Slopes 2013 : poll and chat
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Topic: Slopes 2013 : poll and chat
Posted By: pondmonkey
Subject: Slopes 2013 : poll and chat
Date Posted: 10 Jan 13 at 1:14pm
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I thought it was time to start a specific winter snow sports thread. All this talk of sailing in -10... frankly it's insane. Who does what? Where you doing it this year? Post some piccies/videos??? Anything goes... Myself- off boarding in Les Arcs in a couple of weeks. I'm the only boarder in a 6 person group, so I need to up my pace a bit more than in the past. I've done a few sessions at the Snowdome to keep my feet in and I'm riding a longer/faster board for this holiday, so interested to see how I get on. We'll primarily stick to the pistes and I'm reliable on reds with confidence, but steep blacks and moguls aren't my happiest moments. It'll be my first time in Les Arcs, previously I've stayed in the Morzine / Les Gets and Avoriaz areas... I'd have been happy to go back tbh, but a couple of our party wanted a change of scene.
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Posted By: JohnW
Date Posted: 10 Jan 13 at 2:38pm
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Already had a week in Montgenevre over Christmas. Fantastic snow and no queues at all. ------------- |
Posted By: iGRF
Date Posted: 10 Jan 13 at 3:47pm
| Had a quick blast before Christmas, plenty of it already, Innsbruch, no queues there either mind you it was still chucking it down and a weekday. |
Posted By: winging it
Date Posted: 10 Jan 13 at 3:53pm
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I will be going to Adelboden for reasons grf will despise. IF I'm lucky we will go twice, though sailing instruction does get in the way. I am still attempting to learn to ski. I like sledging better. Even better is sitting in the sun drinking coffee or beer and watching everyone else wear themselves out. ------------- the same, but different... |
Posted By: iGRF
Date Posted: 10 Jan 13 at 4:07pm
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Not sure what it is about Adelboden, are you also going on a learn to be a banker, lawyer, politician course as well then?
Learning to ski is easy, everyone can do it, learning to change the direction in which you are ski-ing is the tricky bit, oh and stopping in style helps. Even then it's not tricky, they teach it to kids all the time, unlike snowboarding which is for grown ups only. |
Posted By: pondmonkey
Date Posted: 10 Jan 13 at 4:13pm
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well contrary to the former post, I only started boarding 'cos I really couldn't ski (or stop to be more precise!)... divine intervention, lady luck? Maybe... whatever, I'm glad I board rather than ski as it sits better with my windsurfing for general x-over board skills. ------------- |
Posted By: winging it
Date Posted: 10 Jan 13 at 4:42pm
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clue: there is a Girl Guide Association World Centre in Adelboden. It is stopping I have most trouble with, the most efficient method I know as yet is simply to fall over. To change direction I simply stop (ie fall over) then when I have been helped back up again I make sure I set off pointing the other way. Job done.
------------- the same, but different... |
Posted By: Hector
Date Posted: 10 Jan 13 at 6:39pm
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My daughter is working in the 3 Valleys area, so my first ever Alpine Winter holiday beckons. But what should I be practising? Most people tell me to ski - and so fa the poll indicates thaats the popular option but is it a bit dull? My Dad is an avid Nordic Skiing fan and loves a week in the middle of no-where (well Norway) trekking across frozen wastes from mountain hut to Mountain Hostel. Not sure I would Then there's snowboarding - as an (ex) windsurfer it appeals, I think I should get it, and my winsurfing mates all swear its so much better than Skiing. But its gonna hurt until I get half decent. What to do?? ------------- Keith 29er 661 (with my daughters / nephew) 49er 688 (with Phil P) RS200 968 Vortex (occasionally) Laser 2049XX |
Posted By: Hector
Date Posted: 10 Jan 13 at 6:42pm
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Oh and I havn't a clue what most of those above are. And there's no ' haven't ski'd ever. Category, so I voted weird sh1*
------------- Keith 29er 661 (with my daughters / nephew) 49er 688 (with Phil P) RS200 968 Vortex (occasionally) Laser 2049XX |
Posted By: pondmonkey
Date Posted: 10 Jan 13 at 7:00pm
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Both have their positives- skiing probably gives you greater access to the mountain sooner, but in my opinion boarding is more relaxed and comfortable. With the windsurf background you'll also find there's some crossover - especially if you were always stronger on one tack. I'm better on port and ride regular (left fwd) for example... No coincidence.
Here's an idea- go to Castleford and have an intro lesson in both. ------------- |
Posted By: sargesail
Date Posted: 10 Jan 13 at 7:45pm
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James, Your poll needs another section: I used to drive a two seater sports car and go skiing every winter but now I have young kids and an estate car. matt
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Posted By: sargesail
Date Posted: 10 Jan 13 at 7:45pm
| Although you may think that covered under weird sh*t! |
Posted By: pondmonkey
Date Posted: 10 Jan 13 at 8:45pm
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Lol- nursery / nannies / grom skis.... loads of options Matt! ------------- |
Posted By: winging it
Date Posted: 10 Jan 13 at 9:20pm
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Keith, definitely go to an indoor slope and get the basics before you go on your trip, otherwise you waste the first few days falling over.....
------------- the same, but different... |
Posted By: pondmonkey
Date Posted: 10 Jan 13 at 9:27pm
FTFY ------------- |
Posted By: pondmonkey
Date Posted: 11 Jan 13 at 4:28pm
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As it happens, a parallel conversation at Draycote has resulted in a few of our members tentatively agreeing to meet up at the Milton Keynes Sno!Zone on the 21st Jan at 7pm to get our feet in pre-holidays. It's totally open as we're using one of the pre-existing discount deal- a recreational, take-it-or-leave-it slopeside coaching session, so if any other sailors want to join in, please do come along. Anyway details on Facebook, or PM me if you're not on FB: http://www.facebook.com/events/315675668552153/ - http://www.facebook.com/events/315675668552153/ ------------- |
Posted By: didlydon
Date Posted: 11 Jan 13 at 7:31pm
Me?..........I fink I'll get me ole tea tray out & go down the park wiv the uvver kids if we get wots predicted............. ------------- Vareo 365 |
Posted By: ellistine
Date Posted: 11 Jan 13 at 9:51pm
Except, on lifts, on piste, on flats and when stood still. Fu~@king snowboarders! [TUBE]apNKEhdokKM[/TUBE] ------------- |
Posted By: alstorer
Date Posted: 11 Jan 13 at 11:19pm
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apparently there's some (smaller) ski resorts in the US ban snowboards Despite being in my twenties, when I started skiing, snowboards were entirely unknown on the slopes of Cairngorm etc. ------------- -_ Al |
Posted By: pondmonkey
Date Posted: 12 Jan 13 at 9:39am
there is Al, Deer Valley and Alta, Utah... middle of morman country... but you know what, there's sections of mountains the world over that have been dedicated to boarder-orientated parks with jibs and kickers cluttering up the natural ambience, (okay so a few ski dorks with fat skis now use them, but they weren't there before boarding got mainstream). So if a few traditional skiiers in a highly conservative part of the great US of A want to keep a small lump just for themselves, so be it. And the antagonism (which is pathetic, although I know you've posted a bit tongue-in-cheek) well it cuts both ways... check out this for stupid boarder nonsense:  What is even more annoying is the source- Whitelines - probably the Y&Y equivalent magazine in Snowboarding.... very stupid. ------------- |
Posted By: alstorer
Date Posted: 12 Jan 13 at 10:52am
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Pfft, I don't mind boarders (some of my best friends are boarders etc ) and plenty of people cheerfully do both. The "no boarders" resorts are a bit dumb, to be honest
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