 Poster: A snowHead
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| Hurtle wrote: |
II, You're very persuasive! Honestly, I loved the bits of Scotland that I've seen (not a huge amount, but a bit) and have eaten very well there too. But you must admit that the descriptions of the nitty-gritty of Scots skiing in this thread are not exactly encouraging, unless you're super-gnarly, which I'm not.
(I spent a week sailing around the Western Isles a very long time ago. It was so-o-o beautiful. September, showers, sunshine and more rainbows than you could shake a stick at. Gorgeous.) |
Wow, my 8 year old son (who has been skiing) for 2 years (Glenshee and Cairngorm in all conditions) will be so pleased to know that he is "super-gnarly"!
He has even survived the cooked Scottish breakfast (finest local produce) in the Ptarmigan restaurant 
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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, I think I'm a real enthusiastic holiday skier:
I'm interested enough to read the whole of this thread and then comment.
I own some of my own gear and aspire to own skis until 'being sensible' cuts in
I have lessons to improve when on holiday and won't be content until I can ski to my own satisfaction
Skiing is now my major holiday, but I may still only go once each year - though trying to fit in twice next year
I've never been off piste and don't aspire to do so at the moment
I don't visit many pubs or do much apres ski either
I like visiting here most of the year - I can learn stuff to help with the skiing and you're all good fun to chat to - its lonely living in the sticks
I'd be disappointed if I couldn't have a skiing holiday, but it wouldn't be the end of the world - I'd go to a rocky beach in the summer instead
See, I don't fit all the criteria, I'll never be more than a holiday skier, but I enjoy it, being out in the snow, amongst all the beautiful people shooshing down the mountain, esp. in the sun its just a nice place to be, and if I can learn to ski to my own satisfaction so I can get more out of the holiday so much the better.
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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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| brian wrote: |
FenlandSkier, I don't think anyone has a problem with that, it's more the :
"Resort SmallButGnarly is crap, we skied it out in a morning and were totally bored, and all that 3 foot deep powder made the steps up to the bar such a pain. We so much preferred Resort HugeNumberOfIdentikitBlandMotorways, wouldn't look at anywhere with less than 3400 km in future"
... type of mentality that was referred to. |
just discovered one of my lines is responsible for starting this thread!!!
But I have no need to respond at length, as this posts sums up perfectly the context in which my text was typed. Thx brian ....
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Lets just boil it all down to "Do you love skiing?"
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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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I'm a holiday skier. I go at least once a year but sometimes more. The odd indoor day here in the UK and spend 9 months of the year waterskiing. I also spend a good 30 mins or so each day on various ski websites inc. snowheads, natives, pistehors and skiclub looking at snow reports and a like throughout the year so I'd say I was a realskier its just the realworld prevents me from spending all season on the mountain.
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Lizzard, ah thanks for that, my spelling's usually good, it's just words like that!
No, can't do a season yet I am just about to start a 2 year college and am not 18 yet, I'd love to do one when I can.
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"Do you love skiing?"
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More like all consuming passion 
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marmalade, maybe that's the difference. Maybe there are those who live to ski, and those who simply love to ski! I love to ski, just simply don't get the chance to ski very often as life gets in the way!
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