 Poster: A snowHead
|
| Boris wrote: |
| What's a luft pass? |
I guess it's some sort of ticket that Lufthansa use ....... 
|
|
|
|
|
|
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
|
Only for those sad to55ers that can't do their own ski hols!!!
I've just returned from my (first) ski hol of 2018........... Aosta/Courmayeur ......... had great snow, great service. good prices.................. BUT........... you are right! the Euro/Pound exchange really makes basics overpriced.
Looking forward to Lech/Zurs at February to see if exchange rates really do affect quality Austrian service.
|
|
|
|
|
|
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?
|
|
|
|
You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
|
|
@stanton, That link is almost a month old. I see a new month and a new year haven't stopped you being a complete tw#t.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
|
@Boris,
Blahblahblah and Stanton were talking about the £/$ and US lift pass prices. Try and keep up.
|
|
|
|
|
|
You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
|
FALLING POUND Pound to euro exchange rate – sterling drops despite analysts predicting a continued recovery in 2018
UK currency dropped by 0.19 per cent overnight as of 8am today marking a slight blip in an otherwise steady upward trend since September 2017
What has happened to the euro conversion rate in the last few months?
Sterling is down around 13 per cent against the euro and 11 per cent against the dollar compared with before the EU Referendum of June 2016.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
@zzz, troll was talking about prices I couldn't find anywhere
And you're about a week late replying - try and keep up 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| stanton wrote: |
| UK currency dropped by 0.19 per cent overnight |
Nooooo!!! That's it, I'm ending it all.
|
|
|
|
|
|
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
|
|
Which season you talking about now @stantroll?
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
He has changed his name to @Mohamed, as this is now the most popular name in Holland.
|
|
|
|
|
|
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
|
| blahblahblah wrote: |
| He has changed his name to @Mohamed, as this is now the most popular name in Holland. |
What is it in the UK "Patel" ?
|
|
|
|
|
|
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.
|
I would think that Singh might be more popular. Patel is 45th.
You down about this @mohamed?
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| blahblahblah wrote: |
I would think that Singh might be more popular. Patel is 45th.
You down about this @mohamed? |
Hardly a surprise. The Nettherlands has one of the biggest & expanding Islamic population in Europe.
All first Sons have to be called Mohamed in retarded Islam.
They do not practice contraception either.
|
|
|
|
|
|
You know it makes sense.
|
|
|
|
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
|
Just got back from Obergurgl, Austria. Had an excellent time, as usual. V friendly locals, good snow, good service.
I noted that the resort's website states: "... the UK is the resort’s second most important market. In winter 2016/17, 143,000 overnight stays were booked by tourists from the UK, which accounted for 23 per cent of the total number of tourists from various nations in Obergurgl-Hochgurgl. In spite of Brexit, the number of regular guests from the island kingdom grew by 6.5 per cent."
|
|
|
|
|
|
Poster: A snowHead
|
|
|
|
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
|
|
|
|
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?
|
| Bigtipper wrote: |
| martinm wrote: |
| Bigtipper wrote: |
Brent crude oil price in $'s over last year
 |
Still very low though. |
Getting higher though! |
Higher still!
Last edited by Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see? on Sun 30-09-18 20:25; edited 2 times in total
|
|
|
|
|
|
You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
|
@mitcva,
| Quote: |
In spite of Brexit, the number of regular guests from the island kingdom grew by 6.5 per cent."
|
...or maybe 'one last hurrah' before Brexit?
Brexit and any after-effects haven't happened yet.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
|
|
|
|
You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
|
Your statement at the end of July 2016 (two thousand and sixteen) MMXVI
| stanton wrote: |
| Sterling parity with Euro & US Dollar £1 = €1/$1 by this coming Ski Season. |
How did that work out for you then?
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Quote: |
| In the short term exchange rates will also be driven by technical indicators, and political uncertainty; however these factors don’t tend to be long lasting. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Quote from article:
"Even the slightest progress on Brexit could therefore enable a decent recovery in July.
Analyst Thu Lan Nguyen with Commerzbank is actually quite sanguine on Sterling re. Brexit saying to him the market still appears relaxed about Brexit, which is likely to be due to the fact that it continues to expect a last minute deal.
