J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by Ian Wickham

You have got to be daft not to put your child in a helmet :x

clubman wrote:Jan I Stenmark, well the j2ski assessment doesn't seem much different, judging by the star ratings. It seems to be a low resort, with a small area, served by a few lifts. Seems to have a reasonable snow record.

I really don't want to get into a bun fight over this - especially since I am new here. But I am curious. What 's the off-piste like?

And to show my pig-ignorance, what is this thread about - do you guys normally have some sort of even there?

PS - I have linked twice to the SCGB site for convenience - no axe to grind - these days I am not a member.

I'm sure as I have said before "N" is possibly a fantastic place, this is just a bit of fun to stimulate a little bit of light hearted chat to mix in with the more serious stuff, a healthy balance.
But guy's if you haven't guessed I'm always up for a bun fight !!!! :mrgreen:

ise wrote:

Ian Wickham wrote:

I would not want to see the use of ipods on the slopes, IT"S DANGEROUS, Please think of others. :evil:

why is it dangerous? what danger to you am I skiing with an Ipod?

What's dangerous is people who think they can hear a skier, identify their location and speed predict where they're going and react, if you think about it that's not possible.

I do not believe that you can be totally aware of your surroundings, hence you are a danger to your self and other people, last year a skier skied over the tails of my daughter's skis just think how dangerous that could have been if the skier had a distraction like an ipod.
You ise may be a very talented person and skier who can cope with the loss of one his senses, but there are some idiots out there who might think it's very cool to ski with an ipod without a care to the damage that can be done to them selves and other people.
Next time your out and about in the street just check out the people with ipods walking the streets are they totally aware of what is happening around them, answer no.

bandit wrote:

Ian Wickham wrote:Tell you what guy's I'm getting worried, this thread is so slow, I don't think there are many of us left !!! :shock:

Could be that we go for quality, not quantity )

Bandit, I'm hurt, and mentally scarred. i promise I am going to turn over a new leaf very very very soon, no more P*ss takes only serious stuff from now on. Look out for my next posting. If you can stay awake !!! :wink:

I am on there and I think you know my name, do I use it much nooooo .

I tend to go female, they always seem to be the best instructors. :wink:

Tell you what guy's I'm getting worried, this thread is so slow, I don't think there are many of us left !!! :shock:

ise wrote:

daved wrote:a minor rant ....why does everyone have to have some sound blasting in their ears ..I am with Bandit ...the music of skis on snow and being able to hear some nutter coming down the middle of the piste out of control...and ise the pics are great

I did say for off piste skiing so that would be moot.

But, as I've pointed out before if you think you can hear and localise the sound of an approaching skier and react to it then you are mistaken. In fact I'd beg you not to try, it's massively dangerous, I see people do this all the time on a schuss or track, they're skiing down perfectly normally as you approach them and it would be easy to pass them and then suddenly they start veering erratically all over the place. Your chances of someone skiing into you are very, very small so you need to assume if a person is skiing faster they might be in more control not less.

If you don't want to wear an iPod sometimes then don't, it's not compulsory :)

I would not want to see the use of ipods on the slopes, IT"S DANGEROUS, Please think of others. :evil:

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You have got to be daft not to put your child in a helmet :x

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I am on there and I think you know my name, do I use it much nooooo .

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I tend to go female, they always seem to be the best instructors. :wink:

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Tell you what guy's I'm getting worried, this thread is so slow, I don't think there are many of us left !!! :shock:

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