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shmerham

11-08-2005, 08:22 AM

Is it too early to talk about this?

I'm committed to going to Yurp this year, but I haven't committed where and when (but I'm trying to figure it out).

I would be very interested in attending.

bad_roo

11-08-2005, 09:56 AM

Later would be better for me. March would rule.

La Grave was amazing last time. Any ideas on venues? Chamonix and La Grave tend to work pretty good although Engelberg would be a sweet location too.

shmerham

11-08-2005, 10:16 AM

Maybe near the end of March, so as to accomodate any globe-hoppers going to the summit at Whistler (March 3rd through 11th)?

Any place that at least a couple people know pretty well would be sweet I should think. Cham might be excellent with Idris, Redskea, and Flingle all there this year.

CantDog

11-08-2005, 08:01 PM

During the week of the mini would be sweet, because thats when I have time off.

Possibly an alternative to the summit?

bad_roo

11-09-2005, 01:34 AM

February not good for France. School holidays so usually crowded and expensive.

Mrs Roo

11-09-2005, 04:18 AM

Maybe near the end of March

Perfect for me! It'll be nice to see you over this side, this time.

Ripzalot

11-09-2005, 09:38 AM

Later would be better for me. March would rule.

La Grave was amazing last time. Any ideas on venues? Chamonix and La Grave tend to work pretty good although Engelberg would be a sweet location too.
my plan was to hold on until easter for la grave. 2 years ago it was excellent over easter. and last year would have been even better if i had gone. :mad:

i would be very interested in engelberg, anytime. march would be great. chamonix works too, but i probably would just day trip over. stanton/arlberg should also be considered.

vertigo

11-09-2005, 05:23 PM

my plan was to hold on until easter for la grave. 2 years ago it was excellent over easter. and last year would have been even better if i had gone. :mad:

i would be very interested in engelberg, anytime. march would be great. chamonix works too, but i probably would just day trip over. stanton/arlberg should also be considered.

ripz, i remember when we were both in la grave that easter, and both got injured and taken out of action just as it was starting to chuck it down with snow!

i'll be in la grave pretty much the whole of the upcoming winter, and anyone's welcome to come and stay, i'm praying for snow.... i'd also love to go and try engelberg or chamonix too, and it would be good to meet some more maggots!

shmerham

11-09-2005, 05:26 PM

During the week of the mini would be sweet, because thats when I have time off.

Possibly an alternative to the summit?

Are you talking about the week of the Utah mini in February?

Hicks

11-09-2005, 05:52 PM

I second/third Engelberg or Stanton this time.

Meathelmet

11-10-2005, 02:23 AM

i'll be in la grave pretty much the whole of the upcoming winter, and anyone's welcome to come and stay, i'm praying for snow.... i'd also love to go and try engelberg or chamonix too, and it would be good to meet some more maggots!

When are you going to grave?
Propably cruising through the place in the christmastime.
Was the planned opening on the 18th of dec or something?

bad_roo

11-10-2005, 03:03 AM

Only trouble with Engelberg is we'd have to have a couple of guys who knew their way around otherwise we'd likely miss all of the good stuff.

Not such a problem in Cham or La Grave.

Hicks

11-11-2005, 04:00 AM

Only trouble with Engelberg is we'd have to have a couple of guys who knew their way around otherwise we'd likely miss all of the good stuff.

Not such a problem in Cham or La Grave.

That part shouldn't be hard at all (paging SP et al). At Stanton I could show you around.
Plus a yearly change adds some variation to it.

CantDog

11-13-2005, 03:51 PM

Are you talking about the week of the Utah mini in February?

I'm a retard, I'm talking about the week of the real summit at Whistler

shmerham

11-18-2005, 09:18 AM

I'm a retard, I'm talking about the week of the real summit at Whistler

Any time in march works for me. Do either of the summit weekends (march 4-5 or March 11-12) work for anyone?

wildstyle

11-19-2005, 12:24 PM

Sounds like we're still flailing in the dark with the euro summit.

I'm in les deux alpes for the 5th march til the 12 of march and i'd love to hook up with some maggots for a La grave mission for a few days.

how does the 5-12th march sound ... either weekend ?

mtgoat

11-19-2005, 02:32 PM

I'll be in St. Anton for the month of February if anyone is up for a Mini there.

Mrs Roo

11-19-2005, 02:58 PM

Maybe near the end of March,

The end of March (i.e. week of the 25th March) is absolutely the best for me. I won't be able to do any other time in March which is why I'm backing Shmerham's initial idea!

