 Poster: A snowHead
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Hugely obsessed booked twice for 2015 already having done 3 this season! A newbie to it having only been x4 times but it's great. I'm sure jobs invented iPads for blokes to be able to research gear to buy for these technical hobbies!! Just great love the snow, the mrs can't understand it....
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| Legend. wrote: |
| As your annual ski holiday approaches? |
Well, as the "annual" ski holiday lately had become "bi-monthly" (in the winter months), I had to contain the excitement or I'll not be able to get any work done.
Truth be told, I don't get all excited given how many times I get to ski. It has always been an intergral part of winter, but more so the last few years. I'm due to leave in 2 days for a 2 week ski holiday and I'm not "excited" but just consumed by all the logistic surrounding it, the packing, the travel detail, etc. I suppose I should be excited about such a lovely long holiday, except this is the second one (2 week ski holiday) this season!  So I'm more focus on that I got everything I need and the house doesn't collapse while I'm away for so long...
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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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abc, me too. but the first trip of the season does get the adrenaline going.
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| Hells Bells wrote: |
| abc, me too. but the first trip of the season does get the adrenaline going. |
I have the luxury of (at least trying to) fitting in a local skiing day or two at the early part of the season so usually my first AWAY trip isn't quite so dramatic (and intimidating).
I'm not the most organized person in the world. If I have to get on a plane every time I go skiing, I'd be too anxious about the whole thing. It might be too much for me...
(I don't do summer holidays. Summer is too nice locally to let it to waste by going away)
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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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abc, I don't do planes often.
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| Legend. wrote: |
As your annual ski holiday approaches?
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I'm very sorry, I don't understand. what is this "annual" ski holiday you talk of?
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Truth be told, I don't get all excited given how many times I get to ski. It has always been an intergral part of winter, but more so the last few years. I'm due to leave in 2 days for a 2 week ski holiday and I'm not "excited" but just consumed by all the logistic surrounding it
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wasted on you pal. despite currently sitting at ski day 24 this season. The frequency of viewing bergfex, wetterzentrale, the webcams rises exponentially with approaching departure time. there are no logistics to be consumed, just the checklists to be ticked off. it's all about the 6 Ps. But I'm always still as excited as a 6 year old at christmas.
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| andyrew wrote: |
| Legend. wrote: |
As your annual ski holiday approaches?
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I'm very sorry, I don't understand. what is this "annual" ski holiday you talk of? |
Grrr, don't rub it in - I didn't manage to get any skiing at all last year.
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| andyrew wrote: |
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Truth be told, I don't get all excited given how many times I get to ski. It has always been an intergral part of winter, but more so the last few years. I'm due to leave in 2 days for a 2 week ski holiday and I'm not "excited" but just consumed by all the logistic surrounding it
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wasted on you pal. despite currently sitting at ski day 24 this season. The frequency of viewing bergfex, wetterzentrale, the webcams rises exponentially with approaching departure time. there are no logistics to be consumed, just the checklists to be ticked off. it's all about the 6 Ps. But I'm always still as excited as a 6 year old at christmas. |
Guilty as charged. 
As much skiing as I get each winter, it completely pales compare to how much cycling I do in the summer. That's what gets me EXCITED, each and every weekend day all 9 months of summer! The route planning, anticipation of the climbings, thrill of the descends, apres with mates afterward...
Skiing is really something I "do" when it's not enjoyable to ride my bike. It does get me out: out the door to get some exercise, out of town to see different countries or even different continents. So I do enjoy it as a holiday, just not quite as excited as a kid at Christmas. 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Everyone around me seems to think I'm mad, but i book my jan holiday in august and bounce of the walls for 4 months!
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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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I'm all excited, only a few weeks to my big ski hol.
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Can't get excited this year because we are off on Boxing Day and the lack of snow is putting a damper on things
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You know it makes sense.
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@2waterford, Might be a snowy few days this week.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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| Scarpa wrote: |
| @2waterford, Might be a snowy few days this week. |
Fingers crossed, this is our last big family holiday so keeping everything crossed that the snow gods do their job over the next few weeks.
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Poster: A snowHead
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You know when your an excitable (aka ridiculous/OCD) ski bod when:
1) You pack and re pack all your gear on a monthly basis through the summer (and find yourself stroking, ooing and arring over it, cradling it like a baby!)
2) You buy ski gear all year round even if you don't need it
3) You have a wardrobe solely dedicated to you ski gear in the same bedroom you share with the wife (and much to her disgust!)
