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On Thu, 02 Dec 2004 08:56:08 GMT, "Walter Wright"
wrote: "Ace" wrote in message .. . snip It was one of those decrepit ones that always starts you off with a jerk and was just pulling her over. Eventually, with some help from our instructor, she managed to get going on her third or fourth attempt. Hey, anyone care to throw in some nominations for their most hated lift? I'll open the bidding with the Lievre Blanc draglift in La Rosiere, which on more than one occasion has got me airborne for 10-15 feet from a standing start. I swear you could easily lose an arm if you weren't careful. Heh. There's a great one like that in Flaine, the 'Aujon'; it's also got a dogleg halfway up which adds to the interest. There is a technique I've adopted over the years, involving holding the pole firmly with the button about 30cm behind your bum, then using your arms as a spring to take up the slack and avoid the snatch. Works well, but needs practice and strong arms. -- Ace (brucedotrogers a.t rochedotcom) Ski Club of Great Britain - http://www.skiclub.co.uk All opinions expressed are personal and in no way represent those of the Ski Club. |
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often happen, when one in a group keeps falling off..............understand? er...no. Perhaps you could be a little bit more patronising about it and then I'd get it? |
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"Carl Edwards" wrote in message ... often happen, when one in a group keeps falling off..............understand? er...no. Perhaps you could be a little bit more patronising about it and then I'd get it? No, re read your post....and maybe you see how you come across - not quite a "forgiving" type person, based on ignornace as opposed to knowledge............as has been seem in the various repsonses - yes we all "love" someone like you in our groups.......................... |
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ive got to agree that I only ever tried a drag once when I was a beginner
and vowes "never again" and ive always stayed away from them since,,,,the funny thing is it was at La Rosiere!!! so if thats a bad one,,maybe ill grit my teeth and try again. "Walter Wright" wrote in message ... "Ace" wrote in message ... snip It was one of those decrepit ones that always starts you off with a jerk and was just pulling her over. Eventually, with some help from our instructor, she managed to get going on her third or fourth attempt. Hey, anyone care to throw in some nominations for their most hated lift? I'll open the bidding with the Lievre Blanc draglift in La Rosiere, which on more than one occasion has got me airborne for 10-15 feet from a standing start. I swear you could easily lose an arm if you weren't careful. Any other reasons for hating particular lifts are valid too. Walter |
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On Thu, 2 Dec 2004 12:24:51 -0000, "gbaylis"
wrote: yes we all "love" someone like you in our groups.......................... You own the newsgroup now? Wow. -- Ace (brucedotrogers a.t rochedotcom) Ski Club of Great Britain - http://www.skiclub.co.uk All opinions expressed are personal and in no way represent those of the Ski Club. |
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No, re read your post....and maybe you see how you come across - not quite
a "forgiving" type person, based on ignornace as opposed to knowledge............as has been seem in the various repsonses - yes we all "love" someone like you in our groups.......................... What ARE you talking about? You perceived my post as evidence of an "unforgiving" nature, hence I'm fair game to be treated to a patronising post from you? Oh and the irony of your mis-spelling of "ignorance" is, I'm sure, not lost on you... And then to say I'm posting from ignorance instead of knowledge? I just gave you an example of something that happened to me, directly, 2 years ago... well, 18 months ago actually, but anyway... How the heck does that make it ignorance? Are you seriously trying to tell me that an intermediate boarder, whether travelling goofy or regular should lack the necessary skills to negotiate a drag lift whether on an "adverse camber" or not? Do me a favour... There's an edge on both sides of the board, you know... Oh and would you kindly please inform me of which other groups you own, so I can take care to visit them all and expose you for the fool you appear to be? Sheesh... |
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On Thu, 2 Dec 2004 14:00:53 +0000 (UTC), "Carl Edwards"
wrote: Oh and would you kindly please inform me of which other groups you own, so I can take care to visit them all and expose you for the fool you appear to be? ^^^^ ITYMissplet 'troll'. -- Ace (brucedotrogers a.t rochedotcom) Ski Club of Great Britain - http://www.skiclub.co.uk All opinions expressed are personal and in no way represent those of the Ski Club. |
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On Thu, 02 Dec 2004 12:57:16 GMT, Ace allegedly
wrote: On Thu, 2 Dec 2004 12:24:51 -0000, "gbaylis" wrote: yes we all "love" someone like you in our groups.......................... You own the newsgroup now? Wow. To be fair, I think he was talking about a group of people out skiing or boarding for the day. Sometimes there's someone that let's the group down somehow. (That's a lot of somes!) - Dave. -- The only powder to get high on, falls from the sky. http://www.vpas.org/ - Snowboarding the worlds pow pow - Securing your e-mail |
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On Thu, 02 Dec 2004 08:56:08 GMT, "Walter Wright"
allegedly wrote: Hey, anyone care to throw in some nominations for their most hated lift? The one at the bottom of Arinsal, Andorra, which is over on the LHS as you some up from the village. I recall it having a 6-10ft launch control on it. I guess I was "lucky" in that I learnt in a place that had mostly drag lifts. If I didn't get used to them quickly, I didn't get to play on the snow. Had some frustrating times in that first week, but looking back, I'm glad I paid early. -- The only powder to get high on, falls from the sky. http://www.vpas.org/ - Snowboarding the worlds pow pow - Securing your e-mail |
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On 2 Dec 2004 16:18:48 GMT, Switters wrote:
On Thu, 02 Dec 2004 12:57:16 GMT, Ace allegedly wrote: On Thu, 2 Dec 2004 12:24:51 -0000, "gbaylis" wrote: yes we all "love" someone like you in our groups.......................... You own the newsgroup now? Wow. To be fair, I think he was talking about a group of people out skiing or boarding for the day. Sometimes there's someone that let's the group down somehow. (That's a lot of somes!) I don't think he was, but hey, whatever. -- Ace (brucedotrogers a.t rochedotcom) Ski Club of Great Britain - http://www.skiclub.co.uk All opinions expressed are personal and in no way represent those of the Ski Club. |
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