Drags aren't a lot of fun on a board. Was a bit of a necessity when i started but most boarders these days can get by without ever having touched a drag lift.
Then again I would fall for no reason and when you fall on a board, you have no chance to catch yourself, it just hurts. so now I ski.
Awareness of edge catching does come with practise - as does catching it and riding out.
Just do both.
Ok, I'm doing a BASI level 3 training course in Zermatt from 12th to 16th November.
Does anyone have any idea what the snow will be like around then? I booked my skis on the flight. Are they likely to get trashed? If thats the case I might try and use hire ones, or buy some cheap pre-season skis.
my first holiday booked to st anton end of jan with riding buddys who board - lucky enough to be 4 miles from hemel snow center and taken advantage of their unlimited pass . hitting thursday kickers and rails well now cant wait for real snow .. allready own 2 boards - one ride decade and one k2 zeppelin - got most of the kit just looking for a good jacket and kit . cant flecking wait for real snow and not having to screw about with my bindings every 30 seconds ! ! !
Almost 500 posts, yay!!
Just thought I'd post up one of my favourite ski segments from possibly my favourite ski movie, Level 1's Eye Trip.
I think it also shows how skiing is getting "cool" again!!! 😀
michaelmcc cheers for the video - bought it from itunes earlier and watching now, it's great.
I'm enjoying the soundtrack and filming more than other films like twel2ve, standing sideways etc.
mbydmt - Hey yeah Ive watched it so many times now. Good mix of big mountain and urban. That grind along the tennis net is really cool! Just such creative skiing with a quality sound track.
I haven't seen either of those films you mentioned. Retallack is my other favourite ski film, its short, about 30 mins, I just go into this mesmerizing trance when I watch it though, all amazing cat skiing and big mountain stuff. The work of Tanner Hall.
500? Pah, that's nothing! Last year's thread went on all season! 🙂
Anyway, a quick Rockies update for you - Plenty of snow already by the looks of things as I flew over earlier! (Currently in the lounge at LAX waiting for a connecting flight, donchaknow! 8) )
All these airmiles are going to be buying me some SERIOUS holidays next year!
I'm in Whistler now and its raining pretty heavily. Lets hope the snow comes soon.
I'm in Whistler now and its raining pretty heavily
I imagine its snowing up the top of peak chair though?
michaelmcc - no idea on Zermatt conditions, but round here (French Alps) it's been "seasonally average" I would say. Which for October means that it's been a bit chilly with a bit of rain and therefore a fair bit of snow at altitude. Conditions on the glacier at Tignes are good.
K hopefully there will be good enough coverage not to wreck my Lines. Don't own any battered skis atm.
So is it a fashion crime to wear snowboard jacket and pants skiing? its all the same isnt it?
[quote=dobo ]So is it a fashion crime to wear snowboard jacket and pants skiing? its all the same isnt it?
Jackets make no difference, but ski pants have reinforced patches inside the ankles where your boots bash together. Snowboard pants don't have this so last about one-tenth as long when worn by skiiers.
Do snowboard pants have reinforced bottoms to cope with all the extra sitting down?
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Just booked this years Ski holiday, going to Arabba with Inghams over the NY week. Quite looking forward to it, supposed to be a great resort 🙂
It is 🙂
(going again in Feb)
wallop - yes, actually!
Looks like there was a big dump of snow in La Plagne, France. Not sure it was just localized or spread out over a larger area. Good news though! 😀
Looks like there was a big dump of snow in La Plagne, France. Not sure it was just localized or spread out over a larger area. Good news though! 😀
Its started snowing in Switzerland!
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Yes, it snowed heavily overnight/today with snow falling to below 1,500m and landing thickly at around 2000m.
Not much and I know it could be gone by tomorrow but its a promising start.
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First smatterings of snow in Slovakia too:
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And the brand new gondola linking Chopok North and South is looking sweet:
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13 weeks to go! 8)
Snow in Serre Che, too!
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None in Vegas , though! :-).
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Just realised that the pics I put up are updating. Didn't think they would as its just an image url.
Interesting gondola that, with dual cables.
Definitely gonna need to find a way to get there now.
Interesting gondola that, with dual cables.
I assume that's so it can run in higher winds, as it is linking the front and back of the mountain (where previously you had to take a chair then a big painful drag lift).
Also it is a 24-man gondola - pretty major bit of infrastructure for Jasna given they've only recently been putting in chairs!
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You can see the Aiguille Rouge - Villaroger piste on the far right.
Footflaps - I'm in Arabba with Inghams the week before you are. We'll probably be passing at Innsbruck airport!
Footflaps - I'm in Arabba with Inghams the week before you are. We'll probably be passing at Innsbruck airport!
That was the original plan, but had already committed to hosting the in-laws for xmas, so we pushed it back a week.
Am very much looking forward to going, skiing looks great 🙂
Interesting gondola that, with dual cables.
Ooh. Its like the one up the Peclet in Val Thorens, but newer and shinier.
Just booked a week in the Dolomites for January with Francesco Tremolada, the local hotshot guide. - we will be hitting the famous steep couloirs of the area.
He just sent me this picture of his doorstep this morning 8)
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Although I'm guessing the double figure temperatures forecast later in the week will put paid to that lot!
yep, it will all melt! but looks nice anyhow 😛
Right, does anyone know what skis are best suited for doing the BASI level 3? I'm gonna try and do some of the modules this winter.
At the moment the only skis I own are a pair of Line Prophets (98mm underfoot).
Cheers.
And my turn for. Question -
Anyone know anywhere good and reliable to download some ski films? Long flight home coming up, and fancied watching something fun! Android tablet fwiw
michaelmcc - Member
Right, does anyone know what skis are best suited for doing the BASI level 3? I'm gonna try and do some of the modules this winter.At the moment the only skis I own are a pair of Line Prophets (98mm underfoot).
Cheers.
You would probably be best on a piste ski, something like the Head Supershape Magnum or Titan. Both always get great reviews and lots of trainers/students skiing on them.
Or another ski I quite like the look of is the Rossignol 9GS, detuned GS ski, slightly fatter than FIS regs and looks a lot of fun.
Hey Greg I tried out and I-magnum (or I-Titan?) at Exscape. It was the green and white one anyway, turns with so little effort!
They must be really sketchy in powder though eh? Suppose if you have your technique down then it shouldn't matter.
Do most people use piste skis anyway? Presume you have to stay on the same ones for the whole week.
The green one is the magnum. If you are training for level 3 then you will have to be able to do all of the things listed;
http://www.basi.org.uk/content/alpine-level-3-isia-technical-5-day-course.aspx
I think they expect all candidates to be on a piste ski, if you can do all the demos to the standard of your Line's then fair play!
You're right about them not being great in powder but at least you have your other skis for that. If you have the skills required for level 3 then it shouldn't matter too much what skis you're on. I had a friend who skied on Fischer FIS slalom skis all the time and he was still faster than me in the powder when I was on fatter skis!!
CFH:
Itunes if you can run an itunes app on your android tablet, or VLC player.
This is speaking from Ipad background - I have itunes and VLC player on my ipad, VLC player app will pretty much play any video format.
If you want to DL from the net, and transfer to tablet, then depending on wanting to stick to legal or not; itunes for legal, isohunt for not. No way endorsing torrent-ing.
I've been watching Level 1: eye-trip, Twel2ve, Art of Flight, Line: Travelling circus (webisodes), Burton: Standing sideways, and GNAR (online) lately.
