Messages posted by : lilywhite
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Hmm, until recently I have always rented my skis and got what I was given, trusting that the ski tech had chosen correctly for my ability and current conditions. I have always been happy on skis whatever they happen to be.
Maybe because I'm not an awesome skier I wouldn't know good from bad? Maybe an awesome skier can tell the diff among all the skis on offer. I can't speak as to whether they are great skis or not but the most FUN I had on ski was with a pair of BBRs that I would never have chosen for myself in a million years! Marketing hype? Certainly to a degree, all the manufacturers want to sell lots of skis, I'm sure in their ideal world we would all own a quiver of many of their skis. |
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Ridiculously excited and had to share with someone!
We love Are. Cheap and cheerful trip this time round. In a s/c studio near the VM:8. Basic but everything we need. Hoping to get a lesson on moguls and a trip to Husa as well as lovely cruising runs overlooking the lake and some damn fine Swedish food. -) |
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Done.
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That looks amazing! I don't yet have the skills for off piste but I'm not a huge fan of groomed runs so that would have been my ideal conditions to ski in. Nice report.
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Done.
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Nice TR and pics.
I also tried the BBRs in VDI this year encouraged by the ski tech (who was gorgeous ;-)) "trust me you'll love them in the fresh snow" He was right, on fresh snow they were great fun, I found myself singing and giggling like a 10 year old girl. However on the windblown hard pack I lacked confidence in their edges, might have been a bad tune, might have been my own inadequacy or they are just way more fun in the fresh and fluffy. |
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For me a good ski holiday is coming home bubbling with enthusiasm for the next one. Sometimes it may be that I have made progress with something I have previously found more difficult steeps/bumps/pole plants/powder etc Sometimes my skiing may have been average but the company hilarious/resort beautiful/conditions fantastic.
I go with the agenda of having fun no matter what the conditions, I always take lessons, sometimes group ski school if I'm travelling in a mixed ability group or a couple of private lessons if it is just myself and boyfriend. It will depend where we are and what the conditions are like as to what I choose to concentrate on in a private lesson. I'm disabled and my physical condition varies wildly depending on a lot of things so I have no real style as I often have to adapt the way move to the amount of pain I am in or not. Some holidays I will have to be content to enjoy the views on green/blue slopes skiing without poles because planting poles can cause electric shock type pains, my last holiday however I was feeling pretty good and was able to to spend a couple of days on the reds and blacks at VDI working on pole plants and generally more fluid movements. A great ski holiday to my mind involves learning something (even if it is just to manage your expectations) enjoying the local eateries and bars, being in great company and arriving home in one piece with a big grin and photographic evidence. |
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I have taken many holidays with Neilson over the years, mainly because they were the only package provider for Are Sweden but this year they have taken out all the affordable properties out of the centre of town in favour of the luxury end of the market. This has doubled the base price of the holiday as instead of s/c apartments with fully fitted kitchens we are left with bed and breakfast or half board hotels with no option to cook. For that reason I won't be using them. Ski safari were able to offer 10 days flight/transfer/accom for less than neilsons 7 days of the same over the Feb halfterm in identical accom so it's not like Neilson didn't already have a big enough mark up nor is it as if there were many deals available at short notice in previous years so I doubt they had many unsold plane seats/hotel rooms.
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