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Things that annoy me No. 272

Sat, 25 Apr 2009 11:15:54 GMT

No. 272
People who don't look up hill before they move off.

No. 273
Ski/Board Instructors who don't tell their pupils that it's important to look up hill before they move off.

Re:Things that annoy me No. 272

Sat, 25 Apr 2009 11:30:52 GMT

Uh oh....what's happened to you, I think you were in Tignes? :(

Re:Things that annoy me No. 272

Sat, 25 Apr 2009 15:26:11 GMT

Things that annoy me.....

The fact that the German Railway is charging me a tenner more than my mate to get to Zermatt and back.

He has a Bahncarg 25 giving 25% discount
I have a Bahncard 50 giving 50% discount

His fare 88 EUR
Mine 98 EUR

WTF is that all about????

Things that annoy me No. 272

Sat, 25 Apr 2009 15:37:22 GMT

Neiltoo wrote:No. 273
Ski/Board Instructors who don't tell their pupils that it's important to look up hill before they move off.

Not just instructors with beginner groups either. I Have watched instructor clinics where everyone is so focused on the coach below, that they set off at intervals across the slope without looking up hill.

Trencher

Re:Things that annoy me No. 272

Sat, 25 Apr 2009 15:59:11 GMT

bandit wrote:Uh oh....what's happened to you, I think you were in Tignes? :(

:D Nothing thankfully, but sometimes it felt as if lots of people were trying to 'get' me )

Things that annoy me No. 272

Sat, 25 Apr 2009 16:04:42 GMT

Trencher wrote:
Not just instructors with beginner groups either. I Have watched instructor clinics where everyone is so focused on the coach below, that they set off at intervals across the slope without looking up hill.

Trencher

I know, it beggars belief. If they had the same attitude whilst crossing the road they'd all be dead.

Re:Things that annoy me No. 272

Sat, 25 Apr 2009 16:08:10 GMT

You arrived in Tignes at the right time didn't you :thumbup:

Re:Things that annoy me No. 272

Sat, 25 Apr 2009 16:09:58 GMT

Neiltoo wrote:

bandit wrote:Uh oh....what's happened to you, I think you were in Tignes? :(

:D Nothing thankfully, but sometimes it felt as if lots of people were trying to 'get' me )

That's a relief! I do think that your feeling is real not imagined, and where you were skiing, has a large part to play in the level of anticipation of trouble.

The safest place to ski is off piste...

http://pistehors.com/news/forums/viewthread/285/

:shock:

Re:Things that annoy me No. 272

Sat, 25 Apr 2009 16:25:24 GMT

caron-a wrote:You arrived in Tignes at the right time didn't you :thumbup:

Didn't I just :D I skied with some friends on my first day (Friday) who had been there for a week and their tales of trying to get 2 kids down through the slush into Val Claret didn't sound like fun.

Last Wednesday they were shipping snow in by lorry to fill the holes at the bottom of Trolles so it's melting fast.

Re:Things that annoy me No. 272

Sat, 25 Apr 2009 16:45:01 GMT

bandit wrote:

Neiltoo wrote:

bandit wrote:Uh oh....what's happened to you, I think you were in Tignes? :(

:D Nothing thankfully, but sometimes it felt as if lots of people were trying to 'get' me )

That's a relief! I do think that your feeling is real not imagined, and where you were skiing, has a large part to play in the level of anticipation of trouble.

The safest place to ski is off piste...

http://pistehors.com/news/forums/viewthread/285/

:shock:

Definitely!

I think my experience has given me the ability to anticipate fairly well, and it is that alone that has saved me a few times!

Re:Things that annoy me No. 272

Sun, 26 Apr 2009 08:04:08 GMT

People :evil: :evil:

Things that annoy me No. 272

Sun, 26 Apr 2009 12:55:03 GMT

Neiltoo wrote:I know, it beggars belief. If they had the same attitude whilst crossing the road they'd all be dead.

You've nailed it, Neiltoo :!:
Many times the problems come back to the attitude: ..."I'm the only one here"... or; "My little one is the only one on the hill...give him space you moron" or, " I'm the instructor .. so come on class .. (aka: my little ducklings) ... follow my path across the trail ... we are here first.... anybody who happens along will just have to stop or go around us..."

