Poster: A snowHead
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My amazing wife has just unveiled my 40th birthday present, 2 years in the planning. A week in Solden with my best friends, boys only, but also making our own skis at a workshop in Innsbruck before heading to resort - the place is www.spurart.at
Apart from the fact that I am married to a complete legend, this also means I am getting very excited for March.
Has anyone else done this? Looks fun! Not sure I should ski on anything I build, though - let alone made by some of the muppets coming on this trip...
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Cool!
I didn't build anything, but I did go and check out the workshop and chat with the (one of) owner a couple of years ago. Seemed like a great set up, and they were certainly making some good looking skis!
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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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OH sent me on a boys trip for my 40th.
Top Tip: There is a certain level of hangover where you can no longer ski difficult green runs.
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Yep. Hangover skiing is bad.
Clarky - what else did you think of the skis/owners/setup?
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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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There are some good lappy clubs in Soelden.
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So Lady Flash told me. She knows me and my friends a bit too well I think.
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Flash by name, flash by nature!!
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Where's the legend going that week?
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She is at home, but the boys leave on Friday, and she joins me for a long weekend with just the two of us on the slopes. Really looking forward to that.
I am going to have to seriously up my game for her big birthday in a few years.
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just like to say thanks for this thread.
Have shown it to my wife
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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@Orange200 hahahahahahaha +1
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Alas my mates arent of a ski or snowboard persuasion but my missus skis so my 40th was 2 weeks in Whistler with a few days in the middle down in Vancouver. Loved it 😎 especially my unplanned party with a bunch of New Yorkers and New Zealanders in the Irish pub. Doin it again next year for my 50th 😆😆😆
Enjoy your holiday with the boys 😎
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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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No way. 40 is too young to die.
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Poster: A snowHead
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A guy I spoke to during my skiing trip a week ago broke both of his ankles last year, so that's probably a wise decision. .........although I don't think he made his own skis or bindings.
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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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Sure are pretty, what sidecut did you make?
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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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+1
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+1
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What colour are you going to paint them?
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@Harry Flashman, cool idea. Really! Nice looking skis as well.
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@Harry Flashman, ...excellent
My parallel was a 45th present of a half-day 1:1 ski tech course with the then-in-Jon's-garage Piste Office. Absolutely wonderful experience. I often need to work on 8-10 pairs of family skis, and I have not only saved a small fortune, but actually have built up from Jon's base, a whole load of craft knowledge. I recently prep'd a pair of slalom competition skis for the director of a ski school - and he was very happy with the result - all thanks to the skills which Jon C put in place...
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Valais2 - I really want to do that course! One of my best friends has, says it was really good. (His skis from last weekend are at the far right hand end of the group above - and are about to be fitted with Quiver Killers from Jon shortly...)
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Orange200 wrote: |
just like to say thanks for this thread.
Have shown it to my wife |
Done the same*. Guess it's one good thing of having a winter birthday.
*obviously got moaned at that I have ruined her ideas that have been cultivating for 2 years already...
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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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My 40th next year too and these skis look very cool!
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hammerite wrote: |
My 40th next year too and these skis look very cool! |
I thought you were way older than that
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You know it makes sense.
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hammerite wrote: |
My 40th next year too and these skis look very cool! |
I thought you were way older than that
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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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@Thornyhill, as you've said it twice that must make me nearly 80.
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Poster: A snowHead
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@Thornyhill, as you've said it twice that must make me nearly 80
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No it's just @Thornyhill's senility kicking in
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