Absolute beginner - advice please

I felt a complete prat when I started boarding, never been on the slopes of in a dome or what have you. I am not convinced that doing so would have been good for me, I hate instruction full stop. A day at a snowdome would have probably put me off for life and I would not have spent many thousands on riding holidays, equipment and clothing in the last 28 months. I would not have found a true passion. If it was for for the fact I am a tight Scotsman and paid upfront for a weeks lift pass and equipment hire I would not be doing it now.

tino_11 wrote:I felt a complete prat when I started boarding

Then you really should have taken up skiing instead )

bandit wrote:

tino_11 wrote:I felt a complete prat when I started boarding

Then you really should have taken up skiing instead )

tino said, he felt a complete prat, not that he wanted to look a complete prat :lol:


Trencher

Trencher wrote:

bandit wrote:

tino_11 wrote:I felt a complete prat when I started boarding

Then you really should have taken up skiing instead )

tino said, he felt a complete prat, not that he wanted to look a complete prat :lol:


Trencher

He manages to pull that off in his Spyder formal dinner suit )

Tony_H wrote:


He manages to pull that off in his Spyder formal dinner suit )

How does he manage to achieve the snowboarder "baggy @rsed pants" look in that outfit?

:D

Hi ,

Welcome to the forum, I agree with the other reply's about trying some of the resorts closer to home in the alps, but if you're heart (the misses) on going to whistler try a company called Ski Miquel, they offer excellent value for money and also excellent service and staff.....but as the 2010 olympics is in town they may already be fully booked up.

All the best

jon.

bandit wrote:

Tony_H wrote:


He manages to pull that off in his Spyder formal dinner suit )

How does he manage to achieve the snowboarder "baggy @rsed pants" look in that outfit?

:D

He didnt. It was loose but it wasnt baggy arsed particularly. Strange material, like a suit as I said. I'll root out a photo if I can find one. Tino was well pleased with it though, bless him )

Wot, no baggy pants :shock: Is he not a proper hillfrog then? :P