4) You visit web cams several times of the day even through October
5) You make a list of your must do runs, check them out on you tube and then mark them on a piste map
6) You dont do last minute - You book all your ski holidays the minute the last season ended despite the fact it will likely cost more than last minute!
I confess Sir, im Guilty!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Very excited! However with a week to go (and especially with the lack of snow) I'm now into the obsessive weather forecast/webcam checking 100 times a day mode..
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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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@HoneyBunny, In the knowledge that it will make no difference!! Where are you headed?
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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I get very excited, I love skiing and summer holidays while I enjoy them are not as exciting. We still go on action type holidays not for lying around the pool in this house. I check snow reports all the time, and youtube the life out of any resort that I am going to. We get so bad we already have our second ski trip booked and we haven't taken our first yet,  . Off to Kappl/ischgl in about three weeks.
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@Bartezki, nope youtube ski lessons count as suicidal lol
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From late Nov I get giddy which is only getting worse as each day passes until Jan 3rd.
Snow issues don't worry me, I just keep upgrading my gear and making plans. Already chosen where to get drunk on my first night.
Every few nights I find I cannot sleep and have to fire up the laptop for a bit more research and planning (ski geek) haha
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| HoneyBunny wrote: |
| Very excited! However with a week to go (and especially with the lack of snow) I'm now into the obsessive weather forecast/webcam checking 100 times a day mode.. |
+1
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Why are you restricting yourself to 100 times a day ???
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Absurdly excited; multiple snow checks a day, snowheads usage increases, checking out new gear, revisiting technique vids and books to cue myself back into how I get down that hill again? Even find myself mentally skiing runs which I go to sleep! Last night I kept thinking of one of the big bowly areas somewhere in Tignes (specific I know... no recollection where this was without looking at a map) where we had great fun popping over little jumps, doing the natural half pipe and skiing with mates. Before that was a mogul run in Les Arcs, icy home run in Sauze...etc etc....
Sad I know, but generally we only get to go once a year unlike some lucky lucky people (!) and tbh we dont really do summer hols apart from UK based or camping etc.
Needless to say I'm counting the days til Christmas holiday!
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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 holidays? Pah, spend the budget on more winter holidays!
I'm very excited to the point of obsession, not healthy for my marriage but I really don't care as I'm going to mountains soon.
Raaaaaaaaaaaaa
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You know it makes sense.
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[/quote]we have a differing opinion as to what the plan to get back to chalet is![/quote]
That should be easy surely - flat on your back, drunk as a skunk!!
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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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Oh lord Sambuca - i LOVE the stuff, but it is my kryptonite!!
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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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How excited do I get?
Well, I've just joined up here because I have consumed the entirety of vaguely relevant reading material of another forum, and need another "hit"!
Forecasts, webcams, videos of resort, videos of technique, inspirational videos... Yep, all sucked up and used to fill the wait.
The spare bedroom became the "Equipment checking, maintenance and organisation room" about a month ago, even though we've had friends booked in to stay last weekend for ages. Everything I had got out had to be stored away again for three days, then once again unpacked and checked!
So to answer the original question - yeah, kinda!
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Almost obsessed  Either reading skiing forums, watching on YouTube, looking on ebay for ski equipment, training for skiing or boring someone with ski talk! Been like this since September when my wife agreed to let me go with her brother and a group of lads. Not going till end of February so god knows what I'll be like then. Only going for five days but I didn't get to go last year so can't wait. I'm 46 and I'm renowned for being unemotional (apparently) Even when racing motorbikes I'm dead calm so don't know what it is about skiing that gets me giddy? Only BIG problem is my wife isn't that fussed for winter hols and would never swap for a summer holiday where as I hate being hot, sticky and bored on a sunlounger.
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You lot are really sad...I don't do any of that stuff 
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Pretty obsessed. Luckily Lady Flashman and I are both fanatics, so I’m not driving her crazy. The last few weeks have seen lots of activity booking things like hire cars and accommodation, so definitely feeling the urge to get on the mountain. Last Sunday I dug ski gear out of the loft, checked it all and set aside for packing. Edged and waxed 4 pairs of skis. Lovingly stroked all the lovely new kit I bought in April in resort at the end of season liquidations.
Flight VS019 to SFO next Thursday. Picked up by friends and driving straight up to Kirkwood that very evening. Excited? Just a bit.
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