The book "Skiing From the Head Down" is also excellent.  I forget the author at the moment, but I read it in the 80's and had no further fear of Black Diamonds. I even looked for big mogels on purpose!!  Enjoy the snow when you get there!! Paul <table width=100%> <tr valign=top> <td width=40%>"Cramer, Mark" <Cramer@BrandonU.CA> Sent by: caut-bounces@ptg.org 12/21/2006 12:17 PM <table border> <tr valign=top> <td bgcolor=white> <div align=center>Please respond to Cramer@BrandonU.CA; Please respond to College and University Technicians <caut@ptg.org></div></table> <td width=59%> <table width=100%> <tr valign=top> <td> <div align=right>To</div> <td>caut@ptg.org <tr valign=top> <td> <div align=right>cc</div> <td> <tr valign=top> <td> <div align=right>Subject</div> <td>Re: [CAUT] RE :  balancier/wippens report</table> <table> <tr valign=top> <td> <td></table> </table> <tt>Hi Wim, I just saw Denver's 3 feet of snow on CNN, hope you can get there soon. I recommend you make the short trip to Chris Finger's store in Niwot (a few minutes from Boulder), it's one of the nicest piano stores I've ever seen. The real "gem" of course is his technician; Barth Story,.. a quiet source of experience and knowledge. You might also call chapter pres. (and my very good freind) Trevor Nelson for a coffee, also a valuable resource of skills, curiousity and endless discovery. BTW, last year "Mike" the ski instructor who talked me down from a double black diamond slope here in Banff ("am I still on the green run, I asked?" ;>) recommended a great book... "Breakthrough on the new skis." I spent my first week reading it before heading back to the fresh powder at Sunshine Village. It really helped, I was "master" of the beginner runs (greens) and even took on a few blue runs just for the "smug factor." If you change your mind about ski-ing (afterall you're in ski-Mecca in Co.) a brief lesson and/or a good ski-book can do wonders. The downside, with all the new bindings/release hardware, apparently broken limbs are almost a thing of the past... so, no cast... no ski-bunnies to sign it for you! ;>) As for you Marcel, I'm seeing Quebecors out on the golf course... in December... I'm the one whose jealous! best regards and happy holidays all! Mark Cramer, Brandon University/Banff Centre   -----Original Message----- From: Marcel Carey <mcpiano@videotron.ca> To: 'College and University Technicians' <caut@ptg.org> Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2006 19:51:06 -0500 Subject: [CAUT] RE :  balancier/wippens report It's really too bad you don't ski Wim. I do and we don't have snow yet in Québec. I'm jalous of the snow situation around Denver... Marcel Carey, RPT Sherbrooke, QC > -----Message d'origine----- > De : caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] De la > part de Willem Blees > Envoyé : 20 décembre 2006 18:49 > À : College and University Technicians > Objet : Re: [CAUT] balancier/wippens report > > > My son just called, and said to plan to be delayed getting > into Denver. > They are expecting up to 3' of snow in the foothills south of Denver. > (he lives in Colorado Springs). He said we might make it to > Denver, but > he won't be able to pick us up until Friday. > > Wim > > Quoting Jeff Tanner <jtanner@mozart.sc.edu>: > > > > > On Dec 20, 2006, at 10:11 AM, Willem Blees wrote: > > > > > I'm spending my Christmas vacation in Colorado for the next 2 > > weeks. > > > Since I don't ski, I guess I could work on it. > > > > You might need to learn how, from the weather reports I'm hearing... > > > > Have a great Christmas vacation! > > > > > > > > Jeff Tanner, RPT > > University of South Carolina > > > > > > > > > > > Willem Blees, RPT > Piano Tuner/Technician > School of Music > University of Alabama > Tuscaloosa, AL USA > > </tt>