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    #distractinglysexy

    The temptation to enter into a debate on this issue is almost too much to bear. I shall just say, for my part...get a grip ladies. He's a 72 year old Nobel prize winner. His wife...a Professor of Immunology at UCL. He cracked a joke...someone got all PC on him and went to the media. I feel sorry...
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    #distractinglysexy

    Apparently he is a very nice old boffin who is mortified that some people took such great offence. Give the man a break!
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    So now that you're not skiing......

    Gardening all last weekend.. I find great satisfaction to be had by that and general pottering at home. Perhaps go for a walk around the fields and woods, or go for a run if my achy gardening muscles can take it (they didn't last weekend!). We love having friends round for lunch or supper. and...
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    Dry ski slope stars

    The dry slope where I first went, Swadlincote in Derbyshire, is still open but with the more modern surface now. I think it was built on an old slag heap as Swadlincote is an old mining town. I recall snowploughing down the baby slope and being terrified at the top of the big slope. Then we all...
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    Dry ski slope stars

    Probably a nice bit of Yorkshire drizzle! My recollection of dry slope skiing on the other surface- diamond shaped matting, was that it just speeded up a bit in a wet day. The photo below is pretty much like the slope I first took my baby steps in 1992. I don't think you see this surface much...
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    Television Shows

    Mr P and I currently hooked on House of Cards..final episode of series 2 lined up for tonight, followed by a seamless transition into series 3. The only issue will be how many can we squeeze in in one sitting before Mr P starts snoring! (3 seems to be the limit, despite our best efforts!) ...
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    Dry ski slope stars

    Hopefully the link above is to a cool clip of the grim remains of Sheffield ski slope. Some Olympic freestyle stars learned their trade here....
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    For those of us (ahem) over a certain age.

    Love the vid. Agree they still look a wee bit youthful still! The whole footrest optional thing is definitely a north american thing though...Never seen even the coolest ski bum with the baggiest ski trousers opt out in the Alps....
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    Does your binding really matter?

    Quite...I've said never again re Marker bindings...the misery of trying to put them back on in soft snow/powder as your mates disappear over the horizon or stand looking at their watches while you struggle to get your skis on...
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    Blizzard Latigo vs Cheyenne

    Ahh..well..I never really fell in love with my Kenjas. Loaned them to a friend this season. I now see my quiver as likely to be my Liberty Envy Powders, plus something sub 80mm...but not sure if I want to go totally piste ski. No rush anyway. I'm feeling very proud of myself as this season kit...
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    Blizzard Latigo vs Cheyenne

    Must admit I've been thinking about the Latigo as a on piste ski. This year I have been zooming about happily on stupidly fat skis (for the Alps) and contemplating reminding myself what sub 80mm skis really feel like. I really enjoyed the Brahmas when I tested them, so maybe try Latigo feels...
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    Gardening

    Definitely need to wait for the asparagus to establish. After a good warm April here, Mr P had some for his supper this week a bit earlier than expected. Our bed has been in for about 3 years. Am a bit of a gardening nut myself. It's kind of in my blood, and I've always enjoyed it despite it...
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    New reality show to feature ski instructors

    Hmmm...pondering the " cast" of instructors. Let me see... "Ulrika"- Swedish, blonde, leggy, heartbreaker. Heart of gold. 25 years old. "Tom", 22, a really posh English guy from London. Parents sent him to a very expensive private school, but he decided that skiing was the way. Nice guy, drinks...
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    What's your favorite way to say goodbye to ski season?

    No real rituals, but I am so glad I got to ski my favourite run in the world last week in France (Jerusalem in St Martin de Belleville). I'd be sad for a season to pass without ticking it off my list. The snow was amazing as the Alps had had a couple of good dumps last week, albeit above 2000m...
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    Volkl Yumi w/ Marker Squire Binding?

    Gave up on any Marker bindings last year. Griffons too stiff, and I had endless difficulties getting them back on. The previous year I had Squires on the skis and swapped them over for the Griffons, as the Squires would not always click in, though it seemed for different reasons. The Squires...
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    The awful impact of California's drought.

    Stepson ski instructing with girlfriend at Squaw has been given 2 weeks notice, so his season will be ending on easter weekend, 3 weeks early I think. It's a complete pain..under the terms of his working visa he has 10 days to leave the U.S. once his contract ends. He had already booked flights...
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    Lifts that load with a conveyer belt

    We've done the European queue style in other threads....but I have come to the conclusion that I am utterly euro in my queue technique. When I was in Squaw in January I was practically hyperventilating at the gaps in the queue and the dawdling :smile:.. By all means check your emails and have a...
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    Lifts that load with a conveyer belt

    Loads in the Alps. I think every chairlift I took today in the Monterosa area in Italy (so four in total and one slow 2 man) was a conveyor lift. I can't say I see any greater problems with them than any others. They are have a "starter gate" for the skiers so you time it right, they don't bang...
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    Question: Anon WM1 Goggles

    I've had mine all season. Mr P bought them for me for my birthday. They are the best goggles I have ever owned. I bought an Atomic helmet after the goggles and I have finally lost the gap between the goggles and my helmet. Lens changes are absurdly easy. I have never bothered before as it seemed...
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    Help! Need tips to help stop my knees from A-framing

    "A frame queen" here also. Am naturally knock kneed. I like to think I glide effortlessly and parallelly (? Not really a word but you get my drift) down the hill, but when I see video footage, all I can see are my darned knees coming together, even in footage from directly behind when I am...
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