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The Minimums in action

 Poster: A snowHead
Poster: A snowHead
Hi folks, well I'm totally undecided where the best place to post these vids is, but seeing as the Minimums are making progress and are now 'diamond' grade skiers (which I think they are rather pleased about) I've ended up here.

There is some footage of them taking the small snow park jumps above LA 1800, some rather distant footage of them skiing the Half Pipe at Plagne Bellcote and we suddenly reminded them that we had seen no practice at 360's on the flat so they knocked some of those off on spec - narrowly avoiding boarders that were using their boards as toboggans.

Minimum_1 is in the red jacket and white helmet combo and always goes first. Minimum_2 is in black helmet and jacket and goes second (but, I think gets more height on the half pipe swings - don't get excited neither takes off). They are preceeded on the half pipe by BMF_skier (black jacket shiney red helmet (Ooo...err...missus!) who was later heard to report that it was 'damn icey' said skiing god can also be spotted in other places as well.

It has to be said that they can all ski better than I can take videos! So here for your enjoyment I give you the Minimums - I hope the links work.

The half pipe:


http://youtube.com/v/cl96U_QxVuQ

360's


http://youtube.com/v/mp7OC8f7LnM

The snow park


http://youtube.com/v/8xxSOh_iNJ8


http://youtube.com/v/6Ve_INuPgbo


http://youtube.com/v/JSgjMBF51I0

N.B. if there is a generally accepted protocol for taking turns in the park could you please enlighten me so I can tell the kids. I would have assumed that there would be a tacitly agreed taking turns protocol, but it would seem not


Last edited by Poster: A snowHead on Mon 7-02-11 19:38; edited 1 time in total
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 Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Ooo......that's clever - has someone imported the footage for me or does that happen automatically?
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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?
Megamum wrote:
Ooo......that's clever - has someone imported the footage for me or does that happen automatically?


automatic, good isn't it! Smile

The taking turns....

generally its all wait while snowboarders are sat across the whole of the start area and then when it looks like you can go and move exactly one inch forward at least 2 will get up, then you stop and wait again while boarder number 1 zig zags down and then falls just before the jump and takes ages to move. Border number 2 then waits and waits till the moment you decide to set off and the you both go together
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daehwons, Automatic - def. Cool !

Ah....clearly the normal taking turns protocol was being followed then rolling eyes


Incidentally, for anyone interested I took all that footage on my new Canon Ixus 100S my new compact digital 'stills' camera and I am really pleased with the results. It's better I think than my proper video camera though maybe a little less easy to use for videos.
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 Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Megamum, Not sure about where you are... but at home the 'taking turns' was strictly enforced by the pair of boarders in charge of the park - this meant that the rest learnt to do the same... pushing in usually resulted in a group of snowboarders and park rats chasing said person to the lift giving 'advice' on how to behave next time...
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little tiger, we were in Les Arcs. One morning we were one of the first in park vitually no-one around, the kids were just setting off and two guys on boards zoomed through the gates and straight down the ramps in front of them. Similarly to that video where the kids were waiting for the half-pipe to clear (which seemed to me the safe thing to do) prior to using it and were 'bumped' by the new arrivals. I was surprised, I expected there to be some sort of unwritten etiquette (almost like a 'street law') regarding park behaviour amongst users. It's not hugely important, but if the kids are going to use the park I need to be able to explain to them what is acceptable and what is not.
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 Then you can post your own questions or snow reports...
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In the US, at least, it's typical to yell, "Dropping!" before dropping in to a pipe or a park... Don't know how that translates, tho...
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