 Poster: A snowHead
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I spent much of my life, 20-30 years ago, doing this.
It's the reverse snowplough - very handy, especially if you're teaching a nice-looking girl, so long as she doesn't lose control and wipe out your masculinity. On the other hand, if she gently increases speed, that's fine.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Surely the guy who thought up the "yellow snow" was having a laugh?
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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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Reverse snowplough definately useful, yellow snow definately wierd 
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Martin, it certainly is funny!
The photo was shot at Hemel Ski Centre, which plans to convert to indoor snow. Indoor yellow snow could be even more ironic.
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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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Mmmmm dendex..... 
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Martin, the old adage "do not eat yellow snow" applies nicely to David's picture.
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It also looks rather impressive when someone goes carving past you...... backwards 
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buns, I'll take your word for it. I think I'll give trying it a miss this season...I like my ligaments intact 
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So what is the definition of a golden shower once frozen??? 
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I once came across an Italian ski instructor who could ski better backwards, with better parallel turns on a green path than most people can ski forwards. I was following him and he just switched from forward to backwards skiing as he felt like it.
Absolutely amazing, and probably in my top 3 of amazing ski sights...!!!
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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I witnessed the same manoevre in Switzerland when I was learning last year. My instructor was a very charming young lady called rebecca who made the exercise more 'fun' by saying I 'had to come down and park my car in her garage - and try not to touch the sides'! Needless to say I was was speechless for the rest of the day.
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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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noggy, Now that's what I call ski servicing
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You know it makes sense.
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noggy, i take it you were allowed to hit the back wall though
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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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Just as long as he didn't go through the back door......
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Poster: A snowHead
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mwareing lol
Looking up peoples drives I have noticed that the front of some garages require weeding.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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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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snowskisnow, If you want him nobbling at the PSB let me know
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snowskisnow, you can do it. Start by practicising a 360, which is easier than skiing backwards although half the maneouvre involves skiing backwards for just a few seconds while rotating.
Find a section of piste which includes a left bank of snow (if you want to rotate anti-clockwise) or right bank (if you want to rotate clockwise). Ski and turn tightly towards the bank, working the carved turn into a rotating skid, rotating your upper body. The skis will stop moving forwards and then slide backwards, while you keep rotating the body. Keep your arms wide for balance and to help the rotation.
Practice all this in secret, and then amaze your son.
With lots of practice using banks like this for 'reverse thrust' you'll find that you can work towards doing 360s on any section of piste, just by turning and rotating the upper body.
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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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FAQ
)And,just to rub it in,he always insists on telling me how easy it is.
