J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by karen72

I just thought I might add a problem I had whilst on holiday in Niederau recently. I am a bit overweight and so my ankles are not the usual svelt self that they should be, so I seemed to have about 10 pairs of boots on before they found one that would just fit my calf that they could actually fasten. I ended up with a really old pair of salomon 3 buckle type which they had to put extenders onto to make them fasten (oh the embarassment!)

Anyway after a couple of days storing my boots at the ski hire shop, they got wet on the calf bit so Ihad to get different ones. They actually found some that were 4 fastneres, a bit more modern that would actually fit round my calfs! Great I thought.

However, 10 mins out of the shop my feet started to burn like as if someone had just poured acide into the soles of them! I went back into the shop and told them this. The lead man said that it was because the nerve endings in the soles of my feet couldnt find a place to rest and I would probalby need insoles. I said I would try and ski and give it a go but no sooner had I stepped out the shop, I thought I just couldnt do this! I am a girl after all and I shouldnt be in this much pain. Just give me my old wet boots back. The boots with the 3 buckles that I originally had (with no burning feet problems) had much more room in the foot. I could actually scrunch my feet up in them, whereas the other boots seemed to clamp over my toes and keep my feet down. now I know this is how they should be fitted, but when toying with excruciating pain or your foot moveing a tadge, I pick the latter! anyway they found a dry pair of boots identical to the first ones I had and again I was a happy bunny!

If we keep this up I will be looking into buying my own boots. But with a budget of about £140 will I be able to find a pair that dont make me end up in agony?

Karen

did i read somewhere someone was saying that sauze does not have any queues ever?

dunno bout school hols

why thank you kind peeps! lol

I think I deserve at least 5 stars for that piece of photography! lol :wink:

When we left it had snowed all day on Friday and was snowing also on Saturday. there will be plenty. have a great time!

it was my hubby who noticed her. she was with her friend and they were shovelling the snow next door in their bra and knickers! the other girl had a cardigan on over hers though! It must have been a dare

This was red 24 or 23 cant remember. You can see a lot of people here, but again this was taking during a quiet time. There were more people than this!



As you can see from this photo taken at the top of the gondalo, only a few people?..... lol



part of the push/heave yourself bit at the bottom of the blue run at the top of the gondala



This is to show what you have to ski down should you chose the blue run to the right of the gondala (the steep hill in the background) and then follow down red 19 which is even steeper (unless you kick your skis off and carry them back up the hill (where the skier in the white is going down)



this is something you dont see everyday! A woman in her underwear in the snow!


Just to show you when the 2 foot of snow fell, the kids were loving it and hubby was chucking them into the mounds of snow like you would at the swimming pool.


top of the mitermoos

link to the rest
http://www.flickr.com/photos/28344965@N07/3303906587/

hope I havent bored you too much
karen

You can see here the amount of people on this button lift, and from this picture it was realtively quiet, it was normally this long but wider!