J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by andymol2

If I'd taken up skiing or snowboarding as a teenager I'd have boarded as I used to skateboard but got persuaded to try skiing in my early 40's by a mate who was a ski instructor so ended up skiing.

Still tempted to have a go on a board but experience tells me that when it gets flat you are stuffed where the skiers have the benefit of poles. That and the injury stats are double for boarders.

I think the "rivalry" concept is a bit yesterday and slope etiquette has deteriorated all round so skiers are as bad as boarders.

I think you are right Dave - lengths for piste is clear enough - acreage should only be used for the off piste element that is open to skiing.

You bit! :-)
I think you mean NorrØna.

Tony_H wrote:
I'm getting me some Norronja pants for next season.

Isn't that Spanish for orange?

Edgeoftheworld wrote:Nice! Thanks for sharing this.
I need to find the equivalent for Android...

That would be Ski Tracks - they do an android version too.

May the fleas of a thousand camels infest your armpits and a hundred dung beetles roost in your underwear you jammy swine.

Billip - that's fine if you are an experienced skier.
With experience comes the confidence in your ability to judge what terrain is skiable for your ability.

A relative novice will hopefully underestimate their own abilities so they don't get themselves into the poop. The colour of the piste is the only indicator of difficulty available to most of us the first time we ski a run. The problem that many hit is a undergraded piste and the inconsistent grading both form resort to resort but also within the same resort.
To give an example one of the reds dropping down to Courcheval le Praz I ski'd last year. Nothing untoward for a red at all. However my friend and I both had a chuckle when we realized that for a part of it's course it merged with a green and the bit that was labelled green was the steepest part of the red! Not an issue for us but a beginner meandering down the green would reasonably have been spooked to say the least. It just goes to show how you can't trust piste colours.
It also goes to suggest that being comfortable on reds is the standard to aim for unless you want to really restrict where you ski and not be caught out resorts that manipulate gradings to imply they cater for all abilities. Similarly we all take a wrong turn (or more if I'm map reading) and don't want to end up leading people into difficulty. When skiing with relative beginners we have to be careful but I would argue that the standard to enjoy skiing is comfort on all reds otherwise there is that doubt in the skiers mind about "Is it OK for me to do this?" And for safety I don't think anyone should stop working on their technique if that question comes through their mind on reds although some that question will always be asked of themselves even if their technique is fine - but that's about confidence rather than ability.

Ranchero - if you are fit & strong and the knee specialist or physio is happy that all is healed then waiting won't change things.

I might suggest that summer skiing may not be the best option - skiing in heavy snow might not be ideal for anyone's comeback so a couple of days now whilst it's still cold and the snow good may be the better option.

Wet, heavy spring or summer snow is a test of technique and more physically demanding than powdery stuff or a well bashed piste. So if you are physically ready, do it now and conquer your apprehensions whilst the snow is on your side.