Great news! I heard it was getting a bit milder this week but if the snow is still falling I am happy
DJb
Post subject:Posted: Mar 17, 2010 - 02:30 PM
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To the guys that are in the know over in Slovakia: How reasonable is it to think of Slovakia (for that read Jasna-Chopok really) as a place to bum an entire season? I know its fairly off the radar for people in the UK but I can't find any information at all about seasoning there - is there a good reason for that? I've had a few of my Slavic friends say its hugely underated and really worth going to, and I fancy something a bit different from the normal season if my initial idea on Canada falls through, a bit more of an adventure...
PropagandaSnowboards
Post subject:Posted: Mar 17, 2010 - 05:01 PM
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We have people staying with us for the season every year for the reason that its a great place to ride, its very cheap for a place to stay, very cheap for food and beers, and a totally different feel to anywhere else....... its not a 24/7 party town, infact the only nights that are busy are friday and saturdays and its mainly locals you will meet which is a good thing.
other then the seasonnaire "bums" that stay at ours, you dont really see any other brits around for the season other than the people that are working here... you sometimes get the odd aussie kicking around for a couple of months on their travels or foreign students from around the area.
just coming to the end of our fifth season here and still finding new fun things to ride all the time....
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PropagandaSnowboards wrote:
We have people staying with us for the season every year for the reason that its a great place to ride, its very cheap for a place to stay, very cheap for food and beers, and a totally different feel to anywhere else....... its not a 24/7 party town, infact the only nights that are busy are friday and saturdays and its mainly locals you will meet which is a good thing.
other then the seasonnaire "bums" that stay at ours, you dont really see any other brits around for the season other than the people that are working here... you sometimes get the odd aussie kicking around for a couple of months on their travels or foreign students from around the area.
just coming to the end of our fifth season here and still finding new fun things to ride all the time....
That sounds quite good, and you guys would definitely be at the top of my list I head your way! Only other real thought I've had is how much of a barrier is not speaking the language out there? I wouldn't dream of going aboard and not learning the lingo (Slovakia tempted me because I'm already learning Polish), but at least to begin with, can it be awkward to do day to day things in town or meet people that aren't Brits? I've been out of the big cities in Poland and nobody spoke a word of English (thats not a complaint, just a big practical pain in the arse).
snowsites
Post subject:Posted: Mar 18, 2010 - 12:03 PM
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Really helpful thread all.
One quickie though, can anyone tell me the name or location of this "super steep" red run please?
Cheers,
Ste
PropagandaSnowboards
Post subject:Posted: Mar 18, 2010 - 03:12 PM
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DJb wrote:
how much of a barrier is not speaking the language out there? ..................(Slovakia tempted me because I'm already learning Polish)
If you are already learning polish then that will be very useful here also, most people in this area will understand polish or atleast get the idea of what you are trying to say, poland is not far from here.
As regards to the language barrier.......... 5 years ago i used to be a pain in the arse, but generally now most people speak english in places you want to go, the resort for sure most people do.... and in the bars in town, people under the age of generally 30 speak english as well..........Its a tourist town, so they atleast try, even if what people say is sometimes funny to hear....
Ste wrote:
can anyone tell me the name or location of this "super steep" red run please?
If its the steep red run i think you mean, its on the Otupne side of the resort (right side as you look at the map) and has the blue that skirts round the outside.... its not "super" steep or very long, but its a pain in the arse if you are learning and missed the track for the blue to go round it
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chaletslovakia wrote:
some useful Slovak phrases :
"Ahoy!" = "Hello"
"kol'ko? = "How much is....?"
"pivo" = "beer"
"80 cents" = "...70p...!"
Or 'piv' if you are hardcore
bong69uk
Post subject:Posted: Mar 22, 2010 - 06:02 PM
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Alright guys, im just back from here and was staying with Dan and Clare at chalet slovakia, and i had the time of my life there!!! Holidays like that are once in a lifetime if you ask me, it had it all!!
Good hosts and Digs - Dan and clare are a great team and made us feel most welcome and have a great place, good location and nice warm comfy beds etc. oh and they had a wii (which we all got beat at by a 3year old girl haha!! )
Great riding - Dan took me and a few of the boys to some seriously sweet off piste quite a few days,some awesome tree runs,some lovely open bowls to cruise and even 3days after a dump there was still fresh tracks to be found on the powder bowls on the south face!!
The place is seriously cheap, - we got a 3course lunch on the hill for a measly 4euros (you cant even get a bowl of soup for that in the alps!! ) , eating out in the eve's in the town was cheap too, we had a meal for 4 of us in route66 with 2 beers each for less than 30euros!! (thats 7.5euros each for you mathematically challenged ones ) And most importantly the beer is around 80cents per pint!! and its good beer, no hangovers!! (and trust me after the amount i put away on monday night i should have been dying on tues,but despite getting in at 5am after my "adventure" i was still up for the days boarding on tues ) . oh and despite what i had heard about the food being a bit limited and everything fried,well it was great grub!! yeah they fried some random things (fried brocolli haha) but all in the chow was great, i never had a bad meal and some of the meals were amazing!! Got a GREAT fillet steak at the Atlas bar one eve and also the Hotel Steve put on a great meal too, but be warned just dont drink the shots the waiter offers you(Dan what were they called again? i think they began with a "s"), they are lethal and come in very big measures and me being a twort i ended up having 3 of them!! And that was the start of a very drunk, very random and very long night for me haha
But to any of you who are thinking about going to Jasna, just do it! No mater how experieinced a rider you are or if you are a complete begginner this place will see you all good!! The nursery slopes and the blue runs are superb for beginners and the red runs are great to progress onto or for people at the next level , also Dan is a great rider and seems to have lots of patience so he offers some superb lessons no matter what your level of boarding is at!!
