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Lisa Horton wrote:

lal_truckee wrote:

Lisa Horton wrote:

I figured that would be likely. I don't know how it will go yet, but I
wouldn't be surprised if I got a little scarce here myself once I pack
the skis away for the summer.

You didn't ask, but anyway:

Don't forget to wax your skis before storage - it protects the bases
from possible oxidation and the edges from rust. You can use cheap
canning wax and any old clothes iron - spread the melted wax around with
the iron getting some over the edges and edge sides ...

I'd read that this was supposed to be done at the end of the season. I
didn't know I could use grocery store wax and an old iron though. But
I'm not going to put them away until I'm sure I won't be skiing any more
this spring/summer

I've used nothing else, and I use an old steam iron. Sometimes I even
use wax from no-longer-matches-the-decor candles from yard sales saved
for the next power outage. Apparently you only need the fancy stuff if
you ski in cold conditions, of which Southern California has none of
ever.

Store your boots where it's dry and without temperature extremes,
buckled loosely to maintain shape but open enough for ventilation.

I'm hoping that my store room, a converted bedroom, will be good for ski
and boot storage. It's the most temperature stable place in the house,
and low humidity due to a lot of paper and books stored in there.

Mine live in the monsterhome, otherwise known as The Spare Room. Hot as
hell in summer, so far so good.

Speaking of boots... This trip, I didn't take the liners out of the
boots in between the two days. The second day my boots didn't smell,
weren't especially cold, but did feel clammy in the morning. I think
I'll keep taking them out, and if they fall apart, that's a good excuse
for a custom fit liner.

I really like the idea of making a dryer out of misc parts you have
lying around the house. I can't, however, envisage ever skiing two days
in a row.

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Cheers,
Bev
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The Real Bev wrote:

Lisa Horton wrote:

lal_truckee wrote:

Lisa Horton wrote:

I figured that would be likely. I don't know how it will go yet, but I
wouldn't be surprised if I got a little scarce here myself once I pack
the skis away for the summer.

You didn't ask, but anyway:

Don't forget to wax your skis before storage - it protects the bases
from possible oxidation and the edges from rust. You can use cheap
canning wax and any old clothes iron - spread the melted wax around with
the iron getting some over the edges and edge sides ...

I'd read that this was supposed to be done at the end of the season. I
didn't know I could use grocery store wax and an old iron though. But
I'm not going to put them away until I'm sure I won't be skiing any more
this spring/summer

I've used nothing else, and I use an old steam iron. Sometimes I even
use wax from no-longer-matches-the-decor candles from yard sales saved
for the next power outage. Apparently you only need the fancy stuff if
you ski in cold conditions, of which Southern California has none of
ever.

Ah, Southern California... Might I ask you a few questions about
Mammoth?


Store your boots where it's dry and without temperature extremes,
buckled loosely to maintain shape but open enough for ventilation.

I'm hoping that my store room, a converted bedroom, will be good for ski
and boot storage. It's the most temperature stable place in the house,
and low humidity due to a lot of paper and books stored in there.

Mine live in the monsterhome, otherwise known as The Spare Room. Hot as
hell in summer, so far so good.

I guess if it's not hot enough to melt wax....


Speaking of boots... This trip, I didn't take the liners out of the
boots in between the two days. The second day my boots didn't smell,
weren't especially cold, but did feel clammy in the morning. I think
I'll keep taking them out, and if they fall apart, that's a good excuse
for a custom fit liner.

I really like the idea of making a dryer out of misc parts you have
lying around the house. I can't, however, envisage ever skiing two days
in a row.

I don't know how long it takes a dryer to dry boots, but I'd think that
a quiet device would be far preferable, especially in a hotel room. I'm
thinking something like an extra quiet muffin fan with some flex hose
(like dryer hose, but small). Then again, the desiccant sacks might
work well enough and are of course completely silent

Out of curiosity, and only if you don't mind me asking, why not ski two
days in a row?

Lisa

Lisa Horton wrote:

The Real Bev wrote:

Ah, Southern California... Might I ask you a few questions about
Mammoth?

You might, but since I've never been there I'd have to make up the
answers. Still, give it a shot :-)

Mine live in the monsterhome, otherwise known as The Spare Room. Hot as
hell in summer, so far so good.

I guess if it's not hot enough to melt wax....

If you leave candles out in the sun on a hot day they'll melt, but not
in the shade.

I don't know how long it takes a dryer to dry boots, but I'd think that
a quiet device would be far preferable, especially in a hotel room. I'm
thinking something like an extra quiet muffin fan with some flex hose
(like dryer hose, but small). Then again, the desiccant sacks might
work well enough and are of course completely silent

Out of curiosity, and only if you don't mind me asking, why not ski two
days in a row?

The drive takes two hours each way. The gas costs $35/trip. Motel room
is considerably more, and I'm pretty sure I'd be too tired the second
day to enjoy it anyway.

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Cheers,
Bev
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Lisa Horton wrote:

Ah, Southern California... Might I ask you a few questions about
Mammoth?

Don't tell the Mammothites they're in SoCal - they think they're in the
high country. They're more or less right.

Mammoth has lots of pretty good intermediate terrain, and long "cruiser"
(see: I worked the word into the conversation) runs. You can even work
your way down from the top of the gondola if you're careful and don't
fall in the wrong places (where you'd slide off a cliff.) Tremendous
view from up there, if you'are willing to risk a bit. Actually the
easier way down faces south-west, so all the snow's probably burned off;
maybe next year.

