J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by ise

bandit wrote:You can pick up your hire car from either side. The hire docs will specify French or Swiss Sector.
If you collect your car from the French side, it probably won't have a Swiss Vignette, so avoid the Swiss Motorways until you reach France.

Additionally, if your car is located on the Swiss side, the hire vehicles are now off airport.

don't you always get winter tyres in Switzerland as it's a condition of insurance? while in France it's more hit and miss? apparently, obviously I don't rent cars in Geneva :lol:

LOTA wrote:Thank you all; this is fun.

Adelboden looks good, but not that keen on a bus connection (very fussy!) so the old favourites of Jungfrau and Arosa are certainly in the running.

Maybe try Lenk instead, it's got a train station and it's the same ski area with easy access to Gstaad as well.

It's strange there's no station in Adelboden, I wonder if there's a story behind it?

AB wrote:
She uses the same sets of skis that she has used through the winter months on snow.

Are they not race stock or race department skis though? If they are then they'll be a lot more robust than the average recreational ski which by and large was never designed to last more than a few weeks.

RoseR wrote:
I thought of Spain, OH thought of Southern France.

so you've agreed on the Pyrenees :D I've a friend who runs a trekking company there if that's what you're after.

caron-a wrote:I'm slightly concerned about my youngest. I've mentioned before that he suffered badly when we got off the funicular on the grand motte (about 3000m I think). we're back there at easter but this time he'll be in lessons so I'll have to have a word with the instructor.

he didn't suffer at the top of toviere (2704m) so I'm guessing it was the speed of getting to the altitude rather than the altitude itself, so could he be ok if he went on the good old fashioned chair lift?

I think you're right, the first day or so if you can stay at 2000-2500m that would help. Also, take the other lifts up, stop between each one for 5 or 10 minutes or longer, take some mild exercise, chuck a snowball or something but nothing too dramatic.

It can be unpleasant but there's no significant long term effects but there are immediate safety concerns, ataxia (loss of co-ordination), headaches, nausea or GI problems, shortness of breath etc all make it difficult to ski (climb or trek etc) safely. If in doubt hop back on the lift.

RoseR wrote:Strange you say Ise dexamethasone used for altitude sickness, never knew that, but knew Diamox. Actually when I had surgery last year I was given dexamethasone, high dose pre anaesthetic.

Diamox is the drug of choice for mild AMS, the alpine variety really. Diamox is something that can be administered and have the person still moving, dexamethasone is really only suitable for use as you're evacuating someone.

Dexamethasone is a bit more hard core and something you'd use as a primary choice for HACE and for HAPE you'd probably chose Nifedipine. You're really only going to carry Nifedipine and Dexamethasone if you're in the death zone or for long periods above 5000m particularly if you've no easy escape. OTOH, Dexamethasone has some other uses and you can get it in nasal spray and it's useful in high dose to treat anaphylactic shock.

All of which isn't anything to worry about at skier heights :D

bandit wrote:
In my situation, I had been taking Gingko for another reason, and it took me quite by surprise that I had no symptoms to contend with, 1st time back on a mountain.
As you say, there is no clear consensus, perhaps I spontaneously outgrew all my adult symptoms coincidentally at the same time as starting to take Gingko Biloba :D

IceGhost Lots of water and no beer....poor you )

If your read that link I posted you'll see they mentioned some positive side-effects, better circulation helping warming in extremities which can't be a bad a thing either.

RossF wrote:Well we have about 6 inches of powder here in Helensburgh pretty much at sea level.

Glenshee wasn't half bad today either 8)

http://www.veletron.com/php/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=14437

EDIT: Not my pic

not bad, you know at a glance it's not Cairngorm as the guys aren't bent at 45' into a hoolie :lol:

Ski holiday suggestions Started by User in Ski Chatter, 17 Replies
LOTA wrote:Thank you all; this is fun. Adelboden looks good, but not that keen on a bus connection (very fussy!) so the old favourites of Jungfrau and Arosa are certainly in the running. Maybe try Lenk instead, it's got a train station and it's the same ski area with easy access to Gstaad as well. It's strange there's no station in Adelboden, I wonder if there's a story behind it?

Ski purchase advice Started by User in Ski Hardware, 7 Replies
AB wrote: She uses the same sets of skis that she has used through the winter months on snow. Are they not race stock or race department skis though? If they are then they'll be a lot more robust than the average recreational ski which by and large was never designed to last more than a few weeks.

Holiday suggestions Started by User in Ski Chatter, 21 Replies
RoseR wrote: I thought of Spain, OH thought of Southern France. so you've agreed on the Pyrenees :D I've a friend who runs a trekking company there if that's what you're after.

Scotland 08/09 Started by User in Scotland, 198 Replies
RossF wrote:Well we have about 6 inches of powder here in Helensburgh pretty much at sea level. Glenshee wasn't half bad today either 8) http://www.veletron.com/php/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=14437 EDIT: Not my pic not bad, you know at a glance it's not Cairngorm as the guys aren't bent at 45' into a hoolie :lol:

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