Messages posted by : bandit
From memory, I think it's about 37 degrees. What seems to be the "killer" for most is the length. I can't take credit for the photo, it came from: http://www.blorange.com/ It's a super photo though :D |
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Your wife can descend on the chair if she wishes. The Swiss Wall, is about a kilometre long, it's a pretty relentless pitch and can be everything in your comment, as well as very icy. It is classed as an itinerary by the resort. My suggestion for you is to take the chair down the Wall 1st time, and have a good look at the terrain, and see how everyone else is coping. As the chair runs directly beside the slope, if you do ski it, you will likely receive "style marks" from your passing audience (I know I did) :lol: |
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For your situation, my view, is that the skis you were using were a tad short for you. FWIW I have some Monster 77's in 163, and I'm 164. I was out on them with ise a week ago in Grimentz. What you were experiencing (I think) was instability fore and aft,= tall person+short not particularly stiff ski. If you want to keep with short skis, I'm thinking you need to head towards a proper stiff slalom type ski. Of course, you will need to work hard on core body strength to get the best from a pair. I don't think your boot sole length is a factor here. Time to grade up, go fatter and longer ) |
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Iceghost Get well soon :D The faster the swelling goes down , the sooner you will back on your skis :thumbup: |
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There are a couple up and running on mainland UK. It might be worth you talking to the company involved, about numbers using their facility, and costs of course.
http://realli-ski.co.uk/ |
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I can't quite see the logic in your last sentence. To me, poles are an aid to skiing, for steeps, bumps, flat sections, for balance and support. I can ski okay without them, but why would I want to, it's a PITA. |
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Dave it's wonderful, very funny :lol: :thumbup:
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and studied the cast list to see who got the part of the Christmas Fairy :D |
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