 Poster: A snowHead
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I have been reliably informed that this coming Christmas Day it will be snowing quite heavily and that I am expected to ski whilst the snow is falling.
I am a blue sky fairweather skier and would normally stay indoors, with my feet up, a good book, put another log on the fire and wait until the snow storm passes.
So snowHeads what advice can you offer me if I really have to go and ski in the falling white stuff .................
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Wear goggles 
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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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Enjoy 
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Just keep the ski's pointing downhill until you reach the bar and you'll be fine.
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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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Decent yellow or persimmon goggles.
ski on pistes amongst trees, as visibility will be much better and the trees will give you points of reference.
stay centred on your skis.
look to the piste poles to give you an idea of how steep the terrain is.
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Spyderman,
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stay centred on your skis
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How do you do that then?
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| Spyderman wrote: |
Decent yellow or persimmon goggles.
ski on pistes amongst trees, as visibility will be much better and the trees will give you points of reference.
stay centred on your skis.
look to the piste poles to give you an idea of how steep the terrain is. |
Second all the above.
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Try not to inhale whilst enjoying face shots.
Honestly!
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Spyderman,
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stay centred on your skis
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How do you do that then? |
Look at the bottom of your skiboots, look for the centre mark on the boot sole, imagine you are balancing sideways with a tightrope under your boots, keep that balance point in mind while you're skiing. Hey presto, centred on your skis.
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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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If there's lots of loose snow on piste don't steer your skis be using lots of rotary movement with your legs, use more pressure instead.
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Spyderman, But won't that interfere with my armchair style 
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You know it makes sense.
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boredsurfin, Those that have seen you ski refer to it as "latrine" style 
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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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gwaelod, cheeky
Spyderman, don't you advise any forward pressure at all?
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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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Mosha Marc, By being centred, you'll be applying pressure to the tips and tails equally.
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I love skiing when its snowing, I use one of those neck things that are suppose to turn into 12 different sorts of hats to protect my face, plus a spare pair of goggles is a god send after a head plant.
But you do have to know when to call it a day.
One huge advantage is that no one will be able to see you....
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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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| Spyderman wrote: |
| ski on pistes amongst trees, as visibility will be much better and the trees will give you points of reference. |
Two extraneous words and a part missing from the explanation
ski amongst trees, as visibility will be much better and the trees will give you points of reference and be much more fun
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Also, be prepared to take hits from unforeseen bumps. Don't tense your legs too much and be ready when you feel a hit from the ground. You can absorb bumps by flexing your knees almost all the way to your chin (poor explanation but you know what I mean). Takes a bit of guts/confidence, but if you ski that way with a bit more pace than you might wish, you will fare well. It's how I ski in flat light as well, expect bumps all the time and ride them by lifting your knees rather than getting fired into the back seat. On of the most important things is also that when you've just absorbed a bump, you are probably going to hit the downslope, so be prepared for that as well.
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nbt, You missed out, 'until you hit one'
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Spyderman, you;ve seen me skiing then? That helmet's not just for show, y'know!
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I have been reliably informed that this coming Christmas Day it will be snowing
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Where do people get stuff like that from? We are talking 7 days time and as far as I can see there is just a light snowfall forecast for boxing day. 
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Ford, It's just boredsurfin wishfull thinking. 
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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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Ford, I haven't had the pleasure of skiing with boredsurfin, so I couldn't possibly comment.
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Spyderman, one day, I've heard you do a mean snowplough so I reckon we'll get along fine when we do!
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You know it makes sense.
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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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nbt, You missed out, 'until you hit one'
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ahem, ever wondered why this video ends a bit suddenly?
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Poster: A snowHead
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boredsurfin, Expect a very sore ar$e if you do, just ask rob@rar
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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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You need to Login to know who's really who.
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look around you more, when its dumping it kills the sense of sound quite significantly I find.
Make sure you have good velcro ended kit to keep the snow out your trouser legs and wrists and never sit directly underneath the cable on a chairlift, you will always get dripped on with geasy water LOL.
Make sure your skis have been waxed prior to new snow otherwise they can drag especially if its close to freezing rather than well below
Have long lunches and plenty of chocolat chaud!
David
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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 have had some of my best days whilst skiing when snowing....
Like deep snow, you'll have to expect to be knocked about a bit, but if you can't ski this stuff when it is this fresh, you'll never ski it...
Get out there and practice.... don't waste it..!!
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Skiing when it's dumping down is one of life's great pleasures. Head below the tree line, make sure that you're wrapped up warm, take a hip flask with you, and stop for regular hot drinks to thaw yourselves out.
Take advantage of fresh tracks, loverlay powder, and usually almost deserted pistes.
Did I mention stay below the tree line.
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Lots of good advice here already - ski slow, focus on balance, keep core strong and legs absorbent, pressure rather than edge or rotary.
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Don't try to peer to far ahead in poor vis - it just adds to the disorientation - instead one of the few situations when it helps to mainly look at the ground just the 2m ahead you can actually see quite clearly.
If there's someone ahead of you, try to keep them at least barely in sight, to help with direction and angle of slope. Keep piste markers within sight on one side though.
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