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  #11  
Old September 17th 09, 07:08 PM posted to rec.skiing.resorts.europe,uk.rec.motorcycles
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Default Thread Hijack: Skiing in Chile

On Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:51:28 +0200, BrritSki
wrote:

Ace wrote:
On 17 Sep 2009 16:47:14 GMT, "Buzby" wrote:

As per subject - anyone been? Recommendations?


Can I get back to you in a couple of weeks? I'm sitting in the lounge
at LHR waiting for my flight to Buenos Aires, from where I'll be
joining my newly-BASI-level2-qulified wife at Bariloche (in Argentina)
and skiing both there and some of the Chilean resorts which are
apparently just a few hours away in a rental car.

I'll try and do a full write up when I get back. If anyone objects to
it being here, on RSREurope, well, I'll be very surprised, and not in
the least bit bothered ;-)

Feck 'em I say. Enjoy the hols and congrats to your better half !


Will do, ta!

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Old September 17th 09, 07:13 PM posted to rec.skiing.resorts.europe,uk.rec.motorcycles
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On Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:51:28 +0200, BrritSki
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Feck 'em I say. Enjoy the hols and congrats to your better half !


Acherly, I realise the congrats are premature. Tomorrow's the last
day[1], so she should have passed by the time I get there. Looking
forward to a good passing-out party when I arrive.


[1] Although there's still another week for remedials[2], but from
what I can gather she'd not going to need any. 60-odd people on the
course, though, so a fair few may need it.
[2] Which also offers race-training and other stuff, in with which I'm
welcome to join. ****. [3]
[3] Unfit, out-of-season, newly-passed instructors, mostly very young.
I'm likely to be severely embarrassed.

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Old September 17th 09, 10:23 PM posted to rec.skiing.resorts.europe,uk.rec.motorcycles
B 650
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Default OT in some locations: New skis

Jérémy wrote:
B650 wrote in
:

The
skis will get Diamir bindings, so no silly modular stuff. Skins will
only
be for occasional use for access and insurance against route finding
cock-ups (I have touring skis), but I'd still prefer the skis not be
too heavy. Obviously I don't need the latest fad, last year's classic
would be ideal, especially if I can pick them up cheap in the early
season sales (I live in the Alps, so I have plenty of shops to choose
from).

So, what should I be looking at?

I went from my X-Screams to K2 Apache Recon a couple of years back
after mine started leaking the same goo

Very happy I am


Looks promising, except for what looks suspiciously like some silly
modular stuff to do with bindings. Can you put Diamirs on them?

Hmmm, missed that part of the original post, I've got them with the
stock bindings on, so not sure if there's an alternative.

OTOH, now I look at the K2 web site, they seem to have an entire range
designed for me. Unfortunately it's called "Backside".


If you buy a pair of K2s, be wary of going to Colorado and leaving them
in a rack outside a restaurant, you'll come out and realise the racks
have all filled up with *exactly* the same skis as yours, then wish
you'd paid more attention to where you'd left them....

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D
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Old September 18th 09, 07:47 AM posted to rec.skiing.resorts.europe
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Default OT in some locations: New skis

Mike Clark wrote in
.uk:

In message
Ace wrote:

On Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:42:13 GMT, "Jérémy" wrote:

(x-posted to ukrm in case no-one uses the ski groups any longer)


Not much, it's true. Year on year it's been dropping. Only two
threads, four posts, since July. But I'm still here.

I am 179cm and weigh 76kg. Ski style toute neige tout terrain - I
enjoy bumps, I like silly tricks on the piste (but I only jump in a
straight line, I'm too old for any more ski injuries), but mostly I
ski off piste in any conditions.


[snip]

I'm very happy with my Dynastar Legend 8000 skis. They're a good all
rounder.


Thanks for the suggestion, I'll look them up.

Ace, thanks also for yours (my newsreader is temporarily unable to find
it to respond directly). In answer to your question, I aspire to ski with
the most grace and the least effort possible, but once I'm fit I find it
difficult to resist skiing like a hooligan.

I might well become a member of the SCGB, if only for the excellent web
site.

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Jeremy
R1200RT
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Old September 18th 09, 08:38 AM posted to rec.skiing.resorts.europe,uk.rec.motorcycles
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Default OT in some locations: New skis


"Jérémy" wrote in message
...
(x-posted to ukrm in case no-one uses the ski groups any longer)

With great sadness I think I'm going to have to give up my old X-Screams.
The bases remain as indestructible as ever, but the gimmicky shock
absorbers on top are leaking some horrible sticky black substance.

I have taken no notice of current ski trends for several years, and I
have no idea what is on offer these days, so I'm looking for suggestions
to narrow the field.

I am 179cm and weigh 76kg. Ski style toute neige tout terrain - I enjoy
bumps, I like silly tricks on the piste (but I only jump in a straight
line, I'm too old for any more ski injuries), but mostly I ski off piste
in any conditions. I love steep couloirs when I'm in practice, but
anything is probably going to be shorter than what I have now anyway. The
skis will get Diamir bindings, so no silly modular stuff. Skins will only
be for occasional use for access and insurance against route finding
cock-ups (I have touring skis), but I'd still prefer the skis not be too
heavy. Obviously I don't need the latest fad, last year's classic would
be ideal, especially if I can pick them up cheap in the early season
sales (I live in the Alps, so I have plenty of shops to choose from).

