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Ok, its the first morning of your ski holiday....

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 09:17:22 GMT

....you wake up early, around 6.30am, realising where you are. You get up, look outside the curtains, its white everywhere.

Talk me through that amazing feeling you just had, and how the rest of the day pans out.......

Ok, its the first morning of your ski holiday....

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 09:27:28 GMT

Tony_H wrote:....you wake up early, around 6.30am, realising where you are. You get up, look outside the curtains, its white everywhere.

Talk me through that amazing feeling you just had, and how the rest of the day pans out.......

Normally start the day with a bit of a walk, breakfast, get my lot organised get the old boots on and ski down from the chalet to catch the first lift at 08.30. 8)

Re:Ok, its the first morning of your ski holiday....

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 11:49:46 GMT

Straight to the bakery for a croque monsiuer or sommat similar and then across to the funicular to get the first telecabine up to the top of the grande motte (if you are in tignes)

Re:Ok, its the first morning of your ski holiday....

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 13:05:34 GMT

I LOVE that feeling - the excitement is immense. I will jump up and down on the bed, get dressed in record time and then head for brekkie. Don't bother to shower in the morning when I'm skiing, a) there's no point and b) it takes too long.

Re:Ok, its the first morning of your ski holiday....

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 13:16:56 GMT

I don't like the first morning much - there's too much anxiety.

What will the instructor be like?
Will I find where the lessons are?
Will I get chucked out of my group?
Will I get lost?
How do I get my daughter to eat her breakfast?
And, if I haven't already got my skis and boots - will I get them all fitted in time for the lessons?
Will my lift pass work?
Can I still ski, or have I forgotten?

Once I'm sorted, I'm okay and I can relax and enjoy myself. I had one instructor who upset me so much, once, I nearly didn't go to my lessons - only I thought what a waste of money and went anyway.

Nelly, no wonder I had to buy a new bed and mattress in our holiday cottage - you haven't been staying here incognito have you?

Ally

Re:Ok, its the first morning of your ski holiday....

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 13:23:45 GMT

It's even better if either you arrived in the dark the evening before or if it had been a low vis day, to take your first look out of the window to see blue skys and deep deep snow.
Then it's a case of making sure everything is at hand (hip flask loaded for instance), a hearty breakfast, then hit the slopes.

Re:Ok, its the first morning of your ski holiday....

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 13:26:08 GMT

1st morning I'm usually still trying to find and assemble my clobber. Slow in the shower, slower eating brekkie, decide to try and get the lift after the 9am keenies, and before the 9.30 classes go up. End up at the lift at 9 regardless )

Re:Ok, its the first morning of your ski holiday....

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 13:30:49 GMT

Open the balcony doors and stand outside in the cold with a cup of tea taking in the smell of the pure air and the snow.

Sorry don't mean to be a woose but I do beleive there is a particular mountain air smell and it always gets me excited about the day ahead.

Re:Ok, its the first morning of your ski holiday....

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 13:38:56 GMT

Hi all first thing look out of the window have a wash clean my teeth, go down to breakfast get ski gear on 5 min walk to ski lockers put ski's on ski down to chair lift and up the mountain before the ski school' then ski all day ya hoo

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Wed, 4 Nov 2009 13:43:35 GMT

NellyPS wrote:I LOVE that feeling - the excitement is immense. I will jump up and down on the bed, get dressed in record time and then head for brekkie. Don't bother to shower in the morning when I'm skiing, a) there's no point and b) it takes too long.

Blimey I can't miss my shower not even for skiing, Nelly just get up a bit earlier it's a small price for not being smellie :D

Re:Ok, its the first morning of your ski holiday....

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 14:34:01 GMT

What do you mean wake up at 6:30??
I can never sleep the night before because of the excitement.
I'm up as early as I can without really pissing off my friends that only like to ski and not LOVE to ski and then its wait for the first lift.
43 days to go :D

Re:Ok, its the first morning of your ski holiday....

