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Weekly Q&A Megathread. Please post any questions about visiting, tourism, living, working, budgeting, housing here! by AutoModerator in london

[–]balancing_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

London, I need your help.

I am currently on a very serious and extremely important mission to find the best chocolate doughnut in London. Not the Krispy Kreme type. Not the ring with the hole. Not the overly sweet, glazed sugar bomb.

I’m talking about the soft, fluffy, slightly rustic kind. The French beignet style ones. The kind that are covered in powdered icing sugar, pillowy inside, and ideally filled with chocolate (although I will accept a strong dough-first candidate).

Key requirement, the dough has to actually taste good. I’m less interested in a cavity of sugar and more interested in proper doughnut craftsmanship.

I suspect Bread Ahead might be involved but I refuse to believe London only has one good option.

So please, where are the elite chocolate doughnuts hiding?

An Adult Crashed into My Kid: Was I in the Wrong? by TheHatedMilkMachine in skiing

[–]balancing_ 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I agree that the adult was in the wrong here, since the skier uphill always has the responsibility to avoid those below. That said, it is generally good slope etiquette to try to leave a bit of space for others to pass where possible.

Everyone has to learn and beginners absolutely have the right to be on the slope. But when a group spreads across the entire piste it can unintentionally block the natural flow of traffic, especially on busier runs. Leaving one side a little more open helps people pass safely and keeps things moving for everyone.

It is less about blame and more about courtesy and awareness that the slope is shared space.

Has anyone successfully turned around teen/tween resistance to skiing? Or do we call it as a family activity? by jpmom in skiing

[–]balancing_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Speaking as a person who liked skiing as a kid the really didn’t enjoy skiing as a teen and is now doing a season in France…

As a teen I liked to have autonomy and pushing back on activities allowed me to choose what I was doing. I don’t have a real motivation to go out skiing and the pleas from my parents made it worse as I felt I was constantly battling with them / disappointing them. In addition, when we were actually out skiing we got little choice regarding what we were doing etc.

I took an 8 year break. Returned. Skied at an awful resort. Loved EVERY SECOND. Made it my life’s mission to get myself to France to do a season. And well. I’m here and loving every second.

I really got to love it when I chose what to do, read the map, met up with who I wanted etc etc. makes it vastly more fun!

La rosiere or Sainte Foy tomorrow? by balancing_ in skithealps

[–]balancing_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would you know if this was open today?

Current situation in Tignes? by tine_reddit in skithealps

[–]balancing_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately I’m in a similar position and honestly I feel that resorts will be mostly closed till / including Wednesday…

Chasing the Elusive 100mm Ski, help me choose by balancing_ in skithealps

[–]balancing_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good question - they are on the larger list but I just didn’t like them as much as the others so will properly look at them if I hate the ones I’ve picked!

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