J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by RoseR

Tony_H wrote:Indeed. I have invested in a lot of stuff for skiing, which is another reason not to take up boarding.
I also am getting quite good at it after entering into it late in life, and dont want to go back to being a beginner again!
It must be nice to be good at both.

Thats the problem, boarding/skiing/x country/ when you dabble at all 3 you dont get to be good at any of them, just average. Hence the need to concentrate on just one.

Tony_H wrote:Rose, its just banter. Dont take it so seriously.
I actually think a really good boarder looks fantastic, especially in powder, better than a skier in fact.

There has always been this rivalry between skiers and boarders, so I just play along.

Having said that, boarders do the few things that drive me nuts when I go skiing:

1. Making that horrible loud scraping noise when they come down a hard packed or icy piste on their back edge
2. Sit over the brow of hills
3. Get in the way in entrances to lifts
4. Take up all the room on the lifts
5. Speak using stupid words that they make up

Blate

No I was'nt taking it serious, I just wondered if you had tried it and did,nt like. Actually we are trying to decide which we enjoy most and which we should concentrate more on at the moment. If its skiing then we must really invest in our own gear, cant go on forever hireing.

Tony_H wrote:Point taken. Boot her out and change the locks, and call it a separation then. She can board all she likes then.

Why dont you like boarding Tony?, it really is fun.

Tony_H wrote:We are having roast pork tonight, first time in about 15 years. We usually have beef or lamb, or sometimes chicken, but never usually pork. I am not a big fan of pork, but it smells delicious.
It will be aided down by a nice bottle of Chateauneuf de Pape which I am particularly looking forward to, and then we can sit down and watch ski sunday which I recorded on sky plus earlier.

Can you tell I am bored?

Same here, not a fan of pork but we had pork last Sunday. Rib-eye steak to-night.

Tony_H wrote:It was kind of wierd, shimmering glows of different colours in the sky. I dont believe I got the full effect but my mate who lives up there said they do see them quite often.
The local football fanzine is known as The Northern Light.
I am told they are spectacular at the right time of year near where you went, when conditions are right, although dont ask me what that would take!

I know you need to avoid light pollution, so I never expected to see them on the slopes and fells, 100's of lights on all the time, which gave off weird pink lights in the sky. But did expect where we stayed by frozen lakes with no lights, and it was cold and clear. May-be next time

Tony_H wrote:I saw them when I was in Aberdeen some years ago.

Were they as spectacular as they are claimed to be, I so desperately wanted to see them.

Tony_H wrote:I got called a wierdo by my OH last week for spending time on this website again :shock:

They just dont understand.

I am lucky, he cant call me a weirdo 'cos while I am on here he is on his own forum. :lol:

..........Has any-one seen them. I was gutted not to have seen them a couple of weeks ago. I sort of imagined that evry time it got a lot colder, I would be able to see them.........not the case. Any suggestions?

When to go from Beginner rental skis to the next level? Started by User in Ski Hardware, 27 Replies
Tony_H wrote:Point taken. Boot her out and change the locks, and call it a separation then. She can board all she likes then. Why dont you like boarding Tony?, it really is fun.

Northern Lights......... Started by User in Ski Chatter, 18 Replies
Tony_H wrote:I saw them when I was in Aberdeen some years ago. Were they as spectacular as they are claimed to be, I so desperately wanted to see them.

Do you procrastinate? Started by User in Ski Chatter, 39 Replies
Tony_H wrote:I got called a wierdo by my OH last week for spending time on this website again :shock: They just dont understand. I am lucky, he cant call me a weirdo 'cos while I am on here he is on his own forum. :lol:

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