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Hi Marksman, welcome to j2ski...
To run with your motoring analogy... 8)
...but a less experienced or less confident driver will be lifting off mid-maneuver and spinning their way into a big accident. And, "drifting" off-topic (ho ho), the early Elise had a well-earned reputation for biting the unwary... and would be a pretty unsuitable car for a beginner!
To answer your question... softer, more forgiving skis are much more suitable for beginners as they absorb mistakes and are easier to push around with less developed technique. A "performance" ski will generally be more responsive, quicker edge-to-edge and - if you like - snappier; a lot less enjoyable for an early skier and more likely IMHO to have them catching edges and over-compensating for mistakes.
This. Talk to the shop, put her on some nice soft lady's skis, take it easy and rebuild the confidence. |
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How Many Sleeps until your first encounter of the season?
Started by User in Ski Chatter, 492 Replies |
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Bon Ski Wickers, and everyone else heading for the slopes this weekend!
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One place in the Alps that won't be short of snow next week is Tignes! It goes up a long way above the town and max temperatures should be below zero (at resort level) by around mid-week. Pistes lower down might be hard'n'fast the first few mornings but you'll get some great skiing in under blue skies with a bit of luck. |
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From their Snow Report and Webcams it looks like they have reasonable snow cover still.
The rain should stop today and looks like you'll have sunshine much of the week and cooler temperatures by Friday, maybe a little more snow then too - it might be more like Spring but still enough snow to have fun skiing. Enjoy! 8) |
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Last Week
Well it's certainly been an "interesting" week as far as the European Alps are concerned. The week started with unseasonally high temperatures and heavy rain in many places, right up to altitudes of 2,000 metres. Although that was to the immediate detriment of the snow pack, the rain quickly turned to snow and the last three days have seen significant snow fall and lower temperatures. The end result has been a deterioration of conditions on the lowest slopes, particularly to the East, but mid and high-altitude pitches have seen improved snow cover with many resorts reporting Powder in the past few days. Local effects have been highly variable so you should check our Snow Reports online for the latest from your chosen resort(s). In North America, Canada has seen widespread snows and in the United States, the East Coast and Colorado have received substantial new snow. Scandinavia and Scotland were also in on the action and are enjoying excellent conditions. European Weather and Snow This Coming Weekend The next week is going to be rather quieter for Europe, with temperature being the most notable talking point - unfortunately for the wrong reasons as it is going to be warm and Spring-like for several days over this coming weekend and beyond. On the bright side, however, it will be sunny and clear for much of the time and most resorts have great snow. It does look, from the current forecast models, as if temperatures will fall throughout next week and they should be around the seasonal average by the end. Further out there also appears to be increasing likelihood of new snow (and colder weather) for the last week of January. Off Piste in The Alps If you're venturing off-piste this week, please exercise all the usual caution - and some. It appears that the weather patterns of the season so far have left instabilities deep in the snow pack that are now overlain by fresh snow - particularly on slopes above 2,000 metres. It is suspected by some experts that this contributed to this week's tragic avalanche in Val d'Isere which claimed the lives of four skiers. For the latest news of the off-piste conditions in the French Alps, please take the time to check out everything they have to say on Henry's Avalanche Talk. Stay Safe! |
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It's certainly planned long-term but not in the pipeline as yet. It'd be good to know the level of interest, so if anyone else would love an iPhone and/or Android app then reply on this thread.
For now, as you mentioned, you can use the Mobi version of the forum (link at the head of the page) and we will be enhancing the rest of the Mobi site in the next few weeks. But keep the requests coming - if you don't ask then you'll get what you're given... :wink: 8) |
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How Many Sleeps until your first encounter of the season?
Started by User in Ski Chatter, 492 Replies |
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Please stay on-topic - how many sleeps is that? :mrgreen: |
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Snow Forecasts by e-mail - New Ski Resorts
Started by User in Snow Forecasts and Snow Reports, 191 Replies |
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This morning we've added the following ski resorts to the Snow Forecasts by e-mail :-
Busteni, Romania Les Crosets, Switzerland Rogla, Slovenia Unfortunately we don't have data for the hill in Stamford that runs down to the meadows by the river, but should be able to sort something out once the lift system is in place... :wink: |
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