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Well, clearly no-one watched Planet Dinosaur then! :lol:

It begins with S and is a predator... any more guesses?

...and the actual answer was 48107...

which makes Hudman the closest!

Far Queue wrote:
C = Chamonix
M = Morzine
V = Val D'Isere

Is the correct answer, so Mr FQ is our first winner. PM me your address and that'll be in the post to you tomorrow!

:thumbup:

CLT wrote:Adminesaurus

:lol: :lol: :lol:

I might be the right age, but don't have the teeth... 8)

Just for fun... one entry per person...

QUESTION - Which is my son's favourite dinosaur?

CLUE - It's a real one... with teeth! 8)

Same rules as Competition #1 - one entry per user, etc.

Website traffic is measured in various ways including Visits (representing one person arriving at the site, viewing a few pages and then leaving).

QUESTION - How many Visits (as measured by Google) did j2ski.com receive on 31st January 2012.

CLUE - The total number of Visits for the whole of January was 1,501,087

First correct answer wins the Pole Position - or the closest received by 20:00 UK time tonight.

The Pole Position is a simple ski training aid to help improve your stance, balance and... your pole position.

Pole Position is ultimately designed to transfer information directly to your muscle sense by connecting mind and body with the basic idea of how a ski position is executed. Simply put – Learn to ski by skiing.

We've got a box of Pole Position 750s to win this month. I'll start a new Thread with a question and a clue for each one. You're allowed ONE answer per username, judges decision is final, no whinging, etc.

To win the first one, just answer the following :-

QUESTION - 20,000 people get our J2Ski Snow Mails each week, for their favourite ski resorts. Can you name the three most popular IN ORDER (most popular first)?

CLUE - their names begin with C, M and V respectively.

I think this is more an issue of education and experience (of the skier), no?

With all the variables that go to make up a slope, and the fact that so much can change - even within a single day - I just don't think it's possible to come up with a consistent scheme. Slope grading will always be subjective.

That said, there are certainly "local" issues (as mentioned above, and Val d'Isere's famous Greens with moguls, etc.) but those can only be addressed directly (with the local TO).

You can make a case for ensuring that "Greens" are appropriate for first day skiers, perhaps, but beyond that the important thing is to communicate the fact that runs can and will vary.

No two "Blues" will ever be identical, and the same run can be in completely different condition from one hour to the next. That's one of the things that makes skiing so much fun though and it's one of the challenges we face as we learn.

Slope grading varies. Slopes vary. Slopes change from hour to hour - in what state do you grade it?

It's like the Pirate's Code; just guidelines really... 8)