Bulgaria Ski discussion board

Dry is so much more difficult than the real thing.

Boots - if you love it, get the boots towards the end of the holiday when you know you are addicted and still have a couple days of skiing to test them out. Oh, and don't settle for the first pair you are given - it'll take at least a couple of hours, and a few pairs to try on to get things right. I put on a different pair yesterday - one foot, the boot fitted like a glove, the other, after 10 mins walking around, felt tight across the toes.

I've been having problems with mine and bought my locally - I can take them back, which I probably will this week and get a more comfortable pair.

J

First time skiing; I went for the first time approx. five years ago. I thought i was fairly fit having played semi-professional football and having a career of 20 years behind me, along with playing lots of other sports. Ok, I didn't get too out of puff, but skiing uses a lot of muscles that weren't there before!! So my advice about dry skiing is to ignore the people who saying it is no good for your technique and hurts when you fall, etc. It uses those muscles that you wouldn't previously have used and gives you a feel for suddenly having 6 foot long feet. And as Judith says, you will find it so much easier when you get on to real snow. Good advice on the boots, too, although after weeks of comments, I am beginning to get this terrible vision of Judith's feet, one club foot twice the size of the other, and one with 6 toes!! Sorry, Judith, but I can't get it out of my head!!