 Poster: A snowHead
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With the season of goodwill and generosity almost upon us what piece of ski/boarding equipment/trip are you hoping Santa leaves for you on Christmas morning?
Having already bagged a new jacket from the Mrs and finally got round to replacing my ancient goggles I pretty much sorted for gear so my dream would be a week long intensive 1 to 1 (with an instructor!) ski course anywhere with great snow. Not much to ask for!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Snow
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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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+ 1 know doubt about it!
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Got new helmet and goggles for Christmas. Would now just like some snow.
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Yep, snow! Otherwise I'm going to look like a right sad git stood in all my new ski gear in a green field.
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snow and my kingswood skis from home in NZ !
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Snow, definitely. That would be just fine. 
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We bought skis and season passes  .
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Definitely a new pair of ski boots. I've spent 5 full season in hire boots and comfortable as they are, the lack of control on the harder stuff is definitely starting to rankle.
Oh... and I would LOVE to go helicopter skiing.
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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 am Santa and I have already bought myself a new jacket and lid.
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New skis please. Which I have already bought 
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You know it makes sense.
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Snow. And someone to buy my car.
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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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| volfy wrote: |
Definitely a new pair of ski boots. I've spent 5 full season in hire boots and comfortable as they are, the lack of control on the harder stuff is definitely starting to rankle.
Oh... and I would LOVE to go helicopter skiing. |
How does one go in one step from new boots (after 5 years) to heliskiing? 
Decades after getting my own boots I'm still working on how to get myself heliskiing...
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Poster: A snowHead
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How does one go in one step from new boots (after 5 years) to heliskiing?
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Errr .... put boots on, get in helicopter?
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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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If u buy boots in resort how much would it usually cost to bring them back on the plane?
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If u buy boots in resort how much would it usually cost to bring them back on the plane?
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I always pack my boots in my normal suitcase -no problem at all with kind of standard 20kg baggage allowance & with clever packing also doable with a 16kg baggage allowance.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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A Dukla Prague Away Kit.
Failing that then any trip to anywhere with snow...other than the one that I've already booked of course.
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A new leg, dog wiped me out sideways. Lots of X-rays, MRI, leg braces and crutches. Consultant appointment next Monday, fingers crossed no kneehole surgery needed. Holiday booked for 17th Jan 
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Oh no, @margaret, what terrible timing! Fingers crossed for a speedy recovery.
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Thank you Penelope, have another holiday booked end of March with son, wife and grandson. Could end up a ski nanny ( love him but hope not!!)
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| margaret wrote: |
| A new leg, dog wiped me out sideways. Lots of X-rays, MRI, leg braces and crutches. Consultant appointment next Monday, fingers crossed no kneehole surgery needed. Holiday booked for 17th Jan |
Oh no! what have you done to yourself?
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Mother in law was dying (no easy way to say it) did the death bed bit, dogs with us and not the walks they needed. After the event, took dogs for an epic walk, and younger dog picked up a friend. Had a good time running around as he needed to. But I took my eye off of the dog, he was being chased by said dog so was not looking either. I took my eye of off him too( big mistake) and he knocked me off of my feet. Cannot blame him really, I should have been more vigilant. But 5stone of dog running at 15mph hurts your knee. Love him still but am upset at my loss of skiing. Physio pleased with progress thus far, but MRI results Monday. Not too painful now, fingers x. Am going to Covent garden on Saturday to see the Nutcracker , I am not the first choice for an understudy, crutches would get in the way 
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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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I want a new pair of salopettes to replace the ones the paramedics cut off me...!
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1m of snow at resort level
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You know it makes sense.
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Some form of time machine to shorten the 30 days, 19 hours and currently 2 minutes till I go skiing.
Not that I'm impatiently counting down or anything...
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Santa came early this year
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Poster: A snowHead
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@Little Martin, +1
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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No injuries to any snowheads!!! We're all here to enjoy ourselves.
Failing that, the confidence to 'power through' scrud on blacks!!!
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@Scarpa, what do you need two matching snowboards for?
(ps: how long/wide are those bad boys?)
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@HoneyBunny, They are 120mm underfoot and 185 in length. But I have a nice quiver now, SL skis for the piste, my old 98mm Nordica twintips for touring, parks and a little bit of everything, and the latest addition for powder days or full off piste. With the extensive rocker they are actually quite versatile.
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@Scarpa, they look like a serious bit of kit, very nice. I probably wouldn't be able to ski on them lol
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+1 for snow. Leave on 28 December. Ages of time yet (I hope).
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@SnoodyMcFlude,  crackin choon
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My Xmas present to myself is waiting for me at my friend's garage in California. To be picked up imminently...
I would like some new ski poles to go woith them please. Mine are pretty bent after much retardedness in the park last season.
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