progress report from Obergurgl

Hi guys. Some good, some bad.

We didn't get off to a good start, first time on skis since April and the first run we do is the bottom of a steep, icy red to the gondola :shock:. My youngest more or less tumbled down it and I made it down very ungracefully. Got to the top of the gondola to take the long blue down and ended up 50m down a black, the boys went off piste to rejoin the blue but I decided to side step back up. Not good.

Second run, a six year old out of control boarder took me out from behind :evil:. It could only get better.

Second day in Hochgurgl I lost the rest of my family, it was interesting. The Top Bar is stunning but it pushed my fear of heights to the limit and I'm not sure if I'll go back up.

I remain unphased!

I've not been skiing much more than back to the chalet in the afternoon because my knees get very sore and tend to seize up at lunch and the light has died completely on all three days. The forecast doesn't look like it's going to change either. The snow has been beautiful, a few patches of ice were appearing today but it's coming down quite heavily as I write so that's good.

My skiing has been eratic but I can officially say that I "skied" my first full red today (as opposed to just surviving). Graham's been doing recces for me and I'm hoping to do the red to the Festkogl gondola tomorrow. It appears I'm happier on steeper wide runs than unsteep thin ones. I can't do roads at all, it's really annoying :cry:

Interestingly we reckon at least 95% of people are wearing helmets. Graham has even got himself one now.

We're having a great time, my skiing still needs a lot of work though :roll:. Saying that, I was very wary today as it was two years to the day since my accident, I was very pleased that I survived the day :lol:

Hope you're all well :thumbup:

When your heart is black and broken, and you need a helping hand. When you're so much in love, you don't know just how much you can stand.

I think I'm gonna start all my posts like this from now on ;)

Sounds trying Caron, but all good things are I suppose. Stick at it and you'll get to where you want to be. The more I read about that place the more I am tempted to go :)

on the helmet thing I have noticed the same this season, I got bored counting in Grindrlwald, I think I got to 3 helmetless souls in one morning, including me!!

Enjoy the rest of it :)

We're having a great time, my skiing still needs a lot of work though . Saying that, I was very wary today as it was two years to the day since my accident, I was very pleased that I survived the day


That's the main thing................you're having a great time!!
oh and of course that you survived the day :D
Have fun :mrgreen:

Caron

I think you are doing really well. It's horrible when the light goes, and it makes most skiers tense up, so you are wise to call it a day and look after your sore knees.

You are on holiday, so however you spend your time, enjoy yourself :thumbup:

Shame about the hillfrog hitting you though :evil:

Caron, you are out there doing it so good on you.
Its a shame you had a couple of bad experiences but its all part of development and coming to terms with different things. You have to have good and bad to learn.
Stick with it, and just do as much as you want to.

tino_11 wrote:When your heart is black and broken, and you need a helping hand. When you're so much in love, you don't know just how much you can stand.

Brilliant opening line to a song, and one I know only too well.
Maybe we should start all posts, you and I, from now on with the opening line from a suitable Stone Roses song.
Nice touch.

Tony_H wrote:

tino_11 wrote:When your heart is black and broken, and you need a helping hand. When you're so much in love, you don't know just how much you can stand.

Brilliant opening line to a song, and one I know only too well.
Maybe we should start all posts, you and I, from now on with the opening line from a suitable Stone Roses song.
Nice touch.

Well the Stone Roses were special, but I plan to start all my posts with whatever I happen to be listening to at the time, good or bad ) As I am sitting in the T4 Hilton, on a shared computer and wondering if I should have another beer, all I can here is a waterfall and I am not sure how to spell the sound I am hearing.

the light's bad again this morning and Graham had a late one with some of the guys from the chalet so I've let him have a lie in and have come on for inspiration. Thanks guys :thumbup:

I think I'll change to shorter skis, they come up to my nose so may be too long for me. Then I think I'll spend a couple of hours on the lower slopes practising my technique.

Tino, there's not a lot of boarders here and one guy in the chalet who brought his own board has reverted back to skis, something to do with the pisting :?: