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Less than 2 weeks to go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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MrsGuyOfGisbourne · 28/01/2008 19:31

Who else going at half-term & counting the days? Where are you going? We are going to Courchevel 1850 - my spiritual home -first time there with the DC and I am soooooooooo looking forward to it!!!!

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MrsGuyOfGisbourne · 28/01/2008 19:33

I mean less than three weeks - getting too excited to type coherently...

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snorkle · 28/01/2008 21:27

We have less than 2 weeks - our half term must be before yours. We are going to Chamonix.

feester · 29/01/2008 08:17

2 weeks and 4 days to go!! We are driving down to Les Arc 1800 with DD1 and 2. Snow report is great, kids club is booked! Just hope I still fit in my Ski suit!

MrLSG · 29/01/2008 14:01

Off to Canada on saturday for 2 weeks. [Yes, we've taken 6yo ds1 out of school.] He'll be booked into ski-school for most of the time - which we know he'll love - and ds2 is booked into daycare, so we'll be able to go off and enjoy ourselves.

Snow report/forecast looking good.

GrinningSoul · 29/01/2008 17:51

yessssss! the total highlight of my year, without doubt. so so so so excited. off to les gets mid feb. driving for the first time (train last year) - must remember to sort out some snow chains and A LOT of story cds....

ds can't wait, his 3rd year so he can join us in the afternoons for lunch on the slopes and dd is having her lessons for the first time - full of bravado so fingers crossed she'll love it too.

gaahh i can't contain my excitement when i think about it...

pralinegirl · 03/02/2008 21:04

We will be there 5 weeks today - decided to take DS before we have to try to keep to school holidays! I can't wait, going to Kaprun in Austria, haven't skied since I was pregnant! Do you remember how after 5 years? We are having lessons, my DH isn't excited at all yet - he doesn't look forward to holidays ever until he finishes work!

ConfusedMover · 04/02/2008 08:35

Hinterglemm on the 16th

Merlin · 04/02/2008 19:20

Thollon les Memises on the 16th - yippee!!!!!!

MrsTweedy · 04/02/2008 19:24

La Tania on the 16th - so not far from you MrsGuyofGisbourne!

tiredemma · 04/02/2008 19:26

Not at half term- we are going to Zell am See at........New Year!

Still counting down though!

soapbox · 04/02/2008 19:28

We go to Beaver Creek on Friday this week! We are all really excited

noonar · 09/02/2008 20:43

saas fee on the 16th yipeeeeee!

LIZS · 10/02/2008 08:04

6 weeks or so for us !

LIZS · 10/02/2008 14:00

noonar, you do realise I'll be on tenterhooks all next week in case it doesn't meet your standards !

snorkle · 10/02/2008 16:16

dare I say it? We are here!!! Lovely snow & sun today and wifi in the chalet

LIZS · 10/02/2008 16:55
Envy
6leggedeater · 11/02/2008 18:10

Also here now ...
Very hot, spring like conditions.
conditions in zermatt awsome...but it needs to cool down.
big hole appeared in the glacier today at 3000m!
hope you are all having fun

noonar · 11/02/2008 19:31

Lol, liz! i am really not hard to please and am not expecting luxury. am hoping for a 'top of the range budget hotel' , (iykwim) run by people who care about families. my only slight apprehensions are regarding childcare/ski kindergarten. but i always feel like that if i dont know the set up.

i do know what you mean though, liz as i'm hoping the people coming with us will be pleased with it too.

LIZS · 11/02/2008 20:18

fingers crossed then . If you see a photo in the creche of a chocolate smeared tot sitting in a highchair wearing a green poloneck top, it's dd (5 or so years ago)!!

noonar · 11/02/2008 20:19

will keep my eyes open

noonar · 12/02/2008 19:06

liz....are you about?

i am starting to pack essential items and was wondering if you could tell me:

-is it far from the coach drop off ponit to the hotel? and deliberating about which cases to take. would you expect that we will have to carry all our own bags a long distance, trudging through the snow?

  • is there a store room where we can leave empty cases? am guessing there won't be much space in the room to 'live out of a suitcase'.

-lastly, do you think we'll need anything smarter than jeans and sweatshirts for the evenings? not sure i've got room for a 'dressing for dinner' wardrobe!

tia xx

LIZS · 12/02/2008 19:28

lol

It is a fair way across the open car park and up a steepish slope but the hotel will send an electrobus to carry you and luggage (free phone at the bus station to ring if rep doesn't). There isn't usually significant snow, if any, on the roads that end of town.

There are usually high shelves in the room to store suitcases, or under bed. I expect you could ask to use the basement boot room or pram room if needs be (your ski stuff will be taken and left in a locker at the Hotel Waldesruh by the nursery slope area).

Casual is fine, even for Swiss Evening.

say hello to Heather from us and I trust she'll look after you, my reputation is at stake! We'll try to catch up with her when we're over again at Easter !

noonar · 12/02/2008 19:55

ah, i will. am guessing liz is your real name- lol??

thanks for all the info. really useful

LIZS · 12/02/2008 21:11

we're in their visitors' book - July 2006.

Merlin · 14/02/2008 19:38

OOOOH, we're off tomorrow night!!!! Long drive but should be there by 10am Sat morning. EXCITED!!!!!

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