Me ski-ing the World Cup slalom course in Courchevel very slowly!

No. We seen you do it and it put us off for life.
Plus we prefer Ski Cross

AllyG wrote:Anyone interested in slalom ski-ing :?: :lol:

Not after watching your pissed instructors video, no.

Great to see your video Ally, you look great. It's never as easy as you think it will be.
I fall over on them usually as I get into the ruts left by other skiers.

It is brave to put it on here - not sure I'd want to open myself up the type of comments some people make!!!

Thanks PrivateBryan :D
I knew I was taking a risk putting it up on here, but I thought it would be worth it because some people would appreciate it. We can't all be brilliant skiers, and I think it's good to show what it's like trying to learn a new skill within ski-ing. Hopefully, I will improve.

You are quite right about the ruts. My daughter came down last, or maybe second last, out of the 8 of us, and she said it was badly rutted up by then and she had to ski very carefully.

How much slalom ski-ing have you done?

Ally

AllyG wrote:Thanks PrivateBryan :D
I knew I was taking a risk putting it up on here, but I thought it would be worth it because some people would appreciate it. We can't all be brilliant skiers, and I think it's good to show what it's like trying to learn a new skill within ski-ing. Hopefully, I will improve.

You are quite right about the ruts. My daughter came down last, or maybe second last, out of the 8 of us, and she said it was badly rutted up by then and she had to ski very carefully.

How much slalom ski-ing have you done?

Ally

Not much!

I don't really understand why they would give anyone slalom lessons when they aren't really at a level to make the most of it. Surely more fundamental lessons would be better of in the long run before focusing on specific skills? Unless something is lost in translation...

I don't know Pablo, it was fun! They give the kids slalom lessons pretty much from the beginning. As I said before, the last time I had a slalom lesson was when I was eleven, going down between poles, in a snow-plough in Austria.

I agree that an easier course would have been a better idea - but I think my instructor just fancied having a go in there. And it was quite exciting. I mean, I did actually ski in the World Cup slalom course, even if I was going very slowly. And it didn't do me, or the course, any harm.

It would have been much better if we'd had all week to learn the basics of how to slalom first, but it just didn't turn out that way.

Plus, we were in the top class. There wasn't another higher class. And the class below us would have been too easy, and we did all get tested to make sure we were good enough for it. So, even if I'd wanted more lessons on basic ski-ing first there weren't any at my level. I think most people give up on lessons after they get to Upper Intermediate.

And, I think I was the worst in my group. One of the others was really good, and he did a great job of going down the slalom in real style and pretty fast (but no video, sorry). My daughter is also a much better skier than me. So, looking at me ski-ing it doesn't really give you a fair idea of the group as a whole.

Ally

Dont they usually do slalom at the end of noobies week?