 Poster: A snowHead
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@JohnS4, I raise you, "I don't get why people wear helmets"
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| mountainaddict wrote: |
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| The people who have a go at people who have a speaker in their backpack...are you serious, just get on with life... |
Yes, deadly serious. I'll have you know that I reserve the right to be neurotically intolerant of loads of things 
The blaring speakers thing is so rude. It's just part of the modern day philosophy of no consideration for anyone else - sod it, I'll do exactly as I please. Kids also do it in McDonald's (etc) car parks - music blaring from cars - and (as bad as on ski trips) on otherwise quiet campsites, well beyond the stated time of no noise after Xpm.
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I've posted it on another relevant thread, but this strikes me as the definitive word on the subject.
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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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@adithorp I want to know what antipasto affettato is: antipasto with affectations?
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| jmr59 wrote: |
| @adithorp I want to know what antipasto affettato is: antipasto with affectations? |
It was very good 
Just standard cold meats snd cheese plater. Google translate says "sliced appetiser"
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| jmr59 wrote: |
I'm pleasantly surprised that no one's said 'I don't get snowboarding' yet. |
Err, the clue is in the title
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@adithorp, translates better just as "(sliced) charcuterie"
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The obsession with carving. It’s fine on an empty wide piste with good snow… but surely it’s only one of the tools in the box ?
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| Whitegoldsbrother wrote: |
| jmr59 wrote: |
I'm pleasantly surprised that no one's said 'I don't get snowboarding' yet. |
Err, the clue is in the title |
I believe the general thinking on this is that this is because snowboarding is harder to get at the beginning but easier to get once you are doing it, while skiing looks great on paper but becomes more incomprehensible the deeper you go... like a particularly awkward tax return.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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| Peter S wrote: |
| The obsession with carving. It’s fine on an empty wide piste with good snow… but surely it’s only one of the tools in the box ? |
Indeed. There are times when it is downright useless, eg try carving on the backside of a mogul or dropping into a chute. Use the right tool for the situation.
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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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I don't get people who say "I'd love to go skiing/snowboarding, but I'd end up killing myself." How? Are they going heliskiing from day one? It's just like people who say, "I'd love to ride motorbikes, but I'd kill myself." Really? Do you think that maybe you'd have a few lessons first, to, you know, not die? A bit like, oh, skiing/boarding lessons?
Ah well, more room on the slopes as a result. Personally, I love Austrian apres ski, it's like a bonding ritual after having all that adrenalin and exertion on the slopes. A few beers/shots, daft music, back to the hotel for a shower and wind-down dinner, then a relaxed time in the hotel bar, early night, up with the lark the following morning.
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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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Ultimately all of these are part of skiing's rich tapestry, but:
Wearing Moncler anything
Going to a Folie Douce without skiing to/from it
Wearing a beanie under your helmet
Wearing a hoodie rather than something vaguely waterproof
Speaker in the backpack
Trying to teach your partner/mates/kids to ski rather than getting them lessons
Going skiing at February half term or new year
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Poster: A snowHead
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Why France is favoured over Austria
The insistence of ski in/out accommodation
I also do not get 'catered chalet'.
Yep, on holiday to ski, but ski to chalet & not experience the rest of the resort would become very boring quite quickly.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| jmr59 wrote: |
| I love polenta, particularly with a nice, rich, juniper- and bay-heavy stew e.g. of pork cheeks or venison. (It's also nice chilled in a tray, sliced and barbecued.) I usually say yes, despite myself, when offered an Aperol spritz, and am usually disappointed (give me a Campari & soda or Americano or Negroni sbagliato any day). Risotto (pumpkin and sage; mushroom; Milanese) I love, but when we've made the mistake of making it as a main dish for supper then we've been hungry again within 45 minutes. |
Stop it you're making me salivate!
Didn't get Aperol Spritz at first and had some rubbish ones but when they're good they're a great long drink.
The whole debate about lunch is weird as I think the number of restaurants on mountains points to the fact that it's a big part of a lot of peoples skiing experience. Long lunches is another question, after 30-40 minutes I want to be out of there and back on the mountain,
First lift, definitely, but I struggle with Italian 08:30 first lifts, a 9am works for me!
Don't get me started on smokers on chair lifts or speakers in back backs - these are personal preferences which a bit like religion/or lack of which shouldn't be shared 
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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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Had my first experience of a skier with a speaker last week at Cairngorm.
Dude had all the baggy gear on with the speaker attached to his waist band.
What sick beats was he pumping out?
Why Lewis Capaldi off course!
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Polenta is just Italian mashed potato, I actually prefer it firm, ideally fried.
Like mashed/creamed potato, the sloppy runny stuff is only eaten if hungry.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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| ulmerhutte wrote: |
| Peter S wrote: |
| The obsession with carving. It’s fine on an empty wide piste with good snow… but surely it’s only one of the tools in the box ? |
Indeed. There are times when it is downright useless, eg try carving on the backside of a mogul or dropping into a chute. Use the right tool for the situation. |
Could not agree more. Carving is fun and useful, but is only one tool in the box. Most who think they are carving are really not, and can be a danger as they get "locked in" half-way through the turn and can't influence turn shape or abandon the carve after that point. I have seen quite a few collisions and even more near misses caused by someone finally getting on the edge, catapulting across the piste and then unable rot adjust trajectory to avoid other slope users (often ends up in them skiing over the back of someone else's skis).
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@zikomo, agreed, that's what I was getting at above. I won't even try to carve wide turns down a slope unless I can see in front of me three or four absolutely clear turns (potentially messed-up ones included) and the ability to stop.
