J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by felthorpe

steverandomno wrote:

Ian Wickham wrote:

oldboarder wrote:i would say wear a helmet, i wear 1 my kids ages 13 and 17 wear 1. it only takes 1 slip and you could have a cracked skull. think of your family, what would they do without you ?

With all this rain about the pavements are very slippery ..... time for a helmet :thumbup:

The government should act to ensure that all those venturing onto the pavements are properly prepared.

But of course it's not how you use the pavement with your careful walking on rubber soled feet, avoiding the cracks just in case they're unlucky. It's that mad pavement jockey that comes up fast behind you on his irresponsible leather soles, that makes the wearing of a helmet sensible in the circumstances. :shock:

Maggie100 wrote:Thank you for that. I will e mail Ally then. Hmm aren't men usually better than us :cry: Never mind there are sooo many things that we are better than them at (not sure what - must be cleaning and stuff :roll: Have a good day.

I have to let him be better than me at something :roll: :mrgreen:

I remember being terrified on a blue run in Alpes D'Huez when I first started skiing and thought I would never be able to master it. Most blues now seem easy and I prefer reds, it's just a matter of practice and being taught correctly.

I agree with all that has been said here, the colour of a run does not tell you how steep, narrow or mogully it is. It is just an indication of how difficult it might be. The worst run I have been on was a GREEN! Not steep at all but very long, very narrow and crowded with people.

I'm sure your wife will be fine and will benefit from lessons with a group of similar ability skiers. You can learn a lot from watching other people. I have only being skiing for a few years but am glad I persevered and got over that initial feeling that I was never going to 'get it'.

Most people are nervous at times on different slopes. Anyone who isn't, probably isn't enjoying themselves as much, as the adrenaline rush of achieving a good decent, is half the fun (well it is for me anyway).

Good luck and keep skiing.

Hi Maggie and welcome.

My husband and I (gosh that sounds topical) are also going on this trip and we hover around the late 40's. We are from Norwich. Both intermediate skiers although he is much better than me.

It is probably best if you send AllyG a private message, so she can give you all the details. Several of the members of the group that are going are sharing, so this is perfectly possible.

We will be very pleased if you decide to come with us, the more the merrier and we intend to have a fantastic time.

We skied La Plagne early in December last year and there was loads of snow, in fact too much but last season was very good for snow, who knows about next season? Only the snow god.

And I will probably have to slide down most of the Black run back to the village on my bottom, having realised that it really is way above my ability to ski it!! :oops:

Entertainment all round :mrgreen:

They just need to learn that a responsible dog owner also has to clear up after them. Or don't get a dog!

Enough on the dog pooh now thanks, wish I had never brought it up. :roll:

OldAndy wrote:So ......

Snapzzz is interested in ski kit, goggles, poles etc.
and felthorpe ...........

Dog Poo
:roll:

I was just being honest.

Let's just say perhaps some dog owners are not as hmmm... Conscientious as others with the picking up and baggng routine and..... In the snow, it gets covered up and doesn't smell, so it is easy to forget it's there but..... When it thaws!

It's just my experience that's all