Messages posted by : AllyG
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Hi Jadavi :)
You haven't really hi-jacked this thread because everything you've said is relevant to coping without a ski host. If someone (like yourself) is ski-ing on their own and doesn't know the resort, and it's a big ski area, then it can be quite scary. One of the solutions is clearly to find a ski buddy through a forum like this one, so that you're no longer ski-ing on your own. Being lost isn't nearly so scary when there are at least 2 of you lost together :lol: Another solution is to have a ski lesson (like you're doing) and hope the instructor helps you to find your way around. |
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Jadavi - I know you're not really a beginner - that's what the wink was for ;)
It's just that when I can't see further than a few feet in front of me, because of heavy snow or fog or whatever, I reckon the nursery slopes would be the ones to stay on - because at least I wouldn't get lost! Sometimes the piste signs are missing. There was definitely no sign to the lift at that junction where we went wrong. I looked most carefully when we went past it the second time! That was one of my complaints on about page one of this thread about ski hosting coming to an end. They really need to improve the piste maps (they all seem to have mistakes on them), signposts at lifts and junctions, and piste gradings (as to whether it's graded as a blue or a red etc.). If these were improved I might actually be able to ski around without a ski host to guide me! |
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I don't usually buy expensive ski stuff.
My ski trousers and ski jacket cost only £25 each from Mountain Warehouse (on sale mind you - reduced from about £75 each). And they kept me nice and warm in Tignes when it was -30C with wind chill in the middle of January (when CatP got frostbite), and dry a week ago when it was raining on the lower ski slopes and other people were soaked. I was ski-ing with some friends who were wearing Spyder gear, but I didn't actually notice until we were back in the chalet and I wondered why there was a spider emblazoned on their jackets! I am very unobservant so anyone trying to impress me by wearing fancy gear is totally wasting their time! I don't care what anyone wears. It's up to them. I've got some Dare2b ski trousers, which my daughter wears now, and they're pretty good quality - lasted for years now :) |
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I'm glad you had a good time Icy :thumbup:
It sounds as though you were very lucky with the weather :) |
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Thanks for the photo SwingBeep :)
It sounds as though being a ski guide is a pretty dangerous job :cry: I was sitting on a chairlift with an ESF instructor after this particular avalanche, and I asked him what happened, but unfortunately for me he spoke too fast in French for me to understand most of it. However, I think he was talking about layers of snow, and as I said before I think it had something to do with the wind. It had been very windy for several days and you could see the snow blowing along. There had also been a thaw going on. So I suppose with this combination the snow became unstable. The ESF instructor also said something similar to you - that the mountains are dangerous and sometimes, very sadly, this sort of thing happens :( |
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I had a look on the Nordica site and this is what they said about those skis:
Description: The HELL'S BELLES is made for expert level women looking for a ski that offers great flexibility in soft snow and versatile conditions with a lively response and predictable rebound. Effortless in powder or crud, this ski will hold a solid edge on groomers. Made of a wood core, its light weight construction – the ski features the Wi-CORE construction (Women's i-CORE version), making it 25% lighter – the HELL'S BELLES delivers perfect performance in all conditions and even allows the avid skier to have fun exploring every part of the mountain. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS: Construction: ENERGY Ca wi-core Cam Rock: Early Rise Sizes (cm) 154 162 170 178 Sidecut 132-90-118 132-90-118 132-90-118 132-90-118 Radius (m) 15 16 17 19 Weight - gr. cm2 1740cm2/0,72gr. 1830cm2/0,76gr. 1921cm2/0,80gr. 2011cm2/0,84gr. http://www.nordica.com/products/hells-belles/ I didn't know you were an expert skier! I am most impressed! I'm not sure you should be trying them out on a dry slope. I'm sure someone on here said dry slopes are bad for skis! Snowdomes are OK though - because the snow is pretty much like real snow :) |
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Do you want me to add you to the list? |
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Here's the list updated to today - and look who's at the top!
Tony_H going to Serre Chevalier in 0 days on the 16/03/2013 BurninLuv going to Champoluc in 1 days on the 17/03/2013 NIIIXSY going to Sauze D'Oulx in 4 days on the 20/03/2013 Flat Country Skier going to Sauze D'Oulx in 8 days on the 24/03/2013 Tonypants going to Alpe D'Huez in 14 days on the 30/03/2013 Gaz C going to Val Thorens in 35 days on the 20/04/2013 Bedrock Barney going to Tignes in 126 days on the 20/07/2013 Brooksy going to Chamonix in 280 days on the 21/12/2013 Bedrock Barney going to Val d'Isere in 281 days on the 22/12/2013 |
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