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Family Ski holidays with baby facilities
On 4 Feb, 18:55, Pip Luscher
wrote: On Fri, 1 Feb 2008 17:23:53 -0000, "Paul" wrote: Mark Warner have a nanny service for 4months+ and have places in both Courchevel (1850) and Meribel. They will look after the offspring from 09:00 to 17:30 (and do baby listening au soir too) if you want. Not, of course, cheap. Well it turned out that Herself couldn't make the first week of March after all. We've booked Courchevel with Esprit; Mark Warner were the other main choice but only had a place in Val d'Isere, which from dim and distant memory isn't so good for nervous progressive skiers. Now the big decision: take board or skis? I'm kind of hankering for a new snowboard but perhaps I ought to rent a modern one and see how I get on with it. -- -Pip For no particular reason I've ended up boarding a lot more than I've skied this season. I think maybe I've plateaued with my skiing and it'll take a lot of expensive instruction to get better, whilst I'm enjoying the feeling of getting better quickly on a board for the cost of a private lesson every few weeks. Biggest change certainly came after I gave up borrowing sh1tty rental boards from my mates and got my own kit - Last season's Burton Air with Cartel bindings - really stable and controlable. I think you'll notice the difference with the new bindings more than you will with the new boards. If you can find one in resort, you could try out a new 'mini' as well. They've been flying off the shelves this season, and my instructor hasn't stopped raving about them. Got a good rise from him when we compared them to snowblades. heh heh. Matt |
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Family Ski holidays with baby facilities
On Tue, 5 Feb 2008 02:45:58 -0800 (PST), Matt T
wrote: For no particular reason I've ended up boarding a lot more than I've skied this season. I think maybe I've plateaued with my skiing and it'll take a lot of expensive instruction to get better, whilst I'm enjoying the feeling of getting better quickly on a board for the cost of a private lesson every few weeks. Well, I've got back to where I was a couple of years ago when I skied with Ace. On the one hand I don't want to throw away my recent progress, on the other hand I want to do a decent amount of snowboarding. Ther just aren't enough weeks. Logically I ought to take the skis, rent a board for a couple of days and wait for the end-of-season sales before buying. Biggest change certainly came after I gave up borrowing sh1tty rental boards from my mates and got my own kit - Last season's Burton Air with Cartel bindings - really stable and controlable. Talking of bindings, can you or anyone else here tell me how easy they are to adjust the foot angle of on the mountain? I once saw a step-in binding that had a second lever that allowed the foot angle to be adjusted very easily, so one could set it up for playing around, riding switch etc, then readjust for cruising back down the slopes in comfort - ISTR finding it a bit easier to schuss if the feet are set slightly more in-line with the board. I've never seen one since, so either it was unreliable or maybe people don't feel the need for them. Seemed a good idea to me, though. -- -Pip |
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Family Ski holidays with baby facilities
On Mon, 4 Feb 2008 22:22:14 -0000, "PSmith"
paulDOTsmith_UK@tiscaliDOTcoDOTuk wrote: As a suggestion for anyone visiting Zermatt and requiring crèche facilities for babies and young children I can recommend Kinderparadies. I have used them several times. They were always thoroughly reliable, and my little girl loved it. http://www.kinderparadies-zermatt.ch/ I'll bear in mind for future reference. I still haven't done Zermatt properly. Thanks to all who replied. -- -Pip |
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Family Ski holidays with baby facilities
On Feb 5, 10:41 pm, Pip Luscher
wrote: snip Talking of bindings, can you or anyone else here tell me how easy they are to adjust the foot angle of on the mountain? I once saw a step-in binding that had a second lever that allowed the foot angle to be adjusted very easily, so one could set it up for playing around, I seem to remember seeing some Flow Amp bindings like this a few years ago. I think they were special rental bindings, but I guess it could be that the adjustable baseplates were some aftermarket part and nothing to do with Flow. Adjusting the bindings normally only takes a few minutes with a screwdriver, but it's not something you'd want to be doing several times a day. I'd find a stance you're comfortable with and just learn to live with it in different situations. With regards to childcare, we took my parents (65 and 70) away thinking they'd be more than happy to provide childcare, but they decided they wanted to learn to ski. Bloody selfish some people :-) Iain. |
