J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by Ian Wickham

ise wrote:

Ian Wickham wrote:
I've read it three times I don't understand a word 8)

exactly :-) it quickly turns to something unintelligible if not outright nonsense. Some limited sort of jargon is required when you're doing instructor training so we can explore the concepts or use a shorthand but there's no place for it in general use at all. It's pretty clear when you read a couple of other forums how this works, this sort of language is used to establish the posters expertise and exclude other people while often giving out the most awful advice at the same time and then it becomes some sort of arms race as to who can talk the most nonsense.

rossyhead wrote:

AllyG wrote:Hi Ise,
Thanks, is the foragonal movement the one you do when you're pole planting, or do you do it some other time?

Ally

Ally,
Im sorry to choose that word-it was just one of the ones that stood out from the week!
It describes the start of the turn when you start to put pressure on the inside ski and move to pointing more down the hill (in the fall line). It is to try and promote you staying with the idea of being perpendicular and not having too much weight back.
The perpendicular thing made sense to me too-you walk at 90degrees to a pavement but when you ski a lot of us arent 90degrees to the hill

Pablo Escobar wrote:Well this morning folks there was snow in the air and the hills behind the house had a dusting!! WIth nearly 50cm forecast before Monday with things looking like they may well cleared up this could set us up for April..

Game on!

elgius wrote:New girlfriend (now fiance) demanded that I go chucking myself down mountains & drinking plum brandy.
Absolutely loved it & recently went to Andorra & did my first black run.

Its a bit like waterskiing only with a more vertical element :mrgreen:

amanda n wrote:

NellyPS wrote:Oh Amanda how funny! :lol:

I'm a stepmother so I don't count for anything to do with mothers day - I'm just a glorified babysitter. Saying that, the kids don't really bother with their own mother.

Nelly I am sure you are more than that to them x

mfc wrote:3 miles should be OK shouldnt it?

Only used the tent 2 times.

1st time at Silverdale and it was like being on the set of Shameless. Gangs of kids drunk and it was heaving it down. Tent next to us the owner had a joint and tin of beer and a pit bull! ffs chaved up to the hilt. Tent other side had to many kids to count, the final straw came at 5 in the morning with a kid crying " DAD, DAD, DAD IVE WET ME BED" we packed up and went home.


2nd time was worse.

Sold it to a mate.

Pablo Escobar wrote:

elgius wrote:I think it'll be Scotland skiing at this rate

No bad thing!