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I did lots of research on this a couple of years ago. As someone said Pic Du Midi is reported to be pretty amazing, read an article about the amount of backcountry around La Mongie too. Cauterets is...

For what it's worth, NOTHING the doctors have said has helped AT ALL. This may well be Europe's healthcare system but still. My physio has been excellent mostly by really making me work hard even...

As said above, you really need to see what works for you. Also, be realistic about the size of the hernia. Surgery might well be needed if it's big, if not you may be able to do other things. Either...

I would really advise against surfing until you're better. I was surfing 3 months after I fractured my L3 and I think that was one of the reasons that I am now suffering from a L5/S1 hernia because...

Been studying this thread hard for a few days. I'm on my fourth week off work with a herniated L5/S1 and it sucks. Massively.

Anyway, apart from regular physio, swimming a few times a week, daily...

nice work, there should be a sticky on here of all the cool free films around

Well kind of yes except the accommodation would be actual businesses rather than couches. The main thing would be that it would be all be searchable on a map with the emphasis on places for real...

I've travelled quite a bit but definitely not as much as a lot of people on here. People are always asking about decent places to stay on here too and lots of my friends always ask me too. So, I...

http://www.kiteworld.tv/the-chasta-series/the-chasta-series-7-ultimate-access/

that is the video that got my initial interest in snowkiting. Chasta is ex snowboard pro turned full time snowkiter....

Some kind of porch would be really easy to set up to keep any major cold winds

The advantage would be the strength of the geodesic structure which is apparently one of the strongest structures on earth so good for extreme climates like mountains for example. No plumbing and no...

I would too. Foundation would normally be a wooden platform deck type thing. The thing to consider would be using redi-footing http://redifooting.com/ for example so that, without concrete footing,...

That's a fair point but actually we're not talking about a lot of money. 100k for around 180 square metres of floor space and 51 acres literally right next to one of Canada's best resorts is, to me...

The cold and damp issue could easily be solved with a wood stove which would provide heat as well as heat the water and allow you to cook. Obviously if you're not going to be there for long periods...

The domes are incredibly easy to transport, seems like such a simple thing in principal.

65k is for the land. The rest would be for buying three pods, building a platform, preparing it for the winter with a wood stove heating system, basic plumbing, furniture and any other tasks required...

Unbelievable

http://www.whitepod.com/

I've been researching things like this for the last couple of years. The only thing that strikes me about it all is why aren't more people doing it?

For...

I'm in the process of doing this but ultimately the advice I'm getting is that it will probably never go away completely now because there actually is a permanent wedge on the left side of the L3...

Maybe you're right. However, one of the things that the medics have all said is that now my back, hips and legs are compensating for having less vertebra on my left side and so there is a certain...

It's not the falls that I'm worried about really because from now on I'll be wearing a spine protector and there's not a lot you can do once you fall. I'm thinking more about the constant up and down...

Skiing last new year, I managed to land at full speed against a slab of rock and suffered a collapsed lower 3 vertebra. I'm recovered now and have been surfing and kitesurfing as normal for around 4...

I had lots of problems with ITB when training for a half ironman. A friend of mine is an amazing physio who treated and taught me lots about the injury. Chances are that it is all linked to the...

Skiing last new year, I managed to land at full speed against a slab of rock and suffered a collapsed lower 3 vertebra. I'm recovered now and have been surfing and kitesurfing as normal for around 4...

Found this thread by searching but still have a question. Looking to buy second hand skis with Marker Griffon 12 bindings drilled for a 334mm boot. My boots are 328mm. I know fuck all about this kind...

what the, they don't... wait ....

:eek: or are you being ironic... :confused:

what's the tune?? love it

I've worked in Serre Chevalier and Montgenevre and they both have a glorious range of croque monsieur made from fake white bread, plastic ham and rubber cheese. They are also partial to serving chips...

Ok, just checked out the sledneckripper stuff and I can see why it might not have been the most welcome post. That aside, am I right in thinking a sled driver could drop me off within reasonable...

My bro just tried out skiing for the first time on a free press trip to Finland. Liked it but was blown away by snowmobiling. Thought has crossed my mind that if I encourage him it could work out...

Been looking around chalets mostly in Europe and stumbled across a few that are test centres for ski companies. It's an idea way ahead of itself in terms of my own future plans but it strikes me as...

Two days ago, I was skiing off piste and spotted a section that had no tracks on it. Promptly started skiing it before coming over a rise and landing straight in a hole taking all my weight through...

La Mongie

From what I've investigated recently it's got a top snow record, extensive terrain and is definitely not in the same league price wise as the alps. Loads of flights from the UK to...

I've been scouting this area too, is Abries the best base for the area? Someone has previously mentioned, or maybe I read it wrong, that the snow can disappear by the end of March. Any experience of...

You think? But that they actually suck in comparison?

YouTube - Signatures: A Backcountry Skiing, Snowboarding, and Telemark Film

I think what you're talking about is used at the end of this trailer for Signatures, have a look

thanks for the reply, that's exactly the kind of informed response I was hoping for. I've looked so much at statistics so far that it was starting to dominate all of my ski thoughts when really I...

I'm not looking at all year round, living in the Canary Islands is great for surf kitesurf and weather so would be just for the winter.

Quality and terrain is most important, interior BC for...

To be fair, it's not cheap either!

Does my post come with audio?!!

Well I've been looking at the Kootenays a lot and, from the videos and photos of what I've seen, there seems to be more than enough steeps and varied terrain around. Perhaps I was unlucky but, during...

can you explain what you mean here? Kootenays are on the list for sure



I've read through as many threads on here as I can handlelooking for pearls of wisdom and not found anything on this....

I would agree about terrain but if you compare euro places like that to, for sake of argument, BC resorts like Whistler/Fernie/Revelstoke, would you still say the same?

Hi all

I'm new and naive here so firstly hello all. Secondly, I need help on snow depths.

I've been to uni/college, done a few seasons, got a job, decided it was rubbish, got another job,...