[Closed] The STW Ski & Snowboard thread. The 2014-2015 season

Yes, Persimmon is good. The new rose prizm lens also served me proud this winter - I used it in all conditions... but it is a bit pink...

Cheers chaps....just ordered one. Had a bit of a struggle finding anywhere in stock. Then found one in stock for £26.00!!!! Get in!!

Here's hoping for some more dumps of snow in Tignes 8)

Hmmm, my question was lost as the thread moved on.

And while we're asking...Nevica ski helmets are El Cheapo at House of Astley. There won't be anything wrong with them will there?

Anyone?

I always wear a helmet (after having some idiot ski into me and dislocating my shoulder a few years ago) I bought my helmet mail order and it fits fine. I suspect they all have to comply with regulations and safety/quality standards all though somebody may be able to answer specifically about Nevica ones.
IME with young kids you have to find a balance between decent kit and the fact that even if your lucky you may only get a season or two out of it!

Edit: I'm actually hoping the snow stops soon in Ishgl (Flying early Saturday)

And while we're asking...Nevica ski helmets are El Cheapo at House of Astley. There won't be anything wrong with them will there?

Yes goggle fit is important. An older helmet of mine used to just press slightly on the top of my goggles pushing them down onto my nose which was irritating.

It's for mrs deadly. We've got a House of Ashley round the corner from us so we'll dig out her goggles and go up for a shufty. Thanks.

A friend of mine has a Nevica helmet....a friend who was in the ski industry was suggesting they are dodgy (seeing he got it for £20) but don't think he was serious. Couldn't see any difference between it and others myself.... and he liked it.

Kit advice for a fashionably challenged nearly 40 year old please.

I'm looking for some new snowboard pants to go with black+red Westbeach jacket.
Even I can see that my current green Burton Cargo ones clash horribly - plus weightloss means they are too big these days and at the end of their life anyway.

So, what goes better.

The Bonfire Arc pants in "Red Rum"?

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Or the more muted Burton Southside in Crimson:

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Any other suggestions or "colourways"?

The Westbeach Upper Levels Clamato pants would be perfect match colour-wise, but I'd feel a bit of a fanny in Westbeach+Westbeach. Plus my mates jacket is Clamato so it would look like I'd nicked his pants 😀

Top one

Looks like you nicked the pants from someone 6 inches taller than you! 😯

So, what goes better.

Mmmm, what colour are your goggles / boots / binders / topsheet / bottom sheet.

Black! The fashionably challenged default colour.

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Black helmet, black goggles (usually the blueish lens), black gloves, black bindings, black topsheet (with coloured squares)

They have to go with the snowboard too Graham. And the boots. And the bindings. Oh and your luggage, don't forget your luggage.

Badly colour coordinated is spot on in my opinion- makes it look like you bought stuff as you wore it out and you chose it based on performance- which of course you did.

And the answer to your question is the second set look better - and on that basis get the first one.
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Edit: looking at the photo it's all a bit Alan Partridge goes snow boarding. I think you need some neon colour clashes. 😉

Black helmet, black goggles (usually the blueish lens), black gloves, black bindings, black topsheet (with coloured squares)

That jacket looks like an anorak. Which kinda suits a Steezy like yo Gee2DaEss. 😛

looking at the photo it's all a bit Alan Partridge goes snow boarding.

😀 Like I said, I don't do "fashion"

Now, now, this isn't very enduro.

Something more colourful like the Sochi outifts?

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That jacket looks like an anorak.

I'll have you know that's a 20k/30k Cocona backcountry [s]anorak[/s] [i]technical shell[/i]. 🙂

Just Per chased this one. Hope it comes in time 🙂

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Broight! 8)

Black jacket. Lairy loud trousers.

It's in the rules.

So on that basis Flashy are the top ones lairy enough? Any other suggestions?

Yep, top one looks good!

My trews are massively bright orange.

Yup, bright pants all the way. My yellow four square pants are quite simply the coolest (and biggest)snowboarding pants I'll ever buy.
That Socchi kit is proper enduro, a mate of mine was a gamesmaker or the Paralympic winter games, he still wears his stash to work when its cold 😮

Thanks folks. Button pushed on the top set.
They look like the better trews anyway. [url= http://www.bonfiresnowboarding.com/mens/mens-snowboard-pants/arc-pant-d1380 ]15k/10k with a brushed lining.[/url] Cosy.

[i]Just Per chased this one. Hope it comes in time [/i]

That colour is sooo 2013 Surfer! 😉

Surfer's 50. Colour?

Just back from Maryhofen - snow wasn't too bad, bit of a thin snowpack and some dodgy avalanche conditions in some areas limited backcountry stuff, but did have a great day out with a guide.

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Nice pic dashed.

But black jacket and red trousers. What are you thinking ? 😉

Grey jacket and orange pants 😉

Yesterday was nice out. This morning was cloud and drizzle so I sat playing guitar as Instructors in boot-length coats lead trails of classe-neige down. The good news is that lots of snow is forecast, the bad news being that it'll be horrible out for days and then the avalanche risk will be five.

