J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by AllyG

Ian,
It's anywhere, apart from a green, that I am just about to ski down :lol:

Ally

Dave Mac,
I didn't know you'd already broken a speed/distance resort record. How stupid of me :oops:

The furthest I've travelled during one day was the day we did the whole of the 3 valleys in one day, and the instructor took us up Mont Vallon (I think it's called) in Meribel just for fun as it wasn't en route, and I think the red run down is the longest in the 3 valleys. We started at the usual lesson time in Val Thorens, skied through Meribel and on to Courchevel and stopped for the obligatory 2 hour French instructor's lunch break, and got back early with enough time to do another run just for fun.

It was certainly the fastest I've ever skied. And I was totally knackered by the time we stopped for lunch in a restaurant somewhere above Courchevel.

Ally

I had to jog this morning in wellies and full waterproof gear, but I managed it.

Nelly, have you done your exercises today? (You did say we were to question you on a daily basis).

:D :D

Ally

Do you mean this one?

http://www.iglu-dorf.com/index.php/en/locations/andorra.html

It looks amazing.

Ally

Dave Mac,
I was thinking of the angle effect, if one was using a GPS to measure distance. Of course, it would be different if one was in a resort with the facility to measure actual distance travelled. And one can go pretty fast on blues as long as they don't have those horrid flat sections where you have to pole or too many other people to avoid. I don't imagine many people go straight down on a black without 'tacking' :D But perhaps you are right and it might be better to pick reds rather than blues.

I am only interested in the theory of how it might be possible to pick the best resorts, runs, and lifts to win. The weather would matter as well. Obviously one couldn't ski at a million miles an hour in fog, or in a blizzard. And time of year would make a difference. Longer daylight hours equals longer lift opening hours. And, no time for 2 hour lunch breaks, like the French seem to do.

Ally

It partly depends on the queues, as well, of course. Even if I was the world's best skier I don't suppose I'd manage to do 21 lifts at Courchevel during Feb half-term.

To win this competition, ideally you need to pick a resort with excellent, fast lift access right to the top of the mountain, with very long straight blue runs with enough slope to get up some speed, and no queues.

Ally

Snowb4ndit,
I think you have had a lucky escape, myself.

I have never really recovered from the time we spent £12,000- on milk quota, buying it direct from the farmer, because we thought we'd save the auctioneer's commission, and it turned out the farmer was an undischarged bankrupt living under a false name who had sold the same quota back to the government, and the Official Receiver seized the money and refused to give it back even though we didn't get the quota :shock: :shock: :shock:.

Our solicitor sorted it out, and we did eventually get our money back. But we had several months of severe anxiety about it, and I learned my lesson - don't ever buy anything that 'fell off the back of a lorry', or appears to be a suspiciously good bargain, and always buy from a reputable source.

It may have been genuine, of course, but I suppose you'll never know now.

Ally

Thanks Tino,
That's amazing :shock:. Just going up 20/21 lifts in one day is quite an achievement, never mind boarding down all the pistes!

I am not even going to enter this competition, unless there is a booby prize for the person who falls over the most, and even then I expect some wobbly bambi-on-ice like beginner will win it :cry:

Well, done, and I can see why you are a little fatigued :D

Ally