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Ski Jumping lessons

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 00:19:12 GMT

Hey,

I am going to Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany in a week for a bit of skiing and I notice that they have a ski jump there. I would love to have a lesson / course on how to do it but I'm finding it hard finding any information on who does these courses.

I am interested in courses not only at this resort but potentially anywhere else around the alps, or from anyone who has any experience or recommendations of lessons.

Looking forward to a reply!

Cheers

Re:Ski Jumping lessons

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 09:11:54 GMT

Hi Amorgos, this could be interesting, especially if you promise to post some videos :twisted:

Best advice I can offer if there are no other replies, would be to contact the governing body for the sport.

They are part of the FIS who can be found here...

http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/disciplines/skijumping/

But they also have a dedicated website at...

http://www.fisskijumping.com/

Re:Ski Jumping lessons

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 10:35:42 GMT

Good luck.... I just wish I was there .... :lol:

Re:Ski Jumping lessons

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 11:30:48 GMT

Amargos
when i first saw the subject header i thought it was relating to jumps in park areas which i would like to get some tuiton in but having read your post it clearly isnt what i first thought...
having looked at the time of your post i cant help thinking you may have posted this after getting home from a few beers..thats the only way i would contemplate what your trying to do:-)
but good luck anyway and let us know how you get on.
maybe if eddie the eagle visits this site he could take you under his wing;-)

Re:Ski Jumping lessons

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 12:49:06 GMT

Ive often idly wondered how you train for ski jumping as, it seems to me, the only way to train for jumping off a geet big ramp is to jump off a geet big ramp!?

I think you're mad/brave in equal measures and wish you well! (and Ive jumped off the Stratosphere Tower in Vegas so I'm no wimp but really.........)

:shock:

Re:Ski Jumping lessons

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 12:53:25 GMT

Andy
Stratosphere???i have stood at the bottom on several occassions and wondered what kind of nutta would do that..so now i know who one of them is..well sortof know you:-)

Re:Ski Jumping lessons

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 13:02:44 GMT

Ski jumping courses are run in Courchevel. They were featured in one of the DM Ski and Snowboard magazine earlier this season.

Apparently, you start on the 10m jump (I've done this on conventional skis - scary enough) before graduating to bigger hills.

Re:Ski Jumping lessons

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 13:10:55 GMT

pauljames wrote:Andy
Stratosphere???i have stood at the bottom on several occassions and wondered what kind of nutta would do that..so now i know who one of them is..well sortof know you:-)

great fun mate - once you have stepped off but its the hardest step ever - bit like the initial push for ski jumping I suppose

Re:Ski Jumping lessons

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 15:24:40 GMT

Thanks for the reply all.

I will contact the sport governing body, that's a good idea!

I was in Courchevel in december, but staying in Meribel. I didn't realise there was a ski jump there.

I've always wanted to try it but never really looked into it :-)

And no its not a matter of just throwing yourself off a big jump, you practice on far smaller runs for a long time first. (I know that bit at least!)