Sorry to p*ss on your Bonfire (trousers) GrahamS but you should have gone darker IMHO. But I'm sure you'll look R.A.D either way.

It'll take a lot more than a pair of new breeks to make me look RAD 😀

Surfer's 50. Colour?

I'm hoping it matches my dreds

Black jacket and Red trews here too.....I'm cool as **** Graham so you'll be in good company 8)

Any input on helmet covers ? Can't decide between these two

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^^Blader^^

I've got a Camo jacket , if that helps? maybe the frog is just too much green?

Anyone else suffer from tight hip flexors? I had some lessons last week and it was pointed out that I was struggling a little with body separation and turning from the hip because I have very tight hip flexors. Anyone recommend some stretches/exercises?

Very common for cyclists - there are some good videos of appropriate stretches on YouTube. Look for a stretch which is an extension of a lunge.

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Gorgeous conditions in Meribel this morning. Hard, fast pistes, a bit of soft stuff off the sides and sunshine galore. All change tonight though. The next few days will mainly be spent shovelling snow and riding the big board. Mahoosive dump of snow forecast...

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Black jacket. Lairy loud trousers.

It's in the rules.

Balls, I've got a lairy Blue/Aqua jacket and black trous, still I may spend a fair amount of time upside down so it'll all pan out!

I'm not traveling till Saturday so have 2 days left of work after this and all I've been able to do is check snow reports and details of the resort all day long. ROLL ON THE WEEKEND!!!!

Look at what I just found hidden away! Old school awesome, or nu skool enduro-fluo?

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Black helmet, black goggles (usually the blueish lens), black gloves, black bindings

Black Jacket, Black Merinos, Black Pants and Black boots here ...

If I had any hair left I'd be using "Goth Juice... the most powerful hairspray known to man. Made from the tears of Robert Smith"

8)

Today hopefully sees the end of a record breaking warm spell here in B.C. - so much so that many of the local cat-ski Ops are closing down for the next week as everying has turned to ice. Supposed to be some more snow on its way towards the weekend, but it will take some huge dumps to get conditions back to normal - still ... it's better than working! 🙂

Anyone in Whistler who wants to appear in a snowboard tutorial video? Got this email today :

Welcome to Snowboard Addiction

Hey,

Sorry for the late notice. We're filming tutorials tomorrow (January 29th) at Whistler Blackcomb and would love to have our customers as examples. Meet outside the roundhouse for 9, learn how to ride down our icy conditions, break for lunch and film more in the afternoon, maybe some basic park stuff.

Just show up outside the roundhouse for 9AM (I'll be wearing blue pants and a black jacket). Btw, check out our last ride day

Stoked to ride with you
- Nev

They make really good videos so some free tuition of some very very good riders. Stoked!

Look at what I just found hidden away! Old school awesome, or nu skool enduro-fluo?

Well me new Bonfire pants arrived. Not quite as bright red as the photos, I think they look pretty good. Seem like nice quality. They are proper old skool baggy though so that'll take some getting used to.

Look at what I just found hidden away! Old school awesome, or nu skool enduro-fluo?

Yep, proper old skool, needs to be paired with a fluoro onesie fartbag for maximum ironic effect.

Welcome to Snowboard Addiction

I've watched a few of their videos on YouTube. A lot of them are a bit crap, but there is the odd bit of good info.

Today hopefully sees the end of a record breaking warm spell here in B.C. - so much so that many of the local cat-ski Ops are closing down for the next week as everying has turned to ice.

Come on Whistler - not this year. Please not this year! 🙁

Bombjack, when I last wore them skiing, pretty sure I was in a onesie!

Oh, and monoskis were still cool! Still are, I reckon, in an old school retro way.

Right, has anyone skied Bridger Bowl or Big Sky in Montana? Might be able to tack a weekend of skiing on to a work trip coming soon.

CFH old school awesome. It was part of my 50 things for my 50th to get my Salomon GS skis with the orange bottoms out and do a day on them, sadly injury scuppered that for that year but it's still on the list. My "onesie" went to the bin and I'm still gutted I left my SX91 Equipes behind at chalet and a mate forgot to bring them. 1994 Lilehammer commemorative Dale Nordic sweater had an outing this year although too warm to wear it much. I could be on a "hoarder" show 😳

Oh, and monoskis were still cool!

Objection. Monoskis have never been cool.

If you want to snowboard then face sideways like a normal person 😀

Memories, memories

C&A ski stuff - go rodeo, my low point was a blue and pink outfit (mid 80s)
Killy stuff - when it was the pinnacle (80s again!)
Monoskiing off the Cme de Carron (V Thorens) slightly pissed in a white out
Blizzard and Atomic arc's in 203s

Objection. Monoskis have never been cool.

I too started with Rodeo and was then taken by some mad women on a shopping trip in La Norma where I ended up with some uber cool (cooler than me) Patrick Vallencant gear.

