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On 2005-01-01, VtSkier penned:
Would someone, please, tell me what skiing is like at Steamboat. My pass works there and I'd really like to try something in Co. If other recommendations, like A-Basin or some other are THAT much better, let me know that too. TIA VtSkier I'm afraid I can't tell you, as this will be my first trip to steamboat, and it sounds like the snow isn't that great right now. -- monique Longmont, CO |
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"The Real Bev" wrote in message
... ant wrote: I've found myself getting a LOT colder this season. I sustained some frost damage to my hands and front of teh thighs (!) in Vermont last season, Have you recovered, or are there skinless body parts? It's all OK, but the minute I get a bit cold, or even just before, the fronts of my legs get all mottled and blue. hands just go red and white...yet the rest of me isn't cold at that stage. Nope, if age did it I'd have it! Go for the technological solutions, I don't think there are any others :-( yeah. what a nuisence. I'm even wearing a hat most days, and I hate hats. ant |
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"VtSkier" wrote in message
... The new uniform jacket is really a rain shell. Recognized this and have been wearing a fleece in addition to a t-neck under my vest and I'm still getting cold. Yes, ours aren't padded, I think my normal Rossi coat is warmer. We have a nice under-thing made of some new fangled stretchy stuff. I have been wearing a polypro thermal, my skivvy, a Karbon fleece shirt, this stretchy thing, and my jacket. And getting cold. Legs are a real issue, the trousers we have aren't padded either, and normal thermals aren't enough. I haven't had actual frost bite in years though. This wasn't the going-black sort, I basically just froze that area on a regular basis for several weeks. It hurt like hell. Good thing because the damage seems to weaken an area and make it prone to frost bite. Someone here may tell us that this is because that after a case of frost bite that there are fewer blood vessels bringing warmth to the damaged area. I think that's what I've done, for sure. dammit. ant |
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"VtSkier" wrote in message
... Yeah, even if there isn't much snow in the east and the fact that it's raining (drizzle) here right now, we've had quit a few days on the hill. Because the actual skiing hasn't been great and the open terrain is limited, I've been spending my time talking to people and getting two (yes, two) new pair of boots dialed in. The AT's are really close and the flexon's will probably need a bit more tweak in the area of the first knuckle of my little toe on each foot. The lasts are pretty narrow for my duck feet. Otherwise pretty good. New skis are fantastic. Volkl 6star have everything I want for screaming carves and ice grip. Fischer MountainX's are great for everything else and the price was RIGHT. $84, new in plastic from ebay. New Black Diamond gloves have proven to be too light and hands have been frozen a couple of times so another pair of gloves is in the mail. These ordered a size too large to allow a pair of fleece liners in addition to the thinsulate. This post is get some discussion going, hope it works. VtSkier And here in MN, practice on Saturday was cut short when it started to rain, hail, sleet - hurt to ski as the little ice balls nailed you in the face. Man, it's been strange as ever here this year. Oh wait, that's normal for winter in SE MN. Cold, warm, cold, warm. Make up your damn mind MN! Still got to make turns on the 1st day of the year, that's never a bad thing, even in bad weather. -- Marty |
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On Mon, 03 Jan 2005 14:21:30 -0600, "Marty" wrote:
And here in MN, practice on Saturday was cut short when it started to rain, hail, sleet - hurt to ski as the little ice balls nailed you in the face. Man, it's been strange as ever here this year. Oh wait, that's normal for winter in SE MN. Cold, warm, cold, warm. Make up your damn mind MN! Still got to make turns on the 1st day of the year, that's never a bad thing, even in bad weather. Jesus did we have some ice on Saturday down here in Iowa... I went skating right out my front door. It was quite fun despite the headache.. http://home.mchsi.com/~uglymoney2/iceskating.jpg Snow predicted for tomorrow night. Should be good on Wed. Need to call my boss this week and schedule some vacation time for my 2005 westerly ventures... Where to go? Hard to ignore Utah at the moment. They keep getting hammered. Right now its topping my list at least for the first stop. That could change though depending on a number of factors. nate |
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"uglymoney" wrote in message
... On Mon, 03 Jan 2005 14:21:30 -0600, "Marty" wrote: And here in MN, practice on Saturday was cut short when it started to rain, hail, sleet - hurt to ski as the little ice balls nailed you in the face. Man, it's been strange as ever here this year. Oh wait, that's normal for winter in SE MN. Cold, warm, cold, warm. Make up your damn mind MN! Still got to make turns on the 1st day of the year, that's never a bad thing, even in bad weather. Jesus did we have some ice on Saturday down here in Iowa... I went skating right out my front door. It was quite fun despite the headache.. http://home.mchsi.com/~uglymoney2/iceskating.jpg Too funny. Yup, we had to bolt home Saturday before that hit. Sunday morning, I could not open my garage door for fear that the lower have would stay as the rest of it went up. My 11 yo was skating around the neighborhood too. It's pretty damn thick and I don't see it going away anytime soon with the cold temps. I was able to clear some areas with lots of salt and the sun we had Sunday. -- Marty |
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On Mon, 03 Jan 2005 21:06:32 -0600, "Marty" wrote:
"uglymoney" wrote in message .. . On Mon, 03 Jan 2005 14:21:30 -0600, "Marty" wrote: And here in MN, practice on Saturday was cut short when it started to rain, hail, sleet - hurt to ski as the little ice balls nailed you in the face. Man, it's been strange as ever here this year. Oh wait, that's normal for winter in SE MN. Cold, warm, cold, warm. Make up your damn mind MN! Still got to make turns on the 1st day of the year, that's never a bad thing, even in bad weather. Jesus did we have some ice on Saturday down here in Iowa... I went skating right out my front door. It was quite fun despite the headache.. http://home.mchsi.com/~uglymoney2/iceskating.jpg Too funny. Yup, we had to bolt home Saturday before that hit. Sunday morning, I could not open my garage door for fear that the lower have would stay as the rest of it went up. My 11 yo was skating around the neighborhood too. It's pretty damn thick and I don't see it going away anytime soon with the cold temps. I was able to clear some areas with lots of salt and the sun we had Sunday. Cool! I was the only skater here in this area even though I called for an all skate I remember one winter, like 96 I think, or 97 when I was living in the cities (MN) and they predicted a giant snowstorm, but instead it rained, and rained, with the temp right above freezing, the a huge cold front came down, and it kept raining for a while, quickly dropped to 30 below zero F and stayed there for a couple weeks! That sucked. Two inches of ice on the ground, on the trees, powerlines. It was a horrible couple of weeks trying to get around that town. Thankfully in Iowa, it always seems to melt off right away. nate |
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