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 15:04:07 GMT

So, I open the curtains and see the sun is poking through and theres plenty of snow. The rush of excitement fills me top to bottom. I wake Mrs H up who never seems to get that excited about it all, and dive into the shower. No point sorting out my gear, as I would have done that on arrival the night before - always!
Get out of the shower, get dressed in sallos and fleece, and wander out to the balcony with a coffee/tea hopefully, spend ages admiring the views, telling everyone else who might be up by now what a fantastic view it is, how lucky we all are to be here, and what a fabulous day is in store for us. Maybe even take some early morning scenic photos.
Sit down for a good breakfast, plenty of hot drinks too, and then start to get ready. Normally its a case of slipping into the boots, making sure I have the right layers on, putting on a bit of sun cream (I love the smell of Piz Buin face cream, always makes me think of skiing), packing everything needed into the small rucksack including 2 bottles of water and 4 mars bars, camera, money, etc.
By now, I am usually bursting with adrenalin and probably starting to sweat what with being layered up, getting into my boots, and being indoors!
Time to head outside, and the cold crisp air is like an oxygen supply. Gloves on, hat on, hopefully sunnies on too, and a short walk to the lift to be there when it opens (depending on where we are and what time that is). I do like to be there for opening time. Onto the lift and up into the whiteness, and I get an immense feeling of pride, excitement and something else I have never quite been able to put a name to, but its something that makes me feel like a special and lucky person.
Off the lift at the top, assuming it to be a gondola, clip into the skis and really start to feel it now, and the sensation of pushing off with the sticks for what for a minute feels like the very first time and you ask yourself "can I still do this?" before sliding nicely down into the fresh cord and grinning like an idiot........

Re:Ok, its the first morning of your ski holiday....

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 15:24:58 GMT

Tony_H wrote:packing everything needed into the small rucksack including 2 bottles of water and 4 mars bars, camera, money, etc.

...which you then give to Mrs H to carry!

Re:Ok, its the first morning of your ski holiday....

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 15:54:56 GMT

Love walking out onto the frosty balcony early morning with bare feet, coffe in one hand and the smell of fresh Pan wafting from the bakery. Magic

Re:Ok, its the first morning of your ski holiday....

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 16:29:31 GMT

I do hope that all these blokes on here who love walking out onto the balcony to take the morning air, coffee in one hand....remember to put some clothes on :shock:

Re:Ok, its the first morning of your ski holiday....

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 16:50:19 GMT

I don't know Bandit, it might be more interesting if they forget to put their clothes on :lol:

I'm more worried about whoever it was who was going to walk out on to the snowy balcony in bare feet.

Ally

Re:Ok, its the first morning of your ski holiday....

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 16:52:21 GMT

No fears on my balcony I always take my dressing gown :wink:

Re:Ok, its the first morning of your ski holiday....

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 17:34:37 GMT

Stumble to bathroom about 7am, fill sink with cold water, immerse head, 3 asprin, glass of water and a smoke on the balcony in my boxers, dress, 5 cups of coffee, litre of orange juice, put on boots, walk to lift, sleep in cable car, arrive at top, strap in and open my eyes ;)

Re:Ok, its the first morning of your ski holiday....

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 18:49:42 GMT

:D :DYippeeeee

Open the front door and stand in the sunshine and look up at Les Arcs (not always a good sight first thing in the morning, me in my boxers :lol:) while the kettle boils, then soem grub to stoke the boiler.

Once dressed and ready to go......do i take the healthy option and walk the 2 - 3 mins to the funicular or drive?, drive it is :thumbup:, as we dont want to waste valuable skiing energy do we, then it's up to the white ,winter playground and away we go till lunch

Magic :D :D

jon.

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Wed, 4 Nov 2009 18:50:32 GMT

tino_11 wrote:Stumble to bathroom about 7am, fill sink with cold water, immerse head, 3 asprin, glass of water and a smoke on the balcony in my boxers, dress, 5 cups of coffee, litre of orange juice, put on boots, walk to lift, sleep in cable car, arrive at top, strap in and open my eyes ;)

Noooo Tino, you're killing my image of you as a rad dude hillfrog............

