 Poster: A snowHead
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I've just spent the last couple of days playing around Alpe d'huez in powder anywhere between boot and neck deep, knackered but generally having a great time whilst at least half of the people in our chalet either didn't go out at all or lasted an hour at most. Same discussions in the airport with loads of people not having skied the last 2 days due to "poor light". Seriously, what is wrong with people? lol 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I actually love stormy type conditions and if the snow is fresh I don't care what I can see. Also there's always less people around. I suppose if you're not feeling that confident, and most English speaking skiers won't be particularly good since we don't have regular access to the slopes, skiing when you don't really know which way is up or down may be problematic.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Not everyone knows how to ski neck deep powder.
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Beginners and early intermediates find it difficult in conditions where there's lots of snow. Hardly a point of reference for a thread to mock them.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Maybe not everyone's cup of tea?
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Better for us them
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I certainly wouldn't mock people, and each to their own, but I've never really understood it either. I remember skiing in such conditions when I was a beginner/intermediate and although I fell over more and it was more tiring, I still had a great time and it didn't stop me going out. Way before I could actually ski powder I still thought it was the most fun thing in the world! But I was very surprised when I ran a chalet to discover that the majority of people don't actually ski all day every day when they are on a ski holiday. It truly was a revelation!
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I get nauseous in very flat light.
My oh won't ski in the rain.
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@GottaCatchEmAll, I love being out there in the stormy weather and zero viz - Adventure with a capital A.
It helps to have lots of outdoor experience in other areas and also to have some decent kit.
Nothing wrong with the others though - they just don't dig it
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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I think the answer is each to their own. Some people consider that because you have booked a ski holiday nothing less than skiing first lift to last lift with food and drink eaten on lifts is enough. If someone looks out of the window and thinks "I'm on holiday, it is not an exam, I want to laze around the resort to day and potter about" that seems fine to me. They have paid their money m they can take their choice.
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| under a new name wrote: |
| I get nauseous in very flat light. |
I'm ok(ish) in flat light but get nauseous in full whiteout. That said, storm skiing is my favourite but it took me a while to develop enough skiing skill to absolutely love it. What red 27 said, good gear is essential for the comfort factor.
Suffice it say, I've been in my element these last few days and certainly don't mind one little bit that a good proportion of people prefer to stay off the mountain in a storm; more fresh for me
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You know it makes sense.
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I was thinking this recently while watching a TV series about teenagers abroad. They spent (or their parents did) a ton of money for a ski holiday, which as we all know aren't cheep, and then went out and got so plastered they couldn't get up till three o'clock in the afternoon. To late to ski. They had the chance for so much fun but could only think of how fast they could get off their faces, such a waste.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Poster: A snowHead
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@GottaCatchEmAll, lots of people love a good moan - sometimes about people who moan 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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@red 27, I don't think he's moaning - he's sharing observations.
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@Shimmy Alcott
No, GottaCatchEmAll is not merely "sharing observations", he's putting other people down and in doing so bigging himself up.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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@irie, lighten up.
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| under a new name wrote: |
| I get nauseous in very flat light. |
Me too, and fwiw I'm with irie.
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I used to try to get out in all conditions and saw it as my duty to be out at the crack of dawn (much to the annoyance of some that I would chalet share with back then) to the last lift but different now. Also some aren't there just to ski, its a a holiday too and these days I dont always ski when the conditions don't make for a good time. And try being out with kids when its too cold/wet/windy....
But shouldn't be a cause for complaint for those who do get out there, think of all those wide open spaces with no-one else about. So all good for all really.
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Sigh
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| GottaCatchEmAll wrote: |
I reckon some people simply prefer the theory of skiing to the actual reality  |
This pretty much. Some people seem to have a definition of skiing that is perfect blue sky and perfect groomersvwith little thought for where that lovely lovely snow comes from.
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@Shimmy Alcott, lighten up
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Flat light? dangly bits- it's just hard work and I can't be arsed.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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| Nadenoodlee wrote: |
| Flat light? Bôllocks- it's just hard work and I can't be arsed. |
ftfy
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I get out in any conditions even when I know it will be horrible. Even if it's only for one run. Hard to improve skiing hero snow under blue skies. I draw a line at bad conditions, bad hangover and busy slopes all at the same time, but if one of the above is missing I'll be on a mountain. But I am happy when people are staying in on a powder day 
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You know it makes sense.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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I've travelled all the way from Australia to ski in the alps. A bit of snow isn't going to stop me!
I did draw the line at torrential rain to the to top of the mountain in Hakuba, Japan a few years ago. No one was having fun that day.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Me and mrsthecramps got 172 miles of skiing in last week in 3v, flat light, low cloud, blizzard the lot, others in the chalet did less, some did more, but I heard no moaning. We would all have liked more sunshine, but it was way better than working. 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@GottaCatchEmAll, yes, we get that you're a God in powder. Lesser mortals occasionally aren't as capable. Don't be smug.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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I'm rubbish in more than shin deep powder. Was hoping to learn how last week, but there wasn't any and I did me thumb in.
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@thecramps, +1, you are on your own skiing holiday, you have saved for it and enjoy it as you see fit. I honestly couldn't tell you how many days those that are there the same week as me ski, and nor do I care to pass judgement.
Neck deep powder.... How tall are you??
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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@dode, we saw a boarder up to his waist on his board but stuck, so he took it off. Then it was to his neck. Laugh? I nearly bought my own beer.
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@Waffle, it's thigh deep and still falling this week. Sorry.
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Anybody claiming I'm bigging myself up and putting others down has clearly never seen me ski
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| Zero_G wrote: |
| under a new name wrote: |
| I get nauseous in very flat light. |
I'm ok(ish) in flat light but get nauseous in full whiteout |
On a recommendation from homphomp, I tried using the bands you can get for travel sickness which seemed to help. Now known as wonky bands. Def stopped the worst of the horrid sensations 
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Personally I find it amazing that people spend thousands on flights to places like Hawaii, Mexico, the Far East and then don't spend every minute of every day laying on a sunbed ? I mean, that's why you go to these places for - the sun right ?
Some people eh? Not as queer as folk they say.
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Ironically at the start of the week the same people were moaning about thin pistes, rocks and ice. I reckon some people simply prefer the theory of skiing to the actual reality 