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On Tue, 05 Feb 2008 21:41:59 GMT, Pip Luscher
allegedly wrote: Talking of bindings, can you or anyone else here tell me how easy they are to adjust the foot angle of on the mountain? I once saw a step-in binding that had a second lever that allowed the foot angle to be adjusted very easily, so one could set it up for playing around, A friend of mine had these on a hired board a few years back, and subsequently, I've only ever seen them in hire shops, on hire boards. I don't like them. My mate spent as much time fiddling with the bindings than he did riding the damn thing (so it seemed to me anyway). I can't help feeling that it actually hindered his progression, because rather than adapting to the setup and getting on with it, he was changing things all the time, and having to apapt to something different each time. Also, they are very heavy. riding switch etc, then readjust for cruising back down the slopes in Learn to ride switch with the settings you normally go for. The times when you might need (as opposed to want) to ride switch, you're not going to have the luxury of being able to stop, change the bindings and get going again. comfort - ISTR finding it a bit easier to schuss if the feet are set slightly more in-line with the board. Again, learn to scoot along as they are. Imagine stopping, rotating the foot to 90deg, then scoot along, get to a downhill, then you've got to stop and rotate back, before setting off again. Rather than getting to the downhill, stepping in on the back and riding away. If the scooting is uncomfortable on your front knee, try swapping sides for the back leg, i.e. if you normally push beside the toe edge, try pushing beside the heel edge. What angles are you using at the moment? |
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On 5 Feb, 21:41, Pip Luscher
wrote: On Tue, 5 Feb 2008 02:45:58 -0800 (PST), Matt T wrote: Well, I've got back to where I was a couple of years ago when I skied with Ace. On the one hand I don't want to throw away my recent progress, on the other hand I want to do a decent amount of snowboarding. Ther just aren't enough weeks. Tell me about it - I live out here and even I don't get enough time. It's picking the days that really gets me - really good conditions to learn powder crop up a handful of times each winter so trying to learn them for board and ski I find pretty difficult. (boo hoo, and my diamond-encrusted ski-boots are too tight) Logically I ought to take the skis, rent a board for a couple of days and wait for the end-of-season sales before buying. That's what I did, but it's taking a risk if you're a popular length in a popular board. Even at this stage of the winter you can probably negotiate a decent price - an awful lot of stock gets sold in November/ December and by the end of Feb all the techs will be poring over the 2008/2009 catalogues to get that Burton jacket before the snow melts. Biggest change certainly came after I gave up borrowing sh1tty rental boards from my mates and got my own kit - Last season's Burton Air with Cartel bindings - really stable and controlable. Talking of bindings, can you or anyone else here tell me how easy they are to adjust the foot angle of on the mountain? I once saw a step-in binding that had a second lever that allowed the foot angle to be adjusted very easily, so one could set it up for playing around, riding switch etc, then readjust for cruising back down the slopes in comfort - ISTR finding it a bit easier to schuss if the feet are set slightly more in-line with the board. I've never seen one since, so either it was unreliable or maybe people don't feel the need for them. Seemed a good idea to me, though. -- -Pip Yeah, I don't like them personally - too heavy and, I hear, more prone to breaking. I can adjust my bindings in about a minute on piste with a boarding tool (loosen three screws on each plate, adjust and re- tighten) but I agree that the best thing to do is get a good stance and then stick with it regardless. Shoulder-width and slightly duck (I think I'm +12 front and -10 back) should let you ride switch and flats pretty well. Equally important is to keep your shoulders in line with the board so if you're schussing you should never be facing down the hill - keep your body at 90 degrees to it with just your head turned down hill over your shoulder and the board will be less likely to come around and catch an edge. One of the best tips I got was to point at the toes of your front foot with your front hand, and at the heel of your back foot with your back hand. Keep them like that all the time and you'll hardly ever 'block' your toe-edge turn due to bad upper-body position. Works with switch as well, but you have to remember to move your hands! Cheers, Matt |
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On Wed, 6 Feb 2008 04:05:22 -0800 (PST), in