For the experienced riders there are plenty of red runs a few blacks but most importantly endless tree lines to take and if your are feeling upto the challenge there are a lot of freeride zones, and some of these are pretty damn hardcore!!
I reckon about the only person Jasna wouldnt suit is the all out freestyler, there is a park but its a bit limited, a few grind boxes, a rail , a wall ride, a small kicker and two large ones, so whilest its good for an afternoon sesh or morning blast you would get a bit bored if thats all you wanted to ride, there are some decent natural hits around the mountain too.
But anyhows im sure im boring you all now, so im gonna leave it at that. Just get out there and seee what the place has to offer, i can see now why its tipped to be the next big thing and even though i have (or should i now say HAD) a rule that i wont go to the same place twice no matter how good it is - this is simply because there are so many places i want to go see and such a short lifetime to do them in - i WILL be going back to Jasna!! So Dan expect to see me again next year dude- that is if im still welcome? - i will be planning on going here aswell as another place, because is it so good and also so damn cheap!!
Also i made some really good mates , the other people staying in the chalet were great and i will be keeping intouch with pretty much all of them!! some i hope will become my regular riding buddies too!!
SamMalone
Post subject:Posted: Mar 22, 2010 - 10:58 PM
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How did you get there from Scotland...Easyjet to Krakow or Ryanair to Bratislava and how did you get to the chalet from the airport?
bong69uk
Post subject:Posted: Mar 23, 2010 - 02:05 AM
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Got a ryanair flight to brat, spent a night boozing and hitting the "gentlemans" bars in brat then got the 1st train in the morn to liptovsky mikulas (or however its spelt lol) where dan picked us up for the 1/2mile to the chalet, not a bad journey all in cos the train is uber comfy and has a bar (when i went to get a beer at 6am the barman was trying to get me to have a rum aswell, those guys are crazy!!! haha).
Tiberius
Post subject:Posted: Mar 23, 2010 - 07:27 AM
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DJb wrote:
...Only other real thought I've had is how much of a barrier is not speaking the language out there?
I never found it much of a barrier anywhere to be honest. People panic too much about not speaking the local language. Humans are generally quite good at communicating and the actual language is only a part of it, a surprisingly small part actually.
Emergencies, I broke my wrist in France, waving it at the ski patrol got me taken to a clinic. Waving it at them got them to x-ray it. That got me sent to hospital who fixed it. Nobody in the hospital spoke English, and I don't speak Frenchish, it didn't stop it getting fixed, or me getting out after 3 days (by which time I'd learnt a fair bit of Frenchish too).
Ordering food, well there's a menu, unless you're overly fussy just point at something, I quite enjoy getting a surprise (I ended up with plum crumble for a main meal once )
Women, lets face it, talking isn't much use in your average disco anyway, but people get by quite adequately.
Shopping, you have fingers, point.
People will generally help if you smile. Most deaf people get along quite happily without talking. Just get stuck in.
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DJb
Post subject:Posted: Mar 23, 2010 - 01:22 PM
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bong69uk wrote:
Alright guys, im just back from here and was staying with Dan and Clare at chalet slovakia, and i had the time of my life there!!! Holidays like that are once in a lifetime if you ask me, it had it all!!
...
Always good to hear a review of a resort on here from a member
Been budgeting this week and I've come to the conclusion that Canada is just too much for me to afford, so it should be Slovakia this winter for me
chaletslovakia
Post subject:Posted: Oct 07, 2010 - 08:19 PM
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Location: Jasna, Slovakia
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is you coming back this season for some more powder heaven...?
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Plenty of great riding, guiding, grub and beers without the hefty Alp pricetag.
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) And most importantly the beer is around 80cents per pint!! and its good beer, no hangovers!! (and trust me after the amount i put away on monday night i should have been dying on tues,but despite getting in at 5am after my "adventure" 
) . oh and despite what i had heard about the food being a bit limited and everything fried,well it was great grub!! yeah they fried some random things (fried brocolli haha) but all in the chow was great, i never had a bad meal and some of the meals were amazing!! Got a GREAT fillet steak at the Atlas bar one eve and also the Hotel Steve put on a great meal too, but be warned just dont drink the shots the waiter offers you(Dan what were they called again? i think they began with a "s"), they are lethal and come in very big measures and me being a twort i ended up having 3 of them!! And that was the start of a very drunk, very random and very long night for me haha 
- i will be planning on going here aswell as another place, because is it so good and also so damn cheap!!