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| tangowaggon wrote: |
| Peter S wrote: |
| The obsession with carving. It’s fine on an empty wide piste with good snow… but surely it’s only one of the tools in the box ? |
But it's the biggest & shiniest tool
I ride a motorbike & the biggest enjoyment is the feeling of leaning into the corner, the few days that I had on the roads of the Dolomites last summer were the best
Everyone has their favourite or thing they are best at, be it untracked powder, simply cruising, moguls. For me it is carving at any speed, from simply rolling the skis from edge to edge with the body in a straight line on an easy blue to pushing the skis to the limit.
It can be very dangerous & cause bad collisions but nothing better than to find a flat, deserted piste and let it rip and definitely not something to be done on a crowded piste. |
I find it hard to disagree with this. Often, in mid-December and the second and third week in January, our local hills are more akin to having a private ski resort. We live for these days!
During COVID lockdown (1st Winter), only locals were able to ski. No restaurants, no holiday-makers, no Ausländers….just lift-lift, full tilt carving. The only real upside of the time.
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@tangowaggon, @Cacciatore, I do absolutely understand that. I take no pride in being the cautious skier I am, of whom the best that is usually said is that I'm tidy and consistent. Damning with faint praise indeed!
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People (idiots) who drop litter from chair lifts, who smoke on chair lifts, and talk/ shout across you to their friends who are sat either side of you.......hello, get outa my face!
Folks who pull the plexiglas cover down over the chair when the weather is good, especially who don't ask, they just yank it down......grrr!
People who slide forwards in the lift queue and then when they get to the front stop, turn around and wait for their friends, blocking the barriers.....just get on!
Skiing (boarding) too fast, too close and too intoxicated for their (and others) good.
People/ friends who don't turn up at agreed time/ location (lunch etc) until 15/20 mins late, don't even SMS and then say sorry we got carried away and were having such fun, whilst we've wasted our time standing about - I don't anymore, they can join us whenever.
People who tell me how far they've skied that day on their App.....so what!
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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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@tangowaggon, Ah OK, joined the thread late.....apologies!
Can't think of much I don't like about being in the mountains and wouldn't try, except snow-blading. Oh and skiing in fancy dress.....I don't get it, just go down the pub on student night or to a house party, it's not funny. (and folks with speakers in back packs of course!)
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You know it makes sense.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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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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| jmr59 wrote: |
What priorities do other people have for ski (etc.) trips that leave you completely bemused and flummoxed?
Two to start us off:
‘Après’’. I’ve never been anywhere where you can’t find a drink and some company after a day on the slopes, if that’s what you fancy. Drinking silly amounts of poo-poo, overpriced beer to the accompaniment of poo-poo, overly loud music didn’t appeal when I was a student and still doesn’t appeal two decades later: I love skiing, & if I’ve spent all that money on getting to the slopes, I want to be sliding down them feeling pretty good. I’m all for a nice dinner and some good wine, but what’s the appeal of ‘party resorts’? Are they for people who don’t really like being on snow? Have I missed something here?
The widespread obsession with resorts’ piste lengths above all else. No two runs down the same piste are the same, & I’d much rather spend time doing multiple runs of pistes I really enjoy (for assorted reasons) than rule somewhere out because I might have to ski the same run more than once.
What don’t you get about others’ ski preferences? What quirks do you have? What do you hate (or are indifferent to) that others seem to love, or vice versa?
To clarify: I’m not trying to poo-poo on other people’s preferences; I think it’s great that we all want different things from a trip to the mountains. I’m just interested in exploring those differences (albeit from a perspective of incomprehension!) |
Personally, I don't understand whiney old g*ts that seem bothered by other peoples' preferences.
FOMO is a human emotion - FONMO is a waste of energy.
If you don't like something, avoid it or go somewhere else.
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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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| Markymark29 wrote: |
@tangowaggon, Ah OK, joined the thread late.....apologies!
Can't think of much I don't like about being in the mountains and wouldn't try, except snow-blading. Oh and skiing in fancy dress.....I don't get it, just go down the pub on student night or to a house party, it's not funny. (and folks with speakers in back packs of course!) |
You should have been in Sauze / Sestriere in late Jan. 3 lads snow-blading dressed as "Little Britain Ladies" complete with handbags and talking in character. I personally wouldn't do it, but it was quite funny.
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Twin tip skis (without very good reason) ...
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Fancy dress and external speakers are both simply attention seeking devices. You want attention? learn to be a good skier.
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I think fancy dress skiing is daft but have no problem with people who want to do it. But external speakers? Another matter altogether and straightforwardly rude. Just like walking round Tesco with external speakers blaring out your favourites.
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There's not much that I don't get, I'm generally so happy to be in the mountains that I live and let live much more than in my curmudgeonly day to day life.
The only real exceptions are groups stopping just at the exit points of chairlifts and people loitering not at the edge of the slopes. Oh and departing without checking upwards.
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| pisteoff wrote: |
| Twin tip skis (without very good reason) ... |
My son skis in twin tips with no poles. You'd really hate him. In his defence he does a lot of jumps and tricks.
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| massistar wrote: |
| groups stopping just at the exit points of chairlifts |
I don't get this! Just shift along a bit if you need to faff!
I don't understand people who like to tick off the most difficult pistes in a resort, even if they've just 'got down them' and probably caused a danger to themselves or others. I don't understand where the fun is in doing something that is terrifying (though maybe that's the trick - they don't find it terrifying!)
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| massistar wrote: |
| There's not much that I don't get, I'm generally so happy to be in the mountains that I live and let live much more than in my curmudgeonly day to day life. |
Well it appears you need to hurry up and develop grumpy old båstard syndrome asap!
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