J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by completenovice

Just got back from my first week skiing at Les Deux Alpes. I absolutely loved it!

Thanks to everyone who gave me advice before I went, i was all really useful.

By the end of the week I manage to get down a few blacks, not particularly quickly, or classily, but it was under control and I wasn't worried by them. My instructer even sent me down one on my own cos he could see I was getting really bored with waiting for the rest of my group still struggling to snowplough down blues!

I shall definitely be going again... this season if I can afford it!

Not quite so Completenovice

Thanks for all the good advice guys... at least I assume it's good advice, not that I'd know the difference between good and bad advice at the moment!

I've spent the last two days at work hiding in my office avoiding doing work and surfing t'interweb to try and find out more about skiing. As I said I know very little about it, despite the fact some of my earliest memories are of watching Pirmin Zurbriggen on Ski Sunday in the mid 80s.

My searching has uncovered a few more questions though. Firstly, how much should I look to spend on clothing? A jacket's not an issue as my North Face Decagon is designed for winter sports already, but what about trousers? Also, what's better to go for? Salopettes or trousers without braces? Finally, people have recommended getting goggles, but there's so many out there to choose from, with so many different coloured lenses, what do I need?

Thanks again, and apologies if I appear really ignorant!

Hi

I've never been skiing before in my life, in fact I've never even seen a set of Skis apart from on TV, but always wanted to do it. For some reason I've agreed to go skiing with my Girlfriend, who's been skiing since she was 8, and a load of her friends this year.

Any basic tips would be greatly appreciated, just so I don't make a complete fool of both myself and my girlfriend on holiday.

Thanks in advance