Ha Ha! GrahamS! Very good! I like that! 🙂
Indeed:
"Douchebag complaining that this would be a blue square in another region."
We've all probably listened to one of those during evening meal in a chalet haven't we? These days, they also helpfully point themselves out by showing you their SkiTracks stats for the day.
"First day snowboarder going down the entire trail sideways..."
I've [i]never[/i] done that. 😐 😳
EDIT: just checked forecast for Les Manures... 😀 😀 😀 😀
We've all probably listened to one of those during evening meal in a chalet haven't we? These days, they also helpfully point themselves out by showing you their SkiTracks stats for the day.
Laptop in the bar? Checking their stats or prepping to drop their psikk edit?
I believe that a when you see anyone doing these things, you're allowed to beat them to death with anything to hand.
Laptop in the bar?
Smartphone in your face as you eat the meal so lovingly prepared by your 20 year old chalet host. 🙂
"Isn't this app great? Only found out about it yesterday... We just use it for fun really... Wow, didn't realise we'd skied this much today... Isn't it clever?"
😀
Smartphone in your face as you eat the meal so lovingly prepared by your 20 year old chalet host."Isn't this app great? Only found out about it yesterday... We just use it for fun really... Wow, didn't realise we'd skied this much today... Isn't it clever?"
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Going to St Gervais on Thursday for a weekend (which will probably be my only trip this year 🙁 ).
Have packed already.
The forecast for next week just keeps getting betterer and betterer! Not only is the rest of this week going to snow considerable amounts, but my first full day on Sunday is sun/cold followed by the same for the next few days....perhaps even the whole week! WAHEY! 8)
Anyone heading to Led Arcs, there's an app called Yuge. Has a piste map and friend tracker plus an emergency pick up button. May be useful to some.
I'd much rather do laptop stuff in my room, but sometimes the internet connection is so poor it has to be in the bar. Btw I tend to be doing normal Internet stuff while charging/transferring photos is going on in the background.
CaptainFlashheart, what length were the NRGY 100 you skied and what height are you?
I haven't skied anything with that much rocker so am not too sure which size would be best.
CaptainFlashheart - Member
Footflaps, just checked my booking receipt (pinned up in my study on The Pinboard of Happy Memories from my Travels!)I was on 180s, and am around 182cm tall, so that sounds about right.
HTH!
Cheers. Should have looked back.
No worries.
A surprisingly good ski. Nice and whippy on piste, but confidence inspiring in the powder and tree lines.
Off to St. Anton and Lech in next Thursday! Cheeky long weekend with a few mates.
I've wanted to ride in Lech since I saw it in the Day Tripper/Still Tripping films. ermm.. *COUGH*thjkdnin*AHERMM* years ago.
Forecast is snow every day between now and then. Time to dig out the bib pants and the low light lenses. And the avi kit, obvs.
Bit of an unfortunate translation fail in the swiss avalanche story Digby linked to:
It is highly recommended to take advantage of the good snow secure track conditions and not to leave the ski areas or use the skills of high-mountain guides.
If anyone's in tignes next week and needs an après drinking pal, let me know as going solo to get a sneaky week in ahead of a march group visit.
Facebook full of posts about the anount of snow, French TV predicting more snow down to 400m and for it to stay cold for a bit too.
Been dumping here in Tignes all week. Not many lifts open today and avalanche risk at 4/5. Bodes well for the rest of the season though, and there's great snow about if you can cope with the low vis, been skiing armpit deep most of this afternoon.
Ned, I'll be in StAnton next week as well, coincidentally meeting another group of 7 people on Wednesday / Thursday... Your not one of them are you? Going out with Rich B?
Anyone been speed flying?
Looks proper pant pissingly fun/stupid!
Half way through the week here in Sainte Foy. It has been snowing non stop since we arrived. Conditions out of this world. Not had any foggy white outs either. Only trouble is only a few lifts are open but so much virgin powder off piste to keep it interesting.
Ring the powder alarm here in Åre, Sweden
film has a tag of 'mad pow'
2 days to go to St Anton. Tis snowing at the moment and the cold air has come in with temps ranging from -5 to -24. Bit foggy, which hopefully will keep people of the slopes for when I get there as I want the virgin pow. Just packing kit ready now and forgot I've got to set the bindings up again 🙁
I've cleared my diary tomorrow, I'm taking what I would describe as an internal strategy day to plan my year - at Glenshee (I'm the boss).
Just booked mrs DD's ski hire for Reberty 2000 through snowbrainer.
Discount code snow1 is still working. £60 for top skis and boots as opposed to £90ish booking direct with shop or £99 if booking with skifamille. (Although, tbh, I don't know why anyone ever books kit rental direct with their travel company.)
