 Poster: A snowHead
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JT, hmmm, yeah probably, but I'm sort of glad I know what the issues were to start with and that those issues will be addressed, so that's fine. Just to clarify JT, are you going in December? Or are you going this month as well? I can't remember.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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VolklAttivaS5,
Just December for me... looking forward to it... 
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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 have emailed Joanne and have been told that we can book tuition through them when we arrive. The lessons look well structured with video feedback. I will bring the literature with me. Looks like a very good option to me
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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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holidayloverxx, I know you posted the name of the person you had your tuition with but I can't find the post. Any chance you could post it here please?
Thanks
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Mogs, It was Kev - he is the lead instructor and Mountain Sun have booked him to do a novice/low intermediate group and a more experienced group. I was lucky - i was the only one in the group so got the best value 1:1 I'll ever get. Make sure Kev knows you want the video feedback, we didn't bother just for me.
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stewart woodward, thanks. Look forward to maybe meeting you on Friday. Mogs, thanks again! Not long now. Looks like we might get a little fresh snow on the glacier on Weds. We'll be needing our goggles!
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Do I really want to see how bad I really am??
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When I did a course with video feedback once we were all nervous about this, but he only filmed our legs. Said he wasn't remotely interested in what we were doing with any other part of our anatomy. That made it much less embarassing. It was actually quite good, and really helped you see what you were doing wrong.
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pam w, was this The Ski Company course you went on a while back now (when it was called The Ski Company anyway)? Have you been on any others since?
Personally I look forward to having the video feedback because of two reasons, firstly as you have said, because you can see exactly what you are doing or not doing for yourself, and sometimes the only way of it "clicking" is when you see for yourself how you are skiing on video, and secondly, I like to see the change in my own skiing and that of everyone else in my group when we have video feedback again the next day or later on in the week. Great to see everyone getting on and seeing a real improvement, I love that part. 
The first time you ever see yourself skiing though is quite funny, it makes you think "I didn't know I did that".
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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| pam w wrote: |
| When I did a course with video feedback once we were all nervous about this, but he only filmed our legs. Said he wasn't remotely interested in what we were doing with any other part of our anatomy. |
Sounds a bit suspect to me. I only say that as I know a lot of my problems with sking are to do with my shoulders/hands.
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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 only say that as I know a lot of my problems with sking are to do with my shoulders/hands.
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Elizabeth B, Most of us try to ski on our legs/feet
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You know it makes sense.
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Elizabeth B, that doctrine is the standard "Phil Smith" approach (or it was in those days). It actually works quite well, because telling people too much about what to do with their hands or shoulders ends up making them adopt a "posture" rather than actually focus on what they're doing with their feet. You could look upon it as having the rest of your body dynamically following what your legs are doing right. If you're swinging your shoulders around your legs won't be right. If you stand on a steepish slope and edge both skis equally into the hill your shoulders and arms will either be in the right sort of position or you'll fall over. Or that, at any rate, was the Phil Smith philosophy at the time (the instructor was Dave Peek, if I remember rightly, and it was an excellent course).
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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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| pam w wrote: |
| Or that, at any rate, was the Phil Smith philosophy at the time |
Still is, and he's still right!
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Poster: A snowHead
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pam w, oh yes I know Dave. He's a lovely bloke. I've not had him as an instructor before though, perhaps I will do when I go back to Tignes in December.
On that note, not long now until we will be there ourselves.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Elizabeth B,
Linds, can ski with her legs ok - its just the apre she has problems with 
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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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Oi you two, bev bish, Elizabeth B, you picking on me? 
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Linds, anyone picks on you, I'll biff 'em for you.. 
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anyone picks on you, I'll biff 'em for you..
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Ah, thanks JT,
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Snow report from all here today. Lovely snow bright sunshine. lots of nice food. Snow forecast for overnight. Some of the runs are closed for the race training but those that are open are quiet and pretty much all to ourselves. No complaints about the chalet considering the cost (excellent value). A very friendly and welcoming reception was received by all. Snow heads editing this with me are VolklAttivaS5, and pam w.
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MarkBe, hello to all, glad its going well
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Now i'm getting worried
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Rossiboy, there is an easy blue open (Rosollin) and all the Reds are quite wide so as long as you are confident turning you should be fine. Less ice than usual for this time of year I think, just getting a bit exposed on the race areas where the race trainers are repeatedly turning, and you can't get on to those areas until the race trainers have left at lunchtime.
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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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Joanne Mountainsun, Lovely to meet you at the ski show last night, fancy having a stand situated right next ot a bar
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Another fantastic day today. After a misty start there was plenty of sun. A flurry of snow overnight freshened things up a bit and the snow is excellent - winter quality, I'd say. Almost everyone up here is on the race training runs so the rest of them are practically empty. The temperature will depend on wind chill - you could easily have -15 or more windchill if the weather turns, though at the moment it's not bad. Ordinary ski wear is fine. We've been very impressed with Kev, from Evolution 2. Excellent instruction, on a piste about 350 metres wide which for the most part the 5 of us had to ourselves. The hotel is warm and comfortable, we're being very well fed and looked after. The red runs up on the top of the Grand Motte are also very wide, and the snow is in great condition, so no problems at all. I had expected skiing in October to be more like summer glacier skiing, but it's not. Not at the moment anyway - the last funicular comes down at about 3pm, and the snow was still fine then.
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You know it makes sense.
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pam w, great feedback, glad you are happy with Kev
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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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holidayloverxx, he's excellent, isn't he? We have a final session tomorrow. He's had a group of 5, different people with different skiing experience and kept all of us learning steadily and enjoying ourselves.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Linds, ah, as I said I obviously hadn't read about that anyway and to be honest, it's hardly anything in the grand scheme of things with the cost of skiing overall as a hobby, so it was fine one way or another regardless of what it was for.
The guys that did the insurance on the skis paid 1 Euro a day I think, and there is an excess I believe of ? in the event of a claim. I'm sure someone who took out the insurance will elaborate shortly
I think the chalet have got a close agreement with Evolution 2 so they should be able to sort something out for you on arrival if you decide to have lessons. I didn't have any lessons so I haven't got any of their telephone numbers.
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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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VolklAttivaS5, Thanks for that, we havent spoken about lessons but may change our mind and just see whats available.
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| Linds wrote: |
Not quite sure what our plans are |
Ski and sleep are my plans 
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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What about the eating and drinking
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I thought they were compulsory 
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So, that is eat, drink, ski, sleep. What about the hot tub?
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Chris Bish, depends on Linds and Bev remembering to pack their snorkels
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All OK. Not a lot of room for water with me in there!
Shall I take a laptop? There is wifi at the chalet, it seems. Getting seriously excited now. And have you seen the snowguess forecast!!! Better find my goggles.
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I'm trying to finish all my work so that I don't have to take my laptop.....but if there is snowHeads access, then we wouldn't have to talk to each other
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