 Poster: A snowHead
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... errr ... 'a work in progress'?
http://www.skiandsnowboardmag.com
According to the 'monthly events listings' there are no events between the Daily Mail Ski Show in mid-October and the Turin Winter Olympics in Feb 2006. Should be a stunning ski season then!
The 'Members Zone' has quite the most imprenetrable registration process to access their discussion forum - has anyone achieved this yet? Can anyone brighter than me - i.e. a resident computerHead - enter it? Wear The Fox Hat must be in there, surely.
By far the best thing on the site is the 'Star Letter', which I guess is copied from the magazine itself. Here are the words of 'Mike Kew' (crazy name, crazy guy) of 'East Grinstead - and La Rosiere!' headlined 'Love in a Cold Climate' ...
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"While working as a ski host in La Plagne, I was sitting on a chairlift next to a guest, high above some craggy cliffs. Out of the blue, the small rucksack on the lady’s lap slipped under the bar. A second later, she slid off the seat following her bag. Instinctively, I grabbed and clung to her shoulder – only her head was above the bar. Gasps of horror came from the chairs behind.
I carefully secured my grip on her. It was scary and she quickly became heavy with skis and boots on, but I was convinced I could hold her until ... |
If your breathless anticipation can't cope with the suspense (sic) ... ... click here.
Last edited by Poster: A snowHead on Wed 5-10-05 12:01; edited 2 times in total
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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A cynic would say that it was a made up story to push the chalet
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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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Give the man Kew his due ... he is clearly a love machine.
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You need to Login to know who's really who.
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| David Goldsmith wrote: |
The 'Members Zone' has quite the most imprenetrable registration process to access their discussion forum - has anyone achieved this yet? Can anyone brighter than me - i.e. a resident computerHead - enter it? Wear The Fox Hat must be in there, surely.
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Tell me about it!
I just completed stage one of the registration process, which then brought up an incorrect page.
Now I have to do it all over again...
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This area of the Daily Mail Ski & Snowboard Magazine is restricted access, available only to members and subscribers only. Content available from this page is exclusive, and can not be accessed unless you sign in.
The Member Forum - Important Notice
The Member's Message Forum however is hosted by a third party, and will take you away from this site and can be accessed/bookmarked without the need to sign into this site. In our members best interest, the settings for the forum are set to approving all new members, before they can post.
You will need to register again for the forum, this is a seperate registration to your members zone registration, as the forum is hosted by a third party. We therefore ask that in order to ensure your application to become a member of the message forum is trouble free, that you use the same sign up name that you have chosen for this Members Area, so that we can connect the two and authorise your application quickly. |
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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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Your Excellency, you may have more success writing the 'Star Letter'.
Last edited by Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do. on Wed 5-10-05 12:24; edited 1 time in total
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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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OK, made it past stage 2.
I've been sent an email with an activation key.
Now it says I have to wait for staff to review my details before letting me in.
In the mean time, I've browsed to the "gear review" section of the site, where I read this:
"Tenson is offering technical snow wear for the first time. "
Funny that, 4 years ago the DMSS staff were all wearing Tenson technical snow wear. I guess they have short term memory...
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Yup that registration is busted. You'd think they'd road test things before they launch them on the unsuspecting punters.
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David Goldsmith, I have written a couple of letters for that magazine before. But therein lies a story which will remain off-line.
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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.
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Sir David English, founding ski genius of the Daily Mail is .... dead.
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I have the 2 competitions filled in and in the post. Dam I wasn't going to tell you lot 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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johnboy, if you aren;t a subscriber to the magazine, you've got a good chance...
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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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What's that supposed to mean? Their subscribers are too thick to win anything?
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I think I deserve to win although if asked I think I'll go for Whistler rather than Arinsal  (Not a suscriber, so I must be smart?)
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You know it makes sense.
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David Goldsmith, it's not supposed to mean anything. Just a remark.
On a TOTALLY DIFFERENT TOPIC ALTOGETHER:
Is it better marketing to give a prize to someone who is already signed up to your company, and sending you money regularly, or to give a prize to someone who you would like to sign up?
