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Ski waxing question No.2
Can someone point me in the right direction of a site or something like
that, that can give instruction/guidance etc on waxing ski's for a beginner. Many thanks again Onion |
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Ski waxing question No.2
"JP" wrote in message news:cFr0c.2173$zu.684@newsfe1-win... | Can someone point me in the right direction of a site or something like | that, that can give instruction/guidance etc on waxing ski's for a beginner. | | Many thanks again Quite a few sites out there, but http://www.skifastwax.com/ explains it all in quite an easy to understand way..... Pete |
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Ski waxing question No.2
My only comment is that it's a heck of a lot easier to let a shop do it as
they'll have the experience and they will also sharpen the sides of the skis as well. They will also check the bindings which is very important. -- Simon Brown www.hb9drv.ch "JP" wrote in message news:cFr0c.2173$zu.684@newsfe1-win... Can someone point me in the right direction of a site or something like that, that can give instruction/guidance etc on waxing ski's for a beginner. Many thanks again Onion |
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Ski waxing question No.2
"Simon Brown" wrote in message ... | My only comment is that it's a heck of a lot easier to let a shop do it as | they'll have the experience and they will also sharpen the sides of the skis | as well. | | They will also check the bindings which is very important. Easier, true, but apart from it being cheaper to get your own equipment, it's a useful skill to acquire and I just reckon my skis are better looked after that way. I feel pretty much the same way about the bindings. In the Vietnamese opp the Bourg St Maurice station today there was a lost-looking English bloke with a young kid in tow, leg in plaster. They were in Val for the season, but early in Jan the lad had taken a nasty fall, ending up with a bad fracture just below the knee. The weight adjustment was fine, but not the toe/heel setting which was too tight. Binding didn't release, lever effect, and "crack".... at 5 years old too, kids that age with their pliable bones usually get away with it. So as you say, ensuring the bindings are set correctly is crucial. Pete |
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Ski waxing question No.2
"PG" wrote in message
... Easier, true, but apart from it being cheaper to get your own equipment, it's a useful skill to acquire and I just reckon my skis are better looked after that way. I feel pretty much the same way about the bindings. In the Vietnamese opp the Bourg St Maurice station today there was a lost-looking English bloke with a young kid in tow, leg in plaster. They were in Val for the season, but early in Jan the lad had taken a nasty fall, ending up with a bad fracture just below the knee. The weight adjustment was fine, but not the toe/heel setting which was too tight. Binding didn't release, lever effect, and "crack".... at 5 years old too, kids that age with their pliable bones usually get away with it. So as you say, ensuring the bindings are set correctly is crucial. Ah, maybe I should have prefixed my statement with ensuring that you know the shop's competence. In my case Adrian at Foppa Sport in Laax really does know his stuff inside out and I would be wasting my time doing it myself. But I understand you or anyone else wanting to do it themselves. I'm lazy if the truth has to be told. I know that a few years ago a person servicing skis somewhere round here had just changed job. Previously she was a waitress and had *no* experience of servicing skis. A few days of training and she was in charge :-( -- Simon Brown www.hb9drv.ch |
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Ski waxing question No.2
PG wrote:
Easier, true, but apart from it being cheaper to get your own equipment, it's a useful skill to acquire and I just reckon my skis are better looked after that way. I feel pretty much the same way about the I'm not sure a shop is any easier, for me at least. I find it hard to find a window to get ours done, much easier to do them at home. bindings. In the Vietnamese opp the Bourg St Maurice station today there was a lost-looking English bloke with a young kid in tow, leg in plaster. They were in Val for the season, but early in Jan the lad had taken a nasty fall, ending up with a bad fracture just below the knee. The weight adjustment was fine, but not the toe/heel setting which was too tight. Binding didn't release, lever effect, and "crack".... at 5 years old too, kids that age with their pliable bones usually get away with it. So as you say, ensuring the bindings are set correctly is crucial. Quite, I have mine done in Austria using torque meters, I suspect that over 50% of people have them set wrong which includes the idiots with DIN settings too low whose skis come whistling past your ear on some runs. As another example someone we were skiing with last week tore his ACL on the first day, on the first lift he asked me if he should have had the binding adjusted for his new boots, I didn't see the fall that injured him and his description is vague but I have to wonder, either way it's not something to be that casual about. |
