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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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lynnecha - thanks ill take a look but I think my issue is worse than delaminating! hmmmmm
mooney058 - thats the best question I've been asked in ages - thanks! 'what information should you provide' to the instructor. Well ideally the more info the better in my book in terms of what you struggle with, what your aspirations are, what your experience is in terms of lessons / training. How you like to learn etc. In fact I know this may sound strange but try and get across how serious you are about improving... sometimes I get the feeling (well Ill re-phrase that actually) its quite often, that people simply wish to have a brush up lesson / want to learn everything there is to know about skiing etc in a single lesson and you really can only scratch the surface and it feels like a waste of time almost! One of the great challenges is actually matching peoples expectations with what is achievable too. I really do more often than not just look at people skiing to decide what needs working on but if people can come to me with their thoughts first it makes it easier and more enjoyable I have to say! But most instructors will watch anyway to gain a picture of what needs working on whatever you say!
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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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@Steve Angus,
Looks like one of the blues you can get to from the top of the Pyramides chair? Petit Bois given that it's the one closer to Le Signal?
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moguls look like Campanules? Down from top of Toviere to VC.
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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 think the run underneath the Vallon bubble is Pyramides? If you mean the one that crosses, then yes I'd agree it's Petit Bois.
I think the moguls look like Campanules as well.
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Endoman - you're a winner. Yes photo was taken from the Tufs lift of the Campanules run - well actually the piste is more underneath the lift but near enough!
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I'll be on the edge of the piste, controlled turns between the piste markers on all the lovely snow which has been shaved off the ice by the folks skiding down the piste itself 
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yep, the last cat track width of piste at the edge is often a preferred line for me as well. Depends what the surface is like beyond the piste as to whether it's worth going there.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Happy New Year Steve! And many thanks for the useful tips!
In fact, the chart you posted earlier with the three lines is what I was working on with my son last week in Grand Bornand  I will hand him to the New Gen school during HT in 3V to work on turn innitiation and completion.
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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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Happy new year steve to you and the family I saw you teaching one of the ladies just before midday on either Verte or Mont Blanc, you were deep in conversation so didn’t want to intrude.
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Hi Steve, Happy New Year to you, Clare and the kids.
We took your advice and tried the Garage - what a lovely bar! We only wanted light bites that evening so it worked out perfectly. Denise had a salad and I had a pizza, washed down with a large 'Crystal' beer. A really nice vibe there. I also got to finally try Taverne d'Alsace as well this week. It was very good, with a good menu to choose from. For steaks, I still prefer the Lodge but the fish dishes at Td'A were excellent. Wally (owner of Le Lodge) very kindly found a table for us for New Year's Eve and the Chateaubriand was as good as ever.
A great trip with pistes in pretty much mint condition and queues much smaller than they have been in previous years.
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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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Can anyone recommend a shop in Val for servicing. I know they all do it but if someone knows of a good one (i'll put this in the other Val thread too). Given it's probs going to be icy starts I want to get them done when I arrive on Saturday pm for a Sunday morning start. We are staying right in the middle of town at Alpina lodge. Thanks.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Only been there twice on hols so not an expert so others may have better options @dunc999 I used Snowberry and gave the guy a thank you beer for smashing me out a service in double quick time even though they were officially shut
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@dunc999, All of the shops do amazing servicing. I've used Skimium in La Daille and their work is first class. Several local friends also have recommended Killy Sports at the Office de Tourisme roundabout, where they have a €250k machine that does them instantly.
Or as @Ldj226, says, you won't go wrong at Snowberry.
I'm now enjoying doing my own, but need a snowy day to justify not skiing/boarding 
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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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@Steve Angus, The Cote de Boeuf at 1789 is amongst the best I have had. I haven't been there yet this season but must visit again soon.
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| allow everyone in the group to take their time |
This is why I often prefer skiing on my own. I am usually the slowest skier in a group. The reason this is a problem is that as soon as I arrive where the rest of the group has stopped, they start again, so I get absolutely no rest. A better way would be for the group to start when the last to arrive is ready to go.
