You can't beat Spring Skiing - GoFuckYourself.com

borked · 04-14-2013, 01:23 PM

I've skied in t-shirt before, but these conditions are just frikken crazy - absolute heaven

A tonne of snow, nobody on the slopes, 17oC at 3000 metres and 425km of slopes to ski

Taken today - you really ski for an hour and maybe meet 3 people during that time. Crazy!. Global warming, bring it on

rastan · 04-14-2013, 01:45 PM

Fair play to you brotha!! Where were you anyway?
I haven't been fortunate enough to go this year, but I'll see if I get away twice next season to make up for it! 8)))

dyna mo · 04-14-2013, 01:59 PM

that's fun huh! i recall a spring skiing day or 2, short sleeves, made me lol.

borked · 04-14-2013, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by rastan

Where were you anyway?

at la plagne, paradiski (wiki entry here)

Got a chalet here over 18 yrs ago in one of the nicest "working/farming" villages (not concrete carbuncles) way before this resort became absolutely massive. Walk out the door, meet the cows, and on the ski lift. Chalet is now worth 1000x what we paid for it for sure, but we'll never sell it - this resort is going nowhere since la plagne and les arcs were linked (to make the paradiski area) and so the chalet is remaining in the family forever as the kids love the skiiing as much as we do.

Never skied in these conditions though and probably never will again, so maxing it out big time

one week of frikken heaven

greg80 · 04-14-2013, 02:44 PM

I agree. Just came back from 10 days of skiing.

Forest · 04-14-2013, 02:54 PM

hate spring skiing

give me 10f and dumping 2 inches an hour with a foot or better of pow over a sunny warm day anytime

Just skied a foot of pow last week in Utah

John-ACWM · 04-15-2013, 03:15 AM

sounds like a skier's heaven.

rastan · 04-15-2013, 06:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Forest

hate spring skiing

give me 10f and dumping 2 inches an hour with a foot or better of pow over a sunny warm day anytime

Just skied a foot of pow last week in Utah

Never managed that in France, but being first down the mountain after a big dump overnight is one of lifes greatest pleasures. First tracks club Breakfast at a restaurant as the sun comes up over the mountain, then first run down chasing the pistebashers. Awesome.

mrgica · 04-15-2013, 06:31 AM

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Nice pic

Spudman · 04-15-2013, 06:52 AM

I skied La Plagne at the end of January this year and it was the best snow I've ever skied, was quite a nice resort but the runs made it awesome, a lot of good skiing there!

borked · 04-15-2013, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Spudman

I skied La Plagne at the end of January this year and it was the best snow I've ever skied, was quite a nice resort but the runs made it awesome, a lot of good skiing there!

Yup, we're more over in the Montchavin village than in La Plagne, but it's all the same skiable domain. We're doing the whole week on the glacier - 12500 feet doing excellent black runs really takes it out of you. Off piste is far too dangerous so not bothering.

But, yeah great runs and I do agree hitting the powder on the first trails is just awesome. But so is this temperature!

Supz · 04-15-2013, 09:49 AM

looks pretty amazing.

Poppy · 04-15-2013, 10:35 AM

Wow, super envious. Kind of eerie, like you are on your own planet!

Choopa Phil · 04-15-2013, 10:38 AM

Looks like a skiers heaven for sure. Take FULL Advantage of that and take more pics! Absolutely beautiful out there.

borked · 04-15-2013, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Choopa Phil

Looks like a skiers heaven for sure. Take FULL Advantage of that and take more pics! Absolutely beautiful out there.

A better panorama from this morning, with the Mont Blanc about 3/4 to the right

Just discovered the panorama thing on the iphone and damn it's good. Follow the arrow while panning keeping it centered on the line. Easiest thing ever!

Cunnalinguist · 04-17-2013, 08:52 AM

Damn! Very jealous. Looks amazing

lucas131 · 04-17-2013, 08:57 AM

cool man, you are like 40kms from me now

enjoy, it is a total great here last days!

btw, are you renting your chalet? any deals for me?

borked · 04-17-2013, 09:18 AM

Sorry lucas, we never rent it out. Just my immediate family and the in-laws use it whenever we're not there. We use it quite a lot in Summer too as the mountain is a totally different place - great fun taking the lifts up to the glacier with the bikes and doing 2000m drop back the chalet!!