"For now it seems that there is plenty of time until October – when an agreement should be reached to give the national parliaments of the EU members sufficient time to ratify the agreement. My guess? The market is only going to get really nervous a few days before the deadline. Until then I do not expect any major momentum for the GBP exchange rates from any Brexit news. As a result today’s World Cup match against Belgium is likely to be of more interest to the Brits than the EU summit," says Nguyen."
So no news then.
|
|
|
|
|
|
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
|
skiing in the Arlberg looking extremely vulnerable right now. 
|
|
|
|
|
|
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.
|
|
Sterling puts in a lot of effort but as yet no goals for England. Unfortunately, I dropped him from my fantasy team, but I did have Maguire which provided an unexpected bonus.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sterling's lack of control has led to fall in confidence...…
Bigtipper -- be careful, stanton will be along in a short while to tell you to 'get back on topic'...!!
|
|
|
|
|
|
You know it makes sense.
|
|
|
|
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
|
|
Stanton clearly never heard of margin calls
|
|
|
|
|
|
Poster: A snowHead
|
|
Stanton clearly never heard of margin calls
|
|
|
|
|
|
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
|
|
@stanton, When do you think we might see parity? I need to know when to buy some Euros and would appreciate your undoubted expertise.
|
|
|
|
|
|
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?
|
Continental Skiing is getting more expensive for those paid in pounds. On the other hand those paid in Euros should find prices more affordable in Scotland and the north of England 
|
|
|
|
|
|
You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
|
"Next season is going to be a lot more expensive"  .
Errr, nope. As a noobie I had to buy ALL my skiing gear last year. Skis, boots, luggage, clothes, the lot for the BB . But this year I only have to pay for the BB itself; so it's going to work out much cheaper. In fact, as my wife is kindly paying for my skiing holiday (the BB) for me, out of her own money; it'll actually cost me peanuts. Happy days. 
Wrong again Stanton. Oh dear, oh dear, how sad, never mind. 
|
|
|
|
|
|
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
|
|
removed. not especially relevant to the topic
Last edited by Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do. on Sun 5-08-18 17:48; edited 2 times in total
|
|
|
|
|
|
You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
|
I like to compare daily all in prices, as that motivates me to continue skiing in Scotland. The main reason I say that is the weather. To book a weeks holiday abroad, you have to accept about 50% or more of the days skiing will be in poor weather/visability/wind. Having spent a long time skiing from a van abroad, I only ever skied on good days. Thereby keeping the lift pass costs down.
So as a comparison, to ski in Scotland can be as little as £0-£100 for a full days skiing. I will only go when the snow is good, and the weather is great.
To get such good value abroad, when you include all the added costs, you would struggle to manage it for £150 per day. Which turns out to be £300 for each good day as about 50% of the days are poor weather days.
Granted the variety of the skiing can be better abroad, and the pistes and lifts might be quicker and better groomed, but as an ageing skier I am less and less looking for difficult terrain and more and more looking for good weather and a nice day out.
£0 per day in Scotland if I cycle to the base of local hill, carry skis up, and ski down. Costs of skiing elsewhere in Scotland are mainly transport and lift pass. Most of the cost of skiing in Scotland per day are transport (for me), although I am reducing this cost with experience (sometimes the lift pass is more expensive than the transport there).
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
@Awdbugga,
So your clever buying early shopping etc..out of season....
Thats just avoiding the real rises which the majority of UK tourist will feel...
You can not get around the fact that sterling is down against the Euro and with a Hard Brexit looming it will fall quite sharply.....
Oil price is rising
Food prices are rising
UK Salaries are not rising
£-€ Parity could really happen this winter
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Quote: |
£-€ Parity could really happen this winter |
already is if you change your money at Southampton Airport
|
|
|
|
|
|
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
|
|
@Bigtipper, that's very inspiring, what a way to approach doing what you love ! Time to tell the wife and kids we're moving north
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
@stanton, Oil has dropped in price this week.
UK wages are rising faster than inflation, as published this week and that includes the inflationary pressures of the recent spike in oil price.
GET YOUR FACTS RIGHT
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FAQ
