J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by Dave Mac

Sorry David, I neglected to offer solace. That was bad luck, and hope the pain is not too bad for your OH. The trauma will pass, but the ski dream will come back. So good luck.

My OH had the plaster cast removed from her leg two weeks ago, and we go to N two weeks on Saturday. She is quite easy about it all, and plans to read and sit at the top of the mountain, if she is unable to ski.

If the situation were reversed, I'm not sure that I would have the same strength of character.

That should speed up the job applications Jan!

Been a few times, but I wouldn't advocate that people should go there.

RossF wrote:2m K2's? :shock: Old school?

Ross, by definition, in comparison to you, everything I do, say, think, wear or ski on will be old school.

And one day, you will be old school.

And be very grateful to be there. Much better than the alternatives. 8)



Oh, I bought the K2s in Dillon in 1997. (K2 Merlins) They are nice turners, scary when going quick, and savage on the knees.

Hi woodworm,

Have you booked for Niederau? If so, when? And where are you staying?

I am with Ise on this. There are many benefits to be had with the group situation.

However, I would raise the issue that if your main criteria is to maximise the learning potential for each of you, then lose the criteria that you should be in the same classes.

Like many other walks of life, ski learning comes in flashes, feelings, "I've got it" moments. We trudge painstakingly forwards, then jump to a new plateau of knowledge. These moments will not routinely happen together.

If your criteria is to stay in the same class, then you may each be holding the other back. It may be that you are in the same class by right, but that would be a bonus. A good ski school will, on occasion, offer to move it's people up and across between classes, should that be a benefit to the individual.

We are going at New Yaer with a couple of beginners. They have both completed a month of dry slope, and this will be of benefit. Already, there is a gap opening in their comparitive abilities. I have suggested they do not attach any importance to having lessons in the same group, and they have understood and accepted it.

I am of the opinion that one of them wll be skiing the mountain by around the fourth or fifth day, and the other one will will have to wait for another year. But after three or four years of learning, none of that will matter.

Then go free skiing together, and with others.

Tony_H wrote:

Gutted. Just discovered Mr Mac isnt visiting N until later in the season.

Your Peroni factor must be very high Tone. You must have mis-read a post.

I arrive Niederau 27th Dec, party of 6 for a week. This includes a couple of first timers, so I will be committing a fair bit of Mother Hen on the first morning, getting them into ski school etc. Plus, am not yet clear if my OH will be capable of getting a ski boot on. The plaster cast has been off for a week and a half, and she is putting some intensive rehab work in.

You arrive the day before us, but for sure, we will get some skiing in together, during your remaining days. Looking forward to meeting up with you and re-living some of your immortal lines, the best of which I will not repeat for fear of offending two most important J2skiers :wink:.

It looks as though we are in for some decent conditions.

Then I go back home on 3rd Jan, and return 16th Jan for just over two weeks. This covers the time when caron and her man are in N, plus a mystery guest of great importance to us all.

My task for tomorrow is to get a pair of 2m K2s and 160 Atomics into one ski bag, and make it look like one pair of skis. :oops: They are going one way to N.

Bummer, you've got me calling it N now.