boyski 2012 quod malum accidere posset?

2012-01-10T12:22:00.000Z

The minibus for 14 to Heathrow is booked to leave Leckhampton surgery car park at 1pm, loading from 12.45, with space for lots of luggage. Can you bring sterling to cover the cost of transfers both ends please - £100 should do it.

You can look at Intersport to choose what skis / boots you might like, but DONT BOOK, you will be given the 40% discount in resort, the reason being that the web booking agency take a whopping transaction cost for every on line booking made. Choose your date as Wed 25 Jan 2012 and then your shop as Plan Peisey (even though you will be using the Melezes) Go as far as looking at prices and discounts but do not pay. Print off the 2 pages with the prices/discount and they will honour these discounts for all levels of kit in the resort upon presentation of the printout. This way you are likely to get a better category of equipment than you would have got booking directly online, at the same discounted rates in the shop.

Theres enough snow 140cm at Peisey, and 3m at the top of the Aguille Rouge, Simon M reports wonderful conditions in Meribel

2011-12-04T19:47:00.001Z

Mark reports snow falling in Peisey, and their new chalet staff are lovely, but younger than last year with no previous chalet experience. The wine is in the cave, and we have had a really good "dry" run at Chalet Moulin with out thanks to Simon, Di, John S and Deborah.
Mark has confirmed that he will meet our flights but we need to take cash to pay for these (£75 or euro equivalent). Importantly he has asked us not to book any ski kit online, because the website providers take such a substantial cut, although they will honour the online prices in resort.
Happy Christmas to all

Boyski 2012 Dates confirmed

2011-11-08T08:22:00.000Z

Mark has confirmed dates of Tuesday 24th to Sunday 29th January for next year meaning that we can travel out on Tuesday and return Sunday, with Burns night midweek.

Deposits received so far:
1. Andy 9. Nigel
2. Pete 10. Jim
3. Mike S 11. Chris
4. John S 12. Mark
5. Simon M 13. Geraint
6. Clive 14. David Hardie
7. Julian 15. Charlie Middleton
8. Simon R 16. Martin

Hors de Concours: Paul, Colin, Stephen, Rod, Hugh, John H, Rich

Flights

2011-09-01T18:08:00.001+01:00

Summer is over, the kids are heading back, there is a chill in the morning so its time to look at flights.

Sleazy from Bristol is both expensive and at an inconvenient time. The Luton fares are little different to scheduled, so I suggest that we go via Heathrow again.

The options are:
BA 0736 17.15 return BA 0741 13.20 @ £125 currently inc 23kg luggage
or
Swiss LX 349 17.05 return LX354 12.40 @ £148 including free ski carriage with an additional 23kg luggage

I hope Mark will run airport transfers again. Car hire prices have shot up on the Swiss side due to the terrible exchange rate against the ChF.

Winter finally arrives in les Arcs - 5 months late

2011-06-01T08:36:00.000+01:00

Snow for next season?

2011-01-11T22:26:00.004Z

The seasonal forecst trends for the last few weeks the trend has been for a colder run up to winter (October to December) than normal and drier than average in the western Alps. Its all speculation at this stage, but we've seen what a fantastic job the lift company does in maintaining a modest amount of snow through the season.

Travel Details

2011-01-10T22:47:00.000Z

Boyski Minibus departs Leckhampton Surgery 12.45 Tuesday 18th, 12 pax
(Mark will join the usual London Crew for the outward trip)

Minibus x 2 from GVA to resort for first night in Himalaya

Ski passes from Mark @ 157 euros, Ski hire from Intersport Melezes at Plan Peisey 1600

15cm fresh snow 9/10th, more forecast later this week.

