Lynn_D wrote:freezywater wrote:Tony_H wrote:caron-a wrote:Lynn_D wrote:My skis are propped up in our living room at present due to lack of space elsewhere. We are just about to start an extension on our house so space is at a premium – we have a full bathroom suite, tiles and grout in the conservatory and a shower, two radiators, lights, paint and bathroom taps in the living room (along with my riding gear and my husband’s cycling kit) so they don’t really look too out of place… :roll:
you've got skis after one trip? blimey, you are keen!
.....or a natural
or loaded :roll:
Keen – definitely have a ‘skier A attitude’ according to Pavel’s ‘classification’ … (nothing else would have persuaded me to do some of the bizarre exercises I was told to, which strangely enough, worked every time…..) :roll:
A natural – I really don’t think so (you’d have to ask my instructor, but unlikely…) :?:
Loaded – I wish…. )
Just figured it would be better to have my own kit and get used to it rather than hiring each time.
And PS, I think red runs and paralelling on your third day makes you a natural. On my second week skiing ever (having only been on 2 red runs in my first week and 'paralelling' and swearing through those two) I went for beginners lessons again the second time but thought I'd go for the 4week plus category to speed up my learning as I was the best in my first week classes - most of the second week group had been for six weeks and were awful - I gave up the lessons after 2 days, having paid for a weeks worth and skiied on my own.
My boyfriend (a natural skiier in every way) was not impressed with the results. Having given up on my lessons, I was still not advanced enough to do the blacks and the jumps with my boyfriend and mates so I 'taught' myself to really improve my technique that week.... on my own. I apparently picked up so many bad techniques teaching myself that I can only regret not getting 121 lessons straight away.
Anyway, I'm still skiing and I'm still trying to catch him up.. but that's all part of the fun.