J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by AllyG

NellyPS wrote:Hellooooooooooooo!!!!!! It's been SO long since I've been on here I've forgotten who everyone is. Anyhoo, we were going to go to Val D, but have decided that since my last unsuccessful trip to La Plagne didn't result in much skiing, we're going back to finish it off :)

That's great Nelly :)
So are you all fixed now? Knee better?

Thanks, that's great news about the new chairlift :)

Oh, and I am going to Sauze d'Oulx with the others, 11th - 18th January, staying in the Sauze hotel :)

But I'm going on the train. Luckily there's a direct train from Paris to Oulx station which is only something like 10 minutes from Sauze. I haven't done this journey before, but it doesn't look any harder than going to the 3 valleys, or Tignes, by the indirect route - Eurostar followed by French train, with a change of stations in Paris.

Iceman wrote: I am meant to be saving for a Wedding and honeymoon in 2015

Congratulations Icy! :)

bald-eagleman wrote:Unfortunately Ally that was me!! but there you go....if you are unable to make fun at yourself what is the world coming to. -)

Maybe you should do a try-out for the movies? ;)

In spite of having several very keen cameramen on the group holiday to Folgarida no-one managed to film me actually at the moment of falling over, although someone did manage to catch me a few seconds after! :)

Thanks very much for the video Bald-Eagleman. My favourite bit was the catapult fall at the end :)

Iceman wrote:Ally ... but remember not everyone is as nice/honest as you :evil:

Why thank you Icy (and Billip 1) :)

I know I should really carry a lock and cable around with me and lock up my hired skis when I'm in a cafe, but I just can't be bothered with the extra effort involved. I suppose I will start doing it if my skis get nicked and the insurers refuse to pay up because the skis weren't locked up. I have noticed that insurance companies are becoming increasingly adept at avoiding paying out on claims for things in general ... :(

I usually ask the hire shop to stick a label on the skis with my name on, so that I don't get confused and accidentally take the wrong skis, and so that no-one accidentally takes mine.
Apart from the issue of stolen skis, I reckon it would be quite dangerous to use the wrong skis with a different din setting, although I suppose if the other person had a much larger or smaller boot size the skis wouldn't go on, so it would be noticeable that they were the wrong skis.

Tying a ribbon on is quite a good idea, Jadavi. I sometimes tie a multicoloured sock on my suitcase, so no-one takes it at the airport by mistake, which is a similar sort of idea .