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Ski Club of Ireland

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  • 04-02-2007 1:04am
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    Par72
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    Anyone know anything about Skiing in Kilternan on the dry slope?


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    uberwolf
    Registered Users Posts: 7,580 ✭✭✭uberwolf


    yes. In short.

    The long answer is that they have staggered degrees of membership and you can also show up for a free run.

    If you show up for a free run I understand that you need to be assessed before you can go for insurance reasons.

    They do varying levels of lessons, from complete beginner to pretty good.

    I did a batch of lessons just recently before I went snowboarding and it was immensely worthwhile. I got a few things done that would have been a waste had I spent the first 2 days abroad trying to figure out.

    I'd go back.

    That said I've heard a lot of negative opinion about the place.

    The surface is hard, and the nature of it lends to hurt fingers and a lot of bruises.


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    Jello
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    Check out www.skiclub.ie for info.

    I like the place. I'm just finishing the B course there right now. Friendly people, good facilities, equipment, etc. Around it is a building site right now though as they're giving the hotel beside it a major refurbishment.

    I also heard they're gonna spend a lot of money on the ski slopes and facilities when the hotel's done.


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    Par72
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    Is there any particular day or time that is best to go at?


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    sharingan
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    A word of warning - you are skiing on a dry slope. The ground is harder, and that means your risk of injury is much higher. Falls on snow that would just injure your pride can actually break bones here.


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    Jello
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    It's always best to go before January/Febuary to gurantee your place and before the crowds start going before their ski trip. I always go at night.


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    Par72
    Registered Users Posts: 640 ✭✭✭Par72


    Thanks for the info folks. Seems like it has a bad rep for injuries, kinda putting me off.


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    sharingan
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    Any stories? I suspect that injuries could be a problem alright, and I have heard a couple of horror stories (but they could be just totally made up, 4th hand garbage).

    I didn't want to quote any stories I heard as hard 'facts'.

    At the end of the day, the ski-lovers go to pistes. Dry slopes probably attract a much higher proportion of beginners & intermediates-in-training (people with one holiday under their belt). So incidents of injury will be higher anyway, and compounded by the unforgiving ground.


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