J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by Dave Mac

Fourth year with Direct Travel, Europe, multiples of 47 days travel, inc multiples of 17 winter sports, to which you can add.

£66 inc loyalty bonus. That is for two of us. £50 excess, but we have saved that four times over.

My minds not on it Ross, I leave at 6.00 am tomorrow. Edin~Munich. :wink:

Rob,

For a weeks skiing, 20Kgm is massive. I am always under 17kgm including ski boots.

The trick here is to find out what is permitted with cabin baggage. Take the largest bag permissible, and bung as much heavy stuff into there.

Tony_H wrote:Allow me to confirm. For an old bloke, Dave is a tidy and fast skier. I could not keep up with him. Mind you, thats because he took off before shouting "race you to the bottom" meaning I was 5 seconds behind before I even realised....

You may be right with the first part Tony, that's not for me to say.

But as for the second part, I thought it was just a friendly run down. :-) I would never challenge anybody, it's not nice. Well, except for my ski buddy Mel perhaps....

And all cemented with a beer at the bottom.

But you have a great attribute, in that you commit to the run, you are not afraid to face the challenge.

Jan is a fast skier. And it's not just that. I mentioned this to Jan the next day, I will ski fast choosing my lines and terrain. Jan skis without regard to terrain, demanding fast muscle response and great leg strength. Yes, he is very fast.

Fourth year with Direct Travel, Europe, 47 days travel, inc multiples of 17 winter days, to which you can add.

£66 inc loyalty bonus.

Elgius,

When would you watch all this stuff? No time to spend looking back in time.

Pavel, that Couloir is narrow, steep, and straight down, Oh!

I would be priveliged to be able to attempt that bowl, maybe I am not capable now!

If I think about a steep and challenging run, I think about the Palivacinni at Arapahoe basin.



There are a series of these chutes, about seven in all. I skiied along the top, looking down all of these chutes, there was a lady there, we stopped, at the top of one, and we agreed we both wanted to ski alone, and off she went. I went along to the next chute, and set off on what was a very bumpy and challenging run, with several stops to get my breath. It is a high altitude mountain.

At the bottom, I started back along the track towards the base. Passing the bottom of the next chute, I caught sight of the lady in full fall: on that slope if you fell, you kept going. I watched until she came to a stop, could tell she was OK, and quietly slipped away. I met her back at the base, and shook hands, but never mentioned what I had seen. That could have been any one of us.