Messages posted by : admin
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For me, you can only do this at the coarsest of levels. I go with something like :-
Beginner - First day onwards, falling lots, Green runs only and having lots of trouble with lifts! Lower Intermediate - anyone off the Greens and starting to get around the mountain a bit. Maybe still gets spat out by the occasional chair-lift but getting more confident and really starting to enjoy it. Intermediate - happy on Blues and easy Reds. Will try tougher runs including the occasional Black. Loves mileage. Lifts no problem! Strong Intermediate - skis Reds for fun and Blacks for the challenge. Occasional sorties off the marked runs. Advanced - for me an Advanced skier is someone starting to ski "technically"; i.e. really using the ski. Knows when and what they should be trying to do but perhaps not quite there in all conditions. Expert - skis anything in any conditions, on or off-piste, with a high level of technical ability. But there's no right answer. There's just so much to learn and so many different disciplines... and many people are "Experts" at say piste skiing but hopeless when it gets fluffy. And I've followed some very scruffy (style-wise) dudes on twin-tips who turned out to be stunning in the park - what use is a perfect carve technique when you're doing an inverted grab 10 feet up??? 8) Intermediate probably has the greatest range but oddly it's also perhaps the most consistent term - where an Intermediate is simply someone who's out of the nursery slopes and away up the mountain. Maybe. |
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:D Yeah, but the first two words of the OP's username imply it may be a happy marriage! 8) |
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Is it (Tony's one) Serre Che, above Monetier?
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:thumbup: There's more coming too... :D |
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Nope. You sent me a PM claiming that your referring to the other members as morons (as you did) was not abusive and that you thought I was prejudiced against the Scots! :lol: :lol: :lol: If you're not having a laugh then you should be; everyone else is. I asked you politely to turn your caps lock off as that's commonly understood as shouting on a forum. You're very welcome to give your thoughts here but you're expected to do so politely, and to not waste my time. |
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Excellent to hear... You'll be Happy In Yer Hoose!
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Madam might care to reflect that M+S does not stand for Monza + Silverstone... was one drag-racing? You are the Stig and I'll have my fiver... :lol: That is a bit worrying TBH. What brand are they? I ran a set of Vredesteins for the last 4 winters and never lost traction. |
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Heated boots? No way! Didn't think you felt the cold... is it cos I is Colombian? 8) |
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