J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by bandit

ise wrote:PS, for this reportage, no charge - ise goldfish

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Don't even think of going there

mikei wrote:hi all im just wondering if any of ye ever suffered from the above subject.
i've been skiing now for 6 years and only this year i managed to get the nerve to go down a black it was the face in valdsere i enjoyed it alot when i got to the bottom,but i must say it bothers me a small bit that some people i was with kept saying to me to go faster.as you can imagine i
thanks

Congratulations on getting down Le Face upright. It's steep. I have been skiing a long time, been to the resort many times and have yet to ski it.

Going fast is not the primary goal of skiing, unless you are wearing a race bib. Recreational skiing is meant to be fun, and if hooning down crowded pistes is not your thing don't worry too much. It would make sense for you to have a private lesson next time you are in resort, just to check if there is anything specific which is causing your loss of bottle. You might do better on longer skis,if you are on short modern carvers, they can be rather twitchy if you are heavy (for example).

Modern recreational skiing has got faster and not everyone wants to go fast on piste. I went through a timing light at 83kph a few years ago in a swiss resort, it was scary. All I could think about was avoiding catching an edge, and I don't like skiing that fast.

Perhaps it's time for you to look at the whole mountain as your playground, and not just the strips bashed flat by the lift company. There is much more to skiing. :D

chris blind wrote:look at salzburg skiblog [www.winterfreuden.com]

our connections are the best!

Quit Spamming :evil:

freezywater wrote:i think i'd still rather go and buy it, after all, you can't exactly sit in the small room with a laptop on your lap can you :wink:

We buy Andrex instead :D

Tino, I did say "not to get too excited" :lol:

Maybe you can buy insurance with your lift ticket? Most of the online insurers expect to set up a policy before you travel for it to be valid, could be dodgy proving otherwise in the event of a claim.
Also you will need to sort insurance for the country you live in, most of the ones suggested so far, are for UK residents, and unless I'm mistaken, Germany does not count )

Anyway, great news on the snow...you lucky sod 8) 8) :D

I have turned up "on spec" in Saas-Fee and managed to find a weekend room without too much problem, and I have also visited there on a package with a T.O. For Zermatt I have booked flights and rail travel independently and use the services of the excellent Zermatt Tourist Office.

Resort height gives pretty much a guarantee of returning to resort on skis for Zermatt and Saas-Fee, Niederau is a low altitude alpine village at 828m, very different.

pavb2 wrote:Thanks Bandit

So between Zermatt & Saas fee which would people choose. Is Niederau a good option?

Paul

I would find it really hard to choose. I think that the glacier imposes itself on the village far more dramatically in Saas-Fee, but Zermatt has a much bigger tourist vibe. So much going on, hard to fit it all in. Saas-Fee has a more intimate village atmosphere IMV.

Zermatt has the ultimate ....oooohhh photo opportunity of course :D