schools (loads of choice too), I'd disagree with this. I found that the slopes in Val d'Isere getting back to the resort

Re: Ski Social!

2003-01-10 Thread Andy Wardley
Ben wrote: Could I also suggest a high resort, to avoid problems with lack of snow I can highly recommend Les Trois Vallees (Meribel, Courcheval, etc). The only drawbacks are that it's a 3hr train, then a 1 hr bus I can also highly recommend going via Eurostar. I forget how long it is,

Re: Ski Social!

2003-01-10 Thread Robin Berjon
Andy Wardley wrote: I can also highly recommend going via Eurostar. I forget how long it is, something like 8 hours, but then it's only a 20-30 minute minibus ride the other end. Eurostar normally rocks. If you target Grenoble as the base from which to bus to the resort (and there's quite a

Re: Ski Social!

2003-01-10 Thread Andy Wardley
On Fri, Jan 10, 2003 at 05:27:01PM +, Joel Bernstein wrote: home-airport:35 mins checkin,etc: 90 mins easyget-gva: 50 mins or so afaik checkout,etc: 60 mins airport-chamonix:60 mins or so Sure, it all depends where you are and where you're

Re: Ski Social!

2003-01-10 Thread Dirk Koopman
On Fri, 2003-01-10 at 17:27, Joel Bernstein wrote: I reckon that all-in-all it takes about the same time going by train as it does flying. But with the train you get to spend most of that time sitting in a comfy seat. home-airport:35 mins checkin,etc: 90 mins

Re: Ski Social!

2003-01-10 Thread Nicholas Clark
And I wasn't going to encourage this skiing thread by taking part... On Fri, Jan 10, 2003 at 05:10:53PM +, Andy Wardley wrote: I reckon that all-in-all it takes about the same time going by train as it does flying. But with the train you get to spend most of that time sitting in a comfy

Re: Ski Social!

2003-01-10 Thread Joel Bernstein
On Fri, Jan 10, 2003 at 05:10:53PM +, Andy Wardley wrote: I can also highly recommend going via Eurostar. I forget how long it is, something like 8 hours, but then it's only a 20-30 minute minibus ride the other end. Ooh, good point! You walk straight on/off the train. No pissing