J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by AllyG

RoseR wrote:I am quite cross as for years because of my fear of flying I did,nt go any-whereI have come such a long way in overcoming it, its a shame that just that one flight has made me feel a bit anxious again

I'm sorry Rose, I didn't know that you used to be afraid of flying. That must have made everything a lot worse for you. I hope you can put this awful experience behind you and look forward to your next holiday without worrying about flying again. And I can totally understand now why you don't want to fly with the same company again.

Ally

Did you think Megeve was really expensive? There was a 'debate' about this a while ago.

Sorry Scarlet Fez for hi-jacking your thread :oops:

If you look in the right-hand bottom corner of a post (when you're logged on) you will see a little rating box, where you can give a post from one to five stars, depending on what you think of it. As far as I know there are no rules, or guidelines, for how you rate it, so you could give it 5 stars because you think it's very funny, or one star because you disagree with it. And no-one will know who rated the post.

Posts are very rarely rated, but when they have been rated the number of stars they've been given appears above the message. And this rating contributes to the number of stars that you personally hold, shown by your screen name, or avatar. In theory, the number of stars you hold should be directly related to the quality of your posts. However, as we have been explaining, it doesn't always work like that...

I hope this is what you wanted to know,

Ally

Edit
I forgot to mention, that the same post can be rated a number of times by different members, so the rating can change, as it averages out the number of stars. Trencher's infamously rated one star posts on this thread, for example, have currently moved up to 3 stars, presumably because someone has re-rated them 5 stars.

Trencher wrote:The problem with falling is like anything else, if you only do it occasionally, you won't be very good at it. When you push your limits, you fall more often. Like any skill, at first it happens fast, and you don't know what's happening. Then as you get used to it, things start to slow down and you can start taking control. Now if you are the type of skier that will only fall occasionally, you are best off taking Bandit's advise, and having a safe fall that you can walk away from. Trying to recover from a fall is not without risk.


Trencher

Trencher,
I fall plenty of times in lessons, but unfortunately none of the falls seem to resemble each other, so I don't learn from them. Like, in the powder I catapulted forwards in a cartwheel and lost both skis and overstretched one of my legs, on a patch of ice I didn't see in time I fell smack on my shoulder and lost one ski, in poor visibility I didn't see a 'mound' of snow and went right over crash backwards and landed bang on my back and lost both skis .... etc.

You see what I mean ...

Ally

dustyfog wrote:Turning tighter than the radius proscibed by the ski requires the following:(easier said than done but it works, I am still learning but i feel the difference now)
1. turn your feet, i.e. steer the skis
2. if turning on edge, i.e. carve/scarve, then flex ANKLES even harder, i.e. jam that shin into the front of the boot, upper body really should remain pretty static, facing downhill pretty much, rear end of course crossed over into the inside of the turn, AND push knees even farther inside the turn(Klaus Mair showed me this technique first, of course it took a year to feel it for self!), this will pressure and bend the skis more and tighten the radius of the arc. Depending on speed, slope incline and snow cover, this can lead to over-edging, and sliding/chatter, just kind of learning by doing sort of thing.
3. The tightest turns are done by lifting off and turning in mid-air, or steering the skis at the point of release across from old turn, past fall-line in the process of initiating/transitioning into new one.

just my humble experience

Thanks Dustyfog,
I was watching the slalom in the Olympics on telly, and they seemed to be doing a combination of true carving, foot turning on the snow, and turning their skis in the air. I am quite sure it is all way beyond my level at the moment anyway. Next holiday I think I will just concentrate on trying to make my carving turns gradually tighter.

Ally

Sorry Eggman,
I just couldn't resist it :lol:

I did actually want to know if you went to Megeve itself, and what you thought of it. I am rather confused about the whole area - lift passes, ski buses, how hard it is to travel around etc.

Best of luck with choosing some new skis. I wouldn't know where to start, if it was me - there are so many makes and models around.

Ally

mfc,
I'm not on Facebook, but my daughter is. You could send me a pm ...

Ally

When it was me sliding incredibly fast down the piste on my back, still with my skis on, I was afraid to try putting my legs down in case I hurt myself. By the time I realized what was going on I was going too fast. Luckily I stopped naturally, and I was fine.

I guess if it ever happens to me again I will try Bandit's suggestion of turning myself onto my front and lifting my tummy off the snow. But I don't think I will try stopping myself with my skis until I'm going reasonably slowly.

Ally