scorpio, I bet he will for next season - looking forward to that thread do a search using nixmap as author and you'll find the back story
Then you can post your own questions or snow reports...
Then you can post your own questions or snow reports...
nixmap, awesome snow- hope you took him out to dinner afterwards
After all it is free
After all it is free
scorpio wrote:
do you need more volunteers
Sure, not this year though, unless the current ones decide to leave (I dont rate your chances).
Ill be making my regular post next season around mid Summer, you are welcome to volunteer.
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
Shimmy Alcott, Well he went to dinner with nixmap, but he had to cook it first
Ski the Net with snowHeads
Ski the Net with snowHeads
Poor devil. Nixmap exploits his staff so shockingly.
(I thought is hadn't snowed in the Alps for weeks?)
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
halfhand, what nixmap, failed to tell us was that his 4 and 6 year old kids were in a lesson from said volunteer at the time - but they're hidden as the snow is so deep
nixmap, jus' kidding!
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.
James the Last wrote:
Poor devil. Nixmap exploits his staff so shockingly.
(I thought is hadn't snowed in the Alps for weeks?)
Not every where, watch the radar not the forecast.
So if you're just off somewhere snowy come back and post a snow report of your own and we'll all love you very much
So if you're just off somewhere snowy come back and post a snow report of your own and we'll all love you very much
Where do I find a radar? (There seems to be a good chance of some more of that dreadful unskiiable soft stuff on Wednesday.)
You know it makes sense.
You know it makes sense.
halfhand wrote:
Shimmy Alcott, Well he went to dinner with nixmap, but he had to cook it first
Yeah, tough break for her, eh?
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
nixmap, aw did you cook it, good on you
Poster: A snowHead
Poster: A snowHead
James the Last wrote:
Where do I find a radar? (There seems to be a good chance of some more of that dreadful unskiiable soft stuff on Wednesday.)
Try Kartalkaya, Turkey
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Ski volunteer?
Perhaps we should label all our photos of people skiing in the same fashion. For example "IT worker" ,"Maths teacher", "dentist", "merchant banker" or "plumber" or "chalet maid"....
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?
pam w wrote:
Ski volunteer?
A lot of thought went into that phrase.
I figured it just about encompassed the whole of the last 3 years threads in a couple of words.
For most of us, the term "volunteer" (as opposed to "unpaid", though that is, of course, implied) suggests somebody who is undertaking a task for the benefit of somebody else, or for a good cause. Crisis at Christmas, say, or a driver for "Meals on Wheels" or the nice ladies who produce cups of teas and cakes in hospital snack bars. Are you a "good cause", nixmap?
I don't think many people have suggested that your "volunteers" are exploited. They can just booger off if they want, can't they? What some - including myself - objected to was the suggestion that the skiing was "free". Your picture is of a seasonal worker enjoying a day off in great snow. Very nice - except for the instructors amongst us we are all having a "day off" when we're out skiing and we have "paid" for our skiing by the work we have done. Your "volunteer" has paid for the skiing partly by the work they've done for you, partly with other resources. How much work they are prepared to do in return for their accomodation depends, obviously, on their circumstances - even those of us who are retired have a notional "opportunity cost" for our time.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Oh Pam! Which hairs, exactly, are you trying to split!
Nixmap is definitely a virtuous cause; without bankers we would have no economy..
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.
nixmap, Wot Larks
So if you're just off somewhere snowy come back and post a snow report of your own and we'll all love you very much
So if you're just off somewhere snowy come back and post a snow report of your own and we'll all love you very much
Sure was, most of the other tracks were ours too This was about midday though so that piece was pretty shredded.
You know it makes sense.
You know it makes sense.
Me and a volunteer sharing the chores on a really tough day.
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Also taken on Saturday, which is just clearly is a never ending grind.
You think the cause is just?
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Quote:
You think the cause is just?
Booooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooring boring boring, don't you have any other topics of conversation?
Poster: A snowHead
Poster: A snowHead
ish303 wrote:
Quote:
You think the cause is just?
don't you have any other topics of conversation?
Well you all asked for feedback and more detail, now you dont want to see it?
Granted the clips were not that professional. I take it when a few of the TGR crowd come over and stay to take a few shots and clips you dont want to see or hear about that either? Probably take better photos than me anyday.
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
nixmap, I think what people would really like is feedback from the volunteers, not about what it's like to have a great time skiing in the powder (we know that's great) but what life's like week in, week out, and over the course of a few months how many days work they do.
You do come across as very disingenuous - how come nobody ever hears anything from these ecstatic volunteers?
It's a bit like a thread on what Crystal ski holidays are like, to which only Crystal ski managers contribute. Or a thread on snow conditions in resort X, written by the Tourist Office. They wouldn't hold our attention for long, either.
To answer the question - yes, if TGR people came across for a visit, we'd love to hear from them.
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?
Then you can post your own questions or snow reports...
Then you can post your own questions or snow reports...
The hat says, 'Look at me' which, thinking about it, all his threads say.
After all it is free
After all it is free
Silly hats are allowed. So are brightly coloured one piece suits, Whats wrong with some of you for goodness sake.
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
nixmap, nothing wrong. 'Look at me' is also allowed.
Ski the Net with snowHeads
Ski the Net with snowHeads
There are plenty of one-piece suits around - they're practical, and if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Not everybody feels the need to spend thousands of squids on new gear every year. Thankfully. But round snowheads, people do go on about one-piece suits - it's a kind of "in joke". Just about every French sports shop I know sells them, and for good reason.
but I do think silly hats are silly, especially on anybody over 15.
FAQ
Poster: A snowHead
do a search using nixmap as author and you'll find the back story
A lot of thought went into that phrase. 
This was about midday though so that piece was pretty shredded.
