J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by OldAndy

Eggman !! Bring back the ski boot please .....

Dave Mac wrote: 231 countries was very interesting~ that must include most of the non-skiing world. How influential is that!

Spammers???? :x

A well deserved retirement no doubt.
and Smokey - give the new server a break :roll:
It is a novice server, new to all this, and will probably have to go to Niederau first ...
before graduating to a pr(oops better not say that) :mrgreen:
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I've been avoiding suggesting Courchevel, as it unfortunately has a reputation as being very expensive (which I don't think it is!) but the area above 1850 is a beginers paradise.
And as long as you are not skiing too late in the season there are lovely tree lined runs down to 1550, Le Praz and la Tania (plus all the other delights for better skiers that 3V offers).
I don't know of a protected (fenced off) green area bigger than Pralong anywhere and there is a whole variety of gentle skiing below Les Verdons to enjoy.
What I particularly like about Courchevel is the ability for mixed groups to enjoy their skiing without being too far apart, so meeting up is simple. A good skier can dive off for half an hour and enjoy themselves before rejoining the novice.
And the novice can get in some quite long runs without worrying about getting stuck somewhere awkward.
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and as you are off to Tignes I thought this may be of interest - a ski/weather forecast.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=eO-X2VehDI0

Yep Smokey - and I was one of them :(

I know how I "name" the snow conditions but I have no idea (or pretence) that my way would be "accurate".
For example - xmas this year, big dump over 2 days, 18" maybe. The general word being used was powder, but it wasn't what I would call powder, even quite high up, as the snow was really dense and heavy, quite wet.
I suppose I would have called this fresh snow ....
I suppose for any useable snow type nomenclature there would need to be some sort of accepted standard?

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Nice one !!

AllyG wrote:the next step will be when his jacket gets full of holes and everyone tells him to pack inside it with old newspaper :lol: :lol: :lol:

Ally

Ask DaveMac - bound to be something better than newspaper - half his landladies pillow stuffing or something.
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