 Poster: A snowHead
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Anniepen, I don't remember your gang being particularly slow - although that might have been because I was 'tired' from staying up late boozing with you.
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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 don't so much faff, but I am guilty of smoking on a T-bar and pomas, as easiski will verify. Don't do it on chairlifts, usually because I'm sat next to my kids and they nag me about smoking !
It's pretty tricky wedging both gloves under your armpits, undoing your jacket pocket without losing said gloves, then removing cigars and lighter, extract one cigar and put the box back in pocket, light cigar hoping the wind isn't too strong, replace lighter and zip pocket back up.
And all without losing those gloves from under armpits. And yes, I know I am going to come a cropper one day !
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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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bladeskier, pop a little carabena on your jacket/rucksack and clip 'em on to that.
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Anniepen,  The kids get easier as they get older but our chalet last year we had 9 kids to get on the 08.45 ski bus for 9.00 am lessons. On the last day we made it without a panic and that was with a full breakfast starting at about 8am.
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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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Faffing is for losers.
Plenty of time for map-reading on the lift. That said, everyone needs a boot-tightening opportunity at some point during the morning.
Car faffing is by far the worst. It goes like this when I ski with my mates D (male and J (female). Also present: Mrs. Zammo.
D and Zammo get up, have breakfast, clean teeth, clear car of snow, get 4 pairs of skis from ski room, attach to roof of car, identify 4 pairs of boots, place in boot [sic] with 4 pairs of poles. Pack own bag in boot.
D and Zammo go inside. Mrs Zammo now ready and sitting in car.
J now finishes breakfast and considers cleaning teeth. Remembers phone call required to office. Hunts for lost purse.
D, Zammo and J now all in car (lift is 15 mins drive away). J arrives at car. Car started. J remembers randomly took ski pass out of jacket last night so needs to return to room. returns to room, has l o n g toilet break. Returns to car. J now asks if anyone has seen her hat.
We're lucky if it's less than 1 hour from Zammo, D and Mrs. Zammo being ready to the time when J can actually leave. I drive me nuts.
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Mrs JB will tell you am am certainly not a faffer.
She knows to be readdy to go as soon as the skis hit the ground. 
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Why do people insist on loosening/undo-ing their boots on chair-lift? Surely they don't fit properly if you need to. My boots go on at 8:45 and come off again around 4:30 - without ever being undone, even at lunchtime.
Goggles, sunglasses, hats and coats can all be done ON the lift, the only excuse for faffing at the top of a lift is when there is a white-out and you are too scared to get going  .
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only on lifts ... once I'm off I want to be away and can't understand why people need to look at maps / adjust stuff when they've had all this valuable faffing time to do such things ...
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I faff in the morning before we start. Never on the slopes. Will go straight on once first run is complete after tightening the boots properly. I am possibly from the old school as was told to do the first run with boots not tight to get a better balance. Maybe your friends are faffing because they want to irritate you, especially if you are on a board with them
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Boarders are known for their faffing at top of chairlifts hence the reason I ride flows as quicker and easier and NO faffing. IN fact I invariably beat the skiers off unless of course I fall on my a*** - has been known!
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Anniepen, tell me about it. When hubby and I go skiing on our own, we get up,shower, have breakfast, get ready to ski, and are on the lifts by 9.00 am. Add two teens into that equation, and you can add on another hour. We have now decided the best thing to do is meet them later, say 11am at a mountain restaurant. They still manage to lose us, and despite being 16 and now 18, they get really upset about it, rather than just shrugging their shoulders and going skiing for the day. Eldest is by far the worst, we had to go back to the ski shop to change his boots one morning on our last holiday. He is the only one without his own boots though, and I think that probably needs rectifiying this winter.
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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 have one faff stop at top of chair after second run to tighten snowboard boots to correct levels for the rest of the day and that is it. The most annoying faffing for me is when everybody in the party has finsihed faffing, discussed where we are going, boots on, tight and in and just about to set off when brother in law walks back to his board having watched everybody get ready to go and then only think about putting his board on, doing his boots up, sun cream gloves hat etc and then he still gets lost on the way down. He doesn't come with us anymore............. Come to think of it I haven't seen him since that last in in 2002.........
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<Humph voice>
Mouth, is your real name Samantha?
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You know it makes sense.
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Mouth,
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hence the reason I ride flows as quicker and easier and NO faffing
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That's the reason I started this thread. I'm looking for a new pair of board bindings and considering flows, the main advantage being they're quick to get on - so no faffing. But then I factored in my faffing mates and realised I'd just be hanging about for them anyway so maybe flows are not the answer - but that's for another time.
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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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Actually the King and Queen of Faff happen to be very good friends of ours. They're so good at faffing they can inter-faff passing objects backwards and forwards while doing up boots, jackets, applying a bit more cream, wiping goggles. It's quite fascinating to watch.  I have to admit to some faffing tendencies but since I got comfortable boots I'm a lot better now.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Stopping for a long lunch is a faff in my eyes - much worse than having short stops at the top/bottom of lifts.
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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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Anniepen, no you lot definitely lead me astray
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FAQ
I thought WE were up late boozing with YOU. Either way, boozing was done and much fun had by all - 
