I was abt 55 when I learnt. I can still manage the skiing but I can't manage the lifts.![]()
I hate button lifts. They are even worse for boarders.If you'd have seen me with this, you'd still be laughing...
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Still, loved every minute.
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La rosierre to la thuile button lift is about 1000m long boring on a board but I always tell learners to relax .... then sit back and watch them break their assesI hate button lifts. They are even worse for boarders.
Off pieste board so its actually long for riding in powderIs that a converted skateboard?
When I skied I went with a good bunch of lads who were very good skiers. We would be on the first lifts straight to the top of the mountain then hiking to find fresh powder.Off pieste board so its actually long for riding in powderi likes the powder me
it says it on my board
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I'm blessed I have a mate who lives in la thuile.. Nino can literally find fresh powder days after snowfall as he knows the mountain like the back of his hands so luckily no walking.. met him and his wife Nina through windsurfing and we have been mates now 15 years and our kids have grown up together.. the hospitality shown over the years is unbelievable.. we make no plans he just waits till he see the flag on the camper !When I skied I went with a good bunch of lads who were very good skiers. We would be on the first lifts straight to the top of the mountain then hiking to find fresh powder.
Hard work after a heavy night but worth it when you got there.
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Months!!Three and a half what?
No, it's actually an Action Man skateboard - he's only IkleIs that a converted skateboard?
So if we get one of these and bait it with a line or two, the pot of gold is all oursJeez i didn’t realise the boards were so big?
Oh hang on….![]()
that mountain would be worth a fortune if it was Coke and not snow
How is the leg?that mountain would be worth a fortune if it was Coke and not snow
Hurting throbbing looks like the leg thin spinning round in a kebab shop window.How is the leg?
Drugs are bad .. Just say no KidsHurting throbbing looks like the leg thin spinning round in a kebab shop window.
All part of the process though, Getting well smashed on these pain killers![]()
M-kayDrugs are bad .. Just say no Kids![]()
Drugs are bad .. Just say no Kids![]()
We have 2 hares as regular visitors, looking forward to the boxing matches next monthOut on dog walkies this morning I saw a hare for the first time this year, beautiful creatures they are.
I tried to get closer but it saw me and ran away.
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Hare today gone tomorrowOut on dog walkies this morning I saw a hare for the first time this year, beautiful creatures they are.
I tried to get closer but it saw me and ran away.
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Not quite. On this morning`s walkies I spotted the hare fast asleep hidden in some shrubbery. Then would you believe it, not 5 minutes later we passed a tortoise ambling slowly along . I swear it winked at me as we walked by.....Hare today gone tomorrow
Good night last night ?Not quite. On this morning`s walkies I spotted the hare fast asleep hidden in some shrubbery. Then would you believe it, not 5 minutes later we passed a tortoise ambling slowly along . I swear it winked at me as we walked by.....
Yes thanks. We had seared tuna steak on a bed of rocket that had been sauteed in salty butter for dinner. Delicious. Watched a bit of telly then off to bed where I dreamed my name was Androcles and I pulled a huge thorn from the pad of a lions paw. Maybe there was an unusual herb mixed in with the rocket ?Good night last night ?![]()