J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by andyhull

Where are you going Potato?

I think I know the one you mean, is it the Valfagehr on the route back from Stuben? Heated seats if I remember correctly.

Snapzzz wrote:Having a day off??

I'm bloody knackered after the last two days skiing. My calves feel like they will never work again. I could hardly walk this morning. I managed about an hour today and came back to the hotel, got changed and now spending the pm in the bar.
Do you think this is the thing to do or should I ski through the pain barrier??

We only have 6 days and I feel I am wasting one :-(

No! What do you think this is? A Holiday?

Seriously the only thing I'd say about not going out is check the weather forecast, you don't want to miss a nice sunny day only to then have a storm hit the next day.

That's the standard way they remove injured skiers from the pistes in St Anton, off to hospital dangling on a wire strapped to a doctor. I seem to have quite a few photos of rescues in my St Anton photos. No one I know so far, luckily.

I know a few who aren't too keen on this one in St Anton:


Mind you it's this one you really want to avoid:

There's more snow forecast for the end of this week so there's every chance you'll get to ski powder next week.
Main difference is that your skis need to be a little closer together so they ski the same track. Weight over the skis, very slightly back but no more than that or you'll struggle to control the skis.
Find a nice gentle gradient and have fun, follow the fall line and use rhythmic bouncy turns.
Stay relaxed so you can stay balanced when you encounter changing snow textures.
You'll eat a bit of snow before you get it right, but it's soft and fluffy so you're not going to hurt yourself.

The area is open with some decent snow:

http://www.j2ski.com/snow_forecast/Italy/Canazei_di_Fassa_snow_report.html

Have a great time! It's a superb area.

Looks pretty good to me.

http://www.snoweye.com/?resort=it_canazei