Learn to ski the easy way - Parallel Skiing e.V.

[JayDee 1]

For anyone out there who is either new to Munich and would like to learn to ski or who has been in Munich for ages and ages but never bothered to learn (but now wants to)...

 

Ken Lawler runs his own ski school, Parallel Skiing eV from here in Munich. He offers a series of lessons over 3/4 weekends from early January through mid February which uses the short ski method and is absolutely fantastic.

 

The first information afternoon (boot fitting, basic ski information, practice falling over - no really!) is being held at Ken's place on Sunday 23 November from 14:00. Meetup point is Quiddestrasse U-Bahn.

 

For more details see: Parallel Ski Munich Or e-mail Ken on <kenlawler@gmx.de>

 

JD

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Ken Lawler

 

[siskebap 331]

Hi,

 

is there an Advanced Weekend at the beginning and end of the season?

[Phobos 0]

Ah, I love the fall line!

 

Great school, great teaching method and a lot of fun. I warmly recommend it to everyone.

[SleeplessInMunich 406]

 

Hi,

 

is there an Advanced Weekend at the beginning and end of the season?

Only at the end of the season this time round.

[eurobabs 644]

How much does this course cost???

[egg 36]

anyone from here going this weekend?

[SleeplessInMunich 406]

Just as a tagalong.

[wardy 3]

I'm there :-D

 

Can't wait to get back out there!

[egg 36]

excellent. see you at the bar. on the slope.

[amit_s 1]

Hi...

I wish to lear sking. How can i join this group. Would be open to join this weekend.

[Guest]

I'm going this weekend as a tag-along too. Mr Dreamer is taking the course, and was very impressed with the first weekend.

 

@amit: At the top of this thread is all the information you need about the course, including a link to the organiser's website. I suspect its already too late to go this weekend if you haven't already signed up. But there's no harm in getting in touch to ask about future weekends.

[Domi_Nika 0]

I'm tagging along too... with my snowboard. :)

[SleeplessInMunich 406]

@amit

There is another info eve next Monday (the 19th) afaik. You would need to go to that to get a bootfitting and then you could do the last 3 weekends.

[amit_s 1]

Thanks Friends. I am getting in touch with Ken.

[MunichMag 157]

That time of year again. Had the e-mail from Ken with details of the courses and initial info evenings for this winter:

 

 

BEGINNER COURSES

 

Beginner courses for adults start at the weekend of 9 Jan, to the

weekend of 7 Feb but we need signups now.

 

INFOEVES

 

Before the course starts, beginners must come to my house one

 

evening for general information, boot fitting, and a few ski exercises.

 

We will discuss the costs in detail at the InfoEve. The InfoEve itself is free

 

and non-binding. The earlier beginners come, the larger the boot selection.

 

Even those who are skeptical should come along to an InfoEve

 

and see for themselves how easy and fun learning to ski can be.

 

The next information evenings are Mon 26 Oct. 19:00,

 

Wed 28 Oct. 19:00, and Sun 8Nov 19:00.

 

e-mail me the names of those coming beforehand, so I can plan. Give me

telephone numbers and e-mail addresses. Tell me who can bring a car.

 

ADVANCED WEEKEND

 

The advanced Weekend this Autumn is scheduled for 5-6Dec.

 

Don't worry, you haven't forgotten everything! If you want to get some

 

skiing in beforehand goforit. The glaciers are already open.

 

BAMBINO COURSES

 

We are also offering courses for pre-school age children on 2-3 Jan and

20-21Feb

If you want to learn to ski, I can't recommend this course highly enough.

[nomis 252]

I did this course in January 2009 and can now ski well enough to go down the occasional black slope.

 

This course gets the thumbs-up from me too.

[anaidross 179]

but how much does it cost?

[MunichMag 157]

I did it years ago, and it was relatively cheap from what i remember. Best thing would be to get in touch with Ken. I just noticed the e-mail address in the first post is different from the one in the mail I got from Ken last week. Here's the rest of his mail including contact details.

 

 

CONTACT

 

To sign up for an Info Eve

 

email me at parallel_skiing@gmx.com

 

Please include your mobile number

 

I'm reachable by phone only at the weekend

(089) 609 5948 (If I'm not on a ski course)

 

I don't have a mobile telephone

 

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE INFOEVE

 

I'll pick up passengers at U-5 Ubahnstation Quidde Str. Get

out the front and go up one flight of stairs to the middle level

(still underground). Wait under the clock. I'll wear a baseball

cap and carry a short ski. Please wear flat shoes and trowsers.

 

If you already have ski boots bring at least one of them with you.

 

We need at least one other car. Anyone driving, meet me there as well

(remember it's rush hour). The Ubahn station is at the corner of

Albert Schweitzer Str and Siegfried Molier Str. Drivers go down the Station

entrance to meet the rest of us. We will drive in convoy to my flat at

Rosenheimer Landstr. 23, Ottobrunn.

 

[egg 36]

i did this last season as well. it's fantastic. I think it was around 150 euros "all in" for each of the 3 weekends? (+beer geld) WELL worth it, imo

[wardy 3]

Just thought I'd add another plug for Ken's course.

 

I did all three weekends last year and it was definately the best way to get into the sport! Changed my whole winter!

 

I highly reccomend this course, the instruction is top notch, all day, both days, the accomodations is awesome, as are the lovely people that run it. The instructors are very helpful and will enjoy beers with you in the evenings. And there's also the opportunity to go sledging down the local toboggan run at night normally!

 

All in all a great course, and well worth the money.

 

If you ever wanted to start skiing but thought it was just too expensive, this is certainly the way to get the most bargain for your buck i promise you.

 

Happy skiing!