J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by Dave Mac

Errm, cough......

bandit wrote:

Dorset Boy wrote:Where in Flaine are you staying Snapzzz?

Outside on the step if he's not back with the Pizza by now )

Shirley, in Flaine, one should be on the Pierrade!

I can't quite see what the problem is......

scapula wrote:
I was pleased with these ones because they are not cropped
..Look for the picture before you get the camera out.. cheers

Spot on, Scap, the composition is everything. You have an artists eye.

Just the one. :-)

I use a Panasonic Lumix, and it is my second one, good shots and good videos. I was very happy with my ski vids, when I held the camera in one hand, and 2 sticks in the other. There is software that cuts out any sudden shakes.

Quite handy when one has a surfeit of the foaming brine!

Watch out for a certain Welsh lady, and her Irish friend, Mamabien.
Also watch out for several Irish ladies, all with medical qualifications, you never know what will come in handy!
All of these ladies to be treated with respect!
All to be found in Gunthers at various times, and O'Malleys later.
Don't say you weren't warned.

Take a small container with ground cinnamon.

As advised shop out of town, onion, steak, mushrooms and cream.

Chop the onion, steak, mushroom, cook in butter in frypan, add white wine, leave for 1/2 hour. Turn the music up.

Add some ground cinnamon and cream. Turn off the heat, and let the pan gently warm the cream.

Simple Stroganoff.....

Should be NellStar, Shirley..... 8)

I abolutely agree with Tony about this as an issue, not so much on the Euro v USA/Canada, but in the lack of control standards.

In Eurolandland, I have witnessed some slopes that have been graded, "just to say we have got one", whether that is a blue or a black.

Then, some are just downright wrong. The blue run from Stuben, headed for the lift to get back towards St Anton is clearly a red.

On the other side of the pond, I thought the grading was somewhat more consistent, but still saw anomolies, both under and over grades.

There are so many factors that could influence a grade. Two slopes of equal slope angle, could both be graded red, but one may be really wide open, with several "turning platforms", and might thus qualify as a stiffish blue. The other may have some narrow sections, and awkward bumps, and might just be graded a black.

The other key factor is the snow condition. Ice-type conditions, (marble, glaze, frozen ruts, etc) will change the value of the run.

Equally, perfect piste can make a seemingly difficult run into a joy.

Good topic.