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Things that remind me of skiing

Sun, 4 Dec 2011 14:59:08 GMT

I just popped in to my local convenience store for something (ok, wine) and there was a distinct smell of what I recognised to be melted wax, naturally this reminded me of skiing (but I doubt there was anyone waxing their skis out the back of the Co-Op).

What reminds you of skiing, BEFORE you actually leave the country for your holibobs/seasons?

Re:Things that remind me of skiing

Sun, 4 Dec 2011 15:22:22 GMT

No smells but packing the car and driving down to the Tunnel or airport ... then and only then am I on holiday :thumbup:

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Sun, 4 Dec 2011 15:56:47 GMT

First pint in the airport - no matter what time of day it is. I'm not on holiday til I've had a beer!

Specifically ski related though would be: ski Sunday theme music, anyone mentioning the words "fondue" or "tartiflette", the heartbeat skip when the preview brochures from Inghams and Crystal hit the doormat and finally anyone saying "pass the bread".

The last one is just for you two Nelly...

Re:Things that remind me of skiing

Sun, 4 Dec 2011 16:14:40 GMT

Ah yes, pass the bread. How could I forget!

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Sun, 4 Dec 2011 16:14:56 GMT

Every time I drive past a flat bed artic trailer I think of a giant snowboard with it's cambered shape.

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Sun, 4 Dec 2011 16:18:47 GMT

andyoneil wrote:First pint in the airport - no matter what time of day it is. I'm not on holiday til I've had a beer!

I really don't know how people can do that. Early drinking that is.
It makes me feel a little queasy to see people knocking back pints of beer at 8am with breakfast at the airport. I just don't get that at all.

Sometimes i get a smell of disinfectant or some other cleaning product that has that distinct scent that most holiday apartments seem to use...that gets me every time.

Re:Things that remind me of skiing

Sun, 4 Dec 2011 16:19:58 GMT

My mrs is reminded by the alarm tone on my iPhone.
We used it on our first ski trip and it went off at 7am everyday.

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Sun, 4 Dec 2011 17:09:13 GMT

Bruises, aches, pains and glowing face. Oh the pleasures!!

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Sun, 4 Dec 2011 17:15:09 GMT

I have a full playlist on my ipod were every song reminds me of skiing.

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Sun, 4 Dec 2011 18:07:56 GMT

The smell of diesel fumes on a cold day makes me think of the transfer buses at the airport.

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Sun, 4 Dec 2011 18:10:35 GMT

Snapzzz wrote:

andyoneil wrote:First pint in the airport - no matter what time of day it is. I'm not on holiday til I've had a beer!

I really don't know how people can do that. Early drinking that is.
It makes me feel a little queasy to see people knocking back pints of beer at 8am with breakfast at the airport. I just don't get that at all.

Sometimes i get a smell of disinfectant or some other cleaning product that has that distinct scent that most holiday apartments seem to use...that gets me every time.

I tell you what I had an airport pint once at 4.00am ..... it tasted wonderful :lol:

Re:Things that remind me of skiing

Sun, 4 Dec 2011 18:39:51 GMT

Driving over the Peak District hills this afternoon in the snow:!:

Re:Things that remind me of skiing

Sun, 4 Dec 2011 19:06:01 GMT

Snapzzz wrote:

andyoneil wrote:First pint in the airport - no matter what time of day it is. I'm not on holiday til I've had a beer!

I really don't know how people can do that. Early drinking that is.
It makes me feel a little queasy to see people knocking back pints of beer at 8am with breakfast at the airport. I just don't get that at all

I'd never have beer with breakfast - beer is breakfast that day!

I rarely drink generally, this is just my thing to start my holiday. I recently flew to Arizona with a midday flight and it never occurred to me to have a drink as that was work travel.

Life's rich tapestry....

Re:Things that remind me of skiing

Sun, 4 Dec 2011 19:51:32 GMT

Most ski flights are 6 or 7 am especially from Gatwick, so that first beer is more often than not something like 5am. I'm not a big fan that time of day I have to admit.
But its not a skiing thing, its just a holiday thing.

For me, I spend almost every day at an airport, and it always makes me think about getting on a flight.

The smell of Piz Buin makes me think of skiing, the face cream especially.

I'm also reminded every single day as my skis stand next to my desk.

Plus, I guess like most others on here, my screensaver is a skiing photo.

Re:Things that remind me of skiing

Sun, 4 Dec 2011 21:25:27 GMT

Tony_H wrote:Most ski flights are 6 or 7 am especially from Gatwick, so that first beer is more often than not something like 5am. I'm not a big fan that time of day I have to admit.

The Geneva flight from Newcastle has gone at 2:20pm for the last 10 years or so (sadly its Chambery at daft o'clock this year) do I'm not quite the lout you think!!!!! ;-)

Re:Things that remind me of skiing

Sun, 4 Dec 2011 21:32:36 GMT

Yankee doodle spicy candles! Opened the top of a box containing one this am and was instantly transported to a mountain restaurant drinking mulled wine.

Re:Things that remind me of skiing

Sun, 4 Dec 2011 21:48:24 GMT

The smell of my chainsaw...
In preperation for the first downhill of the season in lakelouise, im in the woods cutting logs for our burner.
phones off. fire lit. lots of snacks and settle down for a night of skiing.
The girlfriend goes mad at me because as each of the skiers go past a paticular point on the course i say "thats where i almost killed myself!"

