What have you learnt from this year's skiing?
Started by NellyPS in Ski Chatter 15-Mar-2012 - 47 Replies
Snowb4ndit
reply to 'What have you learnt from this year's skiing?' posted Apr-2012
and my season goal...
Edited 1 time. Last update at 04-Apr-2012
Iceman
reply to 'What have you learnt from this year's skiing?' posted Apr-2012
AllyG
reply to 'What have you learnt from this year's skiing?' posted Apr-2012
That video was amazing :thumbup:
I wish I could ski like that. I can see now, what you've been doing in Morzine all winter :lol:
Ian Wickham
reply to 'What have you learnt from this year's skiing?' posted Apr-2012
AllyG wrote:Hi Snowbandit,
That video was amazing :thumbup:
I wish I could ski like that. I can see now, what you've been doing in Morzine all winter :lol:
Thats when she's sober :wink:
Billip1
reply to 'What have you learnt from this year's skiing?' posted Apr-2012
OldAndy
reply to 'What have you learnt from this year's skiing?' posted Apr-2012
It is the well groomed piste that is different!
You are going through the white stuff rather than over it in both cases and the "dangers" are similar.
Catching and edge - not really the right term but probably understandable - where one ski takes the load and pulls you off line for one.
Billip1
reply to 'What have you learnt from this year's skiing?' posted Apr-2012
Ranchero_1979
reply to 'What have you learnt from this year's skiing?' posted Apr-2012
When plenty of people were suffering from closed lifts, high bad weather and avalanche risk in January I was enjoying thigh deep powder. ALWAYS GET A GUIDE, THEY KNOW AREA BETTER THAN YOU (if you going to Chamonix can recommend a few).
Rupturing ACL hurts for about 30sec, followed by wave of disappointment at knowing season is over. Plan your run (ridiculous way to bust your knee)! I was off-piste skiing with 3 x others in a narrowing gully. Stopping on slight uphill on natural 1/2 pipe made very load pop in knee despite no wipe out. Am strangely motivated now for next season :-), operation in 3 weeks and then 8 months to get fit again :-). I think will pay more attention to flexibility in future.
Seeing others progress and having fun is really enjoyable. Going through crevasse rescue technique, packing lunches and organizing kit for those going out for day was not so bad. In 8 weeks GF has gone from complete beginner to ski bunny. I think her skinning speed genuinely scared those who had visited to get ready for Mt Blanc.
7.5/10 season,
+ve's Epic December and January.
+ve's New ski boots fit really good.
+ve's sun bathing weather in March when couldn't ski.
-ve's lost 3 days heli skiing and 2 weeks in Europe in March from ACL injury.
-ve's No ski touring up Mt Blanc. More of a deferral than a real -ve.
Topic last updated on 04-April-2012 at 17:44