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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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in experience the slowest skiers always start off last and the quickest ones first. try doing it the opposite way round and maybe you'll all get equal rest. slowest skiers seem to never want to go first.
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@Ldj226, @bar shaker, thanks guys! And I might try that Cote de Boeuf too, although was hoping to keep spending to a minimum this trip  !!
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| dunc999 wrote: |
| @Ldj226, @bar shaker, thanks guys! And I might try that Cote de Boeuf too, although was hoping to keep spending to a minimum this trip !! |
No Cote on the std menu, but likely to have them as specials.
The shoulder of lamb for sharing is also worth trying.
http://restaurant-valdisere-1789.fr/fr/carte/
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2 days to go, can't wait now, especially as there is a bit of a freshen up in the latest forecasts!
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Could it be connected to the puddle of ice mentioned earlier?
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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| bar shaker wrote: |
| @dunc999, All of the shops do amazing servicing. I've used Skimium in La Daille and their work is first class. Several local friends also have recommended Killy Sports at the Office de Tourisme roundabout, where they have a €250k machine that does them instantly. |
+1 for Killy Sport - have replied to your other post, dunc999.
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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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Could it be connected to the puddle of ice mentioned earlier?
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That's where the ice was last night. By the morning they had marked the area off. Radio Val d'Isere has reported that the leak has come from the pipeline carrying water between Le Fornet and the Snow Factory located at the foot of Bellevarde. The water supply has been shut off whilst they drain the pipes and identify the leak. In the meantime, there will limited snow making, just as we get some colder temperatures. 
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You know it makes sense.
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Looks like we had some power issues in town late this evening. A few power surges after which, the SFR mobile network went down. 
Orange still seems to be fine though.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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| Steve Angus wrote: |
Back to 'mistakes' I have been writing about.
5) Pack skiing. Groups / friends / yes ski school 'lines too' I suppose / families.... everyone bombs about in groups... its like swarms suddenly descending. Why is this a pain / problem / error... well simply in that creating these packs it turns into a rush about rather than a ski about... there is always an unofficial race to the bottom of the piste (even if it is not explicitly said) - testosterone takes over and no one really wins. Instead of bombing about in packs it would be much more beneficial to actually take your time and allow everyone in the group to take their time and take a rounded line (amongst other skills). It turns into wacky races otherwise!
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Ah, this is one of my pet hates. Don't understand why people ski like this. It doesn't look much fun as they mostly seem to spend their time flinging their shoulders around trying to avoid crashing into each other and are a complete pain in the back bottom to anybody else on the same piste.
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Poster: A snowHead
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@sno trax, Radio Val reports a 20K V transformer has gone pop. All sorts of things are affected; including one phone network.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@chocksaway, that'll be the one then. Thanks
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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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| Steve Angus wrote: |
6) Practice: Anyone who has done much skiing / snowboarding knows that progress slows down over time. You generally make fast progress initially but everyone ultimately hits the 'plateau'... How much time you spend on the plateau is dependent on how much time you want to spend on it. So the more you take time to practice the drills and info you learn in the lessons the quicker and better you will get... however for some reason no one ever does their 'homework' and if anything people do the complete opposite of what they are taught in the lessons... e.g. dont take the chance to follow the line of a good skier or whatever. I have to say that overall the standard of skiing / snowboarding on the mountain seems to be getting worse not better... the advent of new kit is most definitely NOT making people better skiers that is for sure. It gives the illusion of making better skiers etc is more often than not an illusion! So take 10 mins here and there to practice and little by little it will be committed to the muscle memory! - hopefully..... as snowsports are a muscle memory 'subconscious' sport!
