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[quote=geoffj ]Bunnyhop - how tall is he?
about 5'5", slim build
anyone know any lower cost transfer companies that do Val d'Isere midweek?
Not Val d'Isere but after a week of looking for a transfer to Obergurgl I've given up and hired a car for a week for 2/3 of the price of the cheapest transfer. May be something to look at if you run out of ideas.
about 5'5", slim build
Probably still a bit small for the stuff we have then
He's 5' 3' and slim, pretty small for his age.
Lol @ DD.
Extra gape
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Couldn't get an Aperol Spritz. Will have one later
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Hot sunny day today. More like April conditions. Really ropey conditions on some of the links to do the tour des portes du soleil. I have molehill mud in my bindings. But some pistes still running well. Stay out of the sun.
That beer looks good
It's gone now.
Was good.
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Sorry to rain on your parade (couldn't resist the pun) but it's raining in the whole of the Grand Massif today, a quick check outside the chalet in Flaine confirms it is still raining.
It's been so bad I've done overtime, cleaned the chalet and washed the car....
Bummer, although Web cams were showing a fair bit of snow up top. Tete de saix has lots of fresh on it today, 1600 is a bit brown though.
I'm not there until Saturday week so theres time for some more yet......
[i]Skiing jacket and/or trews, to fit 13 yr old boy.[/i]
Some brand new Trespass trousers? Decent quality, bought for my kid but he outgrew them before ever wearing! Email me with leg length and I'll check em.
Price: £0. 🙂
Early morning call with a colleague in Montana.
A foot fell overnight. In town.
Jealous.
Couldn't get an Aperol Spritz. Will have one later
Good man!
Thanks DezB. Will get some measurements to you shortly (after school).
mmmmmm erdinger 🙂
really cool hero snowboarder gets all the girls whilst the skiers watch
it's not a Daily Fail linked vid
I found a nice bar spot for DD....
And my €601 injury is healing very nicely:
In other news, I keep bumping into ITV news anchor Tom Bradby wandering around St Anton 😆
And because I'd geotagged an earlier Instagram shot of my eye, a young lad just came up to me in a bar and said "Is this you!?" pointing at his phone. It was quite funny.
Top marks for beer glass identification by jedi!
Ouch, that's one helluva wallop, wallop.
Top marks to that snowboarder catching the sled. Amazing effort!
And Yikes! That is [i]scarily[/i] close to your eyeball wallop. Could have been so much worse.
I know, right?! Unbelievably lucky. My husband keeps getting funny looks though 😆
Props to that snowboarder - that takes BALLS to do something like that! Girls or no girls!
It's clearly not affected your drinking.
Which is a good thing.
Nasty, but as you say lucky it wasn't an inch higher.
Ouch .
You need a T shirt with " You should see the other guy" on it.
I was on the bus in Morzine that links one of the cabins down from Avoriaz back to town about 20 years ago. Someone had put their skis on the overhead rack. - You know exactly where this is going - Bus goes round corner and skis fall off overhead rack and smash into this poor womans head. iirc she was undamaged but it must have really , really hurt. Lots of shouting and french people waving their arms about alot
Then there was this time in Chamonix where i crushed this womans toes.........
Pffft, I ran over my own thumb with my skis last season. Needed 4 stitches to tidy that one up...
And Stoner's that tall it's surprising he could actually reach down as far as his skis.
There is a facial surgeon in our hotel (obvs 😆 🙄 ) who told me a story last night about his mate who popped out of his own ski and fell onto it, slicing through the artery which connects onto his femural artery (or something like that) - completely horrific and thankfully saved by his newly qualified medic of a son who was with him... eek!
Don't let Stoner give you any tips.
He's running out of them fast.
Omg Stoner, you won't have many digits left at this rate.
In Whistler many years ago, it was snowing heavily, so the piste bashers weren't out. The pistes were really bumpy and I had an over the bars moment. Luckily a binding released, my ski flew and caught me in my left knee. Dusting myself off at the side, something felt warm. On further investigation blood was trickling out of my trews. The edge had sliced through the trousers and thermals, showing a gash which needed 7 stitches. The journey down to the waiting ambulance in the death wagon was incredibly bumpy. After a while I started to relax. Through a crack I could make out the snow park. At the foot of the hill, I climbed out of the sled and walked to the ambulance which took me to Whistler hospital. Knee was heavily bandaged and a little swollen. On Day 10 it was time to have the stitches removed, the Dr. wondered why I'd arrived in my skiing gear. Apparently I shouldn't have been skiing, in case the gash popped open again. Too late, as soon as I could bend the knee a bit I had been out and about. The scar is a constant reminder of a freak accident, that isn't common but could happen at any time.
And what we learn from this is that skis are clearly the devil's work and will try to maim or kill their owners at a moments notice. 😀
Haha, fairplay Bunnyhop - at least you didn't let it ruin your holiday - it's easier to ask forgiveness than permission!
My other half ripped through his trousers with the end of his ski pole today - luckily not through the bottom layer though so no blood, just a very long bruise!
Wallop you are having a holiday never to be forgotten.
Oi GrahamS - behave 😉
In happier news (I think, not sure) my wife who hasn't skied in 13 years and had only done one week then, did the pole to parallel course at Xscape today and is now happily paralleling.
