 Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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thefatcontroller, excellent - I am tempted myself !
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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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thefatcontroller, well done, you sound like you're making excellent progress so stick with it!
I hope enough of the mountain proper is open so you can avoid the T-bars on the glacier!
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thefatcontroller, glad to hear it. i hope you guys continue to enjoy your hols!
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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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if neil cant get you boarding then no one can.
Is ben there? he's the new director and top lad.
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well done !!
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| Smokin Joe wrote: |
| thefatcontroller, excellent - I am tempted myself ! |
Last night's alcohol not worn off then ? 
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What a great wedding anniversary, well done FC.
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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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You know it makes sense.
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the pain of the first week is horrible.
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except for the boots. 
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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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thefatcontroller,
Well done... You get quicker to the fun part on the dark side than you don on skis so stick at it and you'll have a great time V V soon..
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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thefatcontroller, well done man. Thumbs up.
Your thumbs being the only part of you that you'll be able to move without wincing this time tomorrow.
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thefatcontroller, excellent !! it is a bit easier with a few inches of snow rather than hardpack, both for turning and falling
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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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thefatcontroller, excellent work!!
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thefatcontroller, get him to show you some weird dolphin style turn, I couldnt get it right.
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well done thefatcontroller, i know the boards aren't going to make an appearance on e-bay, by the end of the week i reckon it'll be the planks.  . welcome to the dark side.
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thefatcontroller, hahaha awesomez
good you're liking the boarding though.
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Had a nice lunch and decided to go back out and practice
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impressive. Very impressive. 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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thefatcontroller, Brilliant. That's it. Meeting you in LA Jan and we can board together.You know it makes sense. Look forward tomorrow's update 
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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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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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Poster: A snowHead
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thefatcontroller,
wipe outs are defo more painful than on skis.
Stick at it a bit more. Compared to skiing you'll quite quickly get to a level where you feel in control enough and have fun..
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Great diary thefatcontroller, thanks for sharing your exploits. Valuable information. I've only boarded one day - couldn't face the second and third days of pain that are apparently required!
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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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thefatcontroller, well done ! I remember my first three days and I could not take my jumper off because my arms were not working and I could not move my legs in the pub when sitting down !! but i loved it ! interesting to hear your views on periphal vision and busy slopes etc.
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thefatcontroller, great report on your experiences. also glad to hear you're intending to continue. good luck, and remember, ibuprofen is your friend. <-unless you're allergic, then i guess it's diclofinac(sp?)?
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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That's the hard bit done FC and the break between slope time will let you digest what you have learnt.
Its worth getting the McNab video and book too, it breaks things down well and puts some explanation into 'the whys and wherefores' and takes you onto more advanced turns and techniques.
Your skiing will have given you the confidence to get your weight really far forward and your legs very bent and this is really the hardest thing for most to learn. It should fall very nicely into place next time you are on the hill.
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I think they have learnt that bit 
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thefatcontroller, keep it up - you won't regret it. Your first runs in the powder will pay for all the pain suffered several times over.
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| thefatcontroller wrote: |
| you realise how poor the peripheral vision of a boarder is compared to a skier. Skiers take note. |
We were chatting about this at Hemel the other day on one of Rob and Scott's doohickeys. I don't think a snowboarder's blind spots are worse than a skiers, nor that snowboarders have them and skiers magically don't. It's just that the geometry of the respective blind spots are different.
Or maybe you were staring intently at the nose of your board, rather than looking where you were going, amirite? 
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Glad I popped in now
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Shimmy Alcott, when did you say you were doing your board-in-a-day course again?
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FAQ
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However congrats for coming over to the boarders side. Its way more fun 
experience and I think we will have a few more lesson in Les Arcs when we go in 4 weeks.
