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Old January 23rd 07, 02:30 PM posted to rec.skiing.snowboard,rec.skiing.alpine
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POHB wrote:
wrote:
I've employed this useful system on occasion, particularly for night
sessions. Yesterday, however, my son had a basketball game
scheduled for the evening and kept asking me what time it was so we
would be sure to leave early enough.


So what you really needed was to know when it was a specific time, not
to be able to tell the time in general.

Set an alarm on your mobile phone, then you don't need to remember to
keep checking.


I could try that, but I don't think I would hear the alarm go off in
the parking lot when I am on the hill.

Joe Ramirez

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Old January 29th 07, 04:48 AM posted to rec.skiing.snowboard,rec.skiing.alpine
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Umm--well, Chair 2 always stops @ 11:30---

Actually I velcrowed a simple TIMEX to my right glove. 2 years and it keeps
on ticking.


wrote in message
ups.com...
Department of trivialities: Those of you who like to keep track of the
time when you're on the slopes -- how do you do it? I can't wear a
wris****ch because I wear long gloves with wrist protectors underneath.
It's impractical to place a watch in a warm interior pocket because
getting it out would require too much unzipping and fumbling. What I do
is put it in an exterior jacket pocket high on my chest, where it's
least likely to get banged when I wipe out. I can take it out for a
glance fairly easily, but I'm concerned that exposure to the cold (the
outer pocket is not insulated) may eventually damage it.

Joe Ramirez




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Old February 11th 07, 06:33 PM posted to rec.skiing.snowboard,rec.skiing.alpine
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On Jan 22, 7:36 am, wrote:
Department of trivialities: Those of you who like to keep track of the
time when you're on the slopes -- how do you do it? I can't wear a
wris****ch because I wear long gloves with wrist protectors underneath.
It's impractical to place a watch in a warm interior pocket because
getting it out would require too much unzipping and fumbling. What I do
is put it in an exterior jacket pocket high on my chest, where it's
least likely to get banged when I wipe out. I can take it out for a
glance fairly easily, but I'm concerned that exposure to the cold (the
outer pocket is not insulated) may eventually damage it.

Joe Ramirez



I use a cheap $6 digital watch with the straps torn off.

I can never wear a wris****ch; I'm allergic to the metal. I just put
my watch in my pocket. One of the straps came off after awhile; I
later removed the other strap myself.

Since it's supposed to be waterproof anyway, I just put it in my front
coat pocket. Worked fine, even though it was snowing/raining when I
was at Boreal last Friday. Of course I have to remove my right glove
to tell the time.

Michael


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Old March 9th 07, 08:51 AM posted to rec.skiing.snowboard,rec.skiing.alpine
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On Jan 22, 4:36 pm, wrote:
Department of trivialities: Those of you who like to keep track of the
time when you're on the slopes -- how do you do it?


Suunto S6 wristop computer comes with a strap extender that enables
you to place it on top of your clothes. It has an altimeter that tells
you the number of runs and the total vertical down, and you can upload
the data into your computer for highly useful graphs :-) I'm currently
at 51km ~= 165000 feet for the season...

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Old March 9th 07, 11:47 PM posted to rec.skiing.snowboard,rec.skiing.alpine
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"Evojeesus" wrote in
oups.com:


you the number of runs and the total vertical down, and you can

upload
the data into your computer for highly useful graphs :-) I'm


hmm.. was this cross posted to alt.geek.snowboarding? and here
I thought I was being a dork when I asked the pass office to
scan my id to see how many days I was out!
 




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