winter sport thread

[Cru]

i don't recall seeing any threads about this, so here's one

any of you skiing, snowboarding etc?

just got a new board literally 10 minutes ago, dpd was a bit late today, so came up with the idea to open a thread.

burton process 159cm, bad image quality due to bad lighting

http://i.imgur.com/vuwOCJ9.jpg



also was in austria last weekend, soelden to be exact.
couple pics? sure (just the URLs due to file size)

http://i.imgur.com/NHtewYM.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/wzG5CWe.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/UBq8FbH.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/TuBkNKC.jpg


videos might be coming soon(ish) as i got me a gopro as well

 

[SPS]

Them shots really make me want to got skiing - although I fancy trying snowboarding.

 

[maniac]

never did any of these sports, actually never seen snow, it is one of the downsides of a Mediterranean climate

 

[Remmy]

never did any of these sports, actually never seen snow, it is one of the downsides of a Mediterranean climate

Man that just sounds so.. I don't even know.. incomprehensible?

I used to go snowboarding at an indoor slope in the UK, and I've been snowboarding in Spain a few times with my friends, but I've not done it in years.

I've never been to Austria, but I'm going in January for the first time. It's not a snowboarding trip, I'm just off to stay with my mate in Wien doing a year of his degree there. I've been learning German for about three years now, but never spoke to anybody other than my friend who is a dual national, so his accent is fine to understand anyway. I'm hoping the Austrian German isn't too different to what I'm used to; as I understand it there's mainly differences like between US and UK English, but I'll just have to see.

 

[maniac]

Man that just sounds so.. I don't even know.. incomprehensible?

On the other hand, I have a 5 month window each year in which I can go to the beach everyday haha

 

[Remmy]

On the other hand, I have a 5 month window each year in which I can go to the beach everyday haha

Yeah fair play, in Northern England that's a very rare thing, and any weekend it's sunny all the roads are full of traffic trying to get to the coast. Never been much of a fan of hot weather or sand in between my toes myself though :L

 

[Cru]

I'm hoping the Austrian German isn't too different to what I'm used to; as I understand it there's mainly differences like between US and UK English, but I'll just have to see.

so I guess you're used to a British accent? the normal German accent should be a lot different. the Austrian one even more. that's like speaking English with an Indian and then a redneck I guess

 

[Remmy]

so I guess you're used to a British accent? the normal German accent should be a lot different. the Austrian one even more. that's like speaking English with an Indian and then a redneck I guess

Haha nice analogy Are there many differences other than accent, like many different words for different things? He speaks German with an okay German accent, but he tells me it's no where near as prominent as his German family.

 

[alpenwasser]

Well, considering where I live, yes I ski, have since early childhood.

Although I haven't been on the slopes in the past two years for budgetary and health reasons,
but I definitely intend to take it up again. It's a bit like riding a bike, you get a tad out of practice,
but you can get back into it pretty quickly (last time I went skiing I hadn't been in a few years
either, went pretty well).

 

[WillSK]

I don't think i'm skiing this season but hopefully next, I've given boarding a go a few times and I love it when the snow is good but I always find skis a safer bet for if you come across an icy patch whereas a board you're screwed without anything to carve into. Been skiing since I was about 5-6 mainly in Austria. Love it there, they have great snow normally and the people are really nice

Photos came out good Cru. Were they taken with the GoPro?

 

[Cru]

Haha nice analogy Are there many differences other than accent, like many different words for different things? He speaks German with an okay German accent, but he tells me it's no where near as prominent as his German family.

there are a couple. but most Austrians should understand both words. haven't had any problems yet.
jump on Skype/TS with seekax or me to get some practice
(oc3d ts - wink)

Photos came out good Cru. Were they taken with the GoPro?

no I took them with my nexus5. go pro just arrived yesterday

 

[Remmy]

there are a couple. but most Austrians should understand both words. haven't had any problems yet.
jump on Skype/TS with seekax or me to get some practice
(oc3d ts - wink)

Oh thanks, I'll have to take you up on that some time, I'm up to my ears in report writing at the moment though. I should warn you though, I can read/write fairly well because I mainly text my friend (he lives 200 miles away), but I've got so little speaking practice it's unbelievable

 

[Cru]

finally got to test my GoPro this weekend.
here's a short video for those of you interested

 

[Remmy]

The scenery looks amazing down that slope at around 2:00

I just got back from Wien a couple of days ago It was really nice, and it's made me realise how terrible the British transport system is

I couldn't tell much difference between the Austrian German and German after all, didn't get so much practise though, it was mainly just every time we were ordering meals or drinks Still, it was a great holiday and a wonderful city