J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by jonG

Hi,

Check out todays webcam shot from Schladming in Austria :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

http://www.hauser-kaibling.at/webcam/web5/test.jpg

SOOOOOoooooo jealous :D :D :D :D

jon.

Hi,

Have just been nosing around the web to see if i can find anything that may be of help to you and have found the following organisation...

http://www.disabilitysnowsport.org.uk/

They should be able to point you in the rightdirection , and/or be able to help with any bookings etc i would think.

All the best :thumbup:

jon.

Hi,

Have a look at Ski Miquel for catered chalet's ,they offer excellent accommadation.food and service at very reasonable prices.

All the best with your search,and have a great time were ever you decide to go.

jon.

Hi,

Was given some stuff by the Ski Club when doing some advertising with them, and in the pack was an ad for the website below

www.respectthemountain.com

We can all do our bit in some small way,take only memories and photo's,and leave only footprints when we go home :thumbup:

jon.

Hi all, :D

I was having my usual poke around on the intraweb net thingy bob and came across this .....global warming melting glaciers....humbug i say, roll on the ski season :thumbup:

http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.worldclimatereport.com/wp-images/mtblanc1.JPG&imgrefurl=http://www.worldclimatereport.com/index.php/2007/06/26/mont-blanc-glaciers-refuse-to-shrink/&usg=__myvV6yallk7VXsqk5YJUN5OeGJ8=&h=458&w=305&sz=23&hl=en&start=8&um=1&tbnid=_P7ZGycYcEpztM:&tbnh=128&tbnw=85&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dfrench%2Balps%2Bglacier%2Bsatellite%2Bimages%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26sa%3DX%26um%3D1

Sorry it's bit of a long one.....

jon.

:D :DHi,

The webcams at Les Arcs are showing very mean and moody looking scene with the looks of a decent storm in the offering...fingures crossed :thumbup:

http://www.lesarcs.com/Webcam-Arpette-GB-2420m.html

Here we go hold tight....

jon.

Ian Wickham wrote:

bandit wrote:The photo I saw from the press conference was pretty telling :( I wonder what other factors have influenced his decision.

I am a great follower of Herman and I think over the last couple of years he just was not competitive enough whether that is him losing the edge or equipment, I think he continued a little too long :cry:

I agree, after an injury such as the one he sustained it would be impossible to ever achieve the same level of fitness,and I remember him saying in an interview that he never got the full feeling back in his lower leg.....and the feeling you get between your feet,the ski's and the snow is everything....

A great sportsman and skiing legend

jon.

:(Hi all,

It' is with a heavy heart I read on the WTSS site a few minutes ago that the great Herman Maier will be hanging up his competetive racing boots :(,he says that he wishes to retire while he still has his health,and as the years of injuries and thrills and spills have taken their toll)....

....and I don't blame the old boy, after his motorcycle accident in 2001 which left his lower leg virtually hanging off by a scrap of skin,muscle and tendons and which the specialists told him he would never walk again he made a remarkable recovery,and in 2003 went on to win races in Downhill and Super-G.

After a spectacular 14 year career in which he notched up to name a few, 2 olympic Golds in Negano 1998 ,Silver and Bronze in Turin 2006 ,4 Overall World Championship Crowns and 54 World Cup titles...

Not bad for a 36 year old :thumbup:,not sure if he will be going back to bricklaying though....but at least he has a trade to fall back on :D


jon.