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Ski bug

Wed, 5 May 2010 00:52:27 GMT

Please Help!

I am 37 years old and I started to ski 2 years ago, my problem is I cant stop thinking about it I went 3 times this winter, and I am still not satisfied, is this normal? can it be helped?.

Re:Ski bug

Wed, 5 May 2010 03:53:30 GMT

Try inline skating. All you need is a car park with a slight incline, and you can recreate some of the feeling, you get making turns on skis. Not only does it help to quench the withdrawal symptoms, but it will actually improve your skiing.

Re:Ski bug

Wed, 5 May 2010 08:09:47 GMT

Dr Wickers reply : For the 2010/11 season you will need to have at least two ski holidays, beg steal or borrow it must be done if you are to battle with this
Desperate illness...... now for the down side this is not unfortunately covered on the NHS, good luck with organising your recovery :lol:

Re:Ski bug

Wed, 5 May 2010 08:36:46 GMT

There is a fine line between satisfying the craving and partial middle aged body failures :shock:

Re:Ski bug

Wed, 5 May 2010 10:44:54 GMT

bandit wrote:There is a fine line between satisfying the craving and partial middle aged body failures :shock:

This is indeed true

Ski bug

Wed, 5 May 2010 13:19:06 GMT

broom wrote:Please Help!

I am 37 years old and I started to ski 2 years ago, my problem is I cant stop thinking about it I went 3 times this winter, and I am still not satisfied, is this normal? can it be helped?.

You're not alone :shock:

Re:Ski bug

Wed, 5 May 2010 21:45:56 GMT

I struggle with affliction daily, I have no turned my attention to European Glaciers, the relative value of the $ against the Euro and how to tick off the final 19 days I need to do before September to get 60 out the season.

Beer helps the symptoms but does nothing to address the underlying cause :(

Re:Ski bug

Wed, 5 May 2010 22:10:50 GMT

Likewise, i suffer from the same addiction!!!!!!

Got to make the most of the last few weeks of the season here in SCotland, before the long summer.

Re:Ski bug

Wed, 5 May 2010 22:20:33 GMT

esrg wrote:Likewise, i suffer from the same addiction!!!!!!

Got to make the most of the last few weeks of the season here in SCotland, before the long summer.

Summer in Scotland?

Re:Ski bug

Wed, 5 May 2010 22:52:44 GMT

Was 16 degrees here today. Would be happy if summer never arrived now.

Re:Ski bug

Thu, 6 May 2010 08:25:31 GMT

Pablo Escobar wrote:Was 16 degrees here today. Would be happy if summer never arrived now.

If it gets any warmer the midges will be wilting :mrgreen:

Reported to be 60cm of fresh snow overnight up high in Chamonix, and most everywhere in the Northern Alps and Valais looks to have freshies 8)

Re:Ski bug

Thu, 6 May 2010 09:53:46 GMT

it fully guts me that i have 8 months of freezer snow to look forward to before my next trip! and its looking like my next trip will be to Tignes aswell which im really looking forward to. never been to a really big resort

Re:Ski bug

Thu, 6 May 2010 21:36:03 GMT

unless you can make a trip up to Scotland in the next month or so - Cairngorm still going strong!!

Open Thursday-Mondays throughout May, and into June if there is still demand, and snow (currently still about 150cm at mid station).

Best website to check out is Winter Highland.

Re:Ski bug

Sat, 8 May 2010 18:13:04 GMT

can sympathise only discovered the sport myself this year, and totally hooked !!! despite the criticism they receive by some indoor snow domes do help satisfy that craving, well they do for me anyway )still a very very long time between winters though !!!!!!!!!!

Re:Ski bug

Sun, 9 May 2010 10:31:46 GMT

geo wrote:can sympathise only discovered the sport myself this year, and totally hooked !!! despite the criticism they receive by some indoor snow domes do help satisfy that craving, well they do for me anyway )still a very very long time between winters though !!!!!!!!!!

Indoor places do serve a purpose.
I myself have booked a 1-1 lesson for my ten year old next week at the Snowdome in Tamworth. And i will be having an hour on the snow myself.
If she wasn't having this lesson i doubt i would go as it generally frustrates me as the slope is too short and it arouses feelings of sadness that i can't be in the mountains.

Re:Ski bug

Sun, 9 May 2010 10:34:40 GMT

Snow domes do serve a purpose especially for pre season lessons my only complaint is that they are so expensive.

Re:Ski bug

Sun, 9 May 2010 10:46:22 GMT

Ian Wickham wrote:Snow domes do serve a purpose especially for pre season lessons my only complaint is that they are so expensive.

Yes they are expensive.

We joined as members, which gives benefits, and booked the private lesson for Megan and it cost GBP170.

The lesson being GBP40.

Membership does give 4 free sessions (GBP100 Approx) and 30 % off all future sessions so i think it is worth it in the long run. I am hoping to use the off season to get my good lady and my daughter up to parallel standard ready for next year.

Re:Ski bug

Sun, 9 May 2010 11:24:13 GMT

They have a reasonable summer offers getting the second hour free, I'm not sure whether I could manage two hours on a 150 meter slope though :lol: :lol:

Re:Ski bug

Sun, 9 May 2010 12:01:03 GMT

Ian Wickham wrote:They have a reasonable summer offers getting the second hour free, I'm not sure whether I could manage two hours on a 150 meter slope though :lol: :lol:

Plenty of drills you can do to pass the time Wickers. Learn to carve switch, turn on one leg using both edges. Moguls, kickers and rails et al

I quite fancy learning to Telemark soon!

Re:Ski bug

Sun, 9 May 2010 14:40:06 GMT

bandit wrote:

Ian Wickham wrote:They have a reasonable summer offers getting the second hour free, I'm not sure whether I could manage two hours on a 150 meter slope though :lol: :lol:

Plenty of drills you can do to pass the time Wickers. Learn to carve switch, turn on one leg using both edges. Moguls, kickers and rails et al

I quite fancy learning to Telemark soon!

No interest in Moguls, Kickers or rails and I can't be doing with all this free style stuff, Telemark may be an option but I'm not totally convinced, do they do ice carving or ice climbing
that might keep me interested for the second hour :shock:

Re:Ski bug

Sun, 9 May 2010 15:12:20 GMT

Wickers, ski at Tamworth and you WILL be doing ice carving :D If you want ice climbing, I think AFAIK it's Manchester or London.

Re:Ski bug

Sun, 9 May 2010 15:49:39 GMT

bandit wrote:Wickers, ski at Tamworth and you WILL be doing ice carving :D If you want ice climbing, I think AFAIK it's Manchester or London.

I can see myself with a chain saw :twisted: :twisted: