J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by Trencher

Try posting on Teton Gravity forum. It's mostly for North America back country skiing. Be warned, read around the forum a little bit before posting. There are some nice people on there, but they don't tolerate fools, period.

http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/forumdisplay.php/3-Ski-Snowboard

The main criteria would be the ability to control speed. In terms of improving your skiing ability, you should be able to control speed without compromising your technique. In other words, zigzagging a braking snowplough down a steep slope not only means you are not really skiing it, you are also ingraining poor technique. Better to ski well on easier runs. Skiing steeper slopes is as much a matter of confidence as it is of technique, in that you have to commit your body away from the hill. When starting to push your limits, break the run down into small manageable sections.

andymol2 wrote:I've had to defer doing the bad thing - paying for 2 daughters and their boyfriends means it's Sauze rather than Whistler.

I'll have to dream for another 2 years until the youngest is at Uni & and I won't have Easter off that year so won't feel obliged to take daughter's and others!

Your a great father. Chances to do things with your kids disappear too quickly.

andyoneil wrote:Forgive my ignorance but why doesn't he come to a halt on the tarmac bits?

Whenever I've hit a bit of road on a bald patch of run low down to Village (Kitz Horn I'm looking at you!) I've stopped dead?

No doubt I'm doing it all wrong.....

You need a hard base wax, with lots of Teflon :wink:

Tony_H wrote:
First, there is no such thing as discounted lift passes I am afraid. If there was, we'd all have them.

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In the US there are several ways to get discounted lift passes. Some area passes are sold in discount warehouse stores, and sports stores like REI. These can be 20% to 30% cheaper than at the resort.

There are also online lift discounters like Liftopia. The tickets and deals these sites have, changes with demand, so you may need to monitor them.

Thirdly, Hotels often have stay and ski packages, which can more than halve the cost of lift tickets.

Resort prices reduce with the number of days as well.

Thought this might be of interest. Lesson - never volunteer for lift evac drill when snow canons are in use, even if it is only -8C.





my turn (after one and a half hours being blasted by a snow canon)

don't drop me (please)

OldAndy wrote:

I think a formal and protracted (to some) use of the snowplough fits the "technique, technique" method but not the "let's have fun method".

Other way round. A wide snowplough lets people get about and have fun (for now), but instills bad habits.

How about... teach them all, teach them all, the long the sort and the tall,