Basic Procedures to learn WITHOUT ski instructor !

Ian Wickham wrote:I can't beleive you guy's carry wet wipes and bog roll ..... regular as clock work me, 1st thing every morning :thumbup:

Let me guess, every day exactly at 6am. Only problem is that you don't wake up till 6.30 :twisted:

Maybe Ian should start a new thread on 'how to get your bowels fit for ski-ing' so that we can all 'go' first thing in the morning and no-one will be 'caught short' on the ski slopes any more :wink:

Far Queue wrote:

Ian Wickham wrote:I can't beleive you guy's carry wet wipes and bog roll ..... regular as clock work me, 1st thing every morning :thumbup:

Let me guess, every day exactly at 6am. Only problem is that you don't wake up till 6.30 :twisted:

Hence the saying " sticks like s*** to a blanket " :(

I had hesitations in initiating this item.

Please,,,, skiing is so wonderful.

I have seen those "appliances for women" that supposedly make bodily functions as easy as men find them!!!!
Have you read the instructions though?
Have to practice first......... in the shower!
Please.......
Think I will stick to the trusted method of queueing and tucking everything (well most) in pockets or just hovering (don't ask).

I think possibly men aged over 50 may have more of a problem searching for a loo in a hurry whilst ski-ing, as I have observed that a great number of them (neighbours, friends and family) seem to need to empty their bladders more frequently than normal - presumably due to benign prostatic hypertrophy.

I've never had a problem myself with finding, or using, a toilet on the ski slopes when I need one (apart from the minor embarassment experienced when being forced to use the mens because the ladies is closed). And I just leave my helmet etc. in the restaurant whilst I'm in the toilet and so far no-one has nicked anything (mind you my stuff is pretty cheap and not really worth nicking).

Perhaps women could use the helmet as a potty in an emergency :shock:

brooksy wrote:
Perhaps women could use the helmet as a potty in an emergency :shock:

Sorry Brooksy, I'm afraid your idea's a wash-out. My helmet has vent holes :lol:

Seriously though, I should think the biggest problem would be ski-ing with very young children. I remember when mine were, say, 4 years old and I knew the exact location of every public toilet in town because there was bound to be a 'crisis' when we were out shopping.

For some reason, at that age they often deny they need to go when you're actually at a toilet and then announce that they're desperate some time later.

When I was at Meribel in January there was a poor dad in this predicament with a very young son who decided to go off-piste into the trees in search of privacy and ended up in powder up to his neck and had to be rescued by his dad!

In any case I should imagine that doing it behind a tree is bad for the alpine ecological balance, and hence frowned upon.