J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by andymol2

Real racing - rather than the time trial that the regular Alpine events are.

I don't mean to knock the bravery of the downhillers but the skier cross racers are right up with the skeleton and ski jumpers for bravery & insanity!

I guess how good it seems is relative to what you are used too.

I learned on a dry slope.
Before I first hit the snow for real we went to Tamworth & thought it was fab.
Having been skiing for real a number of times I enjoy a trip to the snowdome for a bit of fun with the kids in the summer holidays.

I've only been back to a dry slope once since (to accompany a mate who was going for a lesson with an instructor friend of mine and I went along to take the mick) and realised how awful dry lope skiing is but also recognised the benefit I had from lessons on the dry slope initially.
I doubt I'll ever hit a dry slope again.

Much as I enjoy taking my teenage daughters skiing I won't have the tiniest element of guilt going away without them when they are older - which should be in March!

AB wrote:Admin Just to correct your write up, Kwame is not on the World Cup circuit. He has never competed in a World Cup race or any of the 'B' tour Continental cup races. Only done some lower level FIS races to get the FIS point required to get to the Olympics. He is world ranked around 4900 in the Slalom which he qualified in.
GB has 39 male Junior (U20) skiers who are higher in the world rankings in slalom. None of those are going to the Olympics.

That's not the point of the Olympics.
It's about every nation sending their finest to represent them.

It's far more important to have a Kwame or an Eddie the Eagle than simply the best 80 in the world.

We all know that in each event there are probably only 10 or so who could win and perhaps 20 who could medal. If we take that to it's logical conclusion only the world's top 20 should be permitted to enter.
Some events like the Luge could become the German championships.

Supporting Kwame is supporting the spirit of the Olympics which I think was seriously undermined by the response to Eddie Edwards.

Brimster wrote:Bandit said it Yellow or Persimmon are the best. I have Smiths and they seem to do the job...

I seem to be doing a lot of agreeing with Bandit today! :lol:

I got some of these myself however daughter no2 couldn't find hers and so borrowed mine. She thought they were great but the brown frame didn't go with her pink helmet. Presumably that's why they were £25 on ebay.

Personally I tend to avoid wearing the goggles as much as possible - I've got some persimmon lenses for my sunnies for when the light's poor.

Whenever I go on a skiing I set myself the challenge of not falling on one day.
The first week was a tad optimistic.
The second week - so near but managed to fall on the last run every time a clear round looked on.
The third week I had no chance - skiing with an instructor friend of mine who was determined to push me!
It took until the fourth week & got a clear round all week.

Fallen pleanty of time since then!

If you don't fall you are probably not challenging yourself.
Accept it as part of skiing in the same way you would playing any sport.
We all trip up walking from time to time.

Falling the first few times after recovering from injury is part of moving on. It's all about overcoming irrational fears and dealing sensibly with the rational ones.

In Italy it's usually the British youth who have a problem queueing!

Sauze can be almost deserted late in the season. Seems to have gone out of fashion. One day we skiid for an hour before seeing another skier! (Late March)

Probably the one in the village on the road virtually opposite the main cable car up is the larger.

The one up top is pretty good too if smaller & throws in storage for skis & boots as part of the deal. (Otherwise you'll be carrying them up & down the mountain every day or paying 20 euros for storage for a week)