........boxers :lol: )

Re:Ok, its the first morning of your ski holiday....

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 18:54:31 GMT

bandit wrote:

tino_11 wrote:Stumble to bathroom about 7am, fill sink with cold water, immerse head, 3 asprin, glass of water and a smoke on the balcony in my boxers, dress, 5 cups of coffee, litre of orange juice, put on boots, walk to lift, sleep in cable car, arrive at top, strap in and open my eyes ;)

Noooo Tino, you're killing my image of you as a rad dude hillfrog............

........boxers :lol: )

worse than that Bandit..............boxers and a dress!!! :shock: :shock: ) )

Re:Ok, its the first morning of your ski holiday....

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 19:00:21 GMT

I am the least rad boarder you will meet. My pants fit for a start :shock:

And I use the term boxers generically for all short based undergarments as I never took the time to learn the lingo!!

I do have a kilt however ;)

Re:Ok, its the first morning of your ski holiday....

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 19:01:22 GMT

Eljay wrote:

bandit wrote:

tino_11 wrote:Stumble to bathroom about 7am, fill sink with cold water, immerse head, 3 asprin, glass of water and a smoke on the balcony in my boxers, dress, 5 cups of coffee, litre of orange juice, put on boots, walk to lift, sleep in cable car, arrive at top, strap in and open my eyes ;)

Noooo Tino, you're killing my image of you as a rad dude hillfrog............

........boxers :lol: )

worse than that Bandit..............boxers and a dress!!! :shock: :shock: ) )

well spotted :lol: :lol: :lol:

Re:Ok, its the first morning of your ski holiday....

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 19:12:48 GMT

Once again my grammer combined with my passion for snowboarding leads me into trouble :!:

Re:Ok, its the first morning of your ski holiday....

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 19:15:31 GMT

tino_11 wrote:Once again my grammer combined with my passion for snowboarding leads me into trouble :!:

So you are not in fact a cross dressing rad dude hillfrog then :(

Re:Ok, its the first morning of your ski holiday....

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 19:22:37 GMT

I'm afraid that my first morning quite often involves a hangover too due to over-excitement-celebrations, last holiday we were up on travel day for over 24 hours after being picked up at 2am to get to the airport :shock:. It does usually make the experience more surreal and it's even more attractive to get up those mountains 8). Peace...

Re:Ok, its the first morning of your ski holiday....

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 20:27:27 GMT

Ian Wickham wrote:

NellyPS wrote:I LOVE that feeling - the excitement is immense. I will jump up and down on the bed, get dressed in record time and then head for brekkie. Don't bother to shower in the morning when I'm skiing, a) there's no point and b) it takes too long.

Blimey I can't miss my shower not even for skiing, Nelly just get up a bit earlier it's a small price for not being smellie :D

Even though I showered less than 12 hours ago when I got BACK from skiing? Naaa.

I am a clean girl, but when I go skiing, I really don't see the point of showering before AND after. Saving water and all that...

Re:Ok, its the first morning of your ski holiday....

