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

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.

+1 Bunnyhop. but when at Whitewater BC, there was very little notice being taken of any ropes or areas. Complete powder day free-for-all 🙂

Martin Bell lives and skis in Big Sky. I'd go there (cos Bunnyhop would *kill* for the chance to meet Martin Bell)

Similar DT but not quite. Love the old racing pants though. Sad that they don't exist anymore!!!

I had and F-150 when we went powder hunting for 6 weeks in Canada. I cried when I gave that truck back. We had an emotional donut session with the 4wd switched off in the car park at Kicking Horse

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

When are you arriving? It's been a bit grim the last week, slushy at the bottom, icy in the middle and off piste. The alpine groomers were ok though. There's snow forecast for the weekend and the freezing level is back to a more appropriate level. It's still very warm though.

Hope you get some snow Gee2DaEss! Sounds a bit worse than when mrs deadly and I went back in 08 (that was our last snow holiday!!) - boarding in rain was not fun. 😐

45cm of new snow in La Plagne, first decent dump of the season 😯

Might actually getting to depths now where it's worth while going off piste 😛

anything in boundary is for the taking.

Woop woop woop!

Already started the webcam obsession, looks lovely.

When are you arriving?

Not till 7th of March, so it has a good few weeks to get its act together yet, but I will admit I'm starting to get a little worried.

boarding in rain was not fun.

Aye. It's a long way to go for conditions you can get in Scotland. 😀

Bit of time to improve then. I have noticed a severe lack of emails from Whistler-Blackcomb this year bleating on about the fifteen metres of snow they've had though. Are there any options to go further inland once you get there?

45cm of new snow in La Plagne

Did a boys trip to La Plagne last year. It is a great area.

1/2 a sleep to go 😀

Stick "Pif monoski" into youtube and press search

Actually the search also pulled up a video of the Gervasutti Couloir. 😯 😯

Where are you going surfer?

Ishgl 😀

Bless you.