, Matt T wrote: On 5 Feb, 21:41, Pip Luscher wrote: On Tue, 5 Feb 2008 02:45:58 -0800 (PST), Matt T wrote: Well, I've got back to where I was a couple of years ago when I skied with Ace. On the one hand I don't want to throw away my recent progress, on the other hand I want to do a decent amount of snowboarding. Ther just aren't enough weeks. Tell me about it - I live out here and even I don't get enough time. It's picking the days that really gets me - really good conditions to learn powder crop up a handful of times each winter so trying to learn them for board and ski I find pretty difficult. What you've clearly failed to appreciate is that you don't need powder to learn to ski powder. Mostly it's just the same things you do on-piste, but there are several techniques that can prove invaluable in powder which can be learnt and practiced to your heart's content in any conditions. (Equally, of course, there are 'techniques' which may work on- but will have you on your back in no time, off-piste.) (boo hoo, and my diamond-encrusted ski-boots are too tight) Heh. I'm up to countsgives up counting oh, at least 30 days skiing so far this season, with probably six or seven of those in decent fresh powder. Off for a (free) week at a 4* hotel in Davos next week http://www.skiclub.co.uk/skiclub/ski...HolidayID=1601 Life's tough, eh? |
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Family Ski holidays with baby facilities
On 6 Feb, 12:32, Ace wrote:
On Wed, 6 Feb 2008 04:05:22 -0800 (PST), in , Matt T wrote: On 5 Feb, 21:41, Pip Luscher wrote: On Tue, 5 Feb 2008 02:45:58 -0800 (PST), Matt T wrote: Well, I've got back to where I was a couple of years ago when I skied with Ace. On the one hand I don't want to throw away my recent progress, on the other hand I want to do a decent amount of snowboarding. Ther just aren't enough weeks. Tell me about it - I live out here and even I don't get enough time. It's picking the days that really gets me - really good conditions to learn powder crop up a handful of times each winter so trying to learn them for board and ski I find pretty difficult. What you've clearly failed to appreciate is that you don't need powder to learn to ski powder. Mostly it's just the same things you do on-piste, but there are several techniques that can prove invaluable in powder which can be learnt and practiced to your heart's content in any conditions. (Equally, of course, there are 'techniques' which may work on- but will have you on your back in no time, off-piste.) You're absolutely right of course, but there's nothing like trying it out for real when it's up to your waist and there's not a cloud in the sky. (boo hoo, and my diamond-encrusted ski-boots are too tight) Heh. I'm up to countsgives up counting oh, at least 30 days skiing so far this season, with probably six or seven of those in decent fresh powder. Off for a (free) week at a 4* hotel in Davos next weekhttp://www.skiclub.co.uk/skiclub/skifreshtracks/holiday.asp?intHolida... Life's tough, eh? Yup, sucks big time. I mean, I had to queue for at least 20 seconds at a lift this morning. Bloody February... M |
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On Wed, 6 Feb 2008 05:12:24 -0800 (PST), in
, Matt T wrote: On 6 Feb, 12:32, Ace wrote: On Wed, 6 Feb 2008 04:05:22 -0800 (PST), in , Matt T wrote: (boo hoo, and my diamond-encrusted ski-boots are too tight) Heh. I'm up to countsgives up counting oh, at least 30 days skiing so far this season, with probably six or seven of those in decent fresh powder. Off for a (free) week at a 4* hotel in Davos next weekhttp://www.skiclub.co.uk/skiclub/skifreshtracks/holiday.asp?intHolida... Life's tough, eh? Yup, sucks big time. I mean, I had to queue for at least 20 seconds at a lift this morning. Bloody February... But you were back and posting by 11:40; not much of a day's skiing... I actually queued for a good five minutes or so on Sunday. Bloody Fasnacht. |
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On 6 Feb, 15:55, Ace wrote:
On Wed, 6 Feb 2008 05:12:24 -0800 (PST), in , Matt T wrote: On 6 Feb, 12:32, Ace wrote: On Wed, 6 Feb 2008 04:05:22 -0800 (PST), in , Matt T wrote: (boo hoo, and my diamond-encrusted ski-boots are too tight) Heh. I'm up to countsgives up counting oh, at least 30 days skiing so far this season, with probably six or seven of those in decent fresh powder. Off for a (free) week at a 4* hotel in Davos next weekhttp://www.skiclub.co.uk/skiclub/skifreshtracks/holiday.asp?intHolida... Life's tough, eh? Yup, sucks big time. I mean, I had to queue for at least 20 seconds at a lift this morning. Bloody February... But you were back and posting by 11:40; not much of a day's skiing... 11.40 UK time - had to relieve the nanny! I actually queued for a good five minutes or so on Sunday. Bloody Fasnacht. Roll on mars... |
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