Tino, If distance is a target, you are doing it the tough way. I know you do weekends, so Saturday is a good day, (depending on resort), because it is changeover day, and there are few recreational skiers. OTOH, there is a lot of club and league racing and race training going on.
Sundays, though are deathly, since this is first day back on skis for many folk.
Do you find that you are getting the best milage when you get to know a run really well?
Targets for the season
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Started by Swskier in Ski Chatter 29-Nov-2009 - 24 Replies
Dave Mac
reply to 'Targets for the season' posted Dec-2009
Finn
reply to 'Targets for the season' posted Dec-2009
tino_11 wrote:tino_11 wrote:60 days snowboarding and 2400km of downhill.
Apologies for quoting myself but didn't know where else to post this.
I was 400 metres short of 10,000 metres of vertical today according to Skiline,..... 400 poxy metres!!! I would have dragged myself up that last 400m by my teeth in the dark at minus 50°C had I known. I did push up my average downhill distance to 38km though (with a 52km day), which places me just below target for 2,400 for the season, assuming I can get the time, money or whatever to complete.
That's been a good shift Tino, wait until the daylight hours extend the ski lift opening times to 16:30 and you will easily pass your target. Good effort.
Finn
Finn
Andyhull
reply to 'Targets for the season' posted Dec-2009
To meet a few other J2Ski members in ADH and have one of the best weeks ever. :D
Stewart Dowling
reply to 'Targets for the season' posted Dec-2009
Andyhull, I like this.
I think I would also have the same target.
Would like to also get a real confident feeling on the skis with the aid of some lessons (which are booked)
I think I would also have the same target.
Would like to also get a real confident feeling on the skis with the aid of some lessons (which are booked)
Kateshaw
reply to 'Targets for the season' posted Dec-2009
Mine is to ski every single run in Les Houches, where we're off to on 2nd January.
I've skiied there twice before on my first & second weeks, and by the end of week 2 was only managing the wide reds.
There are only 2 black runs there, both very steep - one was the 2006 World Championship downhill run, my husband attempted it when it had been race prepared and slid down the top section on his arse!
So to ski the lot is a big challenge for me.
I've skiied there twice before on my first & second weeks, and by the end of week 2 was only managing the wide reds.
There are only 2 black runs there, both very steep - one was the 2006 World Championship downhill run, my husband attempted it when it had been race prepared and slid down the top section on his arse!
So to ski the lot is a big challenge for me.
Rossyhead
reply to 'Targets for the season' posted Dec-2009
mine are to a land a stylish 360 but wont be trying this until much later in the season-not going to injure myself in Jan!!
Id also like to sucessfully ski the offpiste bits in Bormio without getting fined by the polizia......
Id also like to sucessfully ski the offpiste bits in Bormio without getting fined by the polizia......
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Baggy pants, wide stance. Mad steeze, cork 3s
Andyhull
reply to 'Targets for the season' posted Dec-2009
If I land a 360, it will be totally by accident! :D
Tino_11
reply to 'Targets for the season' posted Dec-2009
Dave Mac wrote:Tino, If distance is a target, you are doing it the tough way. I know you do weekends, so Saturday is a good day, (depending on resort), because it is changeover day, and there are few recreational skiers. OTOH, there is a lot of club and league racing and race training going on.
Sundays, though are deathly, since this is first day back on skis for many folk.
Do you find that you are getting the best milage when you get to know a run really well?
I usually do the day in 3 stints.
1. Find a set of linked runs I like and bomb them for 2 hours.
have a wee gluwein
2. Head for the furthest point I can get too
have a wee beer
3. Head back against the clock, and if I have time do a couple of low level lifts late on
This only works well in big resorts and not on limited area glaciers. That beig said my biggest day was in Zermatt with 55km and that was done mainly using 1 lift.
Topic last updated on 16-December-2009 at 14:49