J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by ellistine

When you are applying multiple layers of wax, are you scraping between layers or after all the layers have been laid down?

Nice puppy!

It would be great if it snowed here in Dorset, if only to see what our two cats would make of it!

I would imagine one of our cats (the white one) would love it. For once she would be camouflaged!

Mike from NS wrote:Now we can see that ellistine is quite the young handsome dude, Pavel. But is the smile on his face the results of a great day on the skis or from the beverage in his right hand. It certainly isn't Guinness and looks more like Harp or Kilkenny but likely being on the eastern side of the English Channel I'm betting his preference may be Bass Ale.

I remember the photo being taken. I was absolutely shattered. One of them first lift up, last lift down and full on in between.

I think I'm drinking a Weissbier.

bennyboy wrote:EVERY morning i check the cams, how sad is that?!

I am not even skiing Europe this winter

I seem to check the webcams of the places I've been to more than the places I'm going to.

I suppose it's easier when you can recognise what your looking at.

Gareth,

It's all to do with your mind set really. If you can get past the first 10 or so runs then you start to not notice the repetition of it all. You have a very short run to get whatever it is that your practicing right and if it goes a bit wrong then you go up and try again.

Dryslopes are a lot harder to ski on than snow but if you get all the basics right it becomes very easy. If you cheat on snow then you wont be able to ski dryslope.

The biggest benefit I have found is that you simply become more comfortable on your skis. You start to fall less and can get yourself out of situations where you should be falling. It becomes more second nature rather than a conscious effort. I'd expect this is more to do with hours spent on the slope rather than dryslope itself but it's not easy for us brits to build up our skiing hours any other way.

PS 25 days and counting for me!

Ptex sticks and lighter are already in hands.

Just waiting for Pavels instructions :D

Admin wrote:"If you can't see the wood, you're not carving hard enough..."

I like that! Very good.

Admin wrote:Back to hire skis then?

Back to eBay probably. I have my standards :D