Beat my speed record today - 98km/h. Tomorrow, I'm going for 100

lucas131 · 04-17-2013, 09:52 AM

yeah i understand that, even if you bought it for 1000x less price that its now standart all around this places

maybe we can do some bike in summer, as i am planning to stay here in chamonix again from june to november

vive la france and do your 100 safe tomorrow!

ludballs · 04-17-2013, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by borked

A better panorama from this morning, with the Mont Blanc about 3/4 to the right

Just discovered the panorama thing on the iphone and damn it's good. Follow the arrow while panning keeping it centered on the line. Easiest thing ever!

Awesome pic! Still have never been skiing

borked · 04-17-2013, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by lucas131

yeah i understand that, even if you bought it for 1000x less price that its now standart all around this places

maybe we can do some bike in summer, as i am planning to stay here in chamonix again from june to november

vive la france and do your 100 safe tomorrow!

We'll be up again in August if you want to hit up. Family biking though isnt like the ski cos theres no bloody bike school to dump the kids into while you hit the mountain with the wife grrrr

Ever screwed in a telecabine? So few people here, we christened the glacier telecabines (though sure we weren't the first!)

borked · 04-17-2013, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by ludballs

Awesome pic! Still have never been skiing

Real real shame. It is my alltime favourite passtime. Ok i'm a very good skier now and nothing proves too difficult for me now, but I remember my first few times as if they were yeaterday. The wife also since I bust her nose when I hit her out of control!

I'll be doing this till I physically can't ski. Maybe not at 100kmh but I see pensioners skiing cool all the time. I'll be one one day and will have as much pleasure whatching my kids at that time. And their kids.

You can't beat the views. Just breathtaking.

Sorry for speeeeling errors but I'm on the phone

borked · 04-18-2013, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by lucas131

vive la france and do your 100 safe tomorrow!

Killed it on the first descent of the day

04-14-2013, 01:23 PM	#1
borked Totally Borked Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 6,284	You can't beat Spring Skiing I've skied in t-shirt before, but these conditions are just frikken crazy - absolute heaven A tonne of snow, nobody on the slopes, 17oC at 3000 metres and 425km of slopes to ski Taken today - you really ski for an hour and maybe meet 3 people during that time. Crazy!. Global warming, bring it on __________________ For coding work - hit me up on andy // borkedcoder // com (consider figuring out the email as test #1) All models are wrong, but some are useful. George E.P. Box. p202

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Spudman Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: UK Posts: 3,198	I skied La Plagne at the end of January this year and it was the best snow I've ever skied, was quite a nice resort but the runs made it awesome, a lot of good skiing there! __________________ Take it Easy !!!

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dyna mo The People's Post Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: invisible 7-11 Posts: 64,677	that's fun huh! i recall a spring skiing day or 2, short sleeves, made me lol.

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Forest Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Hollywood Fl. Posts: 8,978	hate spring skiing give me 10f and dumping 2 inches an hour with a foot or better of pow over a sunny warm day anytime Just skied a foot of pow last week in Utah

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Supz Arthur Flegenheimer Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: New York City Posts: 11,056	looks pretty amazing.

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Choopa Phil Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 3,965	Looks like a skiers heaven for sure. Take FULL Advantage of that and take more pics! Absolutely beautiful out there. __________________ AIM - Choopa Phil Email - [email protected] A World Wide Leader In Hosting! * CHOOPA.COM *

04-17-2013, 08:52 AM	#16
Cunnalinguist Registered User Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 27	Damn! Very jealous. Looks amazing

04-17-2013, 08:57 AM	#17
lucas131 ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 11,475	cool man, you are like 40kms from me now enjoy, it is a total great here last days! btw, are you renting your chalet? any deals for me?

04-17-2013, 09:18 AM	#18
borked Totally Borked Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 6,284	Sorry lucas, we never rent it out. Just my immediate family and the in-laws use it whenever we're not there. We use it quite a lot in Summer too as the mountain is a totally different place - great fun taking the lifts up to the glacier with the bikes and doing 2000m drop back the chalet!! Beat my speed record today - 98km/h. Tomorrow, I'm going for 100 __________________ For coding work - hit me up on andy // borkedcoder // com (consider figuring out the email as test #1) All models are wrong, but some are useful. George E.P. Box. p202

04-17-2013, 09:52 AM	#19
lucas131 ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 11,475	yeah i understand that, even if you bought it for 1000x less price that its now standart all around this places maybe we can do some bike in summer, as i am planning to stay here in chamonix again from june to november vive la france and do your 100 safe tomorrow!