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I can completely relate to this. Last week we had two lessons with Rab from TDC (a mutual friend, Steve and he said to say Hi) to get us off the plateau. Skiing friends looked at me in disbelief when I said I was doing this but we both got so many things tweaked. We had a total disassembly of our skiing (starting with skiing in fully unclipped boots) and then a total rebuild. The difference was amazing. All the annoying little things that we did but didn't know why (me sometimes lifting my inner ski tips, Denise sometimes stepping her inner ski across) were explained and eradicated. Denise's nemesis has also been icy pistes first thing in the morning. She would just lock up into defence mode, losing any technique that she should be deploying. She was shown how to nail these, in full control and has now lost her fear of them completely. We even got my GF carving and she went on to really get this working after the lessons. Brilliant!
No matter how good you are, I thoroughly recommend at least one lesson a season.
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@bobski62, @bar shaker, @Steve Angus, (or anyone else) - I am in La Daille from this Sunday for a week and was also potentially looking for ski servicing.
I was going to use the Skimium shop which is right next to our hotel but if Killy Sports are likely to be better, faster, cheaper(??) it may be worth me taking them there instead.
What sort of price are each of them likely to charge? Will they be able to do them while I wait - after my first day on the slopes and before I head back to La Daille? Bearing in mind the proximity of the Skimium shop, is it still worth me going to Killy Sports?
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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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@tonyswift, I can't answer for Skimium or Killy but I know SnowBerry slopeside do an overnight service. Drop them in after skiing and pick them up the next morning on your way to the slopes. They are based at Rond Point where the buses turn around. It's near to the Olympique and Solaise lifts and easy to use the bus get to and from La Daille.
From what I recall, an edge and wax was about €30-35 when I had mine done a couple of weeks ago.
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@tonyswift, I emailed Snowberry this morning and they said they were too busy servicing their own gear over the weekend to do private stuff as well- might be OK Monday? I'm going to take mine to KillySports when I get there 5 ish tomorrow - I'll let you know how I get on.
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Thanks @dunc999, We arrive on Sunday so the mad rush should have dissipated somewhat by then after everyone leaves tomorrow!! I have a half day off piste SCGB session on Monday morning but a full day on Tuesday so was thinking of popping them in somewhere after skiing on Monday, having a few drinks and picking them up before heading back to La Daille on the bus. I will see how they si on the icy pistes first thing on Monday and decide from there whether they need doing.
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i"ve been on that intermediate plateau for years, i can get down anything except moguls and off piste in my own relaxed kind of style, but i"m happy with where i am, i am just a once a year one week long skier on holiday looking to have a bit of fun in the snow, i know i"m going to fall over eventually, i dont want to be franz klammer, i want to enjoy the mountains and scenery, of course i would like to do moguls without breaking my knees, and off piste without losing a ski, but i am where i am in my skiing career and i am quite contented
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| tonyswift wrote: |
@bobski62, @bar shaker, @Steve Angus, (or anyone else) - I am in La Daille from this Sunday for a week and was also potentially looking for ski servicing.
I was going to use the Skimium shop which is right next to our hotel but if Killy Sports are likely to be better, faster, cheaper(??) it may be worth me taking them there instead.
What sort of price are each of them likely to charge? Will they be able to do them while I wait - after my first day on the slopes and before I head back to La Daille? Bearing in mind the proximity of the Skimium shop, is it still worth me going to Killy Sports? |
My GF uses Skimium at La Daille (she doesn't trust me to service her skis). They do a brilliant job over night and it's €25 for an edge and wax.
They are ready at 8am the next day.
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| mk28 wrote: |
| in experience the slowest skiers always start off last and the quickest ones first. try doing it the opposite way round and maybe you'll all get equal rest. slowest skiers seem to never want to go first. |
Used to use this method:-
Two best skiers in group take it in turns to lead & be 'tail end charlie'. The one leading the group to find a sensible line for those following, and a safe place to stop & wait. TEC to follow everyone down & make sure everyone gets to stopping place in one piece, even if it means 'sheparding' someone down. Two best skiers then swop places for next stretch.
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