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Old 08-01-2006 | 01:59 PM
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Well is all booked up and do i have a clue.... NO! lol

Girlfriend says its ace or wants to kill me - one of the 2 so heading off to france at end of the month.

Have been googling beginner skiing etc looking for a site that actually has some content but its all sales stuff - was wondering if anyone can recommend a good site for reading for tons of beginner tips etc so i can at least gen up on all the theory

..... also how many people die on the slopes a year? Feels like a trip to the nurburgring lol

Cheers for any help

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I'd feel safer heading to the nurburgring !!!Youre biggest risk is breaking a leg/arm or twisting a knee/ankle to be truthfull,although a number of people die every year crashing into tree's!!!!! But you wont see any tree's near beginners slopes,so dont worry .I'd say you'll love it and post back on here after the trip telling us how cool sking is.Best advice is get lessons when you go over,1000's of people try sking for the 1st time every year so the instructers are well used to complete novice's.Enjoy mate,regards Micky
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Id prefer to hop on a snowboard!!! Cant see the appeal with sking really..... Worth getting at much training before you go aswell as then you stand less chance of wasting your holiday!!!
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Reading about it is useless.

Book your self a morning lesson with an instructor when your out there
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Best holiday you can have imo

Just relax and have fun

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i cant remember where you are in the uk,, but try too get too a snowdome bfore you go, theres one in tamworth and milton keynes

ive been boarding once and bloody love it,, off again in 4 weeks!

you wont believe how fast the toddlers are on there ski's

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Get lessons when u get out there well worth it! Been skiing now for bout 25 years absolutly love it, its no more dangerous than driving a car!!Trust me u will enjoy it
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I went skiing for the 1st time with my G/F and her family that all knew how to ski and had been skiing for years.

I booked a weeks worth of lessons for when i was out there. Was the best thing i ever did. You get brilliant instruction and the best guided tour of the best runs to ski on with your abilitys.

By the end of the week i found i could ski aswell (if not better ) than my G/F who had been sking for about 10yrs.

Only thing i found was if you not been skiing and your legs muscles are not conditioned to it your gonna struggle (i know i did ) and when you come back your gonna need another holiday to get over it

Seriously tho enjoy it and dont break anything
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Yip I will also be doing a week of lessons, just want to think about it all just now

Going to les deux alpes www.2alpes.com read the whole site etc - looks so good.

Good to hear people think you can get useful in a week as i really want to ski with my girlfriend

Will keep hunting sites

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Yeah with a good instructor you will pick up the basics and be able to ski with your girlfriend in about 3 days (I did )

If I was going again, i would be working on my leg strenght before i go
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How much roughly is a basic week with lessons?

Ive been told the kit is roughly Ł1k?

Any help/websites appreciated
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Originally Posted by AndyP
How much roughly is a basic week with lessons?

Ive been told the kit is roughly Ł1k?

Any help/websites appreciated
you can hire everything you need, and it dont cost much

holidays can be anything from 200 -600 quid for a week,,,, if your thinking about doing it,,,stop thinking and get on the slopes,, wish i done it years ago
Old 08-01-2006 | 07:28 PM
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Originally Posted by GARETH T

you can hire everything you need, and it dont cost much

holidays can be anything from 200 -600 quid for a week,,,, if your thinking about doing it,,,stop thinking and get on the slopes,, wish i done it years ago

Cheers Gareth, top man, helpful as always

Not as much as I thought, I'll book up as soon as I've sorted my private medical at cover work
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if theres only a few of you who want too go,, last minute deals are AMAZING!

http://www.igluski.com/snowreports.c...tid=34&btn=yes

down the bottom,,,, dont stay in lake placid though,, fucking shit hole but being far that was only because there was 6 men staying in a tiny room, if only two of us was there it would of be perfect
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I have been skiing since I was about 11, picked it up easily then with about 4 lessons on the dry slopes then I was fine for my first holiday on snow.

This year i've just switched to snowboarding and it was very hard at first. Never fallen over so much in my life
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hopefulyl be in the post in the morning aswell dude
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Originally Posted by GARETH T
if theres only a few of you who want too go,, last minute deals are AMAZING!

http://www.igluski.com/snowreports.c...tid=34&btn=yes

down the bottom,,,, dont stay in lake placid though,, fucking shit hole but being far that was only because there was 6 men staying in a tiny room, if only two of us was there it would of be perfect
Even better

Yeah only me and one other so far, I'll check out the link, cheers again
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like anything when you crash, if you are relaxed you will be hurt less than if you are tense. and you will crash a few times.

also, it's easier to turn when you have a bit of speed.

but taking lessons is definitely the way forward. have fun
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Originally Posted by NUTS RuS
Reading about it is useless.

