J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by Finn

Pablo
Brilliant pics of a great skiing day. Have experience of climbing up Aladdins Couloir back in 2008 & I can tell you that the bottom short ice pitch next to the head wall is tricky to negotiate with crampons & ice axes never mind skis. The top pitch was lovely to climb through & can see why it makes for an obvious line to ski down, whole area can be prone to avalanche. Next time I visit Cairngorm Jacobs Ladder is on the list to climb.
Definitely got me thinking about reaching that level of skiing & mountain craft to be able to get down grade 1/2 gully's.

Finn

What a difference a week makes, everything looks all White even the low altitude resorts in the Tirol :!:
Can really start to look forward to Chrimbo now.

Finn

Ian Wickham wrote:

Finn wrote:"Do you think beer prices are high in ski resorts...."

Yep, but they have got you by the short & curlys so you just pay up. :mrgreen:

Finn

The other point of view is don't pay up and they will be forced to drop their prices :lol:

Ian, I agree with your point of view but who is really going to make a stance on their one week holiday. Like I said short & curlys unfortunately. :(

Finn

Excellent piece of research Bandit
Skiing on the Helvelyn range looks great, hoping to try out telemark skiing & improve off piste on holiday this year which would help tremendously for days out on Helvelyn massiff. Will definitely enquire about membership now that I have seen the video.

Good work on the soundtrack info caron.

Finn

Just fitted Verdestein Wintrax Extreme tyres for the season ahead.

Cant really go wrong with the Skiwelt, loads of snowmaking capacity & miles of piste. Absolutely love the place, will ski a few days there over Chrimbo.

Finn

Dave Mac wrote:Also did the Karrimor one year, 50 miles fell running, over two days, partnering a guy who had previously won 3000m Gold in the European Championships. Needless to say, he carried most of the gear, did all of the map-reading, and all of the cooking.

Dave
Last year the Karrimor was back in Lakeland but got called off half way through the event because of worsening weather conditions. None of the athlete's I spoke to wanted to come off the mountain, they all wanted to finish the event. Another sign of our health & safety gone mad.

Finn

"Do you think beer prices are high in ski resorts...."

Yep, but they have got you by the short & curlys so you just pay up. :mrgreen:

Finn