Messages posted by : chaletslovakia
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Don't sweat it ChicagoBob - it happens to most people as they begin the boarding journey.... Over-exaggerated movements are commonplace - it's very rare in life that you are expected to balance with legs not able to move. Just stick with it, watch other riders, take in as much advice as you can. A lesson or two can never hurt. Bend the knees a bit more - this helps to keep the whole body more stable and less likely your balance. |
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Good tucker to be found a KSB (Kamikaze Surf Bar) on the rhs of the main Pas slope as you look up the hill, about half a dozen shacks. Good music, chilled lighting and good hearty menu. Booking essential. A few doors up is the unassuming Xadoc restaurant, owned by a hip French lady. The menu is always changing, mostly with an African flavour. It's small and cosy so booking will be required |
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I can smell it outside right now - it's dumping at Jasna.... It smells like holidays... |
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Check the edges are sound (not warped, pulled - where the edge has come away form the board, rusty or nearly gone to due excessive filing). The condition of the base normally gives good indication of the overall condition - check for deep scratches (superficial ones don't worry about) and any repair jobs (discoloured p-tex fills). Also if poss. check for any wallows in the base caused by poor base grinding. I realise this is tough to do on ebay - just query the seller to cover yourself for a possible refund. To be honest, your just getting going so any old board will do. Once you get the hang of it you might think about upgrading. It's good to progress thru equipment slowly. I still ride my old beater second hand board I bought 8 years ago... |
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Les deux Alpes is a very high resort with a glacier so late skiing is rarely a problem. It also has good nightlife. The mountain itself is a bit all over the place but good variety of terrain to suit all levels. Pas de la Casa (Andorra) has a killer nightlife. It's not as high and no glacier, but it usually has excellent late snow. The mountain is a bit more conventional valley-valley set-up. Generally speaking late snow is more dependable than most people think. Because the seasons' snow has accumulated over the winter; there is a lot to melt. You may not get a champagne powder storm, but then as everybody knows you are lucky whenever they come. One advantage of late skiing is the presence of spring in hte valleys and the possibilities of other activities i,e, walking, biking or just getting some much needed sun. To be honest; it's your 30th and wherever you go you'll have a blast. |
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This January, the Euro comes to Slovakia. Does that means the country osmoses(?!) into Western Europe....? |
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If you can, always go last minute. Spontanuity is a dying thing these days... |
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Andorra is great. It's big, cheap and great weather (last 2 seasons aside). Expect big dumps or sunshine. The terrain is not too steep but is great for cruising and natural hits. Don't know about parks as I've not been there since the interconnexion of the entire ski areas. There is camping at a place called Canillo, the next town/village east of Andorra La Vella - open summertime; not sure about winter. Pas de la Casa is a lively, bar-fuelled town, Soldeu is a bit more upmarket, and the further west you go the quieter (and smaller) it gets right up to Arcalis - where you must go at all costs. I was there the day after an African dust storm had coated the whole country in a layer of red dust and we spent the day at Arcalis carving white lines into a red mountain with the 15 or so other people on the whole mountain.... Food is good and drinks are phenomenally more cheaper in the shops than in bars. |
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