Ski insurance restrictions

Tony_H wrote...I know a few ladies in particular who like a couple of gluhweins at the 10.30 morning stop and who in fact claim they ski far better once they've had them!!!!

Most women seem to get better at some of the things men get worse at after a few drinks but I'll try to stick to skiing for now. When a woman claims she gets better at skiing after a drink or two then what she means is that her inhibitions have been reduced and her fear is also diminished. This actually applies to anyone who has a drink and not just to women. However, what they fail to realise is that their skiing skills do not improve, they are actually impaired and the combination of increased confidence coupled with diminished capability can be quite precarious. My advice to anyone skiing after a drink or two is to make an extra effort to allow for your possible slowed reactions and slow your pace down as well as giving twice as much room to other skiers than you would do normally. It's pretty much what you would expect yourself if you hadn't consumed any alcohol.

Come on admin step in here! 'Insurance' is becoming almost as bad as the 'N' word!!!

Robin in Spain wrote:Tony_H wrote...I know a few ladies in particular who like a couple of gluhweins at the 10.30 morning stop and who in fact claim they ski far better once they've had them!!!!
When a woman claims she gets better at skiing after a drink or two then what she means is that her inhibitions have been reduced and her fear is also diminished.However, what they fail to realise is that their skiing skills do not improve, they are actually impaired and the combination of increased confidence coupled with diminished capability can be quite precarious.

I see your point there but at the risk of sounding argumentative i would suggest that in some situations the removal of that fear is a good thing. Some people have unfounded or over active anxiety that can really hold them back and in some situations leave them standing in the centre of a busy slope panicking.

1 shot for dutch courage is fine by me, a couple of years ago Mrs snapzzz was taking 4mg of Vallium before hitting the slopes such was her fear of people slamming into her at high speed. Once that edge was taken away she enjoyed her day.

I think this thread has been pretty well covered now - I start off for my skiing holiday on Wednesday, driving to Andorra. Enjoy your skiing folks.

I'm slightly confused here. What is the "N" word?

Ditto Dave Mac. Could it be 'No Snow'? Now that is a bad word!

Robin in Spain wrote:Ditto Dave Mac. Could it be 'No Snow'? Now that is a bad word!

Nah, couldn't possibly mean that, Robin, there is snow everywhere. And all snow is good snow.....

Not sure the Americans would agree with you just now Dave, I doubt there's many calling the snow they have 'good snow'. Still no wiser on the 'N' word BTW, have you found out what it is?