J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by EmmaEvs

Lovely Dave. :thumbup:

one guy jumps from the chairlift and suffers two compound fractures to his lower limbs

He tried to land on his feet? Doh! :lol:

Shoulda just phoned their mate and told him to switch the lift back on again? Doh! :lol:

I wondered that. I did mention it to one of the people at the ski show who was trying to sell them. She just looked awkward and made some noises.

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Mmmm the potential injury point is the most compelling I think. The others are just irritants (I wouldn't use your own skis though). MrEvs was dead against me using our local one a couple of months ago so I just didn't tell him beforehand, I really wanted to make my own mind up about what it was like. Looks like it's down to a case of weighing up the injury risk against potential gains.

Jabski, of the ones who said absolutely not why do they think that? I'm no expert either on snow or dry slope but have tried both. I found the dry slope harder to ski on than real snow, but have recommended it to my brother (who skied once for a week 12 years ago), and his girlfriend (who has never been) before their hol with us in February. For the purpose of getting used to having skis on, moving around on them and starting to turn etc I can't see a problem. It'll give you a bit of confidence when you get to the real stuff. I would be interested to know why people think the opposite though.

Tony_H wrote:Emma - which part of "they haven't got enough in their budget to spend on grit" don't you understand?????
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Hmph

What a coincidence. I've suddenly realised I don't have enough in my budget to pay my council tax. I'm sure they'll understand though. I'll just refer them back to their Tough Poo Policy.

Yeah well done Skiassistant, for taking the initiative to set this up. Best of luck to you.