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 20:31:44 GMT

Tony_H wrote:So, I open the curtains and see the sun is poking through and theres plenty of snow. The rush of excitement fills me top to bottom. I wake Mrs H up who never seems to get that excited about it all, and dive into the shower. No point sorting out my gear, as I would have done that on arrival the night before - always!
Get out of the shower, get dressed in sallos and fleece, and wander out to the balcony with a coffee/tea hopefully, spend ages admiring the views, telling everyone else who might be up by now what a fantastic view it is, how lucky we all are to be here, and what a fabulous day is in store for us. Maybe even take some early morning scenic photos.
Sit down for a good breakfast, plenty of hot drinks too, and then start to get ready. Normally its a case of slipping into the boots, making sure I have the right layers on, putting on a bit of sun cream (I love the smell of Piz Buin face cream, always makes me think of skiing), packing everything needed into the small rucksack including 2 bottles of water and 4 mars bars, camera, money, etc.
By now, I am usually bursting with adrenalin and probably starting to sweat what with being layered up, getting into my boots, and being indoors!
Time to head outside, and the cold crisp air is like an oxygen supply. Gloves on, hat on, hopefully sunnies on too, and a short walk to the lift to be there when it opens (depending on where we are and what time that is). I do like to be there for opening time. Onto the lift and up into the whiteness, and I get an immense feeling of pride, excitement and something else I have never quite been able to put a name to, but its something that makes me feel like a special and lucky person.
Off the lift at the top, assuming it to be a gondola, clip into the skis and really start to feel it now, and the sensation of pushing off with the sticks for what for a minute feels like the very first time and you ask yourself "can I still do this?" before sliding nicely down into the fresh cord and grinning like an idiot........

I was there then! All those feelings, I LOVE IT!

Am also slightly distured by the thought of Tino in a dress...

Re:Ok, its the first morning of your ski holiday....

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 20:34:20 GMT

Nelly, it all depends on how good his legs are :mrgreen:

Re:Ok, its the first morning of your ski holiday....

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 20:37:45 GMT

Any pictures? I like chunky and hairy like my husbands tree trunks :D

Re:Ok, its the first morning of your ski holiday....

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 21:18:34 GMT

This was the view from my bedroom window in Les Arcs back in Jan. Mont Blanc in the distance.

Re:Ok, its the first morning of your ski holiday....

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 21:20:21 GMT

Lovely photo,

Ally

Re:Ok, its the first morning of your ski holiday....

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 21:30:13 GMT

Ian Wickham wrote:

NellyPS wrote:I LOVE that feeling - the excitement is immense. I will jump up and down on the bed, get dressed in record time and then head for brekkie. Don't bother to shower in the morning when I'm skiing, a) there's no point and b) it takes too long.

Blimey I can't miss my shower not even for skiing, Nelly just get up a bit earlier it's a small price for not being smellie :D

The early morning crush in the gondola or cable car is made slightly more bearable with all the freshly toothpasted/deodorized/perfumed/aftershaved/etc. bodies as opposed to that later-in-the-day whiff of sweat/garlic/beer etc. )

Re:Ok, its the first morning of your ski holiday....

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 21:31:48 GMT

I'm a girl. I don't smell.

Anyway, its all part of the skiing experience :D

Re:Ok, its the first morning of your ski holiday....

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 21:34:22 GMT

if I could find a shower that could get rid of the smell of garlic and beer I'd be a happy bunny :lol:
(not for me, you understand!)

Re:Ok, its the first morning of your ski holiday....

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 21:35:27 GMT

I was just thinking the same thing. Most men still smell even after a shower following a big night out.

Re:Ok, its the first morning of your ski holiday....

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 21:39:19 GMT

caron-a wrote:I'm afraid that my first morning quite often involves a hangover too due to over-excitement-celebrations

Tut tut, poor effort :roll:

Re:Ok, its the first morning of your ski holiday....

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 21:39:26 GMT

NellyPS wrote:I was just thinking the same thing. Most men still smell even after a shower following a big night out.

quite :lol: :cry:

Re:Ok, its the first morning of your ski holiday....

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 21:42:46 GMT

Tony_H wrote:

caron-a wrote:I'm afraid that my first morning quite often involves a hangover too due to over-excitement-celebrations

Tut tut, poor effort :roll:

I'd say it's a pretty good effort, all part of the holiday experience and skiing not effected

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Wed, 4 Nov 2009 21:47:56 GMT

To ruin the first morning with a hangover is not recommended, and I speak from experience. And trying to pretend it does not affect the skiing that day is.....well, you cant kid a kidder )

Re:Ok, its the first morning of your ski holiday....

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 21:52:05 GMT

Alright Tony. You have your holiday and I'll have mine if that's ok?

