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BigBaddad
15-12-10, 09:03 AM
Well it's that time of year and as there are running and cycling threads I thought a skiing thread was in order.
I off on my first skiing holiday in a few days, Christmas in the Alps. Plan is learn to ski then break a bone on the last day so I get 6 weeks off work.
fizzwheel
15-12-10, 09:04 AM
break a bone on the last day so I get 6 weeks off work.
:D
I would say its brilliant, but day time TV is utter sh*te, I was glad to go back to work in the end !
AndyBrad
15-12-10, 10:35 AM
if only my work didnt exclude skiing, boarding and motorcycling from my sick pay!!!!
off at the end of feb hopefully. cant decide to ski or board
:D
I would say its brilliant, but day time TV is utter sh*te, I was glad to go back to work in the end !
Couldn't agree more. I was stuck at home due to no train service for a couple of days and felt like I was going mad!
BigBaddad
15-12-10, 11:00 AM
Always got the org
Used to go skiing every year. Not been for a long time though. Doubt I'll go again really.
Bulgaria, end of January, skiing, one week, 6 lads, cheap drink, nice women = win :)
Milky Bar Kid
28-12-10, 05:10 PM
I REALLY wanna go up north soon to go skiing...anyone care to join me??
Tim in Belgium
28-12-10, 05:22 PM
Still got to book up, will do a week or two, mainly guided off piste skiing, probably in France. Plus a long weekend in early April with the lads from school in Bulgaria, a dash of skiing in between beers.
I tried my hand at snowboarding a couple of weeks ago while attending a wedding in Austria.
Probably didn't go about it the right way, rented a board, got a lift pass, went to the top of a pretty steep run and proceeded to fall over and hurt my back.
Only managed 4 runs before I was in so much pain I had to call it a day.
Will prob get some lessons before I try it again.
JamesMio
28-12-10, 06:48 PM
Just had our hols booked today, cheeky week away to Sauze D'Oulx at the end of January - noice!
Might take a tootle up North this week to get a bit of practice in whilst it's good up there.
Milky Bar Kid
28-12-10, 06:50 PM
Just had our hols booked today, cheeky week away to Sauze D'Oulx at the end of January - noice!
Might take a tootle up North this week to get a bit of practice in whilst it's good up there.
Give me a shout then! I am back to work on the 2nd but I can go any other time!!
maviczap
28-12-10, 07:03 PM
Haven't been for ages, but have done
Val d'Isère - best skiing I've ever done, v expensive, but high enough to usually ensure good snow
Le Duex Alpes - great, but not the best snow when I went, good food, expensive
Bulgaria - great, good snow, cheap & good for beginers
Romania- ultra cheap, good snow, good for beginers, bad food,
Italy - poor snow the year I went, great food
Andorra, cheap, poor snow, good food
Former Yugoslavia - cheap, good food, war broke out as we left :rolleyes:
maviczap
28-12-10, 07:04 PM
Just had our hols booked today, cheeky week away to Sauze D'Oulx at the end of January - noice!
Might take a tootle up North this week to get a bit of practice in whilst it's good up there.
Yep, been there, bad snow the year we went, but good enough to have a good time
JamesMio
28-12-10, 07:24 PM
We went to Sauze last year (well, this year but you know what I mean) and loved it, there was tonnes of snow, all the runs were open etc.. brilliant!
maviczap
28-12-10, 07:25 PM
Yes we had a run of bad winters, with poor snow, just the way it goes sometimes, still managed to ski, but icy in parts
Will get upto Scotland in the next couple of weeks for some practice before Chamonix on 21st Jan. can't wait :D
andrewsmith
28-12-10, 07:35 PM
Something I've never done, skiing. Always involved a tea tray or a motor
Am I just being a wuss or cheapskate?
maviczap
28-12-10, 07:39 PM
Something I've never done, skiing. Always involved a tea tray or a motor
Am I just being a wuss or cheapskate?
Both :p
Solvenia is meant to be great, cheap and good skiing
Do it, its great :santa:
andrewsmith
28-12-10, 07:43 PM
Both :p
Solvenia is meant to be great, cheap and good skiing
Do it, its great :santa:
Daft thing is I've got 2 dry slopes within 20 miles of my house
maviczap
28-12-10, 07:46 PM
Daft thing is I've got 2 dry slopes within 20 miles of my house
I started on a dry slope, before the real stuff, dry is much harder than good snow, although easier than ice :p
If you can master the dry then your legs will be ready for the real stuff, but they always ache after the first day :rolleyes:
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