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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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Being a Daily Mail Ski Magazine subscriber is the greatest prize of all.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Let's get back to Mike Kew, star letter-writer of the magazine. I'm convinced (but please don't tell him) that his name is part of an extended knock-knock joke:
"Knock knock"
"Who's there?"
"Mike"
"Mike who?"
"No, Mike Kew"
"Mike Kew?"
"Yes, Mike Kew at weekends in many popular ski areas"
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Did they really spell seperate(sic) like that?
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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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They must have done because The Ambassador's spelling is impeccable.
It's no good having a go at them, Alan. This is on the home page:
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| dmg world media (uk) ltd endeavours to ensure that the information is correct but does not accept any liability for error or omission. |
A couple of years ago a close friend of mine bought the Daily Mail Ski Magazine, because it said "Free tickets for Ski Show" on the front cover. The magazine contained no free tickets.
Was this an error ... or an omission?
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You need to Login to know who's really who.
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David Goldsmith, it was free tickets for week days at the show if you buy full price tickets first (IIRC)
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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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... which wasn't mentioned to unsuspecting buyers, such as my very close friend. He told me he was so upset he rang Henry, the Editor.
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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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Don't knock their letter writers...I was star letter of the month last season and won a ski boardgame (name escapes me) as a result.
They didn't publish my article though....my chance of fame...gone.
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By the way, here are three other UK ski magazine sites to compare with the Daily Mail effort:
Dark Summer [has a forum]
Fall-Line Skiing
Snow magazine
Any I've missed?
Might be interesting to add any snowboard magazine sites for comparison, too.
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rungsp, Schuss?
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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.
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David Goldsmith, isn't there a club which produces a magazine and has a forum? 
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I'm currently the 4th highest poster there, after only 10 minutes, and have already managed a gratuitous picture of my Pistols, and a mention of the EpicSki Academy. Now all I have to do is get a mention in for snowHeads...
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Hat, the Ski Club of Great Britain's magazine 'Ski and Board' had an autonomous website - www.skiandboard.co.uk - with a separate forum to the Club's forum, but this URL now connects directly to www.skiclub.co.uk
But I'm not sure if you were referring to the Ski Club of Great Britain. You might have been referring to The Jockey Club.
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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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Wear The Fox Hat, and your next challenge is to turn the that forun into a replacement for JWAZZ!
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I've remembered...the game is called "Schuss"
Anybody played it? Still unopened at my house...
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You know it makes sense.
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rungsp, yup. It's rather dull. The most exciting thing about it was the email I received from the makers last week that was CC'd to about 150 addresses. I'm still waiting to hear if they've gone beyond the DPA on that one.
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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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boredsurfin, it's a bit heavily moderated for that!
But I have managed to get a link to snowHeads in a post now as well!
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Poster: A snowHead
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I hope Henry's pleased with your efforts. The log-in is still failing me, so your link to snowHeads will have no influence on me personally.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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David Goldsmith, go here:
http://dmss.proboards43.com/index.cgi
And try logging in from there. (you'll need to set up a username and password for it, then they will mail you, then you wait a couple of hours before they let you in)
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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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Well, I'm not going to argue with that! A lot more nice big photos are needed for a start. And farming out the forum to another company has complicated matters too much. What did you think of Sean Newsom's piece ("Soapbox")?
Of the others you found, Snow probably has the best site IMHO - well done Graeme Spratley!
To be fair, Snow and Dark Summer are free give-away mags so they don't have to "keep anything back" for the paper issue. Priced mags obviously have to "tease" with the website without giving away so much copy that no-one needs to buy the mag! (I notice www.skimag.com in the US do the same with their ski test.)
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You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
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Let's get back to Mike Kew, star letter-writer of the magazine. I'm convinced (but please don't tell him) that his name is part of an extended knock-knock joke:
"Knock knock"
"Who's there?"
"Mike"
"Mike who?"
"No, Mike Kew"
"Mike Kew?"
"Yes, Mike Kew at weekends in many popular ski areas" |
"Mike Kew to exit stage left"?
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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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Just tried to register but when I clicked "Send" it says I'm referencing a non-existent page!!
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