Messages posted by : jonG
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:DMMMMMmmmmm probably the time i was in Serre Chevaliere, we all went to Montgenevre for the day and skied over into Claviere....after a large lunch of lasagne and wine we headed back, having just got off the chair on the link over the boarder it was a thick pea soup. :(
We asked the guide/chalet girl which way to head and she said "aim for the music".....my mate said bet you won't tuck it and schuss, having had mucho wino off i shot into the mist :thumbdown: and headed for the music I could hear in the distance, after a few minutes i could see a couple of skiers polling up a bank of snow....by the time it took me to wonder "what the ******* hell are those two clowns doing" I had hit this bank of snow shot up it at about 40 mph and procceded to take air over the top of a VW Camper van ...and performed a swan dive into Montgenevre carpark. :( :( Upon checking my marbles a wandered around the carpark collecting my ski's ,pole,s glasses etc and realised the music i had been aiming for was a couple of speakers strapped to the pylon in the middle of the carpark......not amused....but glad to be one piece. :D My chums after taking a more carefull and sedate pace down ,couldn't find me (thinking about it the carpark was the last place i should have been.....we came by minibus),and had all gone for a swift half). Happy days :D :D :Dmind you not nearly as dangerous as my cartwheel session down the "Wall" in Tignes.....but thats another story jon |
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:DAs part of my pre season fitness regime......I now run to the chip shop, and leave the telly remote alone....:thumbup:
Seriously though after having a large Hernia repaired roughly 8 weeks ago I am now thinking it's time to try and keep old age and the middle age spread at bay... Apart from the usual has anyone else had to get fit after a Hernia, and what can you reccommend...,I still have a twinge if i do anything too strenuous but am thinking along the lines of cycling,walking,swimming and maybe light to medium training on rowing machines etc. jon. |
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Unfortunately I sent the video's to someone a while back who was interested in getting into skiing for the first time, but the name of the video was "Ski With Klammer" from what I remember.Even though all the video's are a good twenty years old the informtion you could pick up from them is as relevent today as it was back then......we just use shorter ski's to some extent today. jon. |
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Hi,
SkiRite & Ian have hit on a great tip with regards to watching old skiing video's and dvd's, if you hunt round at car boots sales etc you may be able to lay your hands on some. I remember watching a few years back by Hugh Monney (think the surname is correct), Martin Heckleman and my favourite was a video where Franz Klammer was teaching Duncan Goodhew and Sharon Davies....MMMMmmmmm, very early eighties but after watching these video's a few times it was supprising how much information actually sank in, and once in the mountains became usefull. It's certainly a good way to keep the brain in ski mode while waiting to get out to the slopes. jon :D |
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Hi,
I agree with all of the above, and as wickers says stay with what you are comfortable with and take it at your own pace, you have years to get better.....even though I have some 18years under my belt there are always new things to learn that help with stance, technique etc. And just having an afternoon to yourself just to pootle around at your own speed without trying to keep up with anyone, so you can practice what you have learnt in the lesson previously can help no end. .......mind you someone said when I was new to the game was "if you don't fall over....your not trying enough" :D....and to some degree they were right, take evrything at a comfortable pace but push yourself on a little each time But the most important thing is always to have fun and enjoy yourself and the wonderfull surroundings :D :D Jon. |
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:DHi Jobster,
I'm glad Rich is doing well, just to add to Admins comment about Bourg-Saint-Maurice, it is only 810 metres above sea level so is ideal from the altitude side of things, and the Hospital comes highly reccommended from a friend who has spent a few trips there (the last one was for treatment for MRSA that they were infected with at Kettering Hospital which came to light after a minor operation on her toe just before a holiday). Another plus side is the fact that the TGV/Eurostar/SNCF stops there,and you have some of the worlds best skiing in several resorts all within 15 minutes to 40 minutes away. Also with relatively short transfer times away via car from Geneva,Lyon,Grenoble and Chambery airports it's hard to beat. There is also an ambulance station/medical point just up from the Funicular station....but I am sure all will be well and I am being positive that these will not be needed wherever you choose. Give Rich my best and have a great time on your trip. jon |
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:(sorry about the spelling.....my brains gone
called not could.......doh! jon |
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