ski lessons & hire

[Becky Bruce]

On Jan 15, 2009, at 11:36 AM, David Woodhouse wrote:

> On Thu, 2009-01-15 at 17:33 +0100, Johannes Berg wrote:
>>
>> So Andreas (thank you!) talked to the ski school after they never
>> managed to reply to my emails...
>>
>> First, the closest ski school doesn't do half-days. Since we have 5  
>> or 6
>> beginners, hiring a private teacher might be an option, although that
>> doesn't leave the option of splitting up the group if people develop
>> differently. But if we do that, we also gain some flexibility, like  
>> you
>> beginners do, say, two full days (4 hours lessons each), and two half
>> days, and I'm sure we can find other people who are willing to take  
>> some
>> adventure with the ski teacher the other days. Andreas might be
>> interested, and so would I, at least.
>
> I could be up for that, too.
>
> For complete beginners, there's also a lot to be said for having full
> days of tuition. You'll progress much faster, and a large part of the
> benefit of being in lessons is that you have a _guide_, who'll take  
> you
> on the bits of the mountain that you're (almost) ready for, and look
> after you.
>
>
> I just took a few complete beginners to Avoriaz, the week before last,
> and they would have done better with full days than they did with half
> days. That's what I always did, when my skiing was at that level.

Alrighty, then, if the mighty Dave says so, fine with me :).  You  
actually make it sound like starting with 2 full days might not be a  
bad idea, and I assume we can add more after that if we want to keep  
going (or maybe do partials later on as suggested above).  Or, we can  
revert to sitting in the lodge, drinking all day, and making drunk  
snowmen if it turns out that some of us are completely inept at skiing.

>
>
> And much as you may enjoy the company of your spouse/partner/bit of
> fluff you picked up just for the week/etc., there's only so much fun  
> to
> be had skiing with them if their ability is vastly different to yours.

Can I enjoy the company of my spouse *and* the bit of fluff I pick  
up? ;-)

>
> If the lessons end at about 3pm, then meeting them up the mountain,
> spending half an hour watching them snowplough slowly across a fairly
> flat slope and then babysitting them to get home is _quite_ enough.
> There's plenty of time for canoodling in the evenings :)

Ah, but don't forget the amusement and photo ops of us beginners  
falling down all over the place.  I suppose I should start saving up  
money to pay bribes now!

Cheers,
B