Hi guys, im looking to go away with my brother who needs the use of a mono ski. We skiied in Zell am see last year and hired one but would like a bigger resort this year. It is difficult to find where does these. Any help of where else thats good would be great. There will prob be four of us lads heading away end of Feb start of March somlooking a resort not to expensive to have an apres beer or two in the evening.
Regards
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Hello,
I live and work in Bareges in the French Pyrenees (the more pointy bit in the Hautes Pyrenees West of Andorra), the ski resort here is set up for the monoskis and a friend of ours is an instructor:http://www.pyrenees-handiski.com/ he should be able to sort you out (French speaking).
The ski resort here is called the grand Tourmalet and is the largest resort in the French Pyrenees. PM me if you would like details.
All the best,
Rob
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?
Lowerks, Praschberger rent monoskis www.praschberger.com/en/ They are in Ebbs, next to Kufstein in Tirol. From Kufstein there are plenty of resorts within easy reach... For example, Zillertal is about half an hour from there, Skiwelt is not far, Alpbachtal...
If your brother needs instruction come to Hochfügen in Zillertal. That's where I teach adaptive skiing. If you want more information, give me a shout.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
thanks, do you know if they deliver to the resort?? Lessons would be good. We can sort something out.
Then you can post your own questions or snow reports...
Then you can post your own questions or snow reports...
Thanks people. Didnt get away but defo going this year. Just planning now rather than Feb. Thanks
After all it is free
After all it is free
Let me know when would you like to go away and I will let you know which resort I have some kit available
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Lowerks,
Choose a resort with the least amount of any kind of Draglift.
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cc_7up,
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Choose a resort with the least amount of any kind of Draglift.
Ummm... Can I ask why? Have you had a bad experience with them?
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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drag lifts with a sit ski is a PITA my husband uses a biski, drag lifts are only possible with a heath robinson rope effort
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.
hethbum, I also have to use a Heath Robinson-ish system when I am teaching someone in a biski. I find that it is similar to snow chains for the car - it looks complicated when you get it out of the bag but once you figure out what you are looking at it is actually quite straightforward.
Monoskiers use a similar mechanism though there is less webbing and straps because usually they can use a draglift independently.
I was just wondering what prompted cc_7up, s comment. I'm interested to find out if/what problems they encountered - and if it's something that I can help with, or if it's something that I have never come across and I might be able to learn something new.
So if you're just off somewhere snowy come back and post a snow report of your own and we'll all love you very much
So if you're just off somewhere snowy come back and post a snow report of your own and we'll all love you very much
As SaraJ mentioned using drag lifts when in a sitski it is not a big problem. I have attached one of my movies for people who are not sure how it works:
Both, chairlifts and drag lifts work during my lessons, however if you have any problems with any of them please let me know and I will do my best to help
You know it makes sense.
You know it makes sense.
Sit skiers use one ski but why not just call it 'Sit skiing' instead of (using the 60+ year old term already known as ) 'Monoskiing'?
They are not the same so imo, The thread title should have been 'Sit Ski Hire' and not 'Mono Ski Hire'
btw, There are many (with dodgy knees) who have taken up Monoskiing to revive their skiing passion as the lateral forces are shared between both legs as opposed to independently when on 2 planks.
I would like to add that i have the utmost respect for disabled skiers and their supporters who (together) actively pursue their passion for snowsports.
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Amended with apol's to SaraJ
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
cc_7up, Aaahhh... I see where the misunderstanding came from.
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Your thread title should have been
Erm, not my thread, not my thread title.
I was only trying to help
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cc_7up wrote:
Sit skiers use one ski but why not just call it 'Sit skiing' instead of (using the 60+ year old term already known as ) 'Monoskiing'?
Not all sit skiers are mono-skiers. Mono-skiers ski in a mono-ski - on one ski, we have as well skiers skiing in a dualski/bi-ski, which has got 2 skis. Sit skiing is a wider group and describes skiers skiing in a sit down position (in a mono-ski or duaski/bi-ski). But yes, it is a bit confusing as many people think about monoski as and old school monoboard
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my husband uses a biski, drag lifts are only possible with a heath robinson rope effort
