 Poster: A snowHead
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I have a feeling this year is going to drag. We have our first family ski holiday booked for 27th Dec it's been 13 years since I last skied. The children will be having lessons on the dry slope and a couple at Tamworth just so they have some idea before ski school on holiday. I will making sure I'm fit enough to spend the whole day skiing as well as a day at Tamworth to try and get back into it. I will also be looking at the sales for new ski wear and having boots fitted as last time I hired them and had to change them 4 times before I found a pair that didn't cause burning pain or numbness.
So what will you all be doing while you wait till your next ski holiday. 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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There's plenty of this season left! But when it's finished, I shall (amongst other things) walk in the Alps, spend time with my grandchildren and other friends and family, go sailing quite a lot, read some good books, cook and eat some good meals. Don't wish your life away, it'll be gone soon enough. 
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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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| Linnylou26 wrote: |
| So what will you all be doing while you wait till your next ski holiday. |
Working to pay for it.
But also: sailing, windsurfing and walking the dogs.
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Working as much as possible to pay for next season. When not working, riding my motorbike.
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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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Back to morzine with our mtb's :0)
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Sell next season and go sailing, go mountaining, go road biking, go on holiday......... Never stops, if anything we're quieter during the season than we are the rest of the year 
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mountain biking (although tbh, I do that in winter too. biking in the snow ftw)
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Try to get to Tux in the summer if I can, and always try to get a road trip in.
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Skiing as long as possible then hiking and climbing mostly.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Summer is for sailing! First yacht race of the year next Sunday for me.
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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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Summer is for ski racing on the artificial slopes. First race of the summer season was last weekend - which is about a month before the last race of the (snow) winter season. Doesn't half make it complicated working out which category everyone is racing in.
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Linnylou26, ...slide on long things as much as possible during the season....sit in the carpark and watch all the 'piste open' lights slowly wink off, one by one, and then gently weep.
Drive home, find a pile of twigs. lower my metabolic rate and sleep until early December.
Sorry,, getting confused with our resident hedgehog.
Instead, try to FORGET SKIING (which takes about eight weeks) and get back on the bike....try not to think about SKIING! whilst on the sadddle....get the climbing harnesses out (this year do loads of physio on my shoulder before hitting the local wall) and try not to think about SKIING! whilst belaying ...and get the ice axes out for some high stuff in the Valais. Last year...did some skiing time on the glacier - which entirely wrecked my routine of NOT THINKING ABOUT SKIING.....
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You know it makes sense.
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RobW, Old enough to know better at 49 but seriously tempted to give ski racing a go!
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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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I'm going to ski until mid May in Sweden, then take 6 weeks off to kitesurf, climb and party in Spain, then fly to Chile for the season there.
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Poster: A snowHead
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You all seem to keep really busy. I love my mountain bike also so will spend quite a bit of time riding around the forests near me.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Road bike & mountain bike, house stuff and gardening. Probably some fishing too.
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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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Dinghy sailing (29er and RS800) - well we sail them all year round. Just back from our snowboard trip and itching to get back on the water.
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DIY doing up the house 'cos I spent too much money on skiing. Hopefully will get the house finished this year though, so can get out in the car more which has been sat in the garage gathering dust 
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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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Oh and have started my own little fleet with a Laser Pico, yep I'd like something a bit more exciting but the Pico means Toastertalyby (age 10) will have something she can sail on her own as well once she has learned to sail at the club this summer.
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Summer holidays! Have trips booked to Antigua and Tuscany, I'm really looking forward to both. I still have a final ski holiday first though.
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Sailing & motorhoming (not at the same time though)
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Work the week and head off in the campervan at the weekend.
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Trips to Cas-Vegas as I'm going to switch from 1 plank to 2
Hopefully a summer break somewhere hot
Attempting to lose some timber and get a bit fitter
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Lift-served skiing until the end of June, touring until we run out of decent snow, then kayaking on the meltwater until the glacier re-opens in September 
Smug, me..?
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Touring as long as the snow lasts. Then Mountaineering, fell running or sea kayaking. Going backpacking in arctic Sweden for mid-summer. Started planning for next season already, Chamonix in January and the Haute route via the Grand Lui in April.
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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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As pam w puts it, the season is far from over. The best part of skiing...spring skiing, had yet to come!
But when the season DOES end, I wouldn't think about skiing for 6 months. I'm after all a summer person. So if winter never comes, I'm almost fine with it. But as it does come and stay for a good 4 months each year, skiing is a good way to enjoy it. But as soon as winter is gone, so does any idea related to skiing!
OK, perhaps hunting down sales of ski gear might interrupt my "summer dreaming" for a little bit.
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You know it makes sense.
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Try Chile
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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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I'm a once a year type of guy. If I could afford more, I would. For 51 weeks of the year I surf, and I'll do a bit of MTB riding to keep fit in between.
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Poster: A snowHead
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I drive around Europe and wait till it snows
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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There's plenty of this season left!
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the season is far from over
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For a lucky few maybe, but my season was "over" on December 27th after my 1-week  Can't see us going again until poss Easter 15, so a real drag. But have been out on bike (road) and will continue to do so.
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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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The only thing I love doing more than skiing is fly fishing for wild brown trout. In fact, my otherhalf and I are seriously considering doing a two week ski break to Samoens this Easter. Skiing in the morning then fishing in the afternoon. The only 'fly' in the ointment is eldest daughter is running in London Marathon on the 13th April so feel obligated to go and support.
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doesnt stop for us, last snow ski 9-16th april then onto the summer races starting on the 19th at glos
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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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Surfing hopefully, Cornwall and the odd day when Joss Bay actually gets going....we don't exactly get amazing surf in Kent
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| wishfulthinker wrote: |
| The only thing I love doing more than skiing is fly fishing for wild brown trout. In fact, my otherhalf and I are seriously considering doing a two week ski break to Samoens this Easter. Skiing in the morning then fishing in the afternoon. The only 'fly' in the ointment is eldest daughter is running in London Marathon on the 13th April so feel obligated to go and support. |
every summer i think about taking up fishing (not fly, dont think its best suited for someones who's fishing career consists only of mackeral fishing!)
maybe this year!
I'll fit it in around skating, camping, snowboarding at L2A and the WORLD CUP
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Riding motorcycles on the road, occasional touring trips, racing a 600cc Rally motorcycle in the ATRC series. Fettling and thrashing about the countryside in my supercharged MX5. Cycling on road and cyclocross, taking part in the occasional time trial or sportive.
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Still got one ski trip left this season. Other than that.....brushing up my French, learning German, starting my young horse, getting fitter than I have been this year, having dry slope lessons with eldest son. So not much really....... 
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Go to Chile or New Zealand.
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