J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by Dave Mac

I was about to suggest that you take a trip down to Wörgl next week, you would have a choice and good prices there.

You may find the mountain colder than you think, the sun does not get on to the slope until February. Catch you later in the week! Oh, and I will look out for smart sallos!

For the avoidance of doubt, I did not appear in that film.... although, I have skied in black & white, worn the same gear, same length, shape & cable binding type of skis, same type of lace up boots!

I have skied all those Davos runs, in those conditions. There was no choice, piste machines were not invented. And neither were carvers nor clip boots.

Nice to spot the odd stem christie turn in there.

Robin in Spain wrote:Ditto Dave Mac. Could it be 'No Snow'? Now that is a bad word!

Nah, couldn't possibly mean that, Robin, there is snow everywhere. And all snow is good snow.....

I'm slightly confused here. What is the "N" word?

For experienced skiers, fitness is not generally an issue. They may use a fraction of the calorie uptake of a person who is constantly fighting to keep their weight forwards. In addition, an experienced skier has learned how to carry out relaxed turns, where conditions allow, and even relaxed during a section of some turns.

Hence, there is no lactic acid build up. For top athletes, lactic endurance is part of their training. This is the same for skiers, although, it does not happen within a 6 day break.

During the gondola ride, there is complete recovery.

My Niederau ski day run record stood for 10 years, prior to being beaten by two 17 year old Austrian sh*ts. (Just kidding, I tell them that every year!) Later beaten by two super fit Dutch lads.
To get that record, I did not stop at all during the day. People made space for me in the queues, and I suspect the lifties were cranking up the gondola speed! I suffered nothing in the way of burning thighs. I was however, desperate for a pee!

We should not expect European police to act any differently from our own. They will apply the law. The UK Blood Alcohol Limit is 0.08%, generally one to one and a half pints.

For Austria, Germany, France, Italy, Switzerland, it is 0.05%. Less than one beer?

If you are going to Socchi, don't drink at all, the limit in Russia is zero.

tspill wrote:In my view if your insurance states this then they will try to wriggle out of a claim if there is ANY alcohol taken.
I have just had an insurance claim turned down on a TINY technicality that was not even relevant. So I don't trust insurance companies at all.
There is plenty of evidence that points to the fact that ANY alcohol impairs. In my view they will absolutely use this not to pay a claim. For me it simply isn't worth the risk of being uninsured.

Tspill, your insurance company should have provided you with a complaints/appeals procedure. If they have not done so, they are committing an offence. Basically just keep appealing until you reach the point where the appeal goes independent. If you feel that you are in the right, an independent reviewer, (normally an ombudsman), will have to take a fair view. It costs the companies a lot of money to deal with an ombudsman, and that is the point where you may get movement ~ ie prior to ombudsman action.

Keep your appeals short, and relevant. Ask plenty of questions that need work to find out the answers. If they are slow to respond, in all subsequent mailings, list their slow responses.

At New Year, the days are short and cold. Hence the accommodation facilities will be important for the non-skiers and children. What ages are the children? Old enough to go into kindergarten ski school?
Would everyone be interested in a place with a swimming pool?

It would perhaps be better to form a specification first, and then ask J2skiers, who have a combined snow knowledge greater than the Matterhorn.....