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We went to the indoor Snow Zone at Hemel last night to buy a few things from the shop and afterwards had a hot chocolate with the kids watching the skiers and boarders on the indoor piste, getting excited about our hol in the real mountains 7.5 more sleeps- then our attention was caught by some skinny guy who had invented a new skiing style- imagine a cross between snow plough and ballet dancing pirouettes on alternate legs with a few fast 360s and a bit of bowing up and down, all very not-in-control and he was using his poles like windmill sails. :-o He had a massive grin on his face and looked exhilarated. It was both frightening and hysterically funny. :!: :-o :shock: :shock: :-) Ashamed to say that we and lots of other spectators lost it and ended up laughing out loud and crying too, and much to the horror of my kids I even snorted :!: I never snort ! :oops: We must have seen him repeat this on at least ten descents. We wanted to go home but the kids were pleading to "watch him have just one more go". Thankfully he didn't cause any major wipeouts and was hauled up by the slope patrol. Definitely needs to book a lesson ! I think he might have posted on here a few pages back :wink:
My friend and I found J2 a couple of years ago when booking a "mummies ski hol". Great advice and ski chat. I've never been in a forum before I joined J2 and was initially scared to post but thanks to all you regulars for being so welcoming- I'm becoming addicted in the run-up to our family hol. You're all great fun ! Hope I haven't gone off thread Mr Admin!

AJMCA wrote:Hope I haven't gone off thread Mr Admin!

Too much on topic - you can't consider yourself a regular yet. Maybe next time try adding a couple of paragraphs about the ice cream they serve at the snow dome, or the motor way traffic getting there :wink:

Ian Wickham wrote:

Tony_H wrote:Who did you go with last time Icy? Are they not available to go again?
Is there not a Mrs Icy?
You could always offer to pay for your ski buddy to go.......if you're REALLY desperate )

Ssshhh don't mention Mrs Icy .... you might have missed the bit about the Ex Mrs Icy as you was on your hols

I am still alive!! Been looking at hols, nothing taken my fancy. The peeps I went away with are in a sunny holiday.

Just booked tickets to watch England at Twickenham on 27 May, and also goodwood in June

Tony - Mrs icy is no more :'(

Iceman wrote:

Ian Wickham wrote:

Tony_H wrote:Who did you go with last time Icy? Are they not available to go again?
Is there not a Mrs Icy?
You could always offer to pay for your ski buddy to go.......if you're REALLY desperate )

Ssshhh don't mention Mrs Icy .... you might have missed the bit about the Ex Mrs Icy as you was on your hols

I am still alive!! Been looking at hols, nothing taken my fancy. The peeps I went away with are in a sunny holiday.

Just booked tickets to watch England at Twickenham on 27 May, and also goodwood in June

Tony - Mrs icy is no more :'(

Now, good lad save some of that cash that you would have spent on the Ex Mrs Icy to fund your trip to St Anton on the 3/03/12 ..... you know it makes sense "You Northern monkey".
Sorry but I have been saying that since you posted it it ... my daughter thinks I am mad.

Just text my mate saying that I am thinking of going on my own in March...see if that changes his mind!!!???

Where is the best place for last minute ski deals. M WEarner looks WELL expensive :(

Iceman wrote:Just text my mate saying that I am thinking of going on my own in March...see if that changes his mind!!!???

Where is the best place for last minute ski deals. M WEarner looks WELL expensive :(

igluski is my usual place to browse. Its a search website for main tour ops and you can usually find something on there first, and then head to the specific tour op website to see if the deal is more "live"

Mate just said 'yeah, cheap long weekend'

Hmm, is that going to be easy to find? I doubt it :(

Iceman wrote:Mate just said 'yeah, cheap long weekend'

Hmm, is that going to be easy to find? I doubt it :(

No, but you can find a cheap week if you look