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Craig

Ok – well £176 for lessons is extortion (IMHO) – do I really need these lessons or is being trained by my peers something which is possible?

Nat

Depends - as long as Adrian isn't having a panic attack half way down a frankly not very steep slope about 20 mins before all the lifts were going to shut...

Adrian

It’s easy to say the slope wasn’t steep when you’ve been skiing since you were 5 ....

Nat

That doesn't affect your perspective of 'steep'. It either is or it isn't steep...!

Adrian

Oh it so does.

Slope is a factor of the actual slope gradient, the skier/boarders skill, and the relative sanity (insanity, stupidly, bravery as you wish) of the skier/boarder.

Slope = gradient / (skill x insanity)

So the more the actual gradient the greater the slope.
The greater the skill the less the slope.
The more insane you are the less the slope.

So for example:

• Nat = high / (high x very sane) = Yeah its got a slope but I can do it easy


• Dan = high / (good x insanse) = Slope what slope


• James = high / (very good x sane) = Swooosh


• Adrian = high / (low x very sane) = Oh my god it’s a cliff

[Update: To answer James' question (comment 3 below), I've now added some video clips. Click on the links above. Needs Quicktime]