Book your self a morning lesson with an instructor when your out there
Book morning lessons and go venture in the afternoon if you are still up to it.

Better still, as said above, get some lessons on dry slope / snowdome, bit of a waste to spend money on a holiday if you are going to spend most of it on your arse trying to get to grips with skis/board.

Lastly, if you go to a gym, ask your trainer for ski specific work out, there's loads you can do to get your legs in shape (they do most of the work, especially thighs believe me).

Oh, and remember to pack some bath salts to releave tired muscles at the end of the day

We're going in Feb and I can't wait
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I went last year, was my first time, I LOVED it

Took me about 3 days before I could parallel turn and stop, once you've mastered that, you can just go down all the pretty steep runs without any hassle, and it's awesome
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I said morning lessons Frog, as thats when the snow is best for beginners to learn on.

Plus getting out and about at 7am, when you have a big hangover and being taught to Snowplough like your life depends on it is suppost to be fun.

I prefer blades to actual full length ski's, I think they are more controlable.
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I used to go skiing 7 years in a row and an instructor for the first time is def a good idea.

Or get some lessons here on dry slopes but they arent really best for learning on compared to real snow, also if u fall on the dry slops it hurts alot more than real snow lol

Blades are good fun but when i had them some people in my group didnt like them. Not the best for a beginner tho as harder to stop from fast speeds lol
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Blades are cool for a bit of fun yeah, great for going backwards down the mountain and doing silly things, not so easy with skis.

But I still prefer skis at the end of the day, blades aren't fast enough
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hope u got insurance ur goin 2 love it just dont break ya legs
as my mate did first day
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Originally Posted by AndyP
Ive been told the kit is roughly Ł1k?
The only kit you will need as you can't hire it is:

-Ski Jacket
-Salopette
-Socks
-Gloves
-Sunglasses/mask

The rest you can rent, I used to have my own pair of skis and that was a waste of money, unless you go on a very regular basis.

You could buy shoes if you really wanted to spend money, that way you will be sure your feet will be comfy and won't be relying on what the resort has to offer.
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you can hire jackets and salopettes,,,,, or if he wants he can borrow mine
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martin how hard can it be point the ski,s forword and go

good luck
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I went with my school for 5 years in a row, two years after i left school the teacher who always went had a heart atteck skiing and died.
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quality

id love to go skiing! i reckon it looks better than boarding cos id fall off a board for sure
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Been loads of times, peice of piss

Have a go on your local dry ski slope.

And when your there go to the learners piest and just try out what you learned on the dry slope, maybe get some lessons there for the first 2/3 days.

If your going as part of a group try getting yourself an actual instructor/guide to lead the group two three days (its quite cheap if there are a few of ya)

If you feel comfortable by the 3/4th day have a go.

But always stick to a group of 3 or more people
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Sorry can't multi-quote

But cheers for all the info
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Skiing is the best holiday you can go on Beats any summer break IMO

I`nm off to Courchevel 1650 on the 11th Feb
12 of us driving over
and
Kitzbuhel on the 29th March for 5 days - mad lads weekend

where are you all off to then?
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On the subject of learning, if you can ski on a dry slope, you will find the snow's a doddle

Originally Posted by dangerous - reyland
I`nm off to Courchevel 1650 on the 11th Feb
We'll be in Morzine + Avoriaz on the same week
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Cool getting more hyper by the day - only 2 weeks away Hope they dont send me offshore inbetween as my minds in france now

Thinking 3 days of morning/afternoon lessons (am doing conditioning/circuit training etc just now to cope with wrecked legs a little better) then after that doing just morning lessons and going exploring with the girlfriend in the afternoon for rest of week

Cheers for all the encouragement - this is going to be V smart
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Trust me one week of skiing you'll have legs of steel
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indeed... quality fun... i'm off to meribel first week or 2 of next month following flying to malaga for a 3 day mash up first
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I have been skiing for many years and this year im going to try my luck at boarding
Any advice would be great! i have heared its quicker to get the hold of than skiing????????????
I picked up skiing in about 3 to 4 days is that about the same time for boarding ????????
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TRY GET SOME LESSONS ON A DRY SKI SLOPE BEFORE YOU GO. IF YOU ARE ANYTHING LIKE MANAGING TO GO STOP AND TURN ON A DRY SKI SLOPE THE SNOW WILL BE A COMPLETE SKOOSH IN COMPARRISON, SNOW IS MUCH EASIER MORE FUN.

IV BEEN SKING QUITE A BIT AND IS GREAT FUN
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Get a lesson and get insurance,i got back from france on sunday and all i saw each day was begineers in blood wagons. Buy a helmet aswell as no fookers care over there they will just knock you over.

Boarding is much more fun IMO if you get the choice



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