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John, whatever you do, don't give up!

Learning to ski is hard work, but the rewards are immense - amongst other things it will give you an incentive to stay fit and active for another 50 years, besides just being fun!

Your skis are making it much too difficult for you, as has been said, and you should consign them to your garage immediately. End of.

Learning to ski is hard work - so make it easier; modern, shorter, easier-to-ski skis will help hugely. Comfortable boots and warm, dry clothing and gloves are all essentials when learning; tick them all off and then you can concentrate on your skiing without distraction. And Bandit's suggestion of 1-on-1 lessons is also essential.

You evidently think you have a strong-side and a weak-side (most of us do). It's important to let an expert assess you and give you appropriate exercises for your individual level of fitness, agility and confidence - so that all those aspects can develop along with your skiing. You will progress faster than you think.

Now the school holidays are over, the slopes should be much less crowded for the next few weeks (until half-term) so get out there (with your easy new hire skis) and get some snow-time. If you're able, take some time during the week when the place is empty.

Find a quiet, easy run with an easy lift and just go round and round - get to know the run, take different routes, play around a bit... breath the mountain air, take in the views, relax a little. It will come to you. 8)

jobster wrote:Been offered an apartment in 1950 and one in 1800....where would you stay, as I`m off to book!!!

1950 - some of the best piste skiing in the world passes your door (well, almost).

bandit wrote:Fancy forgetting the Grand Col area

:lol: ...nah, just keeping it to myself.. :wink:

But you're right - some great steeps up there (IIRC). Memories of a wild day after yomping up and dropping over the back of the Col with some of the Optimum peeps too. Needed new underwear after that one... :oops:

jobster wrote:Has anyone been to Les Arcs...

Once or twice... :wink:

Les Arcs is a simply fantastic ski area. I get the impression you've got a few miles under your skis, so I reckon you'll love it.

It has one of the biggest verticals in The Alps; from the Aiguille Rouge down to Villaroger, Black and Red, drops you 2000m over a distance of about 8-10km (I think!). Not too difficult but will burn the thighs!

There are serious Blacks, long Blues and Reds and a lot of off-piste available (exercise care as always).

Highlights? Most all of the 1950/2000 valley, on and off the piste... pretty runs among the trees over at Peisey / Vallandry, Bois de l'ours, Genepi and Comborciere Blacks, blasting on the long fast Blues of 1600, and lunch at Le Ferme in Villaroger.

And possibly the most bizarre run in the Alps (assuming they haven't yet sanitized it); from the top of the Comborciere chair, take the Malgovert (also known as "The Hobbit" to veterans of Optimumski) toward 1600. Marked as a red but wouldn't be a marked run anywhere else. If you can link two turns without falling or giggling you're doing well... :lol:

Oh, and don't miss the "tart huts"; about half a dozen shacks around the mountain that serve a range of savoury and sweet flans and tarts - great for snacking on the run and sitting on your skis in the sun...

Hmm, now I've written that I want to be there...

Hi there, welcome to j2ski; you're in the right place :-

Here is a Map of Ski Resorts near Stuttgart.

I don't know much about the local resorts (sorry), but 2-3 hours drive will get you into Switzerland or Austria - with a big choice of good skiing.

You can hire Skis without boots from SkiSet, no problem.

Go to http://j2ski.skiset.com/.

Select the Country, Resort and Rental Date and hit Continue.

Then, on the screen where you select the grade of ski you want, there is a checkbox above the picture of each ski; labelled "with boots". Just clear that to remove boots from that pack (and reduce the price, of course).

You can hire a mix of packs - with or without boots.

Hi Nick,

SkiSet have a shop "Snow and Fun" - click Ski Hire in Soll for the j2ski discount (20% off walk-in price + the 7th day free).

Might be worth checking the location of the shop in relation to where you're staying - there is a map on the SkiSet site.

Sorry, can't help with the passes... yet :wink:

Hope that helps... 8)

Hey Mike, Salski, Bandit... good to see you.

bandit wrote:Congratulations, so how many headache pills did you chew through? :mrgreen:

Too many... everything went perfectly right up until the very final cycle of the new server after testing - and then a mis-configured network hid it from us for hours... Best laid plans, etc.

bandit wrote:I think ise really is walking up a mountain somewhere

:lol: ...have to ask him if he saw Jan...

ellistine wrote:We flight out on the 12th!

Which trip is this? Looking good for you then...