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larkim Dec 2024 12:31pm, 16 Dec 2024 26,310 posts	Quote Pin larkim Meglet wrote:Like the sound of Carv but for 3 days a year skiing it would be an extravagance! I'll (hopefully!) manage 6, but £199 doesn't feel too bad given I've not had a private lesson in about 15 years and really have no idea what level of bad habits I've developed. I think I can also lend the dongles to other family members on the trip with me for periods of time so they can get some input too. Definitely an extravagance, but my better half (and my boys) are always pointing out my flaws in skiing so I've clearly got a lot to learn, and at my age if I don't do it soon I'll not be looking forward to too many skiiing holidays in the future!
Meglet Dec 2024 12:44pm, 16 Dec 2024 25,404 posts	Quote Pin Meglet I quite often have lessons, my most recent was 2019, but you do need a few to make the difference. The last lot were great and I feel my skiing is much less effort now. Though that has the side effect of not keeping me as warm! When going for a long weekend I just want to ski and not waste time with lessons, so need to organise a longer trip at some point.
Merry Christmas and Happy NewG(rrr) Dec 2024 12:46pm, 16 Dec 2024 51,608 posts	Quote Pin Merry Christmas and Happy NewG(rrr) I don't need technology to tell me I'm skiing badly. I have bruises and tired legs to tell me that! G
larkim Dec 2024 12:56pm, 16 Dec 2024 26,311 posts	Quote Pin larkim One of my problems is that I don't fall enough so not enough bruises! I'm so averse to falling that I end up skiing within myself most of the time and do my best to avoid stuff I find difficult (fundamentally powder, off piste and moguls). I'm happy as larry flying fast down a groomed piste even with high levels of difficulty, but I don't tend to fall on those at all so I don't fear it (even if I suspect a fall could be quite a lot more painful than something slower in powder etc). And then I seem my lads (16-24yo) and they are almost happy to be falling so often that they know it doesn't hurt as much as I fear it would!
angelrose Dec 2024 10:00pm, 16 Dec 2024 65,193 posts	Quote Pin angelrose I've not been to La Tuille but I would think it's a good resort for a beginner. Looking forward to next month now, hope to get a bit fitter this winter and so a bit more skiing than I managed last year after my injury.
Angus Clydesdale Dec 2024 7:01am, 17 Dec 2024 27,725 posts	Quote Pin Angus Clydesdale Just like Meglet, my main memory of La Thuile is the pizza. We’ve been a couple of times, for the day as an “away-day” organised by the holiday company. It was a long time ago now, but I remember it being pleasant if a little unchallenging.
Angus Clydesdale Dec 2024 7:02am, 17 Dec 2024 27,726 posts	Quote Pin Angus Clydesdale FlyingScotsman is going to Montgenevre for a week with uni mates. He’s the only one of us getting to ski this year. I have some envy.
SailorSteve Dec 2024 10:05am, 17 Dec 2024 2,764 posts	Quote Pin SailorSteve If anyone finds themselves in Chamonix in January, I’ll be hitting the trails there with a bunch of running mates. Runs are all chatty with tactical coffee stops. No ski gear at all this year.
larkim Dec 2024 10:17am, 17 Dec 2024 26,316 posts	Quote Pin larkim Having been there in the summer, I'm really intrigued by what Chamonix is like in the winter. Presumably any skiing is well outside of the town, as we didn't see much evidence of skiable stuff low down. The running, OTOH, was adored by my off-road loving tribe. First thing my son did was the vertical km under the cable car!!
Ally-C Dec 2024 10:31am, 17 Dec 2024 12,001 posts	Quote Pin Ally-C Going a snowshoeing holiday in the Dolomites soon. Did one in Finland before & enjoyed it.