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Ski Water Slide.

Sat, 29 Sep 2012 20:18:21 GMT

Anyone had a go at one of these? I am thinking i must have a go when i'm in Les Arcs but surely it will have to be at the end of the day.....just in case

Re:Ski Water Slide.

Sat, 29 Sep 2012 20:26:03 GMT

I love this!
I would be no. 3 if I ever got that far, but brilliant fun to watch!

Re:Ski Water Slide.

Sat, 29 Sep 2012 20:45:16 GMT

Bugger, just read that its only there from march onwards....Kinda obvious really...doh.

Re:Ski Water Slide.

Sat, 29 Sep 2012 21:10:16 GMT

Would you do it?
Strikes me you cannot bottle it!

Re:Ski Water Slide.

Sat, 29 Sep 2012 22:34:12 GMT

Maybe on the last run of the holiday, kind of stupid thing I'd do.

Re:Ski Water Slide.

Sun, 30 Sep 2012 07:42:35 GMT

I'd love to give it a whirl, even if i wiped out it would be hilarious.

Re:Ski Water Slide.

Sun, 30 Sep 2012 12:00:07 GMT

Nothing hilarious about looking like a t*** and getting all your expensive gear soaking wet. Leave it to the dudes, man

Re:Ski Water Slide.

Sun, 30 Sep 2012 13:33:15 GMT

Tony_H wrote:Nothing hilarious about looking like a t*** and getting all your expensive gear soaking wet. Leave it to the dudes, man

Snazzz is a Dude, don`t you know -)

Re:Ski Water Slide.

Sun, 30 Sep 2012 14:19:30 GMT

Tony_H wrote:Nothing hilarious about looking like a t*** and getting all your expensive gear soaking wet. Leave it to the dudes, man

Mr Grumpy.
Sometimes having a laugh and making yourself look stupid is perfect for having a good time. On many occasion i have made myself look like a total t**t but that generally involves alcohol and enjoyed every minute of it.

Re:Ski Water Slide.

Mon, 1 Oct 2012 06:10:36 GMT

They do it every season on the closing day in Verbier. We had a go two years ago, great fun and not that difficult to clear the pool if you get in fast, don't brake before the pool, stay calm when you hit water and don't lean forward.

Re:Ski Water Slide.

Mon, 1 Oct 2012 08:20:28 GMT

Snapzzz wrote:

Tony_H wrote:Nothing hilarious about looking like a t*** and getting all your expensive gear soaking wet. Leave it to the dudes, man

Mr Grumpy.
Sometimes having a laugh and making yourself look stupid is perfect for having a good time. On many occasion i have made myself look like a total t**t but that generally involves alcohol and enjoyed every minute of it.

Not at all. I just have no intention of getting soaking wet without doing it on a beach or by a pool in the appropriate attire. I'd happily sit and watch people like you makes arses of themselves for 10 mins before stopping wasting any more VST

Re:Ski Water Slide.

Mon, 1 Oct 2012 09:16:46 GMT

The fact that nearly everyone, at some point on their ski holiday, ends up looking like a real idiot is one of the things I like most about going ski-ing!

For example, a couple of years ago our ski instructor had just finished dividing us all into 2 ability groups and he turned round to continue ski-ing and fell over :D

And people often fall over whilst standing still listening to the instructor, and I fell over outside a cafe once when I unintentionally ended up ski-ing on one ski :D

I don't need alcohol to look really silly - it just seems to happen naturally :D

So, that water slide would suit me perfectly - if I had enough guts to go down it :lol:

Re:Ski Water Slide.

Mon, 1 Oct 2012 09:28:28 GMT

We went to Les Arcs last year and we gutted they were just setting it up before we left. The secret seems to be to do it in shorts and have someone take your kit down for you, it's only a 100m drop to the zone from the run above.

Re:Ski Water Slide.

Mon, 1 Oct 2012 10:09:54 GMT

We came across this slide when we were in Les Arcs 3 years ago.

There is a convenient chalet/restaurant at the bottom right opposite the wet end. You can sit there on a deck chair with a beer and enjoy the antics of the brave/foolhardy people who give it a go.

The run down is quite long and from what I could see, you need to have quite a lot of speed to clear the pool and lean back slightly as you reach the water (so the tips don't dig in). Only the very committed seemed to have any chance and after watching for half an hour, I only saw one who actually did it. The rest ended up very wet and very cold.

Not for me but hilarious to watch.

Re:Ski Water Slide.

Mon, 1 Oct 2012 10:10:26 GMT

Entertaining to watch!
Not sure it's for me.

Don't do it in your kit - especially on your last day as the weight of the water will take you way over your luggage allowance!

Re:Ski Water Slide.

Mon, 1 Oct 2012 11:48:28 GMT

Tony_H wrote:

Snapzzz wrote:

Tony_H wrote:Nothing hilarious about looking like a t*** and getting all your expensive gear soaking wet. Leave it to the dudes, man

Mr Grumpy.
Sometimes having a laugh and making yourself look stupid is perfect for having a good time. On many occasion i have made myself look like a total t**t but that generally involves alcohol and enjoyed every minute of it.

Not at all. I just have no intention of getting soaking wet without doing it on a beach or by a pool in the appropriate attire. I'd happily sit and watch people like you makes arses of themselves for 10 mins before stopping wasting any more VST

If it's on the last day of the season there is no VST to waste, it's just one big party on slopes...

Re:Ski Water Slide.

Mon, 1 Oct 2012 19:12:52 GMT

AllyG wrote:The fact that nearly everyone, at some point on their ski holiday, ends up looking like a real idiot is one of the things I like most about going ski-ing!

For example, a couple of years ago our ski instructor had just finished dividing us all into 2 ability groups and he turned round to continue ski-ing and fell over :D

And people often fall over whilst standing still listening to the instructor, and I fell over outside a cafe once when I unintentionally ended up ski-ing on one ski :D

I don't need alcohol to look really silly - it just seems to happen naturally :D

So, that water slide would suit me perfectly - if I had enough guts to go down it :lol:

I'm counting on you Ally not to disappoint us in Jan :wink: