J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by Superduke_Chris

Thanks to everyone who's put up reports and pictures so far - only three weeks to go for me!!

I've been tracking the exchange rate for a while now (purely looking at the Post Office web site) and it seems to be creeping up a bit, touch wood! When it plumetted before Christmas I could get 998 Euros for my imaginary £1000, between Christmas and the New year I could get 1020, last Thursday it was 1068, Friday was 1078 and today it's 1089.

Wow, I'd be able to afford a family ticket for a few hours skiing at Xscape :lol:

I assume you've explored the treatment options with your GP? The condition you have sounds very much like the condition I have in my right hand - carpal tunnel syndrome. I have found steroid injections to be really effective so far, and once they no longer work there is a surgery option which I'm told is 99% effective permanently. I do sympathise and know how you feel about it affecting a hobby you're passionate about, I had the same problem in the summer trying to control the throttle and brake on a powerful motorbike with a numb hand :shock: :lol: :lol:

Get a good instructional dvd now and make them watch it over and over so that they learn the drills that they'll then practice on the slopes??

It sounds like a nightmare to me - I consider myself a good to advanced intermediate, but I really really struggled to teach my kids when they were learning a couple of years ago. I knew what to do for myself but I couldn't remember the basic drills that you learn when you start out and those that I could remember i wasn't very good at getting across to them. I guess that's why I'm not a teacher :lol:

Thanks Ian.

Now I've got an answer to that, what are everyones thoughts on whether kids should wear helmets :wink:

[Just kidding :wink: :lol:]

Did I say I wasn't going to put my child in a helmet? Thanks for the opinions so far, but does anyone know the amswer to the question I actually asked :roll:

I know helmets are compulsory for under 14's in Italy, but are there any rules regarding this in Austria?