This years crew

2010-10-27T15:52:00.003+01:00

1. Andy 9. Jim
2. Pete 10. Clive
3. Mike S 11. Mark
4. Paul 12. John S
5. Simon M 13. Julian
6. Rich 14. Geraint
7. Stephen15. John H
8. Chris 16. Martin

Out Tues 18th - back Sunday 23rd first night in Himalaya, Mark will arrange private transfers from GVA. I think we're all booked on either Swiss LX 349 out (16.50) and LX 354 back (12.30) or BA 0736 (17.00) and BA 0727 (12.15) back from & to Heathrow. Getting to the airport we can consider mini bus up or private cars depending on preferences, but National express is a non starter

Boyski 2011

2010-09-23T16:07:00.000+01:00

Guys, Dates for next year - Out Tues 18th
- back Sunday 23rd first night in Himalaya rather than a hotel so a toasty lie in. Same hosts as last year.

16 beds now booked. Final balance due in early November. Hopefully you have got flights landing in GVA between 18.30 and 20.30 so mark can ferry us up in his minibus. Return flights from 12.00 on Sunday 23rd

The wine list is in and Clive has made his picks - we'll be slightly more modest in quantity this time, and fewer of us to share the expense.

Thanks to Mark and Cathy again

2010-02-03T21:34:00.003Z

Mark has replied to me about their proposal for changeover days next year being Sunday. This means we will need to travel out midweek (Tuesday evening probably) and home Sunday.. Therefore there are two dates possible for the trip:

Tues 11th - Sun 19th Jan '11

Tues 18th - Sun 23rd Jan '11 please vote your preference above.

Also with the likelihood of 16 beds I'm very happy to accept early deposits of £100 to fund our building project.... actually I usually write a cheque to Go-Alpine in April for the following year.

Have a look at this years pics so far on Flicr
Martin

Hotel and Drivers

2009-11-15T18:56:00.001Z

We are once again booked into the Hotel des Alpes in Annecy for Friday night. Hopefully it will be easier to find second time around!

I need volunteers to drive. Hugh has kindly put up his hand, and any one of the London Triad could volunteer as you have all driven twice. Stephen, Geraint and Mark I have down as not yet having driven, and those on once are Pete, John H (driving license!) Clive and Simon, so 3 volunteers from this list would be welcome

Boyski 2010 15th - 20th January

2009-03-27T18:06:00.009Z

Team sheet so far

1. Andy 10. Clive

2. Pete 11. Mark

3. Mike S 2. John S

4. Simon R 13. Hugh

5. Simon M 14. Geraint

6. Rich 15. Rod

7. Stephen 16. John H

8. Chris 17. Nigel

9. Colin 18. Martin

Grand Col

2009-01-20T10:28:00.002Z

In best Boyski tradition Big Col is back, slipping neatly into Marks (or should that be Tucker's?) bed. Scroll down and look at the snow, 40cm of fresh at village level so far. Please bring a driving license so that any changes can be accommodated, but most especially if you are hiring a car!

Cathy is still "as one". When we arrive on Saturday am it will be busy with the outgoing party setting off at 10.30, so plan to travel up in ski kit, maybe leaving bags in the cars until the evening, when the bed allocations will have been made by the staff...

The snow is coming, sadly Mark isn't

2009-01-13T23:15:00.002Z

Mark Payne has had to pull out with a slipped disc so we are now down to 17 bods for Boyski.

Sunday / Monday looks likely to have a significant (30cm+) fall of snow so put in the waterproofs. Further than that is hard to tell.

Travel arrangements

2009-01-05T20:12:00.002Z

LHR boys are making their own way to and from the airport.
BRS contingent will depart at 3pm from Leckhampton Surgery car park.
Nigel and Simon R are driving to the airport, taking the first to arrive at Leckhampton with them and picking up others on the way, the remaining 7 are going by minibus (£10 each way).
Rod will go from Bath to BRS, and Stephen is meeting us in GVA from Zurich.

Car drivers on the continent are Andy, Simon Mellor, Jim, Nigel and Julian.

The lift pass price is €182, I'm not sure about skis & boots, but Mark will sort out passes and skis to be waiting for our arrival.

