gifugill 0 Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 I like anything fast and I like skating and that kind of thing. It looked like something I'd really enjoy and I was right. Link to post Share on other sites
snowboarding-sally 0 Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 Avoiding those horrid ski boots is another good reason to choose snowboarding. Link to post Share on other sites
charlotte 0 Posted May 3, 2008 Share Posted May 3, 2008 Ski boots are such a pain. Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted May 3, 2008 Share Posted May 3, 2008 They are so much more comfortable!! Link to post Share on other sites
brit-gob 9 Posted May 4, 2008 Share Posted May 4, 2008 Which are, the ski or snowboard? Link to post Share on other sites
snowboarding-sally 0 Posted May 4, 2008 Share Posted May 4, 2008 I would think surely - snowboarding! Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted May 4, 2008 Share Posted May 4, 2008 Sorry! Yes - that is what I meant...snowboard boots are comfortable - especially with my Boa's - I just love being able to let the tension off on the lift and then a few quick turns and you are ready to ride again! Gotta love that - I always feel for the skiers when they have to walk around in thier boots!!! Especially the kids. Link to post Share on other sites
JA2340 16 Posted May 4, 2008 Share Posted May 4, 2008 Yeah, but at least we spend a lot less time on our @r$e on slope, though. My +1 did a scaphoid a few years back, it was described as "boarder's break" - most commonly because the boarders tend to fall with palm to snow (unless taught better habits) rather than with the fist. Anyway, let's not get into a slanging match, each to their own. Hey! Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 No slanging match on my side JA...I just feel for the kids who are teary coz thier feet hurt! Being a Mum I tend to notice these things, and being someone who has quite sensitive feet I also notice comfort factors in shoes/boots. However I MUST invest in some wrist guards before I head up to the ICE slopes of Aus this July because a Sign Language Interpreter with a broken wrist is pretty much bl**dy useless!! LOL Link to post Share on other sites
JA2340 16 Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 Good for a laugh, though! "OOps, my wrist was not meant to say that!" Better still, learn to punch the snow when ya fall rather than put the flat of your palm down first. That was the advice from the radiographer at Jindabyne, anyway. Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 LOL - The Jindabyne Radiographer was being a bit optomistic! I tend not to fall on the open palm, but have you ever fallen onto ice with a clenched fist? Ever punched a fellow hard on the jaw? Ummmm similar kind of result. I would prefer ... neither! Prolly why I am just happy to ride top to bottom and stay out of the park, LOL! I am a bit more careful than most because while I value my record of nil bone breaks in my life (apart from the surgeon inflicted break in my jaw while under anaesthetic) - I DO have a blood clotting disorder which leads me to bleed freely and bruise heavily. No radical stuff for me! This is also why I like the POWDER in Niseko - a soft place to fall leads to a bit more risk taking! Link to post Share on other sites
JA2340 16 Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 Understand where you are coming from, Mama. Falling on ice ain't fun, no matter what you've been riding. I think the radiographer was saying use the fist rather than the palm. It is better suited to absorb the impact (whether nice soft pow or Oz ice or anything between) Link to post Share on other sites
and much more! 0 Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 Simple for me, skiing always looked like fun I love the mountains and snow and it looked like a perfect holiday. First time in Canada. Link to post Share on other sites
Molochan 0 Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 My school take me to Shiga Kogen when I was 11. It was first time skiing. 2 years ago I started snowboard with friends. Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 Nice. I wish my school had taken me to somewhere like that. I got London Zoo. Link to post Share on other sites
Tabasco Sauce 0 Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 Family trip to Zermatt. (Cheers mum and dad!) Link to post Share on other sites
Molochan 0 Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 I am hoping go to Zermatt next winter. Link to post Share on other sites
JA2340 16 Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 Originally Posted By: Domokun_72dpi That is a fantastic story JA, glad you are hooked mate! Can't believe you are already booked!!! Dedication plus, Accom booked, flights booked and paid for, travel insurance bought and paid for! What?? Only May?? Hurry up January! Link to post Share on other sites
NSFW 0 Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 It looked like fun. I went when I first could (17, France). Hooked! Link to post Share on other sites
busby 0 Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Someone built a slope near to where I live, so I tried it. Link to post Share on other sites
stemik 14 Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 Originally Posted By: Molochan I am hoping go to Zermatt next winter. All the way from Yamanashi to visit Zermatt? Can you not get Fondue in Zao? Link to post Share on other sites
Molochan 0 Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 I want to visit Switzerland! Is that a bad thing? Link to post Share on other sites
stemik 14 Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 no not all. Switzerland is a beautiful country and some great skiing. For only skiing? Link to post Share on other sites
milo 0 Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 I went to Switzerland in the summer about 6 years ago. I thought it was a fantastic place, probably the place I have enjoyed visiting most. Absolutely beautiful place. Link to post Share on other sites
milo 0 Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 Oh, I first went skiing in Niseko a while back, and have seen it change and grow over the years. Link to post Share on other sites
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