Attitude and lack of respect of others can bring on disastrous events ! Just look at all the world conflicts and what started them ... narcissistic morons!
In case you couldn't tell, this is my greatest annoyance on the hills :D

Mike :wink:

Re:Things that annoy me No. 272

Sun, 26 Apr 2009 13:02:10 GMT

bandit wrote:

Neiltoo wrote:

bandit wrote:Uh oh....what's happened to you, I think you were in Tignes? :(

:D Nothing thankfully, but sometimes it felt as if lots of people were trying to 'get' me )

That's a relief! I do think that your feeling is real not imagined, and where you were skiing, has a large part to play in the level of anticipation of trouble.

The safest place to ski is off piste...

http://pistehors.com/news/forums/viewthread/285/

:shock:

"you seem to get slopes full of Robocop clad loons honing around the place without a thought for other slope users"

brilliant! :D

Re:Things that annoy me No. 272

Sun, 26 Apr 2009 15:09:14 GMT

I think I would probably qualify as robocop clad :oops: I'm not certain about the other bit :D

Still, 16 weeks of broken collarbone, which was a gift from a speeding woman skier, certainly focuses the mind on certain priorities )

Re:Things that annoy me No. 272

Sun, 26 Apr 2009 15:31:59 GMT

Another thing that I noticed was lots of young 'seasonaires' who seem to have in depth discussions about the merits of different skis whilst on the lifts.
You watch them ski and they seem to have a genetic defect which stops them from bending their ankles, the only part of their skis that are in contact with the snow is from the middle of their boot to the tail. The concept of finishing a turn seems alien to them and they make up a large proportion of the people who scare me on the slopes.

Maybe its just old age :mrgreen:

Re:Things that annoy me No. 272

Sun, 26 Apr 2009 16:01:02 GMT

no im 26 and i agree-it seems that the words "lean back" are not just from an RnB song....

Re:Things that annoy me No. 272

Sun, 26 Apr 2009 16:02:41 GMT

I'm younger still and agree. I would suggest a load of those folks were on park specific skis too :lol:

Re:Things that annoy me No. 272

Sun, 26 Apr 2009 16:04:50 GMT

i have to say one thing that amused me greatly about la plagne was that the super pipe. park and slalom course were all in the same bit of the resort, fed by the same chair lift which meant you got all the types of skiers at the bottom from racers in full lycra to the guys with trousers at the knees!

Re:Things that annoy me No. 272

Sun, 26 Apr 2009 16:12:12 GMT

rossyhead wrote:no im 26 and i agree-it seems that the words "lean back" are not just from an RnB song....

RnB, What's that :shock:

Re:Things that annoy me No. 272

Sun, 26 Apr 2009 16:14:47 GMT

Ian Wickham wrote:

rossyhead wrote:no im 26 and i agree-it seems that the words "lean back" are not just from an RnB song....

RnB, What's that :shock:

Rock and Bowl.

Re:Things that annoy me No. 272

Sun, 26 Apr 2009 16:15:08 GMT

Tony_H wrote:

Ian Wickham wrote:

rossyhead wrote:no im 26 and i agree-it seems that the words "lean back" are not just from an RnB song....

RnB, What's that :shock:

Rock and Bowl.

or racket and ball.

Re:Things that annoy me No. 272

Sun, 26 Apr 2009 16:17:14 GMT

Pablo Escobar wrote:

Tony_H wrote:

Ian Wickham wrote:

rossyhead wrote:no im 26 and i agree-it seems that the words "lean back" are not just from an RnB song....

RnB, What's that :shock:

Rock and Bowl.

or racket and ball.

I used to play cup and ball when I was younger :mrgreen:

Re:Things that annoy me No. 272

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 17:21:44 GMT

Ian Wickham wrote:

Pablo Escobar wrote:

Tony_H wrote:

Ian Wickham wrote:

rossyhead wrote:no im 26 and i agree-it seems that the words "lean back" are not just from an RnB song....

RnB, What's that :shock:

Rock and Bowl.

or racket and ball.

I used to play cup and ball when I was younger :mrgreen:

I'm not entirely sure here, but I think Wickers is being rude :shock:

Re:Things that annoy me No. 272

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 18:29:21 GMT

:lol: :lol: :lol:

Re:Things that annoy me No. 272

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:39:45 GMT

bandit wrote:

Ian Wickham wrote:

Pablo Escobar wrote:

Tony_H wrote:

Ian Wickham wrote:

rossyhead wrote:no im 26 and i agree-it seems that the words "lean back" are not just from an RnB song....

RnB, What's that :shock:

Rock and Bowl.

or racket and ball.

I used to play cup and ball when I was younger :mrgreen:

I'm not entirely sure here, but I think Wickers is being rude :shock:

Wickers always keeps it clean...... :shock: