J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by Salski

I've just received the snow report e-mail for my selected resorts & Admin Man you say that's the last mailing until October :(

I was just wondering what you do between now & then? Ski chat has certainly diminished over the past few weeks, although the symptoms of forecastitis don't entirely go away just because the snow is melting.

I've managed to put all my ski gear away in the loft now, but still have to look at my 2007 ski photos on a regular basis.

Have a nice summer - I'm off to surf the net now for a new tent :D

Hi Ellistine - the product you need is called 'Bar Keepers Friend'. You will find a multitude of uses for it around the home & I'm sure it will be ideal for the scratches on your skis. (My husband even used it on his white car to remove the scratches caused by a gate post that swerved towards him). It is a very fine powder which cleans just about anything off just about anything. Some leading supermarkets sell it, or you can buy it from the homewares dept. at John Lewis.

I can remember Vim, but don't know if you can still get it in the UK - maybe I'm a bit older than you :?

Do let me know if you try it!

(Gosh - you can tell the ski season is coming to an end - we'll be swapping recipes soon) :roll:

94) I once went to Schiphol Airport! :(

(That's it .... no more ideas from me)

93) Wrap one in a Yorkshire pudding, pour over onion gravy & serve it as that classic English dish 'Toad in the Pole' :roll:

That reminds me - I'd better go & get dinner ready!!!

91) Place one pole in the snow 50m away from the other pole. Ski between the two, then impress your friends by telling them you've skied "Pole to Pole" :?

Too late Pavelski - I snook off to La Plagne last weekend with the girls & had a fantastic couple of days skiing :D :D Hubby stayed at home & did the school runs, figured out how to use the washing machine & even took the vacuum cleaner for a spin round!! This is how it should be :lol:

Oh & Bennyboy - you aren't missing anything :wink:

Hi KP Ski - good wishes to your Dad - I hope your journey home goes well & that over time he makes a full recovery and doesn't decide to hang his skis up for good. I work in a physio department & met a girl a couple of years ago who broke her back in a skiing accident. She went on to make a full recovery & hesitantly decided to go back on the slopes. She just booked a short break, booked an instructor who she'd had lessons with in the past & who she trusted, & went back to a resort where she knew the slopes well. She said she did feel nervous, but was so glad that she hadn't given up skiing. Hope your Dad gets back out there too!!

Something like this brings it home how important it is to have good medical insurance - I can't believe people ski without it, but I know they do!! A friend of mine had a minor accident in Austria earlier in the season which resulted in a fractured collar bone. He was taken by ambulance to a hospital, where the Dr. said they needed to operate. He was rather 'out of it' but insisted that his partner telephone their insurance company to inform them of the accident before he signed the medical consent forms.

The insureres asked if they were at a private or a state hospital, which they had to ask about as they didn't know - it was just a hospital (a private one it turned out). The insurance company told them that they would only cover expenses incurred at a state hospital, so as he was able to walk, they transferred to the nearest state hospital, where he was told that an operation wasn't necessary!

From their experience, they concluded that you should always try to contact your insurers immediately to inform them of what has happened - before you've received any treatment. (I appreciate that this isn't always practical)! You should always have your insurance details with you on the slopes - or at least your policy number & the necessary contact phone numbers. It's also made them much more aware of the small print, & the sort of questions you may wish to ask when buying a policy.

Like you KP Ski - I don't have an issue with skiers or boarders - generally there's room for us all, but I do have an issue with people who are out of control & who clearly need to take lessons to learn some valuable techniques, rules of the road & manners. There's nothing clever about straight lining a blue run in a tuck position feeling invincible :x I'm sure j2skiers are far too sensible for this - but in my experience there are increasing numbers of (dare I say it?) generally middle-aged men, wearing black, body armour & helmets who ski like this, clearly forgetting that there are often large numbers of skiers wearing 'L' plates on blue runs. Anyhow, thats another issue, the point of my message was to say 'get well soon KPSki's Dad'.

Have you had a look at Snowgirl's posting in the 'Accommodation Offered' section?

Might be worth a try. If you see a cheap flight - book it. Last week I booked a Ryanair flight to Grenoble for £0.39 + taxes - it's now £149 + taxes!!

Hope you sort something out.