J2ski crowd

Well I know why I fall over so much - it's because I'm not very good at ski-ing! :D :D

But, having said that, our ESF instructor fell over last week for no apparent reason, and he's obviously an excellent skier :lol:

It was really funny. We had 2 instructors temporarily whilst they sorted out who was going in groups 2 or 3 according to our ability. And the 2 instructors were talking to each, facing each other with one of them standing with his back to the (gentle) slope, and when he'd finished talking he went to swivel himself back the right way round and fell down smash losing both his skis in the process. He got up and put his skis back on pretty fast though, and seemed to be okay, so I said 'group 2' trying to be witty and the other instructor went a step further and said 'no group 1' (which was lower intermediate) :lol:

Anyway, I've noticed that instructors never seem bothered at all by their pupils falling over, as long as they're okay, and they manage to keep up with the rest of the group. And our instructor didn't seem particularly bothered about the fact that he'd just made a total prat of himself.

When I'm not in a lesson I ski much more slowly and carefully and remember how old and vulnerable I am and generally I don't fall over, but when I'm in a lesson I'm more afraid of being left behind and getting lost on top of a mountain somewhere in a whiteout than I am of falling over so I push myself to keep up which means that sometimes I do indeed fall over.

Ally

Everyone has had there fair share of falls over the years, it's part of learning.... I remember my instructor saying to me when I last had a lesson that the main reason people fall is bad/wrong technique.....

I've got myself to a level where I rarely fall over now, however it still happens from time to time. My most spectacular fall has to be once when I was stood still waiting for our group. Still no idea how it happened but down I went. I want even moving.... :oops:

Snapzzz wrote:Agree with TowerBridgeAndy......If you aint falling you aint pushing yourself.

Total twaddle guys, why should you be over pushing your self, ski within your self is the answer :twisted:

Top thread TH - nice to see the Group Hug bringing some of our senior regulars out of the woodwork (Hi Rose and Dids), and good to see some lurkers putting their heads over the parapet!

I think if you're going to appoint The Queen of Wibble, then you probably need to be crowned King Wibble ... in a highly scientific survey I have identified a strong correlation between Wibble and Bobble... :lol: :P

As for falls - if we decide to hurtle around in a natural environment covered in ice and snow, then the occasional fall is pretty much inevitable. I tend to fall when I'm less "engaged" and my concentration lapses; standing still on a slope or arriving at a restaurant by a beginner slope are my fall risk zones! :lol:

Admin wrote:Top thread TH - nice to see the Group Hug bringing some of our senior regulars out of the woodwork (Hi Rose and Dids), and good to see some lurkers putting their heads over the parapet!

I think if you're going to appoint The Queen of Wibble, then you probably need to be crowned King Wibble ... in a highly scientific survey I have identified a strong correlation between Wibble and Bobble... :lol: :P

As for falls - if we decide to hurtle around in a natural environment covered in ice and snow, then the occasional fall is pretty much inevitable. I tend to fall when I'm less "engaged" and my concentration lapses; standing still on a slope or arriving at a restaurant by a beginner slope are my fall risk zones! :lol:

When you say senior................?????????
:D

Dids1 wrote:When you say senior................?????????
:D

Some Dictionary wrote:a person of greater rank, standing, or length of service

Clearly. 8)

Well, ok....as long as it doesn't mean old!

Of the 3 definitions I fall into the 3rd.

Glad I am not on my own and even elite skiers like admin fall over when standing still :)