Thats when my season starts, lots of memories at lakelouise :D

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Sun, 4 Dec 2011 23:52:41 GMT

Every day, my screensaver:

Re:Things that remind me of skiing

Mon, 5 Dec 2011 08:11:47 GMT

Nice jacket you are wearing there ;)

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Mon, 5 Dec 2011 09:07:07 GMT

Co-op or Sainsburys?

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Mon, 5 Dec 2011 12:06:49 GMT

Ha,,,,,,,,things that remind me of skiing!
Do you have a minute or two ?

Like Dave Mac I have a great great view of skiing which welcomes me every morning as I touch "base" with fellow skiers all over the world.

Every morning where ever I am I walk , several kilometers before sun rises! There is a time when the morning air is "nippy", sharp and cold. Thoughts come to mind which you all do not want to know! Freedom, wind, soaring.

Some women think that exotic perfumes will "attract" all men! Me,,it is that smell of melting wax. Instantaneously my brain triggers neurons firing like a "fireworks display" ! Feelings, thoughts, images all flood my imagination.

Finally when I can not stand it anymore, I put on my boots, my ski jacket, ski gloves and slowly walk to my butcher. He knows what will happen since I have been doing this for years. He just looks at me,,,,,opens the giant freezer and lets me in for 15 minutes of quiet cold "spiritual" contemplation of events past and events to happen!

I exit ready to wait another week or so !

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Mon, 5 Dec 2011 12:38:26 GMT

pavelski wrote:He just looks at me,,,,,opens the giant freezer and lets me in for 15 minutes of quiet cold "spiritual" contemplation of events past and events to happen!

Ah! So that's where you disappear off to in the summer... I figured that you probably hibernate Pav! :lol:

Re:Things that remind me of skiing

Mon, 5 Dec 2011 12:40:37 GMT

Hi ,

Letting the dog out on a chilly winters evening/night and smelling the log and coals fires people are having in the area on the crisp night air......when I close my eyes and breathe that in I can be transported to Bourg-St-Maurice in an instant.......

.....ahh!.....woodsmoke! :D

...Oh and diesel fumes and a raging sore throat, which reminds me of a holiday in Chamonix , but thats another story.

jon.

Re:Things that remind me of skiing

Mon, 5 Dec 2011 16:47:19 GMT

my thoughts turn to skiing as soon as the evenings start to get dark early the kids start wanting to go to chill factore and the phrase "its snowtime pops into my head .........wonderful !!

Re:Things that remind me of skiing

Mon, 5 Dec 2011 17:14:51 GMT

Being cynical, paying through the nose, especially when thinking about high in the French Alps.

When it snowed in the UK last year, my husband was making fresh coffee one morning.

I said: "coffee and snow on the ground really reminds me of ski-ing"

"Go and sit outside and I'll charge you GBP6 for it" was his quick reply. :)

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Mon, 5 Dec 2011 18:35:23 GMT

skifun wrote:Being cynical, paying through the nose, especially when thinking about high in the French Alps.

When it snowed in the UK last year, my husband was making fresh coffee one morning.

I said: "coffee and snow on the ground really reminds me of ski-ing"

"Go and sit outside and I'll charge you GBP6 for it" was his quick reply. :)

When it snowed this time last year, Mr Nelly wanted to play loud music and sit in the garden in full ski gear drinking bombardinos.

Re:Things that remind me of skiing

Mon, 5 Dec 2011 19:19:31 GMT

Fresh Croissants straight from the oven, always make me think of chalet breakfasts and preparing for a day on the slopes.

Re:Things that remind me of skiing

Mon, 5 Dec 2011 21:16:51 GMT

The Ski's i wake up to every morning at the end of my bed ! I would sleep with them if i was allowed :D !!

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Mon, 5 Dec 2011 22:07:16 GMT

Iceman wrote:Nice jacket you are wearing there ;)

Indeed, I think the good lady bought that from White Stuff. She just does things, and never tells me the price! She's a neat skier though!

Re:Things that remind me of skiing

Mon, 5 Dec 2011 23:55:09 GMT

Porridge. I've been having it for breakfast for the past 6 months and I think of skiing every morning.

Re:Things that remind me of skiing

Tue, 6 Dec 2011 05:18:42 GMT

Wearing fleece, and hardly ever anything else for the next four months. It really feels like the ski season now, but in April the feel of denim next to my skin reminds me that it's all over.

Re:Things that remind me of skiing

Tue, 6 Dec 2011 06:03:40 GMT

I took my daughter to Disney in Paris last week, I paid 8 Euros for a beer, THAT reminded me of skiing :-)

As soon as September has finished, every time I see the skis in the garage I start to get excited.

Re:Things that remind me of skiing

Tue, 6 Dec 2011 06:13:41 GMT

The year before last I went into my local ski shop with my sons girlfriend to get her kitted out for the coming ski holiday. By the time we came out it had started snowing heavily and it had already settled. Traffic was at a standstill and it took us ages and ages to drive home in the snow. When we did eventually arrive back Tim had roasted chestnuts and mulled wine ready for us! For a moment it was just like being there! :D