minow@decvax.UUCP (Martin Minow) (03/15/84)
A bit over one month ago I requested advice on European skiing vacations and received a number of helpful replies, which follow lightly edited. I'm off on my trip on Friday, having finally decided to simplify matters and go to the Club Med in St. Moritz. If I survive, I'll report back in early April. Last week, I was in California for a family celebration (my dad's 80th birthday) and spent a few great mid-week days at Mammoth. The conditions were lousy for Mammoth -- Eastern hardpack -- but that was no problem at all. If you go there, may I recommend that you stay at the Snow Goose Inn (bed and breakfast) (and feel free to tell the owner I sent you). I asked people while on the trip. Someone suggested "les Trois Montaignes" in France. Can't say more. From decwrl!sun!jonl Wed Feb 8 18:01:22 1984 Christmas before last I spent a week skiing at Chamonix, France. I arrived in Chamonix without a place to stay and found a nice pension (private room with sink & bidet, and a shared bath down the hall) which cost me aprox. $9.00 per day with strong coffee, fresh hot french croissant and orange marmelade for breakfast. It was called the Hotel du Stade and should be easy to find. Lift tickets (5 day pass) and group lessons (I'm an intermediate skier) worked out to be aprox. $10 per day, including the bus ride to where you ski each day. Many of the instructors and the whole of my ski class spoke English. Meals consisted of either a bottle of wine, bread, cheese and pate from the market (aprox. $6) or many fine bistros in the village. There is a casino in the village and I found it entertaining to play roulette in french. There is also good bus and train transportation from Geneva Airport direct to Chamonix. If you go, you ski the Valle Blanche (a glacier), which is a full day guided trip. Jon Lancaster Sun Microsystems (415) 960-1300 ...decwrl!sun!jonl From ucbvax!unisoft!ed Wed Feb 8 06:34:13 1984 If you get to Austria, St. Anton is wonderful. From ihnp4!hpfcla!hpfclk!paul Sun Feb 12 20:23:15 1984 ... Also, you might consult the last 12 or so issues of SKI/SKIING magazine; I seem to remember there being quite a few articles about Europe skiing. Paul Beiser ..ihnp4!hpfcla!paul From tektronix!minn-ua!tim Sat Feb 11 21:32:29 1984 Thanks to all who responded. Martin Minow decvax!minow