 Poster: A snowHead
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At no time in Canada have I ever wished I was at Glenshee............sadly the converse is not true.
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malcolm1, 
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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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I hope things improve as I've been looking forward to the olympics.
I wonder about the whole karma thing for the Canadians though as they have (allegedly) been complete a***holes over other countries pre-games access to the facilities?
The other point that occurs to me is should Vancouver, purely in view of its geographical location, ever been given a winter olympics? It is not difficult to see that getting an olympic games is big business now but surely they need to consider further the reliability of the basic ingredients for what are the the blue riband events?
Is Vancouver the ultimate sporting example of a triumph of big business/big budget, political pressure/spin/persuasion over common sense?
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| robboj wrote: |
| .. It is not difficult to see that getting an olympic games is big business now ..... |
It sure is.
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| spending by all levels of government, including Crown corporation sponsorships and mega-projects such as the Canada Line, Vancouver Convention Centre and Sea to Sky Highway improvements, came to $6 billion. It could be convincingly argued that infrastructure spending planned before Vancouver won the bid should not be included in Olympic costs, which would slash the total by more than half. Even so, a forecast based on low to medium levels of tourism put the economic impact of the Games at just $2 billion to $2.4 billion between 2008 and 2014-15, and that would suggest a negative return on capital employed. |
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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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Is Vancouver the ultimate sporting example of a triumph of big business/big budget, political pressure/spin/persuasion over common sense?
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Nope, surely that goes to Sotchi 2014? Will be interesting to see how that one pans out eh?
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shiva_71, Hmm. I see what you mean.
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| The only disadvantages of the resort are its small size and mild climate (affected by the nearby sea), which means that there is a risk to find too little snow at the lower runs even in January. Always check the level of snowfall at the resort before going there |
Note that Krasnaya Polyana will be doing the mountain stiff for the Sochi winter Olympics.
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The men's Downhill is showing as being run tomorrow (Mon 15th) on the FIS website.
It is not possible to just change the race to another slope that might be long enough. Firstly the course has to be FIS homologated and the correct length, vertical drop etc.
It takes at least a week to prepare a course for Downhill. All the netting, padding preparing the snow, jumps etc. It's not just a question of skiing down a public red run! Plus they have got to have at least 1 practice run on it for safety reasons.
The only reason it has been posponed for a few days is that it is not safe to run it at the moment. It happens all through the season in all sorts of ski racing from FIS level to World Cup level. All over the world too! The mountains happen to be a very unpredictable place for weather.
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Looking at Snow Forecast, I would think Thursday morning would be the first possible slot for the race.
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| P10DW wrote: |
| Looking at Snow Forecast, I would think Thursday morning would be the first possible slot for the race. |
I think the people organising the events are far more likely to have a clue about the local weather conditions than snow-forecast (who are very rarely particularly accurate IME).
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| ...as the Sea to Sky was closed for several hours due to a fatal accident... |
When I was in Whistler, the instructors all referred to the road to/from Vancouver as the "Ski and Die Highway". Hopefully the upgrades for the OG will have made it safer.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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The downhill has been rescheduled for 10:30 Canadian time today, not sure but I think that's 18:30 UK time.
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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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shiva_71, Hmm. I see what you mean.
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| The only disadvantages of the resort are its small size and mild climate (affected by the nearby sea), which means that there is a risk to find too little snow at the lower runs even in January. Always check the level of snowfall at the resort before going there |
Note that Krasnaya Polyana will be doing the mountain stiff for the Sochi winter Olympics. |
Think they're in Rosa Khutor
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Mike Pow, good call. I see it's above the Krasnaya Polyana valley - so maybe it'll be reasonably snow sure.
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You know it makes sense.
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I have only been to Whistler once, on the 15th and 16th May a couple of years ago. It was brilliant.
I have only been to Glenshee once, in February sometime. It was the best weekend of the whole season apparently. It was poor.
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Lol what shite. I went to Tahoe, got pissed on first day like I have never been before, it must be shite! 
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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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Downhill BBC2 programme starts 18.00, race at 18.30
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Poster: A snowHead
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Winterhighland, having not been there I can make no comment regarding Tahoe, however my other observations stand.
snowball, woo-hoo!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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snowball, thanks for the heads-up.
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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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Damn. Maybe I'll just go to the second half of the concert I have a ticket for...
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Hurtle, nope. Put the skiing on record, and watch it immediately you get home, before you know the results.
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achilles, OK 
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So when is the race then?
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Saturday would have been great; 7.30 start, kids in bed, I had remote in one hand, vino in the other; plate of curry on my lap.
Tonight, 6.30 start, kids up and crawling everywhere, grandparents over for granddad's birthday, no curry.
Will have to record and watch on catch up when the dust has settled.
Assuming it is going ahead.
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mjr, local time 10.30am, see snowball post, programme starts at 6pm for 6.30pm start
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achilles, and of course, that way, I can do what I normally do, which is to park some time between 7.00 and 7.15 and finish listening to The Archers before I go into the concert hall. (Sorry, heinously off topic.)
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Title of this thread needs changing. Everytime I see it I think it's an announcement.
So, who is your money on? I'm going for Miller (quelle surprise). Start number 8 and I reckon the winner will come from the early starters. Or, the surprise package / outside bet... one of the Slovenians.
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I'll go for Manuel Osborne Paradis because it would be daft to write him off. I think he will do it for the 'home' crowd. Looking forward to seeing Miller run.
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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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Cuche Or Janke probably as the course does suit them. Would love to see Bode do it but dont think he will 
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You know it makes sense.
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Title of this thread needs changing
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Well, speed kills, whoever you are I thank you. Just missing an apostrophe.
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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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Bode Swiller, that wasn't my error, but that of the OP, I simply altered cancelled to latest.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Aksel Lund Svindal
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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'd like Cuche to win it - for me he's a true downhiller. Outside punt for the podium is Natko Zrncic-Dim, he's trained and raced well since the New Year.
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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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andyph, your telling me you can judge a snowsport area by the weather on a single day? Then maybe I should judge you on one post....
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Bode at 8 is really lucky with his start number - the top skiers are numbers 8-22. Cuche at 22 is a bit unlucky. The next best 15 are split between 1-7 and 23-30. If anyone not in the top 15 does unusually well they are likely to be in the 1-7 block.
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Helen Beaumont, much obliged and yes, sloppy punctuation due to a German keyboard!
Would love Miller to bag it with one of his demented, kamikaze runs...one things for sure, I dont think the Austrians will be celebrating much tonight!
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Think Miller willl be lucky to hang on to the lead -p Svindal within 0.04s. Correction 0.02 in the lead. No gold for Bode
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Winterhighland, pay attention:
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I have only been to Glenshee once, in February sometime. It was the best weekend of the whole season apparently.
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Minor quibble, it was a weekend not one day, and this one weekend was so good it saved the lift company for (only) one more season. However, I take your point that you can't see the best of even a small area in a weekend without local knowledge, so let's not fall out over it, eh? 
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Can't argue with that result 
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Trying to get to see it on the BBC website but no joy. must be well overloaded
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Close, eh? I wonder what happened to Cuche - he seemed to be going so well.
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Even after going back later at an earlier time in the season conditions never really lived up to the hype.
