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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I was on my holiday last week and came to the conclusion if I lived and skied a lot in the mountains I would not be on my antidepressants.
How I survive summer - summer extreme sports, fridge trips and tablets 
Join the many of us wishing we could just go...
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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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Yes me too. Next season seems like an awfully long time to wait. Thankfully I have the summer motorbike season to keep me occupied. 
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Oh its not too bad , you can hang out on snow heads, there are always one or two entertaining threads that start on midsummers day.
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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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| How do you all survive the summer? |
By summer skiing on glaciers - here's Tignes at the end of July 2011:
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Try slacklining - costs next to nothing, is super safe, and great balance training for next season's skiing. Once you've got the knack, if things don't work out you can run away and join the circus
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It's always winter somewhere...
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Yes, I have serious post-holiday blues right now. My new skis were so amazing, I'm gutted it'll be nine months before I can get them on again.
Next year I might see if I can sneak away for a summer weekend in Tignes (can't this year as I've already booked all my holidays).
It's just tooooo long to wait until December. *sigh*
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moonshine, You still got 3 or 4 weeks of the season left. Try a weekend in Tignes over Mayday.
I get throught the summer by being almost back in the same places. 10 days rock climbing in the Dolomites, and a week or so in the Vanoise, doing via ferrata, mountaineering, or if the weather is dodgy sport climbing. It is the Autumns that seem to go on for ever.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Beer. Mountain Biking. Music Festivals. Crack.
Still doesnt hit the spot, but it helps.
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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'm depressed after my 5 trips this year. Planning on some summer skiing - and just discovered a summer freestyle camp on a glacier in Switzerland (see Freestyle Camp thread).
I fully intend to avoid boring beach holidays, and hopefully learn some basic freestyle in July. Hurrah!
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moonshine, are you near a plastic or indoor ski slope? Use the summer to work on your ski skills so you're a better skier next time you head to the mountains.
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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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Depends how flexible you are, and how much skiing you want. I might have an arrangement in Wanaka but I dont think its really a job.
Place is full on weekends but not much to do in the week, clearly youd be expected to help out but you are pretty much a free agent weekdays. Its a prvate arrangment so , PM me if you want more info.
only 3 months to go. 
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Poster: A snowHead
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I have been lucky to have been on 2 skiing holidays this year and i am missing the skiing already
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Ski for 4 months of the year, been back for about four days and missing it allready, welcome to the club 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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5 years ago I felt exactly the same, a friend told me to go and buy a mountain bike, so I did.
It was great, a revelation almost, I love mountain biking as much as skiing for all the same reasons...able to switch off and live in the moment, get out into the hils/mountains, feel great at the end of the day after all of the fresh air and they both keep me fit.
My skiing improved too as I got more used to reading terrain, had better balance and strength in my legs and generally more exposure to going fast.
Get a mountain bike, prepare to become addicted to that too, but beware, it is eaqually as expensive!
Happy pedalling.
Mr ted
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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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Body boarding, surfing, kayaking, mountain biking, climbing etc; they all release the same chemicals from your brain, all cheaper than skiing, no time to feel depressed.mr ted, how much have you spent on your bike ffs?
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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I put all my winter stuff away, including all the ski stuff, and then yesterday we had snow in the UK in April (only a week after a freaky heatwave). Now I miss the skiing more than ever!
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Season ain't over yet! on 21 April it is the EoSB, and a week later you can practice your Dutch in Valtho and Tignes....
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cstreat, the first bike was pretty cheap, £400, quickly realised I needed something better, £1500, killed that in 2 years, now have a quiver of hardtail, full suspension, knocking about bike, and road bike.....add in race/ event entry, wear and tear, petrol, accomodation for weekends away and I reckon it costs me double what I spend on skiing each year!!
It doesn't have to be like that, but it does get addictive, just like skiing!
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Second vote for mountain biking - now that the snow is on it's way out I have just ordered my new bike and am getting very excited about getting back into the mountains without the snow. It's totally addictive and I've also found that it strengthens my knees for the ski season which is an added bonus!
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| mr ted wrote: |
| ...petrol... |
Eh? Thats cheating Shurely?
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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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Just do what I do, sit in the back garden all summer dressed all in your mountain gear, and alternate between methodically sharpening and reshaprening your edges and howling balefully at the sky until it starts to snow again...
Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go into the garden...
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revival
Did not ski last season - getting desperate 
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You know it makes sense.
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revival
Did not ski last season - getting desperate |
Me too.
I am due in the Alps in March, but very hopeful of some Scottish skiing before that - lift served Scottish skiing was banned last season, shame as the snow looked fantastic !
I am going to initiate some ski related exercise in January as well - I used to be very bike fit but havent done as much last 3 years - I fear this may impact my ski fitness !!
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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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Strange thing- I was having terrible knee pain recently, was very worried about skiing. I was genuinely struggling to get up off my knees from the floor.
I managed a few cheeky days of skiing last week and it completely disappeared. I did some stretching too, make of it what you will.
Should really get the bike out too.
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