J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by voodoo1976

Dave Mac wrote:

OldAndy wrote:

Ranchero_1979 wrote:all of N Alps due to get well in excess of 50m during that period,

Gosh - that'll bury all the lifts !!
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OA, I heard that Voodoo is quite tall....

:roll:

Thanks for the replies guys, it was all a bit tongue in cheek as weather is, well, weather and is what it is.

Back to my post though does anyone know of a decent long range forecast site or are they all similar in your opinion? I tend to google it and go with it, most of them are members only for+7 days.

N

Dids1 wrote:It won't have all melted by the time you get there.
Don't fret.

'Fret' is my middle name when I start my 3 week countdown - -)

It's nervous excitement - all good.

Hey Guys,

So, counting down the days now - 19 (Thanks Ally!)

As per usual I'm commencing my pre-ski panic about weather and snow, it's nothing new I do it every year regardless of month/snow/resort - it adds to the anticipation, sort of!

Anyway, does anyone know of a decent long range forecast site - I'm fully aware of the accuracy of these things as even the 7 day forecast changes but it would nice to get an idea of the general trending weather.

I'm off to Les Gets, it's low but great at the moment. One site I checked last night showed 11 degrees in 10-14 days time though which started me off....I suspect an anomaly and highly unlikely but all the same it's given me the heebygeeebies....

Anyway, any hints for a Long Range site appreciated.

Nige

Hi All,

We're off to Les Gets on the 15th March. One of our group is looking for beginner lessons for half the week - they're only with us for a few days.

They have tried all of the ski schools and nobody has a group lesson for 16/17/18th March - I suspect that this may be because most are 6 day courses.

So:
1. Any suggestions at all (i.e. any message boards we could try to find buddies for private lessons to share)
2. The cost of a full week isn't prohibitive compared to a private lesson so should she just go to three lessons and bin the rest. My worry is that she may not progress much if only completing half the lessons?

She's hesitant to book privately due to the cost. The rest of the group are strong intermediates minimum.

Thanks
Nige

Les Gets, 15th-22nd March - 46 sleeps (too many sleeps!)

Iceman wrote:I got myself a pair of rossignol radicals. Due to my strange feet had to go back a couple of times to get them tweaked. Amazing what they can do, including grinding down the plastic footbed inside the boot to lower my foot.

Yeah, my Wife has ridiculously high arches and had to have her Nordica bent, shaped, moulded to fit - did an amazing job and two years later no tears....unlike the last pair!

Ranchero_1979 wrote:Remember to tape them, love my Lange but no idea why they haven't figured out that the small shell overlap near the toes results in wet and hence cold feet.

Hey, thanks for the tip. Sure there will be a few tweaks the first week.