I think that may be Easter week, though. Would that make it busy?

bad_roo

11-19-2005, 03:00 PM

wildstyle

11-20-2005, 05:59 AM

Ok, so we have some disagreement for march. How about late january ? 21-28th ? chamonix ? la thuile / la rosiere heli skiing ?

pluspoints:

Cheap accomodation ,quiet slopes, good chance of decent snow.

minuspoints:

super cold....

Arno

11-20-2005, 06:09 AM

The end of March (i.e. week of the 25th March) is absolutely the best for me. I won't be able to do any other time in March which is why I'm backing Shmerham's initial idea!

I think that may be Easter week, though. Would that make it busy?

easter is on 16 April so end of march would be pretty good IMO. i've got 3 days with a guide booked over the weeknd from 1 to 3 April (we're going to go wherever is good in the western alps basically) so i might be able to link up with people that weekend

Hicks

11-20-2005, 08:38 AM

Since the main eastern break is around mid of April next year second half in March will just work fine regarding the crowds. Plus snow has probably settled well to keep avy hazards lower.

KANUTTEN

11-21-2005, 08:08 AM

I haven't met any of you, but it would be great to hook up at a summit. My vote goes for late march, as I am in the alps from the 24th of march - 2nd of April. First half I will probably be touring in the berner oberland. The second half I will however probably be heading for Engelberg. The destination for the latter half is still not settled for me, so if you guys are heading other places, I would consider hooking up.

bad_roo

11-21-2005, 08:30 AM

Right, week of 25th March it is. Let's bust a poll...

TeleAl

11-29-2005, 10:55 AM

I need to chime in here. It is still early, so we should consider this more.

First, who knows when Euro holidays are?
France? Belgium? Usually they are in February. Which weeks?

Next, last week of March is late over here.
The Green line chases the White line up the hill.

My suggestion is this:
If the last week in February/first week in March is not a holiday time,
then I'd suggest that.
In fact, I suggest the first non-holiday week, whenever it is.

Plenty of base, still cold, cheap airfare, no crowds, and hopefully snowing.

Easter is not in conflict, which is good because Easter is packed.
But, we need data. When are the holidays?

And, did we pick a place?

TeleAl

11-30-2005, 04:11 AM

In Feb, there are always holidays going on, but each canton does not overlap with the others.
In other words, the last week of Feb might be holidays for a few remaining cantons, but not all.
Usually, the 2nd and 3rd weeks Feb are the overlapping weeks, thus packed.
And people usually do one week of the two weeks off.

It doesn't matter as the date seems to be the 25 March.
Bravo to Bad Roo for just saying it and moving forward.
While I enjoy pow all day, a few drinks in the sun with some maggots works as well.

DonWittore

12-05-2005, 05:58 AM

Only trouble with Engelberg is we'd have to have a couple of guys who knew their way around otherwise we'd likely miss all of the good stuff.

Not such a problem in Cham or La Grave.

I'll live in Engelberg from January till mid April this winter.. Hasn't been there before but got some friend who'll show me around. Hopefully I'll learn all the good runs.. Just to let you know...... :)

bad_roo

12-05-2005, 07:05 AM

and Don Wittore steps up to the plate!

subtle plague

12-05-2005, 10:43 AM

btw. although i may have sounded like i'venever been there, i actually was.
i know most of the stashes....... if you want ME to show you guys around :)

but it should start snowing there first...... :rolleyes: :frown:

subtle plague

12-06-2005, 10:32 AM

of course i wouldbe honoured to lead the maggots aroundone of my favourite playgrounds.
only money/and or reallycrappy snow can hold me back because my last paper is due on march 1st and my plans for march mainly consist of skiing. :D

Arno

12-13-2005, 06:49 AM

So, having visited Engelburg this weekend, I think I have to go back there with decent snow conditions and people who know their way around. The terrain looks awesome

So is the summit looking likely to go ahead? When are people going to start to commit? I'm thinking I'm just going to come for the weekend of 25th to 26th if that fits with the crowd

shmerham

12-14-2005, 08:08 PM

Just wondering if people are just going to be around at the mini during the weekend, or part of the week before or after?

Looks like I could get either the week before or the week after off from work, so I'm debating which one to take.

DonWittore

01-07-2006, 03:09 PM

Okey, so I'm of for Engelberg in a few hours. Let me know if any of you decides to go there this winter! A local semi-pro race-girl has promised to be our guide so hopefully I'll know my way around the slopes within soon!

soooooon I'll ski, can barley wait!! :smile:

Franz Klammer

01-09-2006, 03:53 PM

Have time off March 23 to 30 and might be in Europe, but there is a high chance that I'll be doing the Haute Route.

wildstyle

01-17-2006, 07:54 PM

I'd like to revive this again so i can firm up the dates so i can book some flights/eurotunnel tickets...

i'm happy to leave the location to the last minute.