Mammoth Lake's Motel 6 is cheap, sane, and full of traveling racer kids
and coaches during the season - not now; probably quieter than death
these days.

CLIP
Out of curiosity, and only if you don't mind me asking, why not ski two
days in a row?

Beth's an old geezer, almost as old as me; but she didn't take the same
enhancement substances during her 1960s that I did, so she isn't as
frisky as a 28 year old, like me grin. I owe it all to Tim Leary.

"lal_truckee" wrote in message
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Lisa Horton wrote:

Ah, Southern California... Might I ask you a few questions about
Mammoth?

Don't tell the Mammothites they're in SoCal - they think they're in the
high country. They're more or less right.

Mammoth has lots of pretty good intermediate terrain, and long "cruiser"
(see: I worked the word into the conversation) runs. You can even work
your way down from the top of the gondola if you're careful and don't
fall in the wrong places (where you'd slide off a cliff.) Tremendous
view from up there, if you'are willing to risk a bit. Actually the
easier way down faces south-west, so all the snow's probably burned off;
maybe next year.

I may be twisted around a bit, but when I first took my boys to the top of
the gondola, we came down by a route the starts out sort of northish, then
bends left down the back of the mountain and comes around to the front lower
down. Going south-west down from the top is definitely not the easiest way.


Mammoth Lake's Motel 6 is cheap, sane, and full of traveling racer kids
and coaches during the season - not now; probably quieter than death
these days.

As long as there are no earthquakes. There are always earthquakes when I
stay M6. But you can walk to anywhere from there; even to the lifts if you
take the shuttle bus.

lal_truckee wrote:

Mammoth Lake's Motel 6 is cheap, sane, and full of traveling racer kids
and coaches during the season - not now; probably quieter than death
these days.

How cheap is cheap? Not that it won't be twice that next year...

Lisa Horton wrote:
Out of curiosity, and only if you don't mind me asking, why not ski two
days in a row?

Beth's an old geezer, almost as old as me; but she didn't take the same
enhancement substances during her 1960s that I did, so she isn't as
frisky as a 28 year old, like me grin. I owe it all to Tim Leary.

My enhancement substances were Desitin, Johnson&Johnson baby shampoo,
gunk and 2-stroke oil, and at least I can remember my name.

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Cheers,
Bev
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they make as they go by." -Douglas Adams

Richard Henry wrote:

Mammoth Lake's Motel 6 is cheap, sane, and full of traveling racer kids
and coaches during the season - not now; probably quieter than death
these days.

As long as there are no earthquakes. There are always earthquakes when I
stay M6.

A former boss invested some royalties in two condos he bought cheap
after one of the big ones. Excellent strategy.

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Cheers,
Bev
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"I love deadlines... especially the whooshing sound
they make as they go by." -Douglas Adams

The Real Bev wrote:

Lisa Horton wrote:

The Real Bev wrote:

Ah, Southern California... Might I ask you a few questions about
Mammoth?

You might, but since I've never been there I'd have to make up the
answers. Still, give it a shot :-)

My apologies, when you said SoCal I thought you might go to Mammoth.


Mine live in the monsterhome, otherwise known as The Spare Room. Hot as
hell in summer, so far so good.

I guess if it's not hot enough to melt wax....

If you leave candles out in the sun on a hot day they'll melt, but not
in the shade.

I don't know how long it takes a dryer to dry boots, but I'd think that
a quiet device would be far preferable, especially in a hotel room. I'm
thinking something like an extra quiet muffin fan with some flex hose
(like dryer hose, but small). Then again, the desiccant sacks might
work well enough and are of course completely silent

Out of curiosity, and only if you don't mind me asking, why not ski two
days in a row?

The drive takes two hours each way. The gas costs $35/trip. Motel room
is considerably more, and I'm pretty sure I'd be too tired the second
day to enjoy it anyway.

Well I guess if you're too tired to enjoy it, nothing else really
matters.

Lisa

Lisa Horton wrote:

foot2foot wrote:

There's another thing you learn. That is, you not only use these
new muscles to ski on the pinky side of your foot, but you
also use *your mind* to do it.

Well, it sounds really hard, so I'm guessing you're right about muscles
seldom used. I'll try these though.

Don't sweat the muscle thing. If you didn't need them for your skating
you won't need them for skiing unless you do these exercises
obsessively. Remember they're just exercises, a means to an end, not the
end themselves.


"Having fun", is not enough. Nowhere near enough.

I won't argue with you, but for me having fun is what it's all about.
Not competing, not impressing anyone. Just the fun of sliding over the
snow, and the enjoyment of setting and meeting goals and challenges.

Damn right !

"BrritSki" wrote in message
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Lisa Horton wrote:

foot2foot wrote:

There's another thing you learn. That is, you not only use these
new muscles to ski on the pinky side of your foot, but you
also use *your mind* to do it.

Well, it sounds really hard, so I'm guessing you're right about muscles
seldom used. I'll try these though.

Don't sweat the muscle thing. If you didn't need them for your skating
you won't need them for skiing unless you do these exercises
obsessively. Remember they're just exercises, a means to an end, not the
end themselves.


Have you learned to ski on one ski yet?