Why is that only "I think"? She's spent the last 13 years on a board. Both the boys ski (and our eldest said naah after trying a board one afternoon last year).
I may be the only tray in the family.
Igm, I actually said to the missus today (after v much enjoying myself on skis) that I wish I had learnt to ski rather than board 15 years ago. I love that I'm confident at both now, and come the powder days the ability to board can't be beaten, but for thrashing around the resort on mediocre snow skiing wins hands down imo
And mine said she reckoned I might be able to ski.
I might try over the summer
My old roommate had a ski pre release on him when we were doing GS training and it went into his mouth bindIng toe piece first. His dad wa s a dental surgeon which was just as well really.
Wallop - You look hard as nails!
The dude who did his artery must've been wearing clothes made of cheese!
I dunno about anyone else but my ski kit is fairly hard wearing. I'd hate to think how sharp my edges would need to be to cut through my kit, skin, tissue and artery!
One of my friends is doing a season as a Chalet host this time around.
Her guests this week are Ben Kay, Martin Corry, Austin Healy and Leon Lloyd.
They helicoptered her over to Val D yesterday for a day out. Seriously jealous! I'd post the pics that she's sent but not sure it's the done thing given their profiles etc
F'sake that sounds brilliant Tom.
(mind you, having read the exploits of "Belle de Neige", I hope she is just a friend to you 😉 )
Sounds dreadful to me given the behaviour of some rugby players off the pitch. I suspect she'll have more cleaning to do than usual.
A British rugby club played the local side then went to a bar where they amused themselves beating crap out of a husband who objected to them groping his wife.
Hope your friend survives without mental or physical trauma.
Yep she is just a friend 😆
She's had a great week with them by the sounds of it (aside from when she's been getting sexually assaulted/working overtime cleaning 🙄 )
On a different matter, anyone got any clothing/layering tips for a week of splitboarding (probably going up over 3000m)
You should definitely wear clothing.
anyone got any clothing/layering tips for a week of splitboarding
Obviously everyone is different and has different 'temperature gradients' when exercising.
From my own personal experience of splitboarding I would say the key points are:
1) layering
2) trying to avoid letting yourself become too hot or too cold ... see point 1)
In order to achieve this I try and skin at a pace that allows me to have a conversation in order to try and avoid ending up as a 'puddle' at the summit/change-over point.
Take a layer off before you get too hot and put a layer on before you get too cold. This can mean frequently 'micro-managing' your layers as you ascend etc.
In terms of actual clothing I favour merino base layers and GoreTex shells with ample venting. When skinning I will normally just wear 2 x LS merino tops (or 1xLS & 1 SS merino if it's mild) on my top-half and vent my trousers as required. (I normally wear merino 3/4 long-johns in all but mild spring temps). As temps drop at altitude, I will add a thin breathable layer on top of the merino and then put my shell jacket on as soon as I stop/changeover. If it's really cold I will also put a synthetic insulated mid-layer on to prevent cooling down too much during changeover. I will normally remove this before the descent.
Let me know if you need any more info etc. Like I say it can be very personal, but I'm happy to share my thoughts.
This thread is the best.
Such good advice.
Such generosity.
Such funny posts.
Keeping me sane. Thank you all x
I normally run quite hot tbh.....just worried that with a merino base layer and a shell I wouldn't have enough insulation when it's cold. Last few times I've been at 3500m in French resorts it's been around -10....wearing an insulated jacket was fine, but doubt I'd have been too happy in just a base layer and hardshell.
I've got a rab alpine light down jacket, not too warm as down jackets go, but never worn it for Snowboarding, only hiking.. I think it'd probably be too warm, maybe a fleece as a mid layer?
Last week at about -10 windchill on the lifts (2600m at Les Arcs) I was ok in a long sleeve layer and ski coat (no insulation just wind resistance). I also 'run warm' so with the addition of the worlds best buff (Icebreaker merino) I was happy. If you are making your own heat then I;d say 2 layers will be ok, but always good to have a mid layer around as an option.
I normally run quite hot tbh
Same here - the key for me is the ability to be flexible with layers.
To be honest, I find hiking/skinning in 2xMerinos plenty warm as long as you are moving even down to minus temps at altitude. Obviously if there is a strong wind then this changes the situation.
I personallly avoid padded/quilted/insulated Ski/snowboard outer jackets for touring as they tend to be bulky and take up a lot of space in your backpack.
Likewise, I steer clear of down jackets for touring, as even if I don't overheat on the way up, my back will be sweaty which will impact the effectness of a down jacket when I put it on. So whilst a down jacket can pack pretty small I tend to favour a synthetic one such as my Rab Generator Alpine or Arc'Teryx* Atom AR. As I mentioned earlier these will probably be only worn during 'change-over'.
Instead of a fleece mid-layer I prefer a 2nd long sleeve Merino. but if the forecast is for super cold at altitude then I might take a fleece as well. But fleece layers don't pack down very well either so a light packable windproof layer (Arc'Teryx* Squamish jacket or similar) can be a good alternative.
when skinning in minus 20 last year I wore 2 x Merinos and an Arc'teryx Fortrez Hoody*
*Other outdoor clothing manufacturers are available 🙂