Ripzalot

01-19-2006, 07:00 AM

soooooon I'll ski, can barley wait!! :smile:
John Barleycorn must die.

KANUTTEN

01-26-2006, 08:10 AM

I have sort of assumed its gonna be first weekend of april - no?

Lostinthetrees

01-26-2006, 12:56 PM

I have sort of assumed its gonna be first weekend of april - no?

reading up higher in the thread I found the week starting 25th March.

Sounds good to me.

A lot is going on right now re: camps/vacations so we may have to wait a week for others to chime in and confirm 25th or chose another week.

CantDog

02-01-2006, 12:24 PM

So, is there a week for this thing? I'm about to buy a plane ticket to Zurich for March 2-12th. Not sure where I am going to go once I get there...

wildstyle

02-01-2006, 02:19 PM

CantDog

02-02-2006, 09:12 PM

At the moment, the week we're looking at is the last week in march, not the first week.

If you're set on coming over for the 2nd to the 12th, i will be in les deux alpes in france from the 4th to the 12th and will be getting some la grave in if it dumps during that time. You're welcome/ to head over that way and hook up for a couple of days of turns in la grave and/or alpe d'huez and/or les deux alpes.

Awesome. I just booked my flight into Zurich, get in on the 3rd and leave the 12th. I guess I'll go where the snow is during then. I've never been to europe, so this will be a first.

Franz Klammer

02-13-2006, 12:33 PM

I am in Europe in the last week of March and I'll be coming to the summit because I finally want to meet the Roos (and especially the wonderful Mrs. Roo) in person. Mrs Franz Klammer (my mom) and Hansi Hinterseer (my brother) will be there too and I am suggesting it should be somewhere in Eastern Austria for obvious snow reasons!

Dam Skier

02-20-2006, 06:02 AM

Flying into Zurich March 22nd:biggrin: St.Anton or Engelburg?

KANUTTEN

02-27-2006, 03:56 AM

Flying into Zurich March 22nd:biggrin: St.Anton or Engelburg?

Looks like a little group is going to hook up in Engelberg 30th of march-2nd of April (see the poll thread here). Can never be quite sure whats gonna happen before it actually happens though.

Hicks

02-27-2006, 04:32 AM

Looking into Stanton March 4-8, Engelberg dates still pending for me.

hemas

02-27-2006, 05:03 AM

I will try to get to Engelberg, if my budget allows me...

KANUTTEN

02-27-2006, 06:30 AM

As said before, I will be in Engelberg 30/3-2/4 regardless. If there is an actual summit happening it will be a bonus, for sure. For other maggots who are looking to ski and share some good times, that long weekend will happen in Engelberg in some way or another. Hopefully quite a few will be able to meet up.:)

Mrs Roo

02-27-2006, 06:55 AM

...because I finally want to meet the Roos (and especially the wonderful Mrs. Roo) in person.

I'm blushing ...

edg

03-05-2006, 04:43 AM

Since every other mini is getting a sticker, is the Euro one going to? I can't make it unfortunately (School, eh? Who'd have it) :( But I am going to be touring in Cervina the week after, so there are ups and downs :D

edg

Franz Klammer

03-05-2006, 08:10 PM

Yeah, stickers sound great.

Shmerham, schuss and I were just discussing this weekend at the EC Summit that we had so many stickers from last year that we were just going to cross out Stowe & 2005 with Jay Peak & 2006.

Foggy_Goggles

03-07-2006, 10:04 AM

So...Hev and I are going to arrive in Engleberg from Geneva on the 24th and stay through the middle of next week. I'm having a hard time booking accomodations that are affordable. For basic digs, is 30-40 CHF per night realistic. Do you have any specific recommendations? Is this "mini time"? Anyone gracious enought to guide us off piste for some beers? Thanks for all you help!

Daddygoupgondi?

03-11-2006, 09:33 PM

Looks like a little group is going to hook up in Engelberg 30th of march-2nd of April (see the poll thread here). Can never be quite sure whats gonna happen before it actually happens though.
Will be in Engleberg on 04/01/06-04/04/06 for the first time:biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin: . Would be stoked to hook up and ski/tour and/or drink. Also need as suggestions on a palce to stay for me and my bro.

KANUTTEN

03-20-2006, 02:39 AM

No new information here; Me and buddies will be in e-berg from the 30th of march until sunday the 2nd of april. Will be staying at the Bellevue.

I suggest, as a way to hook up, that all maggots in town just stand in the middle of the dancefloor at the Yucatan shouting as loud as they can; "Got change for a nickel?":)