 Poster: A snowHead
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i have done tignes a couple of times in the summer but was wondering where / who else did summer gates training.... any ideas?
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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 don't bother. I feel that the skis flex differently enough in slush that it isn't good training.
Maybe try Landgraaf or Amneville.
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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 am still getting used to the speed..... i am assuming that autumn is cold enough to cure the difference of flex?
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Saas fee with the kids in August twice. Great conditions 2016, mediocre enough in 2017, plenty of cold temps but to much wind closed the lifts 2 out of 5 days. Pistes were plenty firm, but they started early and finished early.
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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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how early? when i was in tignes it was 7.30am start
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@ajc2260626, local dryslope/dome ???
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@ajc2260626, What do you want to train for ?
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Better skiing, possibly have a go at race or eurotest for fun next season
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I'd say dryslope plenty of slopes have race clubs and plenty of races around the country.
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I did a week of autumn GS training with JJC in Saas Fee a couple of years ago which was great but it could also have been awful if the whole mountain had shut due to a storm or winds. As it turned out I was supremely lucky and we had cold sunny weather with some great piste conditions, but I don't think that is necessarily typical. I think if you're serious about race training (and especially the Eurotest) you will need to devote a lot of time to it and then any days lost to bad weather are not such a big deal.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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@kieranm, One coach has suggested to me that Saas Fee don't do quite as good a job of opening things up after a storm as the other glaciers.
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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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@kieranm, hey mate to be honest its just something different to do am not bothered about actually passing in or doing really well in a race just more to make sure that i don't embarrass myself 
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@ajc2260626, You are not really narrowing down what you want to do, are you thinking about doing SL or GS ?
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You know it makes sense.
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Apologies..... just gs
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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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There’s plenty of places, try Snoworks, Podium, JJC, Zenit, Ben Reid, Target, Flaine Superski
Don’t worry about losing days to weather that’s more of an autumn issue not summer. You’ll be starting early and finishing early. Lots of other activities for the afternoon
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Poster: A snowHead
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