J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by Ian Wickham

Pablo Escobar wrote:I would stick a tenner on the fact you are at more risk of sustaining a knee injury through skiing than snowboarding.

Have a go, take a lesson.

I never had a ski injury to the knee or any where else come to that, but its not for me, my knees really would not take the extra action :(

amanda n wrote:is it bad on the knees? i have a bit of a didgy right knee, its okay as long as i dont do anything too daft, i did a black run first day at xmas, thought it was blue, vy the time i go to thw red i was crying, so as long as i keep to my limit i am okay.

If you check um out they seem to spend a lot of time on the bottom :oops:

amanda n wrote:i try and plan a year in advance gives me something to look forward to and putting something away would cover the cost, one wage earner here so have to be sensible, but i am trying France in april and it wouldn't be too bad too car share mine is big enough for 3 with skis/boards and luggage only a little 205sw, but i had to get the snowliner roof-rack to get us to the airport at Christmas so thats one expense gone

If you can get someone to go with you then the travel costs are halved, but be careful like I have said in previous posts It can work more expensive, but a good adventure if your up foe one :shock:

amanda n wrote:as the title says is there much of a difference in learning to board, i wouldn't mind having a go but wondered how much of a difference there is to ski-ing

My knees woud not handle boarding :evil:

Tony_H wrote:

skidaddle wrote:Hmmm, very "rad."

Where are the legs and the thing for resting the iron on???

Now theres no need to be like that to the boarding fraternity. I have often wondered about trying boarding. And then come back to my senses.

:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

amanda n wrote:thought i might attempt the car diy trip next year, i suppose if you know when you are going you can out a littlwe away each month so its not expensive to do just before you go, might try and get eljay next year do the ggg tour to france or somewhere nearish, worth looking into, i drove to assen but it was summer

Thats a real good point Amanda it is a good way of spreading the cost over a period of time :thumbup:

swskier wrote:when i went to Wagrain last winter i discovered tiroler grostl, a fried potato, oninon, bacon and egg thingy was great and cost between 5-6 euros, add on top a big coke or fanta for about 4 euros thats lunch for less then 10, cheaper then what i was paying in france last week!

Yep France is expensive these days :evil:

caron-a wrote:

Tony_H wrote:Correctomundo. Fill up at breakfast, snack lunch, plenty of short drink stops during the day, a few beers apres ski, and dinner. Lunch is a waste of time and money, as you said.

Is that the only correct answer? Am I allowed to meet up with my friends and enjoy sitting around a table with them for an hour or so?

Obviously I'm doing it for the benefit of people who take short lunches so as to get the slopes to themselves :mrgreen:

I can see both sides, I do normally take an hour for a ski lunch I think the kids need that time to rest :D

ski or board technique Started by User in Ski Technique, 39 Replies
Pablo Escobar wrote:I would stick a tenner on the fact you are at more risk of sustaining a knee injury through skiing than snowboarding. Have a go, take a lesson. I never had a ski injury to the knee or any where else come to that, but its not for me, my knees really would not take the extra action :(

ski or board technique Started by User in Ski Technique, 39 Replies
amanda n wrote:is it bad on the knees? i have a bit of a didgy right knee, its okay as long as i dont do anything too daft, i did a black run first day at xmas, thought it was blue, vy the time i go to thw red i was crying, so as long as i keep to my limit i am okay. If you check um out they seem to spend a lot of time on the bottom :oops:

ski or board technique Started by User in Ski Technique, 39 Replies
amanda n wrote:as the title says is there much of a difference in learning to board, i wouldn't mind having a go but wondered how much of a difference there is to ski-ing My knees woud not handle boarding :evil:

Nice board on ebay Started by User in Snowboarding, 37 Replies
Tony_H wrote: skidaddle wrote:Hmmm, very "rad." Where are the legs and the thing for resting the iron on??? Now theres no need to be like that to the boarding fraternity. I have often wondered about trying boarding. And then come back to my senses. :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

lunch prices etc wagrain, flachau? Started by User in Austria, 17 Replies
swskier wrote:when i went to Wagrain last winter i discovered tiroler grostl, a fried potato, oninon, bacon and egg thingy was great and cost between 5-6 euros, add on top a big coke or fanta for about 4 euros thats lunch for less then 10, cheaper then what i was paying in france last week! Yep France is expensive these days :evil:

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