Messages posted by : Neiltoo
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Great film, as I happened to mention here :D
http://www.j2ski.com/ski-chat-forum/posts/list/8/4932.page I know I talk to myself a lot but I didn't realize I did it here too ) |
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I'd go for Avoriaz too, Flaine might also fit the bill.
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Hi Alice,
I think that you will have to go via Geneva. Trains leave every hour or so from Geneva to Martigny, change there for Le Chable, then bus or gondola up to Verbier. There are regular buses from Moutier to Geneva airport and a train station at Geneva airport You can get a train from Chamonix to Martigny, so if you can get to chamonix that might be an option. If you are doing this on a Saturday a transfer to geneva then to Verbier might work? You could try this route planner: http://www.eurorailways.com/timetable/index.htm |
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I'm sure that makes a difference as you say, but I always found that it was the heat generated that damaged the bases. If you straight line a plastic slope and take your skis off quick at the bottom you can feel how hot they get. The edge holds this heat and 'weakens' the base close to the edge. To give an extreme example, if you ski Hillend top to bottom pretty quick on a dry day there will be enough heat in the base of the ski to almost burn you. The edges get dulled but as there are no burrs etc you can sharpen them pretty quick without removing too much metal. You dont mention your daughters age but if she is very light then there is a lot less friction than there would be with a 15 stone bloke :D |
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Great pics :D
Everytime I see a post of yours with photos I finish up asking myself what I'm doing here :?: |
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Don't know anything about 'Macs' - philistine, I know )
But a 129kb .mov file is too small to be more than a couple of seconds long. |
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That sums up the 'why' very well :D |
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Very True. In my youff I worked on a dry slope for 3 years and the wear that skis get if used often is horible. Even if the slope is very well maintained [ no sticky up bits - technical term )] the friction wears the skis out in no time. When it comes to buying new skis don't get too hung up on makes. For example, an intermediate carving ski from one manufacturer will be hard to tell apart from another manufacturer's intermediate carving ski simply by skiing on it. If you could hide the graphics few people could tell them apart. Decide what type of ski you want (snowdome or in resort testing) and then choose the specific ski you want based on price, graphics etc. |
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