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On Wed, 6 Feb 2008 08:47:04 -0800 (PST), in
, Matt T wrote: On 6 Feb, 15:55, Ace wrote: On Wed, 6 Feb 2008 05:12:24 -0800 (PST), in , Matt T wrote: On 6 Feb, 12:32, Ace wrote: On Wed, 6 Feb 2008 04:05:22 -0800 (PST), in , Matt T wrote: (boo hoo, and my diamond-encrusted ski-boots are too tight) Heh. I'm up to countsgives up counting oh, at least 30 days skiing so far this season, with probably six or seven of those in decent fresh powder. Off for a (free) week at a 4* hotel in Davos next weekhttp://www.skiclub.co.uk/skiclub/skifreshtracks/holiday.asp?intHolida... Life's tough, eh? Yup, sucks big time. I mean, I had to queue for at least 20 seconds at a lift this morning. Bloody February... But you were back and posting by 11:40; not much of a day's skiing... 11.40 UK time Err, no. Actually 11:45 CET. On Tue, 5 Feb 2008 02:45:58 -0800 (PST), Matt T wrote: .... |
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Ace wrote:
Heh. I'm up to countsgives up counting oh, at least 30 days skiing so far this season, with probably six or seven of those in decent fresh powder. Off for a (free) week at a 4* hotel in Davos next week http://www.skiclub.co.uk/skiclub/ski...HolidayID=1601 Life's tough, eh? There are moments when I truly hate you. But mostly it's just envy. |
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On Wed, 6 Feb 2008 11:00:18 +0000 (UTC), Switters
wrote: Also, they are very heavy. riding switch etc, then readjust for cruising back down the slopes in Learn to ride switch with the settings you normally go for. The times when you might need (as opposed to want) to ride switch, Where might one /need/ to ride switch? Apart from falling-leaf type manoeuvres? I can recall my heels burning on a long traversing blue in Val d'Isere several years ago and wishing I could ride switch then. On that week I'd only just started riding red runs. you're not going to have the luxury of being able to stop, change the bindings and get going again. Imagine stopping, rotating the foot to 90deg, then scoot along, get to a downhill, then you've got to stop and rotate back, before setting off again. Rather than getting to the downhill, stepping in on the back and riding away. Well, first, I was referring ot schussing, not scooting. Scooting isn't a problem. I wasn't thinking about changing the settings every time I changed riding direction or slope. That would clearly be daft. Rather, say, for a morning playing in a snow park I'd possibly want to set it up so that my feet were nearly symmetrical, then for an afternoon of generally blasting around at higher speed on pistes, just change the angles for a more comfortable unidirectional style. I get what you're saying about having to adapt and the extra weight, though. From your and other replies, it's not generally done. What angles are you using at the moment? Umm. Difficult to judge, but around 15 degrees forward on the front foot and 3-5 degrees forward on the back foot, at a guess. -- -Pip |
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On Wed, 06 Feb 2008 13:32:53 +0100, Ace wrote:
On Wed, 6 Feb 2008 04:05:22 -0800 (PST), in , Matt T wrote: (boo hoo, and my diamond-encrusted ski-boots are too tight) Heh. I'm up to countsgives up counting oh, at least 30 days skiing so far this season, with probably six or seven of those in decent fresh powder. Off for a (free) week at a 4* hotel in Davos next week http://www.skiclub.co.uk/skiclub/ski...HolidayID=1601 Life's tough, eh? Harrumph. Nobody likes a smug git, you know. -- -Pip |
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On Wed, 06 Feb 2008 18:35:17 +0000, in
, Higgins wrote: Ace wrote: Heh. I'm up to countsgives up counting oh, at least 30 days skiing so far this season, with probably six or seven of those in decent fresh powder. Off for a (free) week at a 4* hotel in Davos next week http://www.skiclub.co.uk/skiclub/ski...HolidayID=1601 Life's tough, eh? There are moments when I truly hate you. But mostly it's just envy. MWHID. |
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On Wed, 06 Feb 2008 19:12:08 GMT, in
, Pip Luscher wrote: On Wed, 06 Feb 2008 13:32:53 +0100, Ace wrote: On Wed, 6 Feb 2008 04:05:22 -0800 (PST), in , Matt T wrote: (boo hoo, and my diamond-encrusted ski-boots are too tight) Heh. I'm up to countsgives up counting oh, at least 30 days skiing so far this season, with probably six or seven of those in decent fresh powder. Off for a (free) week at a 4* hotel in Davos next week http://www.skiclub.co.uk/skiclub/ski...HolidayID=1601 Life's tough, eh? Harrumph. Nobody likes a smug git, you know. MWHID (2). |
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On Wed, 06 Feb 2008 19:09:55 GMT, in
