J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by Dave Mac

Ha Pavel, you introduced a thread about equipment. It was changed to body preparation! That is OK, because our bodies are part of our equipment.
September is my "start time" for winter strength. I will quickly build up to 1000 single leg squats per day, plus a range of other prescribed exercises.

In response to the pm, you have expressed a weakness, and I suggest the most favourable place for Zipfer, ambience-wise, is the Bichlwirt. Skiing-wise, I would countenance against a surfeit.

Errrm, Alistair, that looks remarkably like the conditions as portrayed on 9th May 2011. Incredible coincidence.

I may be there this year too, Katie. They now charge 25 Euro admission! I tend to go on race training day, by skiing over from Kirchberg, coming in at the race start. (I'm referring to the downhill)

Have pm'd you.

The German text may not be an issue. My view started in Deutsch, but then translated to English ~ helpful for technical issues. It may be the particular browser?

No seats ~ booo, but heck, 4.3 Km and 2.3Km vertical in about, mmmm calculates to be 8 min. well that might be bearable. This is a pretty impressive piece of engineering.

bandit wrote:From a safety viewpoint, I would not consider following someone down a powder field or any off piste slope 3-5 metres behind, unless they were a local Mountain Guide and conditions dictated it.

Yes, unless it is a shallow and wide slope, with easy bail-out. Having said that, I have been this close on race training. Just not a good general plan, on or off piste.