J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by bandit

basketcase wrote:Got back from Niederau last night and am now addicted to skiing as his my 4 year old son.
Hotel Harfenwirt - fantastic
Niederau - Stunning
Reds ski school - Patient and taught me basics of skiing, even though I almost quit on day 2.
Everything about holiday I loved. Thanks for all useful info on this forum, I hope to get to join in more.
Ian

Glad you both had a great time :thumbup:

karen72 wrote:is that not what flickr is for? so everyone can look at and use the photos that you post?

Flickr has a mailing facility to enable you to contact the owner of the image and ask their permission before you use it.

Tony_H wrote:I tend to do lots of short pole turns if the terrain permits in a tight situation.

What is a pole turn?

Not sure if ise has seen this forecast, but currently it's looking a bit breezy and nippy for Zinal )

http://www.metcheck.com/V40/UK/FREE/snow_forecast.asp?resortID=285

Alternatively, if it really was that windy, all the snow would be scraped off the hills....noooo :shock:

Possibly there is a little programming problem at Metcheck :mrgreen:

Apparently it feels like -37 °c Wind from NNW 341 mph

1600 hours on Sunday )

Ian Wickham wrote:http://www.panoramio.com/photo/18513912

I don't know if this is going to work, so here we go :evil: :evil:

Bugger I'll have to try it this way :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil:

Could almost be the punch line for the photo Ian :D

Have they raided Flickr for the photo on their site, I can't see it?

This is a very funny video :lol: Was it filmed before or after schnapps? :D

Kevin, using a forgiving ski will help you to master the basic skills. IOW, if you mess up, they won't bite yer bum.

Once you have the basics, a soft, beginners ski can hold back your development, as it won't be responsive enough, or give you enough feedback as to what is happening under your bindings. As you get going faster, a soft beginners ski may become unstable as well.

Add into the mix, personal factors like, weight/height/aggressiveness, and getting the "right" ski can take a while!