Re:Ok, its the first morning of your ski holiday....

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 21:56:56 GMT

caron-a wrote:Alright Tony. You have your holiday and I'll have mine if that's ok?

Sorry Caron, did I press the wrong button???
No offence meant, I just remember how badly I have skied on the occassions when I have woken up with a hangover.
You carry on, do what you like, I wasnt trying to tell you how to behave 8)

Re:Ok, its the first morning of your ski holiday....

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 21:56:57 GMT

We only shower once a day, on ski-ing holidays. I shower in the morning (because I get up early) and my daughter showers after ski-ing when we come back in, because she doesn't like getting up early.

I hate showers, and once a day is quite enough, thank you. I think you should leave poor Nelly alone.

I nearly got knocked out by the smell in the ski locker room once, from a snow boarder's socks. I shouldn't think he'd washed them all holiday.

Ally

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Wed, 4 Nov 2009 21:57:55 GMT

AllyG wrote:

I nearly got knocked out by the smell in the ski locker room once, from a snow boarder's socks. I shouldn't think he'd washed them all holiday.

Ally

I reckon it was one of Ian's

Re:Ok, its the first morning of your ski holiday....

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 22:03:16 GMT

Tony_H wrote:To ruin the first morning with a hangover is not recommended, and I speak from experience. And trying to pretend it does not affect the skiing that day is.....well, you cant kid a kidder )

Tony_H wrote:I wasnt trying to tell you how to behave 8)

:wink:

Re:Ok, its the first morning of your ski holiday....

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 22:09:03 GMT

caron-a wrote:

Tony_H wrote:To ruin the first morning with a hangover is not recommended, and I speak from experience. And trying to pretend it does not affect the skiing that day is.....well, you cant kid a kidder )

Tony_H wrote:I wasnt trying to tell you how to behave 8)

:wink:

Ok then, but make sure your new helmet fits properly if you want to go out drunk :wink:

Re:Ok, its the first morning of your ski holiday....

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 22:11:50 GMT

I don't ski drunk and after good advice I've decided which helmet to buy :D

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Wed, 4 Nov 2009 22:17:55 GMT

Very pleased to hear it, Caron.

Re:Ok, its the first morning of your ski holiday....

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 22:55:21 GMT

Always up early on Winter hols. In Lapland get up, bathroom, then ski jacket on top of PJs and boots, and gloves, go outside for first ciggie and cup of coffee, no smoking in log cabins.
Back inside disrobe back to PJ's have cooked breakfast and decide whether to ski, board or Xcountry. Shower, get dressed.........clothes are ready, always get clothes ready the night before. Head out for which ever we decided to do for about 10am.

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Thu, 5 Nov 2009 08:45:18 GMT

AllyG wrote:
I hate showers, and once a day is quite enough, thank you. I think you should leave poor Nelly alone.

Ally

Thanks Ally. I think we should officially name you J2Ski 'mum' :D

Re:Ok, its the first morning of your ski holiday....

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 08:59:02 GMT

Anyone else just before you get off the top of the very first lift on the very first morning ever wonder whether you can still do it?

Re:Ok, its the first morning of your ski holiday....

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 09:05:06 GMT

I always have a real fear first day that I'm not going to manage to get off the first chair lift without either falling flat on my face or even worse ending up going back down the hill on the chair!!

Once I've managed to conquer that then it's normally fairly plain sailing (in a very average skiing style).

Re:Ok, its the first morning of your ski holiday....

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 09:05:23 GMT

Yep, I take a deep breath....and begin.

Re:Ok, its the first morning of your ski holiday....

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 09:08:15 GMT

Tony,
If you read my list, that was one of the things on it. I always find myself going into a snow-plough the first time I try and stop with my newly hired skis, and then I look around anxiously in case anyone has noticed :oops:

I was quite pleased to see some of the fantastic skiers at Tignes last week doing snow-ploughs where there wasn't any room to do anything else.

