J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by skidaddle

Tony_H wrote:You are most certainly not too old for Sauze. Its a good place, lovely skiing area, but beware the inconsistent snow fall. Otherwise, highly recommended.

I concur.

Its the best place I know for falling asleep stood up on the dance floor with a beer in your hand. :D

I have it on good authority that its do-able for those very experienced in the touring and off-piste side of things - i.e. neither you nor I!!


The bus will also get you to some great ski areas a lot quicker. )

bandit wrote:

Tony_H wrote:

bandit wrote:Lech to St Anton would be a very long walk in ski boots.

I am sure it would, but its fine to ski it

That would be well worth watching.

Tony - I suggest a ride on the bus. There and back.

Good stuff.

I hadn't heard of him, but the tributes tell the story. Some interesting footage on Youtube of him in action.

Not required, but if I was looking for a pair would certainly have tried them as Karbon is really nice gear.

(And not at all "Gangsta" - which is a look I will leave to your son...)

Best deal I've seen was a pair of really nice Karbon pants in the Blackburn store for £49.00. Original ticket price? £249.00.

ESWT seems (according to Wikipedia's definition) to involve increasing blood-flow to the damaged area which promotes healing of the affected tissues.

I had some "alternative" treatment for a damaged shoulder where the blood-flow thing was key, firstly to rid the injured muscles of the toxins which had built up and secondly to improve/speed up the healing process. The girl who treated me basically scraped the area with a piece of old bone (apparently as the American Indians would have done.) Cue jokes about having reservations..! Some acupuncture was also required.

I looked as though I had been hit by a bus almost immediately afterwards,with blood coming to the surface and bruising coming out,but there was no pain involved and whilst the injury has not completely healed, the treatment was far more successful than anything else I tried.

Its quite interesting stuff, because when one feels pain (as I did when the shoulder muscles went into spasm) the brain apparently overcompensates in dealing with the pain and "forgets" to disperse the crap which builds up and therefore the healing process is slowed...

Dave Mac wrote:Oli,

What bit of you is tired? You just hook the toe binding behind your shoulder, hold down the tips, and ....off you go.

Absolutely no issue if you do as DaveMac says here - the weight is distributed so its hardly noticeable (to an adult.)

"Its a hard life in ze mountains..."