Where's the nearest, cheapest place to go skiing?

[ChiangMai noon]

From Chiangmai?

My wife is unexcited by my Maldives idea of a holiday, she wants to see snow and try skiing.

Do they have skii resorts in China.
When I lived in Turkey, you could nip over to Bulgaria and skii waaay cheap.

[slimboyfat]

everyone here seems to go to korea for skiiing.

[ChiangMai noon]

everyone here seems to go to korea for skiiing.

That would work.
Is it cheap?

[Butterfly]

Japan is better and it's quite cheap

1000 USD per week incl. everything

[William]

the guys in my office go to Australia. When I first heard this, I thought they were taking the piss. But, apparently, you can ski there

[ChiangMai noon]

Japan is better and it's quite cheap

cheers Butterfly.
When do they get snow?

[ChiangMai noon]

But, apparently, you can ski there

they are obviously taking the piddle William.

[William]

that's what thought...

...but, they tell me, it can be done

Skiing in New South Wales

Skiing in the Snowy Mountains
Copyright 1999 Australian Tourist Commission

[ChiangMai noon]

In any case, it's nowhere near chiangmai is it.

[William]

^ that sir, is all relative

[blackgang]

Water ski behind a speed boat in Pattaya I hear..

[ChiangMai noon]

Skiing in the Snowy Mountains
Copyright 1999 Australian Tourist Commission

that picture was taken pre global warming.

[William]

because I know you're cheap mate:

China skiing guide

[kingwilly]

i've skiid in korea, had snow in feb but was towards the end of the season. dont recall exact prices, but we stayed in Seoul and you can take free busses up to the various mountains each morning.

(perhaps each day worked out to $50 or 60 for ski and clothing hire and lift tickets....)

China has some pretty good options opening up these days also... will post it later when i find the relevant articles that i have (Action Asia magazine - great stuff)

have heard abt Japan also - but have not skiid there my self

[Thetyim]

Just a thought, how about Kashmir ?

Ski Kashmir - Kashmiri Ski Resorts

[Whiteshiva]

Try:

Korea Travel: Ski Resorts in Korea

I tried to arrange a skiing trip to Korea about 6-7 years back, but eventually gave up. The Korean turist office in Bangkok was rather unhelpful, e-mails and faxes to the resports went largely unanswered and when I tried calling, I never found anyone who coudl speak English, and the one place that did reply only offered me a luxury suite for 250 US$ a day, even thought I had explained that I was travelling alone. Nobody was able to tell me how to get from Seoul Airport to Muju. I may try again in a year or two, if things have improved.

From what I have heard, though - Muju is supposed to be good. Wonder if anyone does Telemark there?

[NickA]

Just tell her they have skiing in the Maldives, then when you get there pay the hotel staff to tell her it has just melted

[Spin]

Just tell her they have skiing in the Maldives, then when you get there pay the hotel staff to tell her it has just melted

Thai-style tourism, let them arrive and then tell 'em you cant breath or Ski or whatever

[kingwilly]

From Chiangmai?

My wife is unexcited by my Maldives idea of a holiday, she wants to see snow and try skiing.

Do they have skii resorts in China.
When I lived in Turkey, you could nip over to Bulgaria and skii waaay cheap.

methinks if she just wants to see snow and try skiing, you do not necesarrily want to pay for a package tour to the snow, hence my seoul suggestion, stay a week there, plenty of things to do, and u have the option of going up the the snow for a day or two if u feel like...

[slimboyfat]

CMN - i thought you were coming to singapore?

you can bring your wife to visit Snow City SnowCity Singapore

[William]

does this CMn guy EVER do any work ?

[ChiangMai noon]

^
Yes.
lots of it.....the work of a language consultant is both ample and stressful.

I like the look of some of the China packages.
130 dollars for 4 days all in.

[blackgang]

Dubai, now thats the place to go, and not cold when off the slopes,,