Ally

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Thu, 5 Nov 2009 09:42:43 GMT

I wake up and the first thing I do is go to the window, I stare for a bit and then put coffee on. I stare out of the window again whilst rolling a ciggie and waiting for the coffee. I then make my coffee, put on my boots and ski jacket (over pj's) and then go out onto the balcony and take my time with my fag and my coffee, looking at the views, looking for snowflakes and looking at people as they go by.

Next I start making breakfast and wait for the sizzling of the bacon to wake everyone up.

After breakfast I have a wash (not shower, Sorry Ian, but I don't see the point before skiing either)and then enjoy putting on all my gear, especially if I have some new stuff.

Then it's back onto the balcony for second fag and coffee while everyone else gets ready.

After that I go inside clean my teeth and tidy up the mess made by my hubby who would have turned everthing upside down looking for a glove, or lip balm or something, there is always something. :roll:

Then out comes the piste map...discussion...route planned and off we go.

Excited and slightly nervous in the gondola, can I remember how to do it?

At the top, ski's on, oh god how do you do it? Here we go, nice snow plough (no one was watching they are all thinking the same)

A few minutes later...Yay, I'm doing it...and off we go...woo hoo!

I CAN'T BL**DY WAIT NOW!!!

:lol:

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Thu, 5 Nov 2009 09:48:38 GMT

snowb4ndit wrote:

Then out comes the piste map...discussion...route planned and off we go.

Excited and slightly nervous in the gondola, can I remember how to do it?

I'm glad I am not the only one. I got called "anal" last time we went away after trying to plan a route for our group.

Re:Ok, its the first morning of your ski holiday....

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 10:17:37 GMT

Tony_H wrote:

snowb4ndit wrote:

Then out comes the piste map...discussion...route planned and off we go.

Excited and slightly nervous in the gondola, can I remember how to do it?

I'm glad I am not the only one. I got called "anal" last time we went away after trying to plan a route for our group.

Last time we didn't plan a route, I went down a black (it looked easy to me)and my husband who was following me broke his collar bone. (It was in Borovets...piste markers are sh*te)

My hubby is getting good at it now, I reckon after our next holiday, we won't need to rely so much on the piste map, but I'll still want to plan my route, I like to make sure I have my hot chocolate stop offs! :lol:

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Thu, 5 Nov 2009 10:39:05 GMT

For me it's get up, SHOWER, this part is key to actually waking up! Put some thermals on a sallo's and a jumper, go get some breakfast, usually of the hot variety, and fruit juice, don't like tea or coffee. Then stick all the rest of my gear, make sure my bags packed with camera, red bull/ water and choc, and head down to the hire shop, pick up my ski's, aim for around the first lift. No apprehension on the way up as i regularly ski mat's so i know i can still ski! :D

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Thu, 5 Nov 2009 10:45:33 GMT

Tony_H wrote:

AllyG wrote:

I nearly got knocked out by the smell in the ski locker room once, from a snow boarder's socks. I shouldn't think he'd washed them all holiday.

Ally

I reckon it was one of Ian's

I keep telling wash your feet and they will not smell :lol:

Re:Ok, its the first morning of your ski holiday....

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 10:48:08 GMT

caron-a wrote:if I could find a shower that could get rid of the smell of garlic and beer I'd be a happy bunny :lol:
(not for me, you understand!)

Take the green vein out of the garlic and you won't smell :shock:

I'll shower in the morning and shower before I go out to eat in the evening, feet washed twice per day = No smellie socks :D

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Thu, 5 Nov 2009 10:53:45 GMT

Ian,
I think you have to wash your socks as well as your feet.

And I hope Caron-a is okay, seeing as I'm meant to be playing Mum, according to Nellie, and her feelings haven't been hurt too much.

I don't suppose ski-ing with a hangover is any worse than ski-ing when very tired, or with a nasty cold, which I've done several times (I wouldn't know, since as everybody probably knows by now, I'm tea-total). I just ski slower, and more carefully, and for a shorter length of time, when I'm below par. But I wouldn't stay in bed - not after paying GBP1100 for 7 days ski-ing!

