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Started by Sm4sh in Ski Chatter - 73 Replies

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Ise
reply to 'Sea sickness, chair lift'
posted Jan-2010

AllyG wrote:My brain doesn't work very well at the best of times, and it's decidedly 'off key' at altitude.

Ise,
What you said about the tent poles reminded me of that scene in 'An officer and a gentleman' where they're doing the altitude test (while training to be pilots) and trying to play cards and clap hands together :D

Ally


good example, that's exactly what I'm looking for with clients. When I was struggling with the tent I recall thinking if I saw one of the group having the same problem I'd have been mildly concerned and kept an eye on them :D I've put a tent up a thousand times, in blizzards, in snow, in deserts, in extreme cold and so on, I'd have thought I could do it without much conscious thought, all of which I was aware of while taking double the time I normally would.

Tony_H
reply to 'Sea sickness, chair lift'
posted Jan-2010

Funny, now I remember getting off the Pic Blanc cable car at 3300m on Friday afternoon and feeling as if the platform we were standing on was swaying for a minute, but that soon went away.
Is that altitude related?
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Kateshaw
reply to 'Sea sickness, chair lift'
posted Jan-2010

At 3300 meters, almost undoubtedly. Unless you'd been swigging the whisky on the way up....

Tony_H
reply to 'Sea sickness, chair lift'
posted Jan-2010

kateshaw wrote:At 3300 meters, almost undoubtedly. Unless you'd been swigging the whisky on the way up....
Most certainly not. I hate whisky. Plus, I dont drink and drive when skiing. Maybe a beer with lunch at the most. Nothing that day though, in fact I had a glass of lemonade with a pizza an hour earlier.....
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Snowb4ndit
reply to 'Sea sickness, chair lift'
posted Jan-2010

Tony_H wrote:Funny, now I remember getting off the Pic Blanc cable car at 3300m on Friday afternoon and feeling as if the platform we were standing on was swaying for a minute, but that soon went away.
Is that altitude related?


That platform does move Tony.
Take Life With A Pinch Of Salt... A Wedge Of Lime, & A Shot Of Tequila :-)

Tony_H
reply to 'Sea sickness, chair lift'
posted Jan-2010

snowb4ndit wrote:
Tony_H wrote:Funny, now I remember getting off the Pic Blanc cable car at 3300m on Friday afternoon and feeling as if the platform we were standing on was swaying for a minute, but that soon went away.
Is that altitude related?


That platform does move Tony.
Really?
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Snowb4ndit
reply to 'Sea sickness, chair lift'
posted Jan-2010

Yes the platforms moved from left to right depending on which side you had to embark.
Take Life With A Pinch Of Salt... A Wedge Of Lime, & A Shot Of Tequila :-)

Snowb4ndit
reply to 'Sea sickness, chair lift'
posted Jan-2010

Now this would perhaps get me feeling a little queazy...Or just good old fashioned petrified!

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x84rnj_telepherique-vs-vent_fun
Take Life With A Pinch Of Salt... A Wedge Of Lime, & A Shot Of Tequila :-)

Edited 2 times. Last update at 19-Jan-2010

Topic last updated on 27-January-2010 at 13:37