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Started by Karen72 in Ski Chatter - 20 Replies

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Davidmpires
reply to 'how do I combine skiing with family and having lessons' posted Aug-2008

Why don't you teach your husband Karen?

Bandit
reply to 'how do I combine skiing with family and having lessons' posted Aug-2008

davidmpires wrote:Why don't you teach your husband Karen?


I'm guessing that Karen is not a ski teacher, so it would be really tough to do, and it would end up rather like the experiences that many married couples have, when one teaches the other to drive!

Freedapeople
reply to 'how do I combine skiing with family and having lessons' posted Aug-2008

I am taking my daughter (age 10) and nephew (14) for the first time in February so am also concerned about mixing in all the family. I was going to get them lessons in the morning and spend the afternoon with them, but i was thinking maybe for the first day, they should have a lesson all day.

Do they get two tired for an all day lesson at that age?

Also, daughter wears glasses, what is the best thing to do - goggles over the top of glasses?? She is too youing for contacts and not sure that normal prescription sunnies are sufficient being as they do not wrap around??

Thanks
The Lost Cause

Davidmpires
reply to 'how do I combine skiing with family and having lessons' posted Aug-2008

goggles on top of the glasses is a recipe for a major incident, if she fells over and her glasses break you can see what will happen.

Skidaddle
reply to 'how do I combine skiing with family and having lessons' posted Aug-2008

davidmpires wrote:goggles on top of the glasses is a recipe for a major incident, if she fells over and her glasses break you can see what will happen.



Sorry, but I have to disagree entirely.

Whilst I have never used "over the glasses" goggles, I know several people who have and completely without incident.

Without checking, I would say that all of the major manufacturers make them and that with something as important as the wearer's eye-sight being potentially at risk,they (the manufacturer) would not be allowed to do so without the various safety standards being in place through the manufacturing and testing processes.


OTG goggles are a good and relatively inexpensive solution.

Bandit
reply to 'how do I combine skiing with family and having lessons' posted Aug-2008

Goggles on top of glasses are fine, as long as the goggles don't touch the edge of the glasses frame. I use Oakley L Frames, and have done for many years. Many, many years ago, I fell landing face first off piste, and the glasses frame broke inside the goggles, the goggles were fine, and so were the lenses for the glasses. Glass BTW, and a Swiss Optician machined my lenses into another frame overnight.
Use a demister spray such as Hilco Fog Buster to avoid condensation.

I have had problems with steaming up, when using plastic lens glasses under goggles, but other folks get on fine.

Davidmpires
reply to 'how do I combine skiing with family and having lessons' posted Aug-2008

Well i've learned something today. As i've never been skiing and never used goggles i just thought that would be dangerous to use glasses underneat. Well i was wrong.

Bandit
reply to 'how do I combine skiing with family and having lessons' posted Aug-2008

davidmpires, you are in the middle of a rather steep learning curve right now, so don't worry, just soak up some knowledge, and take away what seems useful to you :D
Wearing goggles over specs is pretty commonplace, especially if the user can't cope with contact lenses and the weather is snowy. Every user tries a few brands before settling on a favourite which suits the shape of their face. Everyone steams up occasionally...after all, some of us are hot stuff :twisted:

Topic last updated on 22-August-2008 at 08:16