J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by OldAndy

Presumably you are on the way home?

Impressive data - very interesting.
Thanks for showing.

Fascinating !!
A bit of a discrepancy, a bit of exaggeration - OK
But some of these seem fraudulent.

Tonyo - I think you and I are generally in agreement with just some nuanced differences perhaps.

Totally agree with you on changes in the expertise of instructors WRT teaching children and how children learn.

All I would say is that formal instruction should be driven by the desire of the youngster and not the desires of the parent. Pushing kids into ski school and banging on about technique can be counter productive.

If it were me I would simply be focussing on enjoyment and not trying to specifically push technique at all.

Kids tend to learn by following and mimicking rather than being told to "plant ze poles" etc.

If he wants/asks for lessons organise them but otherwise just let him enjoy doing what he wants to do and if that is by "doing it right" fine and if that is flying around the mountain and jumping over things fine.

Tidy !!
How old is he??

My best advice is never to let him loose on decent skis as you won't keep up !!

:mrgreen:

By the time of your trip, Jadavi, the snow lower down will be gone.

So, runs down to Courchevel 1350 and 1550 are likely to be closed. Quite likely that runs down to Meribel Village similar.

Best advice is to chase the sun. All the three valleys are basically north - south orientation. Spring skiing is about the ice to snow to slush change during the day.

East facing slopes get the sun first and so the ice softens but these slopes turn to slush first. So, start the day on the east facing slopes above Meribel Les Allues, Mottaret or over in the Val Thorens Valley and then as the pistes soften move onto the west facing slopes.

Your best bet for good snow conditions will be in the Val Thorens Valley as it is higher but there will most likely be decent pistes in all three valleys.

I reckon that the hardest bit for you will be getting back down into Les Allues for the bubble back to Brides - going to be really slushy!! But depending on where you end up you can get a bubble down to avoid the lower runs if they really are bad.

bald-eagleman wrote:
BUT ...why do you need to be qualified...AS AN INSTRUCTOR...It is nonsense!

Absolutely!
Need to be trained and examined in mountain safety not in how to teach a snowplough.