 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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You and Millsy seem to have left the kids at school 
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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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that is pretty funny, and so true
I've been left bemused with some of the 'chat' you end up having in resort..
eg...me to local / stranger at the bar "so what are your favourite runs around here?"
Response "Oh....I own a place here, yeah, I live here."
me to local / stranger at the bar "so what are your favourite runs around here?"........no clue, only visits a few weeks a year, all about status for some
Last edited by Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see? on Tue 5-11-19 21:29; edited 1 time in total
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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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| polo wrote: |
that is pretty funny, and so true
I've been left bemused with some of the 'chat' you end up having in resort..
eg...me to local / stranger at the bar "so what are your favourite runs around here?"
Response "Oh....I own a place here, yeah, I live here."
me to local / stranger at the bar "so what are your favourite runs around here?"........no clue, only visits a few weeks a year, all about status for some |
Yes, happens here too, in fact there are loads of non-skiing ex-pats. Doesn’t mean you should discount them, maybe they are too old for skiing, but clinging on to old glories.
And to be fair, ‘what are your favourite runs’ is a bit of a lame intro, and unlikely to get you an invitation to a party  it's not all about the skiing.
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@telford_mike, all good points......this guy was in his early 60's, and I was just making idle chat about skiing that day. I remember looking pretty scruffy, so he probably just wanted to set the tone early.
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There's something quite dark about that film...
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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maybe they are too old for skiing,
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How can you be too old for skiing?????
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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| johnE wrote: |
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maybe they are too old for skiing,
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Fair point. It's not age, but physical infirmity.
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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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| telford_mike wrote: |
| There's something quite dark about that film... |
Well there are ultimately [spoilers] if you watch the film
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You know it makes sense.
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I never knew the names of runs when I lived in resort. I just skied. I still
Can’t tell you what the names of lifts are - just areas!
Switzerland- I will never understand the sense of humour. Also how unrealistic is that video - where are there 3+ kids?
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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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"it's not all about the skiing."
but its almost all about the skiing.
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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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Verbier is an interesting place. Plenty of wealth for sure but also hard core freeriders young and not so young who make for great ski buddies - a semi-retired Pharma exec, local ex-pisteur with a kargo bike startup and a carpenter/builder from Essex to name a few!
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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'll work on better lines
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Maybe it sound differently when spoken in German?
But usually locals don't talk about their "favorite runs around here". It's more about what's the "best runs today"...
They may indeed have a (long) list of "favorite" runs, but it's largely irrelevant when you "live there".
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or hang out in better bars
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There's that too.
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