J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by ise

Iceman wrote:what are twin tips for apart from skiing backwards? :roll:

More landing backwards I think, but they're reckoned to help release turns a bit more on steep ground in tight spots

Dave Mac wrote:
Among the most experieced skiers on J2. who else has the courage to put videos of their skiing & boarding out to the public? Who else provides as much technical technique info?

I don't quite see why anyone is obliged to post videos of themselves or that those who don't lack courage.

I think a lot of people provide a lot of useful information as well.

This snow forecast seems to keep being pushed back :cry: Always tomorrow is the forecast this week.

A lot of new snow coinciding with the main holiday period could be bad news in terms of safety though, we're already well up on fatalities compared to last year.

karen72 wrote:

Lisa Farrelly wrote:Hi All
Austria have just brought in a law that al children under 14 MUST wear them and that is for no reason....

Have they brought in this rule? is this correct?

karen

I'm fairly certain it's not correct, there's been an amount of public debate and public opinion apparently does favour a law but it's only a proposal at this time. It's related to a widely publicised accident involving a German politician I think.

RossF wrote:£210 gets you one of these for the 18 year old :lol:

HOW MUCH ? :shock: :shock:

too rich for me...

bandit wrote:Quite, though an number of UK insurers have in their small print that the insured is only covered for off piste skiing if they are with a qualified ski instructor.
If it's not in the policy, you are not covered. It would make no sense for their customer to be obliged to engage a mountain professional without the necessary mountain guiding qualifications, in order to ski off piste yet this is exactly what their policies demand.

To me it shows that they are selling a product which they know very little about.

Legally that probably wouldn't really stand up, if it says instructor and you took a guide that would amount to the same thing in a court. However, you clearly don't want an insurer you've got to sue to make a claim, or like you say, an insurer who appears not to know their product.

if you're in France then carte neige/carre neige should cover you for a small charge with the lift pass.

The remits for guides, instructors and leaders are fairly complex to an outsider but I doubt an insurer would make any headway legally as long as the person were operating within their remit regardless of the title they were using that day. I would guess an insurer that did cover off-piste without a guide would still expect the skier to take normal precautions and know what those precautions were though.

skifun wrote:Thanks Rose - my friend has just pointed out that Seefeld is about 2 hours from Munich, so we're looking at Garmisch too which would be closer.

We'll be arriving into Munich late at night so don't want to have to drive too far.

Does anyone have any tips about Garmisch? One reader review I saw said the upper lifts were a bit outdated, which doesn't concern me too much - but is it possible to ski back to village level there? And any recommendations for self-catering accomodation?

(I know Garmisch is Germany and this is an Austria forum, but the Germany forum is pretty quiet)

Thanks again.

Garmisch is just down the road from Seefeld isn't it? I can't see it's much quicker to get there really.

1st time twin tips buyer, Help! Started by User in Ski Hardware, 13 Replies
Iceman wrote:what are twin tips for apart from skiing backwards? :roll: More landing backwards I think, but they're reckoned to help release turns a bit more on steep ground in tight spots

missing trencher Started by User in Ski Chatter, 31 Replies
Dave Mac wrote: Among the most experieced skiers on J2. who else has the courage to put videos of their skiing & boarding out to the public? Who else provides as much technical technique info? I don't quite see why anyone is obliged to post videos of themselves or that those who don't lack courage. I think a lot of people provide a lot of useful information as well.

Snow Forecast Summary - 5th February 2009 Started by User in Snow Forecasts and Snow Reports, 2 Replies
This snow forecast seems to keep being pushed back :cry: Always tomorrow is the forecast this week. A lot of new snow coinciding with the main holiday period could be bad news in terms of safety though, we're already well up on fatalities compared to last year.

Any advice on Helmets Started by User in Ski Hardware, 28 Replies
RossF wrote:£210 gets you one of these for the 18 year old :lol: HOW MUCH ? :shock: :shock: too rich for me...

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