J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by Lynn_D

A bit (well, quite a lot!) off topic, but a story that made me smile non the less (and yes, I do have an evil streak…)

My boss used to work near Toulouse and decided to learn to ski on a weekend, taught by his then girlfriend. However, he was struggling to get the hang of turning in one direction and the only option (or so it seemed), other than lose control or ski off the piste, was to fall over, turn round and then get back up again. Well, this went on for several weekends, however it reached a point where the bruising and swelling was so severe that he could no longer get jeans on and he decided to consult the doctor. :roll:

Unfortunately, he had been to the same doctor recently with a black eye (apparently due to being hit in the eye by a baguette that someone had thrown down the table – I didn’t ask…!) and the doctor was convinced that his girlfriend was beating him up (and wouldn’t accept the true, if unusual version of events.) which both found highly amusing. :D

I’m not sure if he has skied since…. I don’t think so, though he seems perfectly comfortable around baguettes! :lol:

karen72 wrote:Hubby keeps saying he likes a hot holiday and that it was too much like hard work, but he enjoyed it and kids loved it.

If I get my way we will do it every year, but not sure.

Like I say I think my preference would be to go to a major resort with interlinking resorts and definitly NOT in school holidays lol

Perhaps you could compromise and do one year ski and the next sun? )

Or if you can take your children out of school and save a fortune on half term prices, maybe do both...? :D

Ian Wickham wrote: And anyone else who has a differing opinion to mine. :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

You sound so much like my OH you could be related!!! :mrgreen:

LM wrote:We do the same thing Brad,Pull our 8 year old out of school to ski )..so worth it to ski without lineups. They dont seem to mind here in Canada (well BC &Alberta anyway) if the kids miss school for skiing.

Infact they HAVE to take ski lessons in grade 5 here for school gym class..they haul the kids up to the mountain and give them lessons.

It's alright for some!!! All we got were lousy swimming lessons :(

Feeling really envious of all of you who have yet to go on your ski hols or have second trips planned – came back in the middle of Jan and am already looking forward to next year!

Hope you all have a fantastic time though :D

Pablo Escobar wrote:A preference for fast skiing is going to suggest you will need something on the stiffer side of the scale (especially at nearly 12 stone).. usually termed as 'piste performance' or similar and there is plenty out there.

Think Salomon Aero GT as a starting point, the 172 has a 16.9m radius so would lend itself well to longer turns and be relatively stable at speed. Do you have a snowdome nearby where you can try out some skis? Sometimes the best thing to do is go to a demo armed with a list of skis to try and pick the pair you like the most.

How much do you really trust the internet? 8)

OK, maybe not such a bad suggestion after all :D

My OH skis on Salomon Aeros (can't remember the length off the top of my head) which he really likes (He's 6ft, about 12 1/2 stone and skis mainly blue and red runs.)

I know very little about skis and somebody is probably now going to tell me these are rubbish, but a suggestion for you non the less.

They were also not too expensive (paid £350 inc. bindings, can't remember which ones, sorry!!) :oops:

bandit wrote:

Feed me chocolate, the more expensive it is the better the results :D

Me too!! Although I will settle for it in diluted form... cakes, biscuits - I'm not too fussy :D