J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by snowb4ndit

Sm4sh, this will cheer you up!

http://www.bulgariaski.com/camimg.php?lang=en&resort=Borovets&img=1263895439

Maybe it was 'hug a tree' week! :lol:

Innsbrucker wrote:Well, having been advised since starting the thread to get more modern skis, I have. Was lucky, someone near me advertised 2003 Crossmax 9 Pilot 170s for a nominal 'take it away' price. They could have got a fair bit more on ebay, but offering them this way was a nice thing to do, and I am grateful :) The one thing I have done to earn this good luck is spend way too much time looking for skis on ebay etc.

Yes I have done about 150 hours in odd afternoons, this is my third year. Spreading the ski time out helps, as I would be exhausted by a week of full ski days. Maybe will get a lesson or two.

Lessons from good skiing friends I know are not the same, though they do help. At the start it is nice to have some who takes a lot of responsibility for safety. GF still does, I only saw her fall once, when she was checking whether the powder on the side of the piste was within my ability. Answer, 'no.'

We took a beginner with us this year and she had lessons booked. She had, had a few lessons at the dry ski slope before hand and loved it but when she went to her first lesson she didn't have a good time. Mainly because she was the only English speaking person in the group including the instructor and she said she didn't learn anything and had to do so much walking in her boots that it was really uncomfortable. After the first lesson she decided not to go to the rest, changed her boots, and bought some angel guards. I then tried my best to teach her for the rest of the week. By the end of the week she was able to ski parallel and link turns. She was very confident on the green runs and managed a couple of tough blue runs very well by the end of the holiday.

After her lesson she appeared to be at the point of giving up. But by the end of the holiday she had caught the bug!

When I'm on holiday I always calculate the exchange rate as 1:1 and when I get home and see my bank statements I'm slightly pleased that I didn't spend as much sa I thought. :lol:

kateshaw wrote:Nope, but I came back this time with Man Flu. It's extremely serious.

Yes I came back from LM with a cold, my OH said it couldn't have been what he had at the beginning of the week or I'd be feeling really ill like he was! :shock:

My son had a nose bleed in Les Men. I read somewhere it's to do with dry air i.e. lack of moisture in ski accommodation. Apparently Vaseline up the nostrils helps prevent the nose bleeds.

sm4sh wrote::lol: i might just try and change the date. iv been looking at the place and it seems an alright place. i dont really wanna look for another place. i can do that for me nxt ski holiday :lol: if the others will pay £85 to change date ill be happy to do it. i dont want my first ski holiday to be a bad one! :(

What is the date you are currently booked for?

Tony_H wrote:And we are getting excited about it hitting 1.14.............Jeez times have changed.

I wasn't getting excited...I was being pedantic. :roll:

Beginner with no clue! Started by User in Beginning Skiing, 139 Replies
Sm4sh, this will cheer you up! http://www.bulgariaski.com/camimg.php?lang=en&resort=Borovets&img=1263895439

Who's not done this? Started by User in Ski Chatter, 19 Replies
Maybe it was 'hug a tree' week! :lol:

Euro Question Started by User in Ski Chatter, 109 Replies
When I'm on holiday I always calculate the exchange rate as 1:1 and when I get home and see my bank statements I'm slightly pleased that I didn't spend as much sa I thought. :lol:

Sea sickness, chair lift Started by User in Ski Chatter, 73 Replies
kateshaw wrote:Nope, but I came back this time with Man Flu. It's extremely serious. Yes I came back from LM with a cold, my OH said it couldn't have been what he had at the beginning of the week or I'd be feeling really ill like he was! :shock:

Beginner with no clue! Started by User in Beginning Skiing, 139 Replies
sm4sh wrote::lol: i might just try and change the date. iv been looking at the place and it seems an alright place. i dont really wanna look for another place. i can do that for me nxt ski holiday :lol: if the others will pay £85 to change date ill be happy to do it. i dont want my first ski holiday to be a bad one! :( What is the date you are currently booked for?

Euro Question Started by User in Ski Chatter, 109 Replies
Tony_H wrote:And we are getting excited about it hitting 1.14.............Jeez times have changed. I wasn't getting excited...I was being pedantic. :roll:

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