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Ski waxing question No.2
"visionset" wrote in message news:c5E0c.1594$sh4.1189@newsfe1-win... | | "Ian Spare" wrote in message | ... | | over 50% of people have them set wrong which includes the idiots with | DIN settings too low whose skis come whistling past your ear on some | runs. | | I'm 6'1" & 75kg I rent at present and they always dial them up to about DIN | 7. I promptly dial them down to 5.5 | I guess I fall in to your idiot category, though mine don't pop off at | random. I came to the figure of 5.5 as the one where I can do something | daft and not risk ligament or tendon damage. If I ski any more aggressively | I guess that figure will go up accordingly. | I am suporised there is so much discrepancy. Although they are my legs | thankyou very much, the view of MY setting seems to be in the minority. | This is over many sets of bindings so I can only assume they are more or | less calibrated correctly. | Surely if they don't come off in the wrong place at the wrong time, then they're set correctly, in which case you don't fall into Ian's 'Idiot Category'? Pete |
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Ski waxing question No.2
visionset wrote:
"Ian Spare" wrote in message ... over 50% of people have them set wrong which includes the idiots with DIN settings too low whose skis come whistling past your ear on some runs. I'm 6'1" & 75kg I rent at present and they always dial them up to about DIN 7. I promptly dial them down to 5.5 I guess I fall in to your idiot category, though mine don't pop off at Nice try, sounds like you don't though :-) The combination of DIN too low and run too hard is the one I mean. |
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Ski waxing question No.2
Hi,
If you do set your skis to 5.5 you could end up on a manslaughter charge if they come off and kill someone. I am not joking about this. This is why you have insurance - you do have third party? Three recent examples: [1] Last week someone in the ski school fell on one of his own skis which had come off and he almost bled to death. [2] Another had an accident and sliced his nose off - was helicoptered out. [3] Today a snowboard (no boarder) almost decapacitated a friend, it missed his nut by about 1 meter travelling like a rocket. The big problem is that these newer carving skis are so bloody sharp it's no joke any more. How do I know what I'm on about? A mate is the senior lawyer in the Canton, we've discussed this at length. Apart from anything else if your bindings are working properly then they will come off at 7 if needed. At 5.5 you risk one coming off when not desired and having an accident as a result. -- Simon Brown www.hb9drv.ch "visionset" wrote in message news:c5E0c.1594$sh4.1189@newsfe1-win... I'm 6'1" & 75kg I rent at present and they always dial them up to about DIN 7. I promptly dial them down to 5.5 I guess I fall in to your idiot category, though mine don't pop off at random. I came to the figure of 5.5 as the one where I can do something daft and not risk ligament or tendon damage. If I ski any more aggressively I guess that figure will go up accordingly. I am suporised there is so much discrepancy. Although they are my legs thankyou very much, the view of MY setting seems to be in the minority. This is over many sets of bindings so I can only assume they are more or less calibrated correctly. |
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Ski waxing question No.2
visionset wrote: "Ian Spare" wrote in message ... over 50% of people have them set wrong which includes the idiots with DIN settings too low whose skis come whistling past your ear on some runs. I'm 6'1" & 75kg I rent at present and they always dial them up to about DIN 7. I promptly dial them down to 5.5 I guess I fall in to your idiot category, though mine don't pop off at random. I came to the figure of 5.5 as the one where I can do something daft and not risk ligament or tendon damage. If I ski any more aggressively I guess that figure will go up accordingly. I am suporised there is so much discrepancy. Although they are my legs thankyou very much, the view of MY setting seems to be in the minority. This is over many sets of bindings so I can only assume they are more or less calibrated correctly. Interesting... I'm 50 kg and I've noticed that in the Alps my DIN setting is generally around 4, while on the dry slope in the UK it's generally around 5. My skis practically never come off, which makes me think I should use 4 all the time, especially on a dry-slope where you really want to err on the cautious side. I'm not an aggressive skier and I also don't do much off-piste. By the way, feel free to recommend a good place/instructor to learn off-piste techniques in/from. -Sarah |
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