J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by bandit

rossyhead wrote:For a regular person who doesn't live in a ski resort and therefore wants to buy or hire one ski that will cope with most conditions, bearing in mind the chances of having chest deep powder are bloody slim on a one week holiday they sound pretty good

I think you are spot on with this. It's about market positioning, and Salomon can make "punter friendly" skis, useable by lots of skiers.

Chatted briefly to a guy in Switzerland last month. 1st pair I'd seen being used. His verdict: really good off piste in the trees, not so good on piste.

Ian Wickham wrote:

Iceman wrote:

Ian Wickham wrote:

acarr wrote:Salski - love those pictures!

Ally - miss your wibble a little bit. (sorry Admin :twisted: )

I love reading the comments on this forum.

Can't wait to hear about Wickers experience in Austria (or Mordor as he likes to think of it!)

I have just goggled "Mordor" ..... Lord of the blasted rings, not read any of Tolkeins rubbish since I was forced to read "The Hobbit" for O level English Lit, :thumbdown:

Did they have books then? I thought everything was on slate? ;)

Unfortunatly they did and ink wells, desks with lids,cockroaches and rickets, hooping cough and steam trains it was great back them :wink:

Did you pass the Eng. Lit. Wickers? How about the Lang? ) Anyhoo, you can be ahead of the game, now Rickets has made a comeback. How about that Wickers :P

Duh, they turned up in the TravelMail today, sloppy journalism :roll:

Ian Wickham wrote:They are the reason I stay well away from brit based resorts :evil:

AFAIK The owner of the video is a Swiss Resident, and this took place in Les Crosets.CH - Portes du Soleil.

Posted 9th Jan. On Facebook, also on Twitter. Very gentle slope angle, should dispel any myths that avalanches only happen on steep slopes.

Turn on the sound and consider if you think the person holding the camera was right in their safety judgement.

http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10150497150148159

Many Swiss Spa's have this policy and many Europeans believe that it's more healthy to not wear clothes in a Sauna.

Travel Mail has the best giggle. They are claiming that the well publicised photo of a road in Japan is now Ischgl.....who apparently have now switched to driving on the left :mrgreen:

Check out:

http://genjutsu.es/2010/02/08/tateyama-kurobe-la-carretera-de-nieve/