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[Nickbat]

It's my turn to take Miss Nickbat and her school friend to the Snow Centre at Hemel tonight. It's the last pre-holiday training session arranged by her school and it lasts 2 hours.

I foolishly decided that, rather than hang around for two hours..or go home and then go all the way back, I would get on the slope as well.

I used to go skiing in Austria every year, and sometimes even glacier skiing in the summer, but I last donned the skis (210cm!!!) about 20 years ago.

They say it's like riding a bike — you never forget.

Hope that's true....

[chrisgixer]

I thought that on me snow board after a couple of years away, then promptly wiped out 3 people at the bottom of the slope.


(They left me nowhere to go to be fair)

[Kevin Wood]

Yep, it's like riding a bike indeed. But getting on one after 20 years is just as hard work!

[tunnie]

Good snow at Hemel, much better than MK Snow Zone. Did a session there couple of years ago before I went to the Alps.

Remember to control the speed, it's a very short run!

[plym ian]

Have fun, I'm sure you won't forget

[Gaffers]

I thought that on me snow board after a couple of years away, then promptly wiped out 3 people at the bottom of the slope.

Gays on trays...

[Kevin Wood]

I thought that on me snow board after a couple of years away, then promptly wiped out 3 people at the bottom of the slope.

Gays on trays...

[MR MISTER]

I thought that on me snow board after a couple of years away, then promptly wiped out 3 people at the bottom of the slope.

Gays on trays...

Oh yes. 

[Varche]

Hope your knees hold out!

[Nickbat]

Hope your knees hold out!

Me, too!! 

[Nickbat]

Well had a fantastic 2 hours of skiing, with no falls!

Legs ache a bit now. Goodness knows what they will be like in the morning.

[chrisgixer]

I thought that on me snow board after a couple of years away, then promptly wiped out 3 people at the bottom of the slope.

Gays on trays...

Dicks on sticks

[Nickbat]

In all honesty, the only near-miss I had tonight was a snowboarder who had no idea where I was. 

Maybe it's me, but it seems snowboarders do not have the breadth of vision that skiers do — probably because always they go down hills sideways looking down at their board.   

[chrisgixer]

Your safer crashing into a snowboarder though. They only have one lethal weapon attached, as opposed to one on each limb.