Ally

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Thu, 5 Nov 2009 11:00:49 GMT

AllyG wrote:Ian,
I think you have to wash your socks as well as your feet.

And I hope Caron-a is okay, seeing as I'm meant to be playing Mum, according to Nellie, and her feelings haven't been hurt too much.

I don't suppose ski-ing with a hangover is any worse than ski-ing when very tired, or with a nasty cold, which I've done several times (I wouldn't know, since as everybody probably knows by now, I'm tea-total). I just ski slower, and more carefully, and for a shorter length of time, when I'm below par. But I wouldn't stay in bed - not after paying GBP1100 for 7 days ski-ing!

Ally

Apres ski for me is a couple glasses of wine, my days of hangovers are long since gone.I did miss a days skiing with sun stroke once, lost my hat on the way up could not be bothered to ski back down to the apartment for a replacement, so stupidly I paid the ultimate price of missing a days skiing :evil:

Re:Ok, its the first morning of your ski holiday....

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 11:06:01 GMT

Ian,
How did you treat your sun stroke?

Ally

Re:Ok, its the first morning of your ski holiday....

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 11:08:50 GMT

Ian Wickham wrote:

I did miss a days skiing with sun stroke once, lost my hat on the way up could not be bothered to ski back down to the apartment for a replacement

I bet everyone around you had nice goggle tans that day! :lol: :wink:

Re:Ok, its the first morning of your ski holiday....

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 11:09:24 GMT

AllyG wrote:Ian,
How did you treat your sun stroke?

Ally

Went to bed and slept for 24 hours, drinking plenty of water whenever I could, was not a very pleasant experience :oops:

Re:Ok, its the first morning of your ski holiday....

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 11:12:25 GMT

snowb4ndit wrote:

Ian Wickham wrote:

I did miss a days skiing with sun stroke once, lost my hat on the way up could not be bothered to ski back down to the apartment for a replacement

I bet everyone around you had nice goggle tans that day! :lol: :wink:

There was a lot of laughter going on :oops:

Re:Ok, its the first morning of your ski holiday....

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 11:19:09 GMT

Ian Wickham wrote:

snowb4ndit wrote:

Ian Wickham wrote:

I did miss a days skiing with sun stroke once, lost my hat on the way up could not be bothered to ski back down to the apartment for a replacement

I bet everyone around you had nice goggle tans that day! :lol: :wink:

There was a lot of laughter going on :oops:

Well they shouldn't have laughed, they should have been grateful to have a mobile central heating system with them for a few days. :lol:

Re:Ok, its the first morning of your ski holiday....

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 11:20:02 GMT

Ian Wickham wrote:

AllyG wrote:Ian,
How did you treat your sun stroke?

Ally

Went to bed and slept for 24 hours, drinking plenty of water whenever I could, was not a very pleasant experience :oops:

Nasty....but avoidable! Put a Buff on your Christmas list, and keep it in your pocket :thumbup:

http://www.buffwear.co.uk/pages/product-info/ways-to-wear.php

Re:Ok, its the first morning of your ski holiday....

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 11:32:34 GMT

bandit wrote:

Ian Wickham wrote:

AllyG wrote:Ian,
How did you treat your sun stroke?

Ally

Went to bed and slept for 24 hours, drinking plenty of water whenever I could, was not a very pleasant experience :oops:

Nasty....but avoidable! Put a Buff on your Christmas list, and keep it in your pocket :thumbup:

http://www.buffwear.co.uk/pages/product-info/ways-to-wear.php

Hahahahaha...Buff, don't you think it's shiney enough! Nice one Bandit! :lol:

Re:Ok, its the first morning of your ski holiday....

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 11:35:26 GMT

One of my friend's kids got sunstroke when he was on holiday here with us. He had a very high temperature (checked it with a thermometer) and we were really worried. We nearly took him to Casualty. We put him in the bath with ice in it, gave him plenty of water, and salt, and a banana. Apparently it's not a simple case of overheating and lack of water, but also lack of salts, and bananas have lots of potassium. Dioralyte would have been a good idea, but I didn't have any. Flat coke is also supposed to be good.

