J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by cwagner

I am so jealous!!!!!! I have to wait until January 30 for my first snow fix (unless I can talk OH into the deal I found for xmas :lol:)

Looks like you had a great time

Love those boots!!!!! Tartan and all :D

I bought new boots last year as I have mentined before, and CEM also helped me to choose where I got them. I have not lloked back except I still get sore feet and have to unclip for every chair. I think after reading what you guys have written here that my bottom clips are done up too tight!! I thought the whole boot had to be tight not just around my ankle and shin. I will try to keep the bottom clips looser thanks.

Can anyone advise if it might be dangerous for me to try to ski with them unclipped to see what happens :wink:

My 7 year old skiied all morning one day last year before I noticed his boots were ALL unclipped. He was no better or worse than normal

Carol

Hi,

I have always had problems for years with sore feet when skiing (ice skating or rollerblading does the saem thing to my feet too), even worse if I had to use drag lifts. I like a chairlift so I can unbuckle my boots between runs (the family is all used to me doing this now :roll:)

Last year I had my boots professionally made / fitted by Daleboot in Kitz and it made a huge improvement. I still get sore feet but nowhere near like I used to. I spent a week in Niederau last year and they have many drag lifts and the new boots helped me cope with those.

What I am trying to say is that having your boots professionally fitted (including the shell like was mentioned above) really does help alleviate some of the discomfort (though not all :cry:)

Carol

Hi All, We have decided we may take a trip to France for a white xmas (we live in the desert) and I have come across a company called Family Ski Holidays who have offered me a Chalet in Ardent sharing with another family (they have kids the same age as mine) from 20 to 27th December for GBP2000 all inclusive with transfers. Has anyone used this group before or know anything about Ardent as we have only ever skiied Austria. I liked the short transfer from Geneva airport too.

All info apprecited

Carol

Lynn_D wrote:Guilty as charged :oops:

It's a shame not to enjoy a glass of wine or several with a meal though (soft drinks just aren't the same), particularly as we have eight cases under the stairs crying "drink me" in very loud, pleading voices. OH got a little click happy on Virgin Wines Auctions, though we did get some absolute bargains :lol:

As for the chocolate, I'm female, what more can I say..... :(

Guilty here too :D What, only 8 cases, I think my stash is down to about that now. :wink: And, who waits for Tuesday :mrgreen:

Ian Wickham wrote:I welcomed boards years ago when they were frowned upon because it attracted a younger person to the mountains and continued the growth of winter sports. They is no real competition between boards and skis in my humble opinion, Little W has been talking about learning to board which she is more then welcome to do when she has continued to improve her skiing.

Hi Ian

I have finally given in and will let my 11 year old daughter learn to board this year. Is Little W still asking you to learn? My daughter is a decent red piste skiier but I don't fancy dragging her around the mountain on her board if it is a little bit flat - this I have already told her. Now my 7 year old son wants to learn too :twisted: He can also get down any red run as long as he follows me. We have ideal family skiing and I feel like we will be starting all over again with the boards. Any other parents out there been though this?

I should mention that we are also all proficient slalom (mono)water skiiers and the kids swapped over to wakeboards last year with no problem at all. that I did not mind as the boat has to drag them not me :mrgreen: They have both also mentioned they want the soft boots that come with a snow board too

Any advice or been there done that apreciated

Carol

Yeah, I know guys - the cost of kids )

I'e been too scared to add it all up in case I think we should cancel :(

Here goes

Cost for 5 ( 2 adults 3 kids at Saalbach Euro 2300
Cost for 5 at Kitzbuhel Euro 2700 Includes ski pass
Cost for lift passes ( Kitzbuheler Alpen pass for both regions 2 weeks) Euro 1220

Cost for 1 daughter to learn to snowboard at Saalbach(given up skiing :( Euro 266
Cost for ski school for son and other daughter Euro 460
Cost for snowboard school at Kitzbuhel Euro 260 (includes lunch at least)
Ski hire for all (no boots) Euro 800
Airfares from Abu Dhabi to Munich Euro 3500

Total I'm adding it up :shock: Euro 11506 :shock: :shock: :shock:

And I wanted 2 trips this year - I will dream on :cry: