J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by Andi282

Hi Again chaps, I have been looking at the list of ski schools in Austria, and I'm going to get a few next week, I will let you know how I get on!

One thing I have been thinking about is why my quads hurt so much ?? so the other day I simply looked into a mirror side on and moved up and down as I would when skiing and aha!! I noticed that I was bending at the knee joint instead of flexing forward at the ankle joint!

Basically I was squatting all day while skiing! no wonder my legs where hanging off!! a simple mistake that would have been spotted straight away by an instructor, but hey self discovery and teaching myself is something I have done and now I understand so much more.

I also think with all this self study on Techniques and body positions balance etc, i may find I will pick things up a little sooner because I have done the theory stuff, and the help from people on this site has been very valuable to me so cheers for all the tips!

Andy :)

apologies for the spelling had a few to many glasses or red wine tonight!

ps I do really appreciate all your replies and help you have given! Next year I'm gonna try moguls!! hahaha watch out :) to be honest I don't I will even attempt them as they look far to much hard work!

Verbia is in Switzerland by the way! and yes I do think I'm over complicating it! I guess it's what I do best! I do like to understand how things work and why things happen the way they do... :)

Yes I am very open to getting some quality tuition, I will have a look at sol as the prices are very cheap compared to other resorts so I think I will take a look at that! and yes I have had some videos taken and I new straight away were I was going wrong, yes I was leaning to far in the back seat, hence burning legs and swinging the shoulders too! and also standing too straight! I guess that's why they say it's easy to learn to ski but very hard to master!

I guess I enjoy the technical challenge of skiing just wish we had more snow in Devon to play around!!

Thanks Bandit, I will hope to have a look around in Sol in a couple of weeks... I'm thinking (hoping) it will be cheaper than Verbia!

Hi all, I started skiing last year, and to be honest I did not like the idea of wearing a helmet, however after day 3 I decided to go and get one, I bought a hmr helmet as I like the look of them.

There are many risks in the alpine environment, but something happened while on a slope that made me think twice about not waring one, I was skiing down the hill on the green slope in Courchevel and decided to pull over and stop to wait for my buddies just by a bridge.

While i was waiting for the guys to come down a car passed over the bridge and the vibration dislodged a large section of ice which fell onto the slope just where I passed through. I would say that have the ice hit me as I passed under it would have certainly knocked me for six.... well I dread to think to be honest, so from that moment on I were a helmet now.

Hi Bandit, I'm thinking that practice, practice is the key, I Have lots of drills etc that I would like to try, I guess if I get stuck I will get some more tuition. The sofa ski school is a great learning tool and I will be taking that with me on the next holiday!