So, what should I be looking at?

--
Jeremy
R1200RT


Whatever you decide, if you're in the Alps then you should definitely be
looking at http://achat-ski.com/ for some of the best deals.

I picked up a pair of previous season's Rossignol B3s at around 60-70%
discount - some real bargains to be had if you don't 'need' latest fad
graphics!

But you already knew that...

RM
www.mountainpassions.com - an Online Magazine with Altitude

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Old September 18th 09, 09:36 AM posted to rec.skiing.resorts.europe,uk.rec.motorcycles
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Default OT in some locations: New skis

In rec.skiing.resorts.europe B650 wrote:
: I went from my X-Screams to K2 Apache Recon a couple of years back
: after mine started leaking the same goo

: Very happy I am

I am also very happy with my Apache Recon's! Excellent skis!

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Old September 18th 09, 07:07 PM posted to rec.skiing.resorts.europe,uk.rec.motorcycles
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Default OT in some locations: New skis

On Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:42:13 GMT, "Jérémy" wrote:

(x-posted to ukrm in case no-one uses the ski groups any longer)

With great sadness I think I'm going to have to give up my old X-Screams.
The bases remain as indestructible as ever, but the gimmicky shock
absorbers on top are leaking some horrible sticky black substance.

[snip]
So, what should I be looking at?


No answers from me, just the observation that I'm also toying with the
idea of buying new, or secondhand skis too. I've got a reasonable pair
of Head carving skis but I had to hire something more off-piste
oriented last year after a couple of hints from my instructors.

If I do then they'll probably something like Rossignol Bandits or
whatever they call them this year (none of that twin-tip stuff for
me). Ideally good second-hand so I won't be so worried about losing or
damaging them.

Damn that ski club for getting me interested in off-piste!

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Old September 19th 09, 06:53 AM posted to rec.skiing.resorts.europe,uk.rec.motorcycles
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Default OT in some locations: New skis

Pip Luscher wrote:
On Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:42:13 GMT, "Jérémy" wrote:

(x-posted to ukrm in case no-one uses the ski groups any longer)

With great sadness I think I'm going to have to give up my old X-Screams.
The bases remain as indestructible as ever, but the gimmicky shock
absorbers on top are leaking some horrible sticky black substance.

[snip]
So, what should I be looking at?


No answers from me, just the observation that I'm also toying with the
idea of buying new, or secondhand skis too. I've got a reasonable pair
of Head carving skis but I had to hire something more off-piste
oriented last year after a couple of hints from my instructors.

If I do then they'll probably something like Rossignol Bandits or
whatever they call them this year (none of that twin-tip stuff for
me). Ideally good second-hand so I won't be so worried about losing or
damaging them.

Wife and I both lke our Bandits which we've had for a few years now.

If you live in the Alps, narrow it down to a few different skis and then
demo to see which ski you like best and in which length for the type of
skiing/conditions you'll most likely encounter. But you knew that right ?

Good luck
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Old September 19th 09, 12:42 PM posted to rec.skiing.resorts.europe,uk.rec.motorcycles
Pip Luscher[_3_]
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On Sat, 19 Sep 2009 08:53:43 +0200, BrritSki
wrote:

Wife and I both lke our Bandits which we've had for a few years now.


I think they were the ones I hired, actually. Seemd to carve well
enough and I didn't have any [ski related] problems off piste, other
than a nervous sense of "help, these aren't my usual skis!"

They carved a lot better than I expected, though I didn't really
manage the tight radius turns my Head skis could.

How well do they cope with hard-packed icy home runs?

If you live in the Alps, narrow it down to a few different skis and then
demo to see which ski you like best and in which length for the type of
skiing/conditions you'll most likely encounter. But you knew that right ?


I'd love to be able to do that. Sadly, round here is about as far form
Alpine a it's possible to get (I live close to the Cambrifgshire Fens,
in much the same way the Brighton is close to the sea). If the
exchange rate were better then I'd try out a few different types and
buy abroad, but it's probably not worth it at the moment.

I have seen what look like some good deals online, but I'm a little
unsure about that. Possibly just older models, but that wouldn't
bother me too much.

Good luck


Ta.

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Old September 19th 09, 12:58 PM posted to rec.skiing.resorts.europe,uk.rec.motorcycles
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Pip Luscher wrote:
On Sat, 19 Sep 2009 08:53:43 +0200, BrritSki
wrote:

Wife and I both lke our Bandits which we've had for a few years now.


I think they were the ones I hired, actually. Seemd to carve well
enough and I didn't have any [ski related] problems off piste, other
than a nervous sense of "help, these aren't my usual skis!"

They carved a lot better than I expected, though I didn't really
manage the tight radius turns my Head skis could.

I manage to do a complete on snow 360 on them - i.e. find a nice flat
wide piece of piste and hit it at one side at max. speed and then lay
them over as far as they can go - if you're going fast enough you can do
a complete circle

How well do they cope with hard-packed icy home runs?


OK I guess, but I tend to avoid resorts like that

If you live in the Alps, narrow it down to a few different skis and then
demo to see which ski you like best and in which length for the type of
skiing/conditions you'll most likely encounter. But you knew that right ?


I'd love to be able to do that. Sadly, round here is about as far form
Alpine a it's possible to get (I live close to the Cambrifgshire Fens,


Ah, I was replying as much to the original poster who I think said he
lived near some mountains...
 




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