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Season 14/15 Banter thread
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Northern Monkey wrote: »Action shot from yesterday.
I hope none of you are heading to Val Thorens today, our flight back was 1/3 empty due to the rock fall on the road up the mountain.
May watch your technique, lying back a bit in those boots (he says jealously)0 -
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Where were you? Any good?
Was in Mayrhofen, was there last year as an absolute beginner and loved it so wanted to return this year to get more lessons and do more of the runs I couldn't do last year (lack of skill). Really enjoyed it bar the queues in the morning and two crazily busy blue slopes. Weather was fine bar two days with low cloud cover and visibility, was being guided by instructor these days so was not really a big deal. Snowed a lot on the Tuesday and Wednesday. Had no lessons on the Thursday and Friday and went off on our own. Had a ball and even went down a handy black slope without falling or injuring myself. Speaking of injuries, did see the rescue helicopter out three times over the Thursday and Friday.
Highlights of the week were skiing down the half pipe (no tricks just coming over the lip, turning on the flat and back down into it) and doing the little public race track, I didn't realise how rutted it would be by each gate so completely wiped out on the third gate. Was laughing at myself before I even hit the ground.
Stayed in a hotel half board as well so put on about 2-3kg I'd say. Austrian food is just right up my street. Farmer's grill all you can eat one night, multiple steaks, ribs and kaiserschmarrn for desert and I waddled up to bed. Do I even need to mention Gasser?
Things to improve next fro next skiing trip, well my rental boots killed me (changed them twice and even then with my limited experience I felt they were impacting my technique) and trying to see through cheap goggles in flat light was crap. Obviously as a beginner I need a lot more practice to improve my technique too
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Was in Mayrhofen, was there last year as an absolute beginner and loved it so wanted to return this year to get more lessons and do more of the runs I couldn't do last year (lack of skill). Really enjoyed it bar the queues in the morning and two crazily busy blue slopes. Weather was fine bar two days with low cloud cover and visibility, was being guided by instructor these days so was not really a big deal. Snowed a lot on the Tuesday and Wednesday. Had no lessons on the Thursday and Friday and went off on our own. Had a ball and even went down a handy black slope without falling or injuring myself. Speaking of injuries, did see the rescue helicopter out three times over the Thursday and Friday.
Highlights of the week were skiing down the half pipe (no tricks just coming over the lip, turning on the flat and back down into it) and doing the little public race track, I didn't realise how rutted it would be by each gate so completely wiped out on the third gate. Was laughing at myself before I even hit the ground.
Stayed in a hotel half board as well so put on about 2-3kg I'd say. Austrian food is just right up my street. Farmer's grill all you can eat one night, multiple steaks, ribs and kaiserschmarrn for desert and I waddled up to bed. Do I even need to mention Gasser?
Things to improve next fro next skiing trip, well my rental boots killed me (changed them twice and even then with my limited experience I felt they were impacting my technique) and trying to see through cheap goggles in flat light was crap. Obviously as a beginner I need a lot more practice to improve my technique too
If you are seriously going to continue I'd 100% recommend buying boots and goggles. Loads of brands that won't break the bank. Every time I rented in the past I would change my boots twice too and I always got blisters.
I like Mayrhofen. Guinness is ok when I want a quiet few and plenty of places to go apres. Based here for a 4 week holiday however I've never been a fan of the Penkan slopes. Not sure why. I only every go up the Penkenbahn later in the day or I'd take the green line bus to another gondola as I can't deal with that queue. You can see they are building a new lift but don't know when it'll be ready. When I do go up I take in all the slopes all the way to Rastkogel if it's clear enough. Rastkogel is a good place to practice. Reds and blues that aren't as busy as Penken. The 150er will take you there. When the weather sucks I usually go up Ahorn or Penken just to mess about. Today myself and a mate just toured between Penken and Horberg before the cloud really dropped in. It went from an overcast dull day to 15/20ft visibility. Most of the time I drive up to Hintertux or leave the valley.
About 18cm predicted tomorrow in Tux and Mayrhofen0 -
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