LadyGodiva
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Reged: 19/09/2006
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those of you who saw my pre trip post will know I went skiing for love of my child who of course dumped me on the first slope.
It was a great trip because the weather, snow and company were brilliant. I managed 2 days on piste and 4 off so I regard that as full time skiing with no let up. Didn't see child all week other than after dark.
Boots nearly caused me to vomit on the bus with pain and had to be ripped off on the snowy pavement the second I got off on 2 occasions. Bout of serious diarrhoea lasted 3 days and gave extra speed to my downhill approaches. Cable cars emptied when I came within 3 feet. Small child in our party accidentally ate a nut and had a serious anaphylactic reaction, second child got whacked in the head with a lump of ice courtesy of his friend and screamed for 30 minutes thinking he had gone blind. Ate too late every night and couldn't sleep as a result so returned home looking like crap and had to spend an hour listening to OH's blow by blow account of his week of man flu. It was all worth it but I might stay home next time or send OH and spend the week lying in bed with woman flu!
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shellseeker
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Reged: 07/01/2008
Posts: 1867
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You have made me laugh!!! I go every year because OH and sons love it, on the first cable car in the morning and back on the last in the evening!!!! I have even re-joined ski school for the last few years because that way I get to go at the right pace and to be honest enjoy it more because I get to places I would not have ventured on my own! BUT this year I will ski IF I want to....... going back to nice appartments where there is a spa so plan to spend quite a lot of time there, also sitting by lovely log fire in reception area on squishy sofas with books/magasines. Why dont I stay home .... cos this year it is for my OHs 50th and I love the evenings spent all together!
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LadyGodiva
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Reged: 19/09/2006
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Shellseeker you are the most wonderful woman, how can you be so selfless? first and last cable cars OMG what about the ischaemic foot disease from those god awful boots? and sweating buckets as you struggle those bloody skis into the cable car and they fight back with a life of their own. not to mention the huge stress as the chair lift comes round and you think will I? won't I? what if I miss? and then the whole journey up is focused on controlling the rising panic attack caused by the pressure of having to jump off at the top without getting knocked out by the chair or causing them to stop the whole lift system to drag you off whilst everyone behind is tutting with irritation.
Of course there is the fire and the comfy squashy sofa in the evening with that cosy all in it togehter loving feeling to look forward to AS LONG AS YOU DON'T TRY TO USE ANY MUSCLES. No nights of unbridled passion when the pain of moving anything below the waist resembles childbirth - that spa sounds a much better idea and you shame me!
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suzie88
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Reged: 02/09/2008
Posts: 811
Loc: Essex
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I have several wonderful memories of ski ing and some I`d rather forget, like the time my elasticated lift pass pinged into my eye and I couldn`t open it for 2 days,the time I forgot my sunglasses so I went without rather than pay the extortionate prices in an austrian designer shop and came black sporting eyes completely bloodshot from sunglare.
The bruises the size of one butt cheek and the avalanche that meant I was stuck up an Italian alp and our return was delayed for two days, try explaining that to your boss.
But that feeling whizzing down the piste makes it all worthwhile.
Suzie88
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susieblue
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Reged: 16/03/2008
Posts: 1423
Loc: Devon
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Basically I and the white stuff do not get on. Never have, never will. OH learnt to ski when he was 8 (in the olden days) when skis were horrendously long and boots were tied on with string. So he can ski anywhere. When we got married there was no way we could afford a skiing holiday (thank God) but when our kids were 7 and 9 we did an exchange to Sweden for 2 months, right in the middle and about 40 mins from the main ski resort. There the kids learnt to ski by their father. In Sweden they learn to ski at about the age of 3/4 and look cute. I was in my 30s, hopeless at balancing and very self conscious. I actually did pretty well but I have a rare condition where my skiing prowess, from that moment on, went downhill, in every conceivable way. We then started having the annual skiing holiday which was sheer hell for me. In our 33 years of marriage, those holidays were the only time OH and I argued, to the point where he would reduce me to tears. Once the boys were old enough, that was it, I was not going. Then the boys left home and OHs opportunities to ski lessened.
OH and YS are actually off on a ski holiday a week on Saturday. (OH is attending a course but it is at Val d'Isere) YS is totally fearless, has no style, still has never had a lesson in his life and will go down anything. We call him Mr Kamakaze of the ski slopes. OH thinks he is fitter and younger than he is, which should be amusing! Do I envy them or anyone, for that matter, having a skiing holiday. NO WAY!
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mrs_riffty
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Reged: 06/11/2008
Posts: 105
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Can one book for the Apres ski fondue only!
Karen
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Elsie
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Reged: 05/01/2008
Posts: 3368
Loc: Scotland
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lol Lady Godiva and Suzie!
I've been on a few skiing holidays, but sensibly never donned the skiis. Just relaxed with a few magazines, til everyone returned from the slopes and then got stuck in to the Vin Chaud and listened to them all comparing 'near miss' stories.
Even without skis on, I've made a total fool of myself struggling to get on those chairlifts. Horrible, horrible things!
Friend's ski holiday last year resulted in oldest son breaking collar bone, middle son's snowboard being stolen and losing youngest son (they did eventually find him). Then they all went down with flu. Not good!
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Biker_Babe
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Reged: 13/10/2008
Posts: 1470
Loc: Scotland
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I'm so envious of you having been skiing - dont think we can afford to this year. Last year we were in a fantastic chalet in Tignes. Know what you mean about the boots even though we have our own. Lange bang as it is often known. We have been very lucky with the food only having a problem the year we went to Norway and OH got food poisoning and sent the whole night vomitting.
Been collected from behind a couple of times where the person responsible didnt stop (in US they take the lift pass away if you are caught doing this).
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LadyGodiva
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Reged: 19/09/2006
Posts: 794
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Mrs Rifty,
would that be the apres ski fondue with or without the diarrhoea? Having been on the scales I can recommend the 'with'
Biker babe,
I think you are my alter ego not only are you clearly a whizzy and proficient skier but you are a biking chick.
I am a crap and feeble skier and used to have a bike but I spent more time lying under it on the road than I did on top of it whizzing a long. You will laugh out very loud now when i tell you it was a mobylette 50!
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PurpleRain
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Reged: 17/01/2008
Posts: 1423
Loc: South Wales
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LadyGodiva I shouldnt laugh but I did, sorry! You have described the skiing holiday so well, the boot pain aaarrgh!
I cant decide which is worse though, when a child skiier takes you out or when you take them out, even though you can ski well enough???
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curlyeileen
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Reged: 07/02/2008
Posts: 151
Loc: Leicestershire
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Oh dear you are all making me pine for the slopes, like Bikerbabe I don't think we can afford it this year due to the credit crunch. Lady Godiva and Suzie88, you've made me laugh out loud with your exploits of pinging passes and stopping the chair lift.
We took a friend on her first ski trip a couple of years ago who after several failed attempts finally got on the chair lift (scared of heights!)only to promptly faint when I got her off it at the top - right over the back of my skis! Her next attempt invloved her getting her jacket somehow caught on the chair lift so we had the Bridget Jones moment of her going right round again dangling off the seat!!!
Thank you. being up this late after a very bad day, you've all made me smile, which was much needed.
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