I then got a rather lovely Millet jacket in Chamonix - very fetching in lime green, yellow and black. Standing around one day some bloke skied up and said "Ah an Englishman". "Eh?" said I, being non committal. He pointed at the jacket label and said "Millets". I gave him my best withering glance and left.

Great story SOM!!!

[i]Great story SOM!!![/i]

Indeed....made me lol! 😀

SOM I admite your strength of character to even share such a story 😉

Had some of my worst bruises from monoskiing - not something to do on harder icy slopes. No surprise they didn't catch on.

Monoskiers - wannabe snowboarders, to be view in the same category as snowblade types

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I saw a MonoSkier last week, first for ages. It still looks uncomfortable.

Also started in c&A Rodeo gear, a red, white and blue rip off of a Killy jacket.
I did think I was the business even though my sister had the same jacket, and I had to have hers when I grew out of mine. (As with all our stuff when were kids)

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TheDTs - might have been the same (great) jacket. Got me on the front cover of a mark warner brochure wearing it - the jump was pretty good too. Sad to say, I still have the brochure !!!

Monos were awesome as long as you stayed on the fall-line. Any hint of a traverse and ...uh, uh!!!!

Monoskiers - wannabe snowboarders, to be view in the same category as snowblade types

Got me on the front cover of a mark warner brochure wearing it - the jump was pretty good too. Sad to say, I still have the brochure !!!

POIDH! Scan it now!

I am not sad enough to carry it with me!!

It's not on google image either!!

It was a good picture and only one take. Five of us dropping off a lip in val d'isere

My Mum & Dad have a picture of me in mine, TeamHurtmore, I'll show mine if you show yours..

It's up at my mums house so may take a while. Tried google for 15 mins over lunch. That was sad enough.

1980s - reminds me of another horror - bumbags!!! And a Look blue white and green version. Still have that in an attic too along with my 203 kastle slalom planks!!!

We're patient people, THM. We'll wait for you to scan it.

You've got until the last day of the season at Val d'Isere.
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Yep, had a Look bum bag too. Mondrian inspired.

Wait for the Bladon Lines (bleeding liars! after one trip) version, Captain!!!

Remember their parrot outfits!!!!

And their Coaches, massive parrot on the sides, 20 hour coach to the alps for a weeks skiing. I pitty the sods who had to sit near our group/family. It's bad enough on easy jet. But hey, rather that than not go at all.

Monoskiers - wannabe snowboarders, to be view in the same category as snowblade types

Rubbish!

Nothing in life says "I'm French and I don't give a f--k" more than a monoskier.

Thus, they are cool.

Minority of one - and I don't care.

Therefore by 2tyred logic >>>> 8)

(Reality says otherwise)

[i]It's up at my mums house so may take a while. Tried google for 15 mins over lunch. That was sad enough.[/i]

I misunderstood THM...I thought THAT pic was the one you were talking about. I was impressed! (not with the outfit mind!)

Haha bum bags, or fanny bags as the merkins call them (childishly makes me giggle).

I remember skiing in the 80's and this girl I knew was in front of me on a 'T' bar, got her bum bag caught. At the end when she needed to hop off, it took her way up into the air. Luckily she hit the 'stop, safety' bar and was left dangling. Her boyfriend unclipped, climbed a high bank of snow and unhooked her.
We were left on the steep bit for ages waiting for the tow to get moving again. Needless to say I've never worn one since. Once I knew she was o.k I laughed for ages.

Monoskiers...

Stick "Pif monoski" into youtube and press search.

One of the nice things about tire-fesses is that you can just ski away when they grind to a halt rather than wait to be rope rescued. You stay warmer when skiing on cold days and it's the only thing that runs on really windy days. The good ones are really fast, there's one here that nearly keeps up with the latest six seater that runs above it.

Because it may have got lost in all this monomania,

Has anyone skied either Bridger Bowl or Big Sky in Montana?

A lot of them are a bit crap

Strongly disagree with that! Snowboard Addiction are excellent. Remember that the videos on YouTube are generally just the intro to the topic and they are cut short before the real meat of the video starts. If you're at all interested in developing your freestyle riding, I'd highly recommend buying some of their videos.

The general riding stuff is a bit lightweight compared to the freestyle stuff, but it's still very good.

Yeah agreed the tutorials are really good . The tame dog one and the buttering ones are fantastic

THM Like this?

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Think I may have decided which to go for...

Big Sky is MASSIVE, really massive, and looks awesome, but is a bit further away from where I'm going to be staying. So, I reckon this has a couple of days worth of fun in it, Bridger Bowl;
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20mins drive from the hotel. (Am going to try and hire a F150!)

What's the score with the US and access? If it's inside the ski zone is it all fair game? As in, slack country between pistes, and/or in the tree lines?

Sorry Flashy, not skied either of those.
Ask over on snowheads 🙂

Edit - yes, same as Canada, anything in boundary is for the taking.