J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by getjim

Forgot to say thank you for the usual good advice from the forum - cheers!

Austria will def be this year's destination. Reason for Mayrhofen is that we're possibly going with others who have been before and they would like to go back. It's all a bit up in the air really. If the in laws decide to stay home then the heights problem goes away. If they decide to come then we have to persuade a pretty stubborn chap that we would like to go somewhere else than M.

Or rather than bugger about trying to please everyone else we should say 'sod it' and go somewhere on our own.

Hi all,
Been away for a long while so thought I should catch up. Supposed to be out on our boat but as it's 'summer' here in Cornwall I'm stuck indoors waiting for her ladyship to get her carcass out of bed.
Having been to Switzerland for the last 2 years we're looking at going to M in 2010. Probably wouldn't be our first choice but we're going with friends who have been several times. Wife and self are at intermediate level and I'm happy that we can have a good week there.
My concern is that we may be going with the in laws again. That in itself isn't the concern! ). My worry is that FIL isn't the most confident on the lifts. He has a big problem with heights. He's not too bad in a gondola type lift. The major hurdle is the chair lifts. In Grindelwald, we could only get him to do runs that could be reached in an enclosed lift. Looking at the piste maps for M it looks like this could be a huge problem. Both MIL and FIL are only 2nd time beginners in their 60's and just getting down steady slow blues.
Before we commit to booking I'd like a bit of advice from you guys pse. Austria will be our destination but want to make sure we get it right for all abilities.

I used them last year with hire boots and got an allergic reaction. :( They did stop the rubbing but I ended up with a rash where the gels had been.

This year I had my own boots and didn't use the gels and had no rubbing at all despite walking for 2 hours after my fall prevented me skiing home.

All this boaty talk has got me itching to get back on the water. Spent yesterday anti fouling the in laws yacht. Took an afternoon off today to do some varnishing of bits from my boat. Where do I end up whilst popping in for a cuppa?

I have never flown Ryanair nor will I in future. O'Leary is the type of person that instantly irritates as soon as I hear his name. And watching his weasley face on Breakfast this morning really set me up for the day. :twisted:

Wayhay!! Well done mexicomark! Welcome to the forum. Looks like Eljay went to bed too early and missed your grand arrival. Keep posting, you'll get laughs, grief, ridicule and oodles of knowledge. Take it all in good humour just like I do (most of the time)

Jim