J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by brooksy

Far Queue wrote:All this talk of AC reminds me of how cold it got in Kitzbuhel earlier this year. This pic is of me and my brother drinking HOT drinks. It was so cold, my brothers cup still managed to freeze itself to the saucer :shock:

Should have sat inside. :shock:

tonypants wrote:Where do I fit in then ?

I love to ski very fast, love the adrenalin rush that comes with it, always first to the bottom but not with exquisite style ( I don't pretty ski) once down I feel exhilirated. must state that am always in control at any speed ( unless on ice then I crap myself at speed)

Also will try any off piste but not quite conquered that style yet but love the challenge.

last one, dont find moguls any fun whatsoever and cant understand why people do.

What am I?

Normal )

Ian Wickham wrote:

brooksy wrote:

Ian Wickham wrote:

bedrock barney wrote:Done. Don't think I'll be travelling to Australia to ski any time soon )

I can't take part ...too old :(

Ditto

Brooksy ...... I did it anyway :thumbup:

Ian you're a bad boy :twisted:

Ian Wickham wrote:

NellyPS wrote:8 sleeps to camping!

Weathers gonna change this weekend :roll:

Not here 8)

Ian Wickham wrote:

bedrock barney wrote:Done. Don't think I'll be travelling to Australia to ski any time soon )

I can't take part ...too old :(

Ditto

sm4sh wrote:my flight leaves at 8am tomorrow morning so i hope the weather is good for both of us next week. Lets have a good one!

I hope you checked in with Ally )

Tony_H wrote:How odd. He was angry with you and you hadn't done anything? Is there a chance you MIGHT just have said something to provoke him, as I find it a little odd that a random stranger would suddenly decide that you were responsible personally for his brother losing his job?

Ally I don't suppose the fact that you sacked his brother 2 weeks before the ski holiday had anything to do with it. )

john987 wrote:

Ian Wickham wrote:How on earth can you ski into a snow cannon :?: :?: :?:

I am completely confused with this accident, but obviously my condolences to his family and friends go out to them!

A few weeks ago I was skiing in Sestriere & another skier almost went into one of these cannons.

We went to the highest point on the drag lift black 31 ( Olympic slope ) joining red 9 halfway down till last stretch either red 9 or 10, I've put these details as some ( TH ) will know the route.
The last section was the problem its steep & tree lined & was totally sheet ice apart from some very small piles of scrapings scattered about.It should have been closed but the other route down was closed so no options but to join the other 30 odd skiers in difficulties so off I went, the first turn left me sliding sideways for approx 30 mts till I lost balance & ending up spinning around & eventually stopped by getting my skis in front & into a pile of scrapings.While sitting there I felt the edges of my hired skis & found them to be blunt & now realised I'm in real trouble as I would not be able to ski down & no one would be able to help due to all having problems & only able to get themselves down.The side of the piste was slightly raised with about 50 cms of snow on it, after that its a drop into the trees, in the end side slipped using the small strip of snow on the side which meant that
over half the skis were on the ice & always trying to runaway from you, took 20 mins in the end before I decided to schuss the remainder & sort it out at the bottom.

While I was slipping the slope another skier came speeding past & went off the edge missing the snow cannon by a whisker no doubt due to the ice, at the pace he was going & had hit that cannon he would have been in a bad way for sure so I can see how it could happen padding or not.