Don't forget it is Burns Night on Sunday. A Nigel has volunteered to take the haggis please!

Its all coming together, and the snow has arrived early

2008-12-06T17:17:00.002Z

Chaps, I have paid the balance to Mark (although I'm still £1000 light on payments please). Cathy is blooming and the snow is unusually deep outside the chalet already. I have booked a more traditional hotel in the old centre of Annecy, the Hotel des Alpes with 18 beds across 8 rooms.

Its close to the station so should be easy to find, and has parking across the road. I need 2 more volunteers to drive, preferably someone who hasn't done it before to supplement Julian, Nigel and Andy. I have found a site that does a Focus Estate for £160, so I can give volunteers the details.

Overnight in Geneva or Annecy?

2008-11-17T22:28:00.002Z

Please vote using the voting button on the left to register your vote in the Boyski Transfer X Factor!

Cathy is Expecting!

2008-10-02T16:57:00.007+01:00

Great news that Cathy is due in February, congratulations to both of you.

Clive has ordered the wine - quality should be maintained but the cost is about half of last year

Our chalet staff from 2 years ago, Richard and Beckie are returning to cook and look after us, and can expect significant forfeits if they do not still have team kit!!

Flights for 2009

2008-07-05T17:08:00.003+01:00

I have booked to fly out on Easyjet Bristol Geneva: Flight 6159 BRS dep Fri 23/1/09 18.45 lands 21.25, returning Weds 28th GVA 6156 dep 17.00 lands BRS 17.45. A snip at £60ish . The Saturday flight is a bit more, - something steep like £95!!

There is a BA flight at 19.25 landing 20.05, returning 20.35 for about £130. Once again Lyon is not on the schedule, and Grenoble flights are Tues / Thurs & Sat with Easyjet.

I would think we should stay somewhere around Annecy again and aim to drink the bar dry!

Have good summer holidays all

Boyski 2009

2008-02-10T19:02:00.000Z

Will be Sat Jan 24th - Weds Jan 28th, including Burns night on Sunday 25th Jan

Cost £340. Deposits of £75 to Martin please.

Some Photos from this year

T-3

2008-01-15T20:33:00.001Z

LES ARCS - Snow report for 15 Jan 2008Last snowed: 15 Jan 2008Powder alert: 10 cm of fresh snowLifts open: 49 out of 54SNOW DEPTHSLower slopes: 80 cmUpper slopes: 150 cmPISTE INFORMATIONOn piste: PowderOff piste: PowderResort runs: PowderMORE INFORMATIONToday's fresh powder means fresh tracks!

T-7

2008-01-11T14:30:00.000Z

More snow forecast all week, in fact quite a lot if you click here !

Port is aways welcome after dinner, I think we have a few bottles of dodgy malt still in the Chalet Himalaya cellar including Jims gruesome brew. I have something hideous for the goblet of doom.

You will need to refresh a few old favourite or even some new jokes for after dinner

A couple of reminders - drivers, it looks as though we will be needing chains so some old gloves and / or waterproof gloves might be a good idea. Pack so that you can get up in Ski kit Saturday am.

Finally:
PASSPORT, tickets, swimming trunks for the sauna / jacuzzi. If you haven't got your lift pass do let Mark know wat you want with the form he sent out.

WINE

2007-11-30T18:57:00.000Z

Clive has selected our wines for this trip -

Chateau Corbin St Emilion
Chateau Maucaillou Moulis
Chateau Haut-Bages Liberal Paulliac
Sarget de Gruaud Larose St Julien
Croix de Beaucaillou St Julien 2003
Moret Nomine Mersault
Chateau de Valois 2001
Cote de Beaune-Joseph Drouhin 2004

Look below for the Webcam of Peisey

Piper

2007-10-13T17:25:00.000+01:00

Do click on the piper!
Here or French video sequence based in Peisey Here