, Pip Luscher wrote: On Wed, 6 Feb 2008 11:00:18 +0000 (UTC), Switters wrote: Also, they are very heavy. riding switch etc, then readjust for cruising back down the slopes in Learn to ride switch with the settings you normally go for. The times when you might need (as opposed to want) to ride switch, Where might one /need/ to ride switch? Apart from falling-leaf type manoeuvres? Gullies. Narrow and steep. Sometimes (especially for skiers) there's not room to safely do a proper turn, or even sideslip (the boarder's favourite manouever), so backing out and turning is the safest way out. Perhaps that's that what you meant by 'falling leaf'? Also, for a boarder, if you're caught on the 'wrong' edge just as you need to start a long traverse, with no height to switch, you may need to stay that way for quite some time. This, for me, is one of the things that defines a boarder I'm happy to take skiing on tricky off-piste runs. I wasn't thinking about changing the settings every time I changed riding direction or slope. That would clearly be daft. Rather, say, for a morning playing in a snow park I'd possibly want to set it up so that my feet were nearly symmetrical, then for an afternoon of generally blasting around at higher speed on pistes, just change the angles for a more comfortable unidirectional style. I think the problem with that (and I speak as a non-expert boarder) is that you'll never really get used to any one setting. As Switters says, I think the best bet is to learn to ride all conditions from one setting. FWIW I've always tended to go with the feet-pointing-forwards position, as it feels more like skiing and fits with my personal philosophy of having a front end and a back end, rather than two edges to slip down, IYSWIM. |
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On Wed, 06 Feb 2008 22:16:45 +0100, Ace wrote:
On Wed, 06 Feb 2008 19:09:55 GMT, in , Pip Luscher wrote: Where might one /need/ to ride switch? Apart from falling-leaf type manoeuvres? Gullies. Narrow and steep. Sometimes (especially for skiers) there's not room to safely do a proper turn, or even sideslip (the boarder's favourite manouever), so backing out and turning is the safest way out. Perhaps that's that what you meant by 'falling leaf'? Do you mean so narrow that you might have to ride straight down it in switch stance until it widens enough to turn? By 'falling leaf' I meant zig-zagging down a slope on the same edge, simply reversing direction. It's a basic practice manoeuvre. Also, for a boarder, if you're caught on the 'wrong' edge just as you need to start a long traverse, with no height to switch, you may need to stay that way for quite some time. This, for me, is one of the things that defines a boarder I'm happy to take skiing on tricky off-piste runs. Well, traversing (cautiously) switch isn't a problem, IME. Completing a turn on a steep (for me that would be a steep blue run) slope, OTOH.... I think the problem with that (and I speak as a non-expert boarder) is that you'll never really get used to any one setting. As Switters says, I think the best bet is to learn to ride all conditions from one setting. FWIW I've always tended to go with the feet-pointing-forwards position, as it feels more like skiing and fits with my personal philosophy of having a front end and a back end, rather than two edges to slip down, IYSWIM. I dunno. I can't speak from wide experience, but I *feel* that the mental adjustment isn't as great as people make out; I'll have to experiment. Riding switch OTOH is weird; theoretically I know what to do, but I don't have the so-called muscle-memory to do it on anything other than greens or easy blues. Actually, it's been so long that I'm not sure I can do it at all ATM. -- -Pip |
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On Wed, 06 Feb 2008 19:09:55 GMT, Pip Luscher
allegedly wrote: Where might one /need/ to ride switch? Apart from falling-leaf type manoeuvres? I can recall my heels burning on a long traversing blue in I suppose it's not a case of 'need', but more a case of being much quicker if you do switch over. Being slow, especially off-piste, is a sure fire way to **** off your companions. As you say, on a traverse - if it's particularly long and getting to the point where want to collapse in a heap of pain, it's useful to throw in a quick 180 and carry on. Also sometimes in the trees you can hit a dead end, and need to wiggle out backwards, but with no room to spin around. Well, first, I was referring ot schussing, not scooting. Scooting isn't a problem. Sorry, misread that. I guess you're referring to nailing it straight down the fall line, which suggests stopping, rotating the bindings, hurtling down the slope (possibly for a flat section), then having to change them back again. for a morning playing in a snow park I'd possibly want to set it up so that my feet were nearly symmetrical, then for an afternoon of generally blasting around at higher speed on pistes, just change the angles for a more comfortable unidirectional style. Fair enough. For me, the extra weight of the bindings wouldn't be worth the minor inconvenience of whipping out a work tool, and manually unscrewing, setting and screwing back up. Takes all of 5 minutes, compared to 10 seconds. Over the course of the day, that's just not that important for me. What angles are you using at the moment? Umm. Difficult to judge, but around 15 degrees forward on the front foot and 3-5 degrees forward on the back foot, at a guess. For most people, that's just too narrow. If you do some squats in socks on a lino flooring or something, what's the most comfortable position for your feet? Are they only 10 degrees apart? Most people tend towards 25- 30 degrees of difference. |
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On Wed, 06 Feb 2008 21:16:45 GMT, Ace allegedly
wrote: or even sideslip (the boarder's favourite manouever) Actually, my favourite manouever is blasting past the skiers in the powder, as they do their little pogo stick routine. Sideslip comes a close second though. |
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