Lift passes bloody expensive though. 😐
Lift passes are always expensive!
I did a lot of thinkign about the cost of things when over in Banff 2.0 and have pretty much decided that the next time I go there (or anywhere else I guess) I'll spend the time and just book things myself instead of being lazy and going through an agent.
Lift passes are no cheaper, I can probably make my own kit pay for itself in a couple of seasons and I swear I could have got the hotel cheaper myself. Flights? Mebbe.
Ned, I'll be in StAnton next week as well, coincidentally meeting another group of 7 people on Wednesday / Thursday... Your not one of them are you? Going out with Rich B?
ooooh! So close! Rich N, group of 6.
+ Christian K, his mate Theo ?
Arsebiscuits. Just dragged snowboard bag from loft (second hand Burton jobbie) and had forgotten that wheels were broken by the lovely United ( 😡 ) when we were in Whistler...I'd use it without the wheels but there's a huge gash in the arse (yeah, yeah) of the bag. So, having booked snowboard carriage, I now need a new one. I don't think I'll go for the budget Animal bags that some sales reps use, but plenty of DaKine wheelies are showing across Amazon for good prices.
Anybody with a DaKine wheelie that can tell me if there's sufficient room for a few jackets & slacks after loading up with board, boots and bindings?
Finally...any other recommendations sub £100?
EDIT: And finally, do the quoted lengths of snowboard bags indicate which board size goes in? i.e. will a 156cm bag fit a 155cm board, or does one need to go a bit longer? (waits for obvious joke from obvious contributors 🙂 )
sub £100?
Cheapskate.
Cheapski.
😀
Anybody with a DaKine wheelie that can tell me if there's sufficient room for a few jackets & slacks after loading up with board, boots and bindings?
Hey DD, I think mine is a [url= http://eu.dakine.com/p/snowboard/gear-bags/board-bags/low-roller-16w ]Dakine Low Roller (165)[/url]
I usually just wear my jacket at the airport, but yeah the bags aren't enormous but there is enough room for slacks, tops, impact shorts etc
(We've successfully squeezed two boards and two sets of boots & bindings into a single bag before - with a bit of faffery).
Anybody with a DaKine wheelie that can tell me if there's sufficient room for a few jackets & slacks after loading up with board, boots and bindings?
Loads of room. I bought this one for my last holiday and it's got loads of room
https://www.absolute-snow.co.uk/V/Dakine_Low_Roller_Wheelie_Snowboard_Bag_175cm_Phoenix-(109817)
Thanks Gee2DaEss. Steezy man.
(We've successfully squeezed two boards and two sets of boots & bindings into a single bag before - with a bit of faffery).
Bleedin' sleazy now have a 20kg limit on snowboard bags as well. 😡
Yeah luggage scales are a must if you're trying to do it on the cheap.
If you really want to save weight and have no shame then wear your boots on the plane 😀
(or a snide foot under a corner of the bag when you place it on the scales 😉 )
I've got Dakine Low Roller snowboard bags. Not as voluminous as some bags bags, but to be honest I prefer that as I can still lift them when they're full. We used to have a hugemungous Burton snowboard bags and they'd be stupidly heaving if you completely filled them.
Hokay. Thanks all. Looks like a DaKine low roller will be the way to go. Really only need to fit 2 x jacket+slacks in there as well as the three Bs. I can always vac-pac them in bags and figure the rest out on the way home.
Bleedin' sleazy now have a 20kg limit on snowboard bags as well
The cheeky monkeys, that must have changed pretty recently. Need to pack carefully now.
Really only need to fit 2 x jacket+slacks in there as well as the three Bs.
Easy. Bindings stay on the board. Boots go in the end pockets (along with socks, tools, wax etc). Jackets and slacks go in the middle between the bindings.
I usually pack my helmet in there too.
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I can get 2 boards (bindings removed), 2 pairs of bindings, boots, outwear + back country gear in one.
You might struggle with 3 board/bindings + 2 sets of clothing (you definitely won't get boots in a swell).
Les Deux Alpes.
Big avalanche. School group.
🙁
nedrapier - MemberNed, I'll be in StAnton next week as well, coincidentally meeting another group of 7 people on Wednesday / Thursday... Your not one of them are you? Going out with Rich B?
ooooh! So close! Rich N, group of 6.
+ Christian K, his mate Theo ?
nope, how random. I'll admit I only know the Rich B bloke so could be. All from surrey hills way.
Les Deux Alps, just seen that still five missing
Ha. none of mine are!
Apart from me and the wife, and then only just - far SW corner, but not where you'd think of when you hear "Surrey Hills".
I'll be red-jacketed, khaki-trousered, stupid blue-flappy-hatted, on an attention whore-y, pointy black board. Give us a yell!
