 Poster: A snowHead
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| ssh, For off piste lessons, I believe in teaching peeps how to ski off piste, how to handle the conditions. therefore a fat ski that does it for you is no help. I'm not against fat skis, you understand, but a lesson is a lesson - for learning how to do something (or do it better), and a cheat is a cheat. |
 Don't hold back... tell me what you really think! 
I can see your point. This could be another US-Eur thing, or it could be a difference in how we approach it. I don't mind if folks want to learn off-piste technique on fatter skis, but I'll start them on-piste in the lesson, anyway, to make sure that they have the basics of the technique before we venture off-piste.
Given, however, your role at the EOSB, I defer to your judgment for the event.  
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Mountainbug, yes we have Nick Parks joining us for the week - he's the top guide at Mountain Tracks and, if the Times is to be believed, one of "The 20 people in wintersports you need to know!", no less... 
We should also have Philippe at our disposal again for at least part of the week. He's a director of the local independent ski school, has been resident in the valley for dozens of years and does rather know his way around (with his eyes shut in a whiteout and one leg tied behind his back).
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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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ssh, I am assuming that I've seen them ski on piste before the lesson - yes.
admin, WHEN?
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easiski, admin, .. and an excellent clear form as well .
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Cheers admin, done the business....
As probably the least experienced skier going (ahem, only 1 week, did blue runs ok by the end of it) I'm happy to be doing my own thing most of the time and also have private lessons... I just want to get back out there and do more of the same really and maybe get onto more challenging stuff later in the week. Anyone else in a similar position who'd like to do similar?
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pompeymanc, in that case you may find Jerry wll be happy to ski for a lot of the week with yer
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Anything to avoid the scousers...
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pompeymanc, You should think about joining the group lessons too. Talltone can testify how he benefited last year(even had a cracking go at the race). Because it's small, friendly groups there's no likelihood you'll get left behind or feel that you're slowing anyone up (although you may have to get the first round in as a forfeit )
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Eeyore, Yes- but there were 2 one weekers last year and they had a lesson to themselves. We couldn't do it this year if there was only one.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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From my experience in my week when I did complete beginner lessons, after a couple of days the difference in abilities meant lots of time hanging about and waiting for the slowest person. Fair enough because that's the deal when you sign up to a ski school group, but I'd hate to be one slowing everyone down... Lessons for one it is
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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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pompeymanc, easiski, don't forget that MrsTallTone will be there (I just signed her up for group lessons). She has only had the two weeks and is quite nervous (easy reds only).
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Cheers for the input guys, I just reckon that I'll probably get more out of a one to one, as will others not being incumbered by a novice re-learning parrallel turns....
As for the race... well with private coaching who knows.....
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You know it makes sense.
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pompeymanc, Last year TallTone, did the race at the end of his first week - he wasn't the fastest, but he got down twice and had fun - the race is really compulsory you know - wimping out is just not cricket. No-one says you have to actaully race 
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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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Poster: A snowHead
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Iv put myself down ~ my finger wavered over the" RACE" tick box ,then I just clicked it !!!!!!! oooerrrr 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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easiski, how many people are you looking at having in the group lessons' i know on the form it said 6 but in another thread you said ideally you would like it to be 4 in a group any idea's yet what it might be
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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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easiski,
I'll be completing the form tomorrow (need to talk to sylusia). I have skied 12 weeks, but really haven't progressed for the last 4 or 5 - I don't want to over estimate my ability and/or end up in the wrong group - should I put a covering note on somehow? I can link fairly parallel turns but not for sustained periods, I can do easy blacks if reasonably wide. I don't do hard pack or death cookies, just groomed piste or with a couple of inches of fresh - I really want to improve - help please?
Last edited by Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see? on Mon 2-04-07 21:37; edited 1 time in total
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Sorry Eeyore, getting very excited as it will be my first time in 2 years 
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marlin, 6 is the maximum limit we've imposed for group sizes. Four is ideal but we have to go with whatever logistics dictate so that the most people get what they want/need as cost effectively as possible.
Easiski wont be able to tell you how big your group will be until everyone's done their form filling and she's had time to assimilate all the data and arrange it into nice sensible patterns. Even then, there are bound to be one or two people who will need to shift groups when we're there, for whatever reason.
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moon, well done, you'll enjoy it, don't worry!
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Last year's EoSB race was so scary that I thought I'd get my big crash in on the way to the event and get it out of the way. Unfortunately I miscalculated 
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Yoda, Clearly you were working on the imperial as opposed to the metric, pesky EU regulations!!
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WRT the group lessons. Last year although the range went from 4-12 weeks or so in the groups, there wasn't a huge range of abiltity in terms of technical skiing. It's likely that the groups will be formed and we'll have another ski off at the start of the first day, to decide who goes in which group. It will take me a good week to organise the lessons, given that I'm teaching 6-7 hours a day at the moment with bronchitis, I may be even slower than that. therefore it's ABSOLUTELY VITAL that you all fill in the form, so the Admin can get me onto the reporting stage (I tink he has to write more code).
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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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moon, it's an EoSB "in" joke I'm afraid. Doubtless all will be revealed when you visit "Yoda's fence" (similarly named to Gambon's corner)
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You know it makes sense.
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easiski, setting a deadline would probably be a good idea - say this Saturday night? That gives everyone a fair chance to get their details in, but concentrates the mind. It also leaves you with a fortnight to do the shuffling.
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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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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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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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jmdohanlon, heh heh heh. Jerry is one of the nicest blokes you could ever meet. Just doesn't know when to stop gabbing
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Charlatanefc, as long as he gets a regular cuppa he's fine
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Kramer, well, I never knew about the amyl nitrate - you learn all sorts here - including stuff you'd never want to try (I mean the satsuma, not the poppers)
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I am not even going to think about googling for that at work!
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All very amusing chaps, but may I suggest that we have sidelined the original purpose of this thread?
To recap:
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| It will take me a good week to organise the lessons. Therefore it's ABSOLUTELY VITAL that you all fill in the form, so the Admin can get me onto the reporting stage (I tink he has to write more code). |
So to all our readers - fill in the form ASAP, which can be found Here.
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