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Evojeesus wrote:
Nope, I live in Italy. Oh, did I miss that ? I'm in Italy too, Liguria, nearest resortr is Limone. You ? |
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On Aug 31, 2:17*pm, BrritSki wrote:
Evojeesus wrote: Nope, I live in Italy. Oh, did I miss that ? I'm in Italy too, Liguria, nearest resortr is Limone. *You ? I'm in Rome, nearest resorts are in the Apennines, 9 hours drive to the Alps.. |
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On 31/08/2010 15:35, Evojeesus wrote:
On Aug 31, 2:17 pm, wrote: Evojeesus wrote: Nope, I live in Italy. Oh, did I miss that ? I'm in Italy too, Liguria, nearest resortr is Limone. You ? I'm in Rome, nearest resorts are in the Apennines, 9 hours drive to the Alps.. Ha, I learned to ski in Terminillo 30+ years ago when I was working at TI in Rieti. We went back last Feb to revisit old haunts and old friends and had a day skiing. Top of the mountain was closed, but good snow, bright sun and there was enough open for a good morning's workout followed by an excellent lunch as usual ! Ciao Rog |
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On Aug 31, 4:52*am, Evojeesus wrote:
Yes, that's what I mean with depth-measurements too. Did you try these modern skis btw? No. I don't feel the need to fix what's not broken. I've downgraded to Bandit xx 197. My 205's broke and are too hard to replace. Nope, I live in Italy. ah. OK. Sorry I must have confused you with someone else then. Good for you! I'm a 9 hours drive away from 7000+ vertical-feet off- piste paradise. Skiing powder in the forest is mad fun but nothing beats the big lines on big mountains. I've seen boarders lose maybe 1500 feet of vertical in about five turns down a steepish glacier. Has anyone skied Alta in less than 10 turns?-D Beginners probably. That kind of thing happens to people that can't turn usually. I can push a dog on skis straight down a hill. No particular skill involved there. |
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On 8/31/10 3:52 AM, Evojeesus wrote:
CLIP Skiing powder in the forest is mad fun but nothing beats the big lines on big mountains. I've seen boarders lose maybe 1500 feet of vertical in about five turns down a steepish glacier. Has anyone skied Alta in less than 10 turns?-D I have to ask: WHY!?!?! Why would anyone want to give up the floating three dimensional dance of bottomless powder to merely make big turns and go fast? If fast is the goal bring out DH race skis and ski a prepared course - nothing like 220cm skis at 75mph+ for the feel of speed. Maybe leave the powder untracked for those who appreciate it? (I waxed my sloppy old powder Snow Rangers last week as well as my GS and DH race skis - can never be too prepared. It snowed on the pass yesterday. I'm ready.) |
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On Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:53:30 -0700, lal_truckee
wrote: On 8/31/10 3:52 AM, Evojeesus wrote: CLIP Skiing powder in the forest is mad fun but nothing beats the big lines on big mountains. I've seen boarders lose maybe 1500 feet of vertical in about five turns down a steepish glacier. Has anyone skied Alta in less than 10 turns?-D I have to ask: WHY!?!?! Why would anyone want to give up the floating three dimensional dance of bottomless powder to merely make big turns and go fast? If fast is the goal bring out DH race skis and ski a prepared course - nothing like 220cm skis at 75mph+ for the feel of speed. Maybe leave the powder untracked for those who appreciate it? (I waxed my sloppy old powder Snow Rangers last week as well as my GS and DH race skis - can never be too prepared. It snowed on the pass yesterday. I'm ready.) Amen....its not far off |
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On Aug 31, 9:42*am, Dick G wrote:
On Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:53:30 -0700, lal_truckee wrote: On 8/31/10 3:52 AM, Evojeesus wrote: CLIP Skiing powder in the forest is mad fun but nothing beats the big lines on big mountains. I've seen boarders lose maybe 1500 feet of vertical in about five turns down a steepish glacier. Has anyone skied Alta in less than 10 turns?-D I have to ask: WHY!?!?! Why would anyone want to give up the floating three dimensional dance of bottomless powder to merely make big turns and go fast? If fast is the goal bring out DH race skis and ski a prepared course - nothing like 220cm skis at 75mph+ for the feel of speed. Maybe leave the powder untracked for those who appreciate it? (I waxed my sloppy old powder Snow Rangers last week as well as my GS and DH race skis - can never be too prepared. It snowed on the pass yesterday. I'm ready.) Amen....its not far off- Congratulations, Dickie. You are the Glenn Beck of RSA. The spiritual leader. Your followers hang on your every word. Hey, want to explain whatever "evidence" you have that I am a convicted felon? You know, you've falsely accused me of being one on scores of occasions. Now that you are a leader, how about explaining your prophecies? |
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On Aug 31, 5:48*pm, pigo wrote:
On Aug 31, 4:52*am, Evojeesus wrote: Yes, that's what I mean with depth-measurements too. Did you try these modern skis btw? No. I don't feel the need to fix what's not broken. Come on! Lost the will to explore already? They will allow you to do different thinks, for example to go much faster in powder, not necessarily your cup of tea though.. Good for you! I'm a 9 hours drive away from 7000+ vertical-feet off- piste paradise. Skiing powder in the forest is mad fun but nothing beats the big lines on big mountains. I've seen boarders lose maybe 1500 feet of vertical in about five turns down a steepish glacier. Has anyone skied Alta in less than 10 turns?-D Beginners probably. Really? Your beginners shred at 50mph+? That kind of thing happens to people that can't turn usually. I can push a dog on skis straight down a hill. No particular skill involved there. Going fast takes an enormous amount of balls and considerable skill too. |
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On Aug 31, 5:53*pm, lal_truckee wrote:
On 8/31/10 3:52 AM, Evojeesus wrote: CLIP Skiing powder in the forest is mad fun but nothing beats the big lines on big mountains. I've seen boarders lose maybe 1500 feet of vertical in about five turns down a steepish glacier. Has anyone skied Alta in less than 10 turns?-D I have to ask: WHY!?!?! Not my thing either! However, I can see how coming down a huge face with gigantic turns can kick ass. Why would anyone want to give up the floating three dimensional dance of bottomless powder to merely make big turns and go fast? If fast is the goal bring out DH race skis and ski a prepared course - nothing like 220cm skis at 75mph+ for the feel of speed. Well people say going really fast in deep powder is fun too even though I think it kind of wastes the terrain. |
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On 08/31/2010 11:53 AM, lal_truckee wrote:
On 8/31/10 3:52 AM, Evojeesus wrote: CLIP Skiing powder in the forest is mad fun but nothing beats the big lines on big mountains. I've seen boarders lose maybe 1500 feet of vertical in about five turns down a steepish glacier. Has anyone skied Alta in less than 10 turns?-D I have to ask: WHY!?!?! Why would anyone want to give up the floating three dimensional dance of bottomless powder to merely make big turns and go fast? If fast is the goal bring out DH race skis and ski a prepared course - nothing like 220cm skis at 75mph+ for the feel of speed. Maybe leave the powder untracked for those who appreciate it? (I waxed my sloppy old powder Snow Rangers last week as well as my GS and DH race skis - can never be too prepared. It snowed on the pass yesterday. I'm ready.) Snow Rangers? Sloppy? I've skied a couple of different pairs of those in the past and found them to be somewhat akin to 2 x 4's. Borrowed a pair for a rare powder day here in VT. They performed better (or maybe I did) where the ice below the powder was blown clean off than they did where the there was actually some powder. A dear friend skied that ski up until a couple of years ago, mainly because they were so beefy and grippy. There was nothing that came close that weren't "shaped" so she stuck with the Rangers. |
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