 Poster: A snowHead
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I used to be happy to stay in a cow shed if it ment I could get skiing but now the must haves include
Easy access to slopes (no faffing with buses)
Nice hotel with decent food and some facilities for if the weather is really bad
Sauna
As few drag lifts as possible
Hotel in quiet location (partying seems to be falling off the list though we are heading for ischgl this year again)
Yes Im getting old 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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yup, all of the above, plus;
Decent toilets with a good quality paper.
Good wine selection.
good local bier.
sufficient spread of mountain resturants.
short transfer.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Snow
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Canada tomorrow morning 
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Snow, mountains, an adult-sized duvet on an adult-sized bed.
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Mostly this is a list of things I pointedly avoid, in order to be able to afford as many trips as possible.
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Mostly this is a list of things I pointedly avoid, in order to be able to afford as many trips as possible.
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 Some, of them, including hotels with "facilities" and saunas etc are things I'd avoid even if I were loaded.
We're all different, fortunately! My list would be very like Zero-G's, but I might add my helmet wired for sound. (Just to stir up some argument.....)
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When I was a student, I didn't care!! Now own bathroom facilities are a must. Apart from that nice food, comfortable surroundings to chill after a long day. I do like a bath too, but it wouldn't be a deal breaker!
And a hot tub is a nice extra, but not essential
Skiing wise, somewhere fairly snow sure with easy slope access, pref ski In/out. Lots of different terrain
That makes me sound like a bit of a diva!! I'm not, but I've just found that since I've been on "nicer" hols with OH, my expectations are higher that they were during my student days
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A mobile phone with a "don't p!ss on me and leave me in a lay-by" app....
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Too soon?
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Good off piste with some steep slopes (and obviously snow) is all that is really necessary. Plus a guide is a must, so he gets booked first - normally for 6 days out of my normal 8.
Good food if possible - it does make a difference - and beds not too hard (but I now carry a roll of Memory Foam in case of the latter).
I enjoy a nice, luxurious, but low key, family-run hotel but I am perfectly happy without.
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None of the following are important
Easy access to slopes (no faffing with buses)
Nice hotel with decent food and some facilities for if the weather is really bad
Sauna
As few drag lifts as possible
Hotel in quiet location
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Decent toilets with a good quality paper.
Good wine selection.
good local beer.
sufficient spread of mountain resturants.
short transfer.
Everything above is nice to have of course, it's just not essential.
What is important-
-Nature and extent of skiing.
-Height and orientation of the skiing.
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You know it makes sense.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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I'm not young. And I do have a long list of "nice to have".
But my "must have" is still a short list!
- As much snow as possible & as little ice as possible
- Variety of terrain, some challenging and some easy
- Private bath in the hotel
That's it!
I would LIKE to have good on mountain food but it really isn't a "must".
It's real nice to ski in and ski out. But I'm not deterred by buses.
Sauna (actually prefer Whirlpool) is high on the preference list. But that's only because I'm spoiled by N. American lodging, where even the lowest priced motel would have one.
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Poster: A snowHead
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My body in one piece when i come back
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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When with a group in self catered chalet, at least 4 toilets are a must, nothing worse than queuing in the morning, or ladies moaning about seat up seat down ect ect.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Good snow - which for me now means anything as long as it's white and good friends with whom to share it.
Nice accommodation, convenience, etc etc etc are all good but are icing on cake rather than the cake itself.
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Come back in one piece, feel you have improved a bit. Good memories of the skiing and the trip. Photos.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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| blahblahblah wrote: |
| Come back in one piece |
You are Prince Charles and I claim my €5
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Blue sky, no wind, about -2C and that squeaky powdery surface on a decent base. No queues, no-one behind me on piste, especially on a board. Yeah, I'm getting old.
Having said that, if it's still snowing on the 2nd day running I'd venture out for a bit but only if visibility was OK. The transformation when the sun comes out is pure magic I always think. We get enough overcast weather at home, I don't really want to pay to put up with it.
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| Chasseur wrote: |
| blahblahblah wrote: |
| Come back in a one piece |
You are Prince Charles and I claim my €5 |
£5 surely, bloody foreign money. 
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Big bed; France must have the smallest double beds in the world. Spoilt in Canada with one 7ft wide!!
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On reflection I would still settle for the cowshed if it was the only way I could get skiing
If I was able to get more time off I would be happy to swap essentials for more time on the slopes
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For me,
Absolute must-
Snow, good free chalet wine (if thats possible), a variety of tasty food, bed.
Bonus-
no queues, no foreigners running there edges across my skis, blue skies, sun, night life, fresh snowfall every night and a mountain facing balcony to wake up to.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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cstreat, surely a 7ft wide bed is not a "must have" on a ski trip though, given that a 6ft superking bed is more than ample for a couple...
unless... oh...
your apres ski activites sound, er, "fun"...
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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all of the above plus headroom! One place we stayed in had a sloping ceiling in the bedroom and another a sloping bathroom ceiling.
Almost had to wear my helmet in the bath
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You know it makes sense.
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1. Snow;
2. Dollies;
3. Sun.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Whitegold, a man after my own heart.
In truth, I'll take a roof, a bed which I don't have to share with anyone with whom I am not intimate, and as much of the white stuff as I can get to.
What I don't want, and please bear this in mind if you ever get a job as God's weather planner, is flat light where there are no trees. Fanx.
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Poster: A snowHead
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| Whitegold wrote: |
1. Snow;
2. Dollies;
3. Sun. |
Ah, you wear those Dollie style shoes, and theres me thinking you were male 
But hey in todays modern society....
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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In no particular order :
Tickets
Passport
Wallet
For everything else there is Mastercard
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Snow
Bed that is long enough for an adult male - you can shove your fancy sleigh beds where the sun don't shine chalet operators!
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Passport, Boots, Credit Card.
Everything else can be sorted.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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For me:
Essentials:
1. Snow (Duh!)
2. Half board (orv chalet board) accommodation with single room at reasonable price and reasonable food.
Nice to have, but not a deal-breaker if not.
3. No more than 15 minutes or so from decent slopes - I don't mind if you need a bus, but I don't want to spend a lot of time on said bus, because I want to spend a lot of time skiing.
4. Sauna
5 Flights early enough in the morning that I can get an hour or two skiing on arrival.
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Bed
Jager
Powder
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Sea, sand ,suncream,,,Oops wrong forum 
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After the obvious answer (snow) everything else can be sorted but....
Lots of hot water avalable in either a private bath or shower (you can keep those scummy shared baths, whatever you want to call them) whether your first or last back from the slopes.
Good food and plenty of it, preferably with decent red wine.
Good company, both on and off the slopes.
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...and good coffee in the morning. (how did I forget that?)
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FAQ
Saying that, all of those people that can't cope with a 3min clomp and get a gondola up to the slopes are welcome to pay for a pricier hotel in France, and leave more snow for me in Austria 
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