Francis

PERSONAL DETAILS

First Name: Francis
Surname: Johnston
Gender: Male
Location: Brighton
Country: United Kingdom

INTRODUCTION

About Me: Founder/Proprietor of SkiRide Media

Author: SkiSpots Travel Guidebooks series (Thomas Cook 2005)
Contributing Author: Ski Atlas Of The World (New Holland 2007)
Author: Ski-Ride Resorts eGuidebooks series (Vermellos 2008)

SKIRIDER PROFILE

Preferred Snowsport(s): Snowboarding, Alpine Skiing

LINKS

LinkedIn: http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/francis-johnston/4b/908/5a6
Twitter: FrancisSkiRide

Francis → Tom49: With Cross-Country Skiing, it's best to start with a small country.
- May 3
Francis has Been There, Done That:

Soldeu - Grandvalira - Andorra

Andorra's best all-round resort: offering high-quality accommodation and superb facilities, lively après ski and excellent value for money.
The Soldeu-El Tarter (SET) ski area has long been Andorra's most extensive linked domain, and the village of Solde...
- May 1
Francis has Been There, Done That:

Les Deux Alpes - (Les 2 Alpes) - France

Les Deux Alpes (now more commonly written as Les 2 Alpes, particularly when referring to the ski domain) is one of the biggest and most important ski resorts in France's Isère département; perched high on the edge of the wild and beautiful Parc National d...
- May 1
Francis has Been There, Done That:

Pas de la Casa - Grandvalira - Andorra

Often referred to colloquially simply as 'Pas', and widely regarded as one of Europe's best-value ski resorts: boasting duty-free prices and seamless links into a big-mileage ski area, offering something for everyone in a fun and lively environment.
Pas ...
- April 27
Francis is now friends with mblood00.
- April 19
Francis Hello World!
- April 12
Francis is now friends with Sofia.
- April 12
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Francis has rated and reviewed Arinsal - Vallnord - Andorra:

Many a snow love affair started here

The other Andorran resorts have more people in them, but Arinsal has more souls!
- April 4
Francis has Been There, Done That:

Encamp - Grandvalira - Andorra

Linked by cable car with the Grau Roig sector of the Pas de la Casa ski area, although lacking any home-run pistes of its own, this workaday satellite town is the southernmost access point for the extensive Grandvalira ski domain.
Located just 3 km (2 mi...
- April 2
Francis has Been There, Done That:

Arinsal - Vallnord - Andorra

The key resort village in Andorra's Vallnord ski domain; offering the biggest on-piste vertical descent in the principality.
Located in the mid- to north-west of Andorra, in the parish of La Massana, the Pal-Arinsal ski area comprises two lift-linked ski...
- April 2
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Francis has rated and reviewed Encamp - Grandvalira - Andorra:

I used to live here

The very first season I worked in Andorra I actually lived in Encamp, and although I do have some great memories and some affection for the town, I would only recommend it for instances where a package-holiday or accommodation deal was unbeatably low..
- March 31
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