Anyway, we monitored his temperature, and it went back down in a couple of hours, so we didn't have to take him to Casualty. And he was fine afterwards.

So, you could have tried lying in the snow on the balcony, Ian, and drinking flat coke. Maybe you'd have been back ski-ing by the next day.

Ally

Re:Ok, its the first morning of your ski holiday....

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 11:39:28 GMT

bandit wrote:

Ian Wickham wrote:

AllyG wrote:Ian,
How did you treat your sun stroke?

Ally

Went to bed and slept for 24 hours, drinking plenty of water whenever I could, was not a very pleasant experience :oops:

Nasty....but avoidable! Put a Buff on your Christmas list, and keep it in your pocket :thumbup:

http://www.buffwear.co.uk/pages/product-info/ways-to-wear.php

Nasty but right it could have been avoided by skiing back down to the apartment, I never carry spare hats because I never loose any thing, it was my favorite hat and I did not get back, and I have never
replaced that hat I still mourn it :evil:

Ps I do own a buff type thing brought for -23 conditions in Morillon some years ago

Re:Ok, its the first morning of your ski holiday....

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 12:04:14 GMT

AllyG wrote:And I hope Caron-a is okay, seeing as I'm meant to be playing Mum, according to Nellie, and her feelings haven't been hurt too much.

Very sweet, bless you :thumbup: No feelings hurt here.

bandit wrote:
Nasty....but avoidable! Put a Buff on your Christmas list, and keep it in your pocket :thumbup:

http://www.buffwear.co.uk/pages/product-info/ways-to-wear.php

I gotta get me one of those, they're fab! I suffered a day of sunstroke at Easter too, horrid it was :cry:

Re:Ok, its the first morning of your ski holiday....

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 12:25:57 GMT

I quite often ski without a hat. If its a clear sunny day I hate to feel a hat on my head, making me sweat and itch. I can handle it when its cold enough to need one or dull (seems to make it seem colder) but when the sun is out I like to ski without a hat. I usually come back with a really brown face and head, being careful to avoid a goggle tan because as cool as some think they are, I think they look daft.
There is something nice about feeling the cold wind across your whole head as you ski along, as long as its not minus 15 or something.

Skidaddle's GF got sunstroke one day in Mayrhofen a couple of years back. She felt very wobbly and wasnt too good for a while.

Skidaddle usually misses one days skiing every trip due to a cold. Or at least thats what he calls it after a particularly heavy night on the ale )

Re:Ok, its the first morning of your ski holiday....

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 12:41:52 GMT

caron-a wrote:

bandit wrote:
Nasty....but avoidable! Put a Buff on your Christmas list, and keep it in your pocket :thumbup:

http://www.buffwear.co.uk/pages/product-info/ways-to-wear.php

I gotta get me one of those, they're fab! I suffered a day of sunstroke at Easter too, horrid it was :cry:

If you look here, you'll see one at work, keeping my chin warm :D

Then on another day keeping my head warm...

I think I must be a convert :D

Re:Ok, its the first morning of your ski holiday....

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 13:17:47 GMT

I don't wear a hat unless my ears start to freeze or its snowing, if it's a blue-sky day and the temps aren't too bad I'll be hat-less.

Talking of sunstroke/burn, I burnt my face one year and was told to put flour on it, so I did, looking a bit of a donut, then my brother comes along and tells me, in all seriousness that flour is combustible and my face might explode if it gets too hot.

And yes I did believe him for about 30 seconds until he started laughing at me running around the room trying to get the flour off. :oops:

Re:Ok, its the first morning of your ski holiday....

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 13:18:52 GMT

:mrgreen:

Re:Ok, its the first morning of your ski holiday....

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 14:01:01 GMT

I prefer a plain black buff.