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Whoopie ! Good for UK shops too 8)
A good news story for EU citizens paying in euros and for British shops selling to them.
You paid in euros currently Jamba?
For me it's just a price rise at Blue Tomato et al - I made it 18%, but if it's only a 15% hike then I suppose that's good.
Just firmed up my plans for the winter. A week in Courchevel late Jan and then a boys (9 of us)trip to Serre Chev early March for four nights. Bring it on! 8)
Any one seen any s****y backpacks worth a gander? I'm a bag whore and Junior 1 has just bought himself a nice Oakley number, so I'm on a mission. Would be ideal if it had straps for carrying skis.
Any one?
I struck an odd look yesterday, cycling through Morzine with my first pair of skis on my shoulder.
Some ex-hire Rossignol Pursuit 14, in perfectly good condition for just €140. Perfect for piste bashing.
http://www.snowmagazine.com/ski-gear/955-skis/rossignol-pursuit-14-2015
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Stoner - it was a new board you needed. I thought we'd agreed. Something with an inappropriate picture aimed at 16 year old boys on it.
(My wife and I and both going to try a one day conversion course to planks at Xscape in the next few months. I need to time it so that I have no need of my knee for 6 weeks afterwards in case it doesn't go well)
Very euro, Stumpy. Very euro.
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We're in "and" territory, igm, not "or"
You'll be needing a bigger property to store it all before you know it...
Backpacks again -
Osprey Kode 22 ( http://www.ospreyeurope.com/gb_en/ski-snowboard/kode-22) or
Dakine Pro II ( http://eu.dakine.com/p/ski/technical-backpacks/heli-pro-ii-28l-16w)
Needs to be able to attach skis and a helmet at the same time.
I've seen the Osprey in the flesh and looks good, but looks huge for a 22l pack
Anything else worth a look?
have a look at The North Face. I've got a Patrol 24, which they don't seem to make anymore, but it's very well thought out, loads of useful things, no useless things. One of those things you buy becuase of numerous, neat design features, then keep discovering more.
Think the latest is the Snomad, likely to be just as good/better but 26l might be a bit big. Looks like there's a "Slackpack" too which might be worth a look.
Haven't seen those, but my experience of Osprey bags continues to be the same. They're excellent.
Just got a Shuttle for my travels. It's superb.
I've got the Dakine pack for days out in the back country. I love it, especially the back panel zippered main access.
After a few years away from the piste, I'm desperate to get back to skiing.
Any suggestions for building up leg muscles anyone? nbt says do plenty of squats, surely there are other exercises too. I need to start now.
Bog standard core body exercise would be a good start
Thanks guys - I'll have a look at the TNF options.
I like the look of the osprey apart from the pockets on the waist belt 😕
I like Deuter packs - the Provoke 16 with optional helmet holder?
Some light lifting can help, Bunnyhop.
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That is the best. gif. ever.
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Oops. Just bought some dynafit beasts - not even got tech boots that fit but ridiculously good deals on atm. £220 from Jon at thepisteoffice...
Got a new snowboard for my birthday back in April. Always loved arbor snowboards, can't wait to get on a mountain.
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Probably be back in Andorra this season, Feb half term.
Always loved arbor snowboards
As teatrays go, they are usually utterly beautiful, I'd agree!
Re that one, is there any purpose to the shaping? Starting to look like late 80s skateboard decks sometimes! (Not a bad thing!) Hosoi Hammerhead, anyone? 🙂
The flathead tip
Provides more surface area
for butters, ollies & nollies.
apparently.
I've always had directional all mountain boards that were good off piste, but now with kids I tend to be on piste pretty much all the time, so wanted a more playful board.
Makes sense!
The A-Frame has always been a lust item for me. In various guises.
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Yeah that is nice.
They do the one I got in the heritage series, which is beautiful, but they don't do the size I want. And my wife had a right job getting me one of the standard ones, but I think managed to get hold of the last one in Europe!!
Sad that Edge & Wax are no more but can anyone on here make use of any of this...
Sad to see that.
A lot of stock, too. 🙁
Yup, sad. Had a few bits of them over the years, always good service.
Loads of stuff there. might take a spin over next weekend, see if there's anything good left.
Haha.Some light lifting can help, Bunnyhop.
The heaviest thing I lift nowadays is a cake out of the oven.
Hey Stoner you must weigh less since the digit incident.
How are you doing?
Funnily enough Dr. Le Grenouille who removed the stitches from the enstumpification of my finger last weekend was the same chap who put four stitches in my thumb this April having run over it with my skis.
Oh how we laughed.
Vale resorts have just bought Whistler Blackcomb for $1.4 billion. Will be interesting to see if there are any changes this season (doubtful) or in the next few seasons, or if it'll remain mostly the same but just with a different corporate structure.
So any decent pre-2017 gear deals around?
Ekosport has some tempting ski packages with decent discounts
e.g. http://www.ekosport.co.uk/dynastar-cham-107-15-salomon-warden-13-mnc-blk-16-p-M00021948.html
Geoffj, don't make me look at that site. "We're buying a house" apparently that means I can't have a new bike or skis.
Am a bit concerned that when we move I will be found to have a "surprising" number of skis in the loft.
Waiting for the "you can only use one pair at once" and "why do you need this many" comments.
Maybe time to ditch the 207cm volkl RS? Useful if I need to go reaaaaaly fast* though..
*In a straight line.
Am a bit concerned that when we move I will be found to have a "surprising" number of skis in the loft.
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Maybe time to ditch the 207cm volkl RS?
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Turning radius - Approximately 438 miles. 🙂
TheDTs - are you me? 😯
We are also supposedly buying a house - I'm pretty much in denial though 😆
I don't think they have softened with age.
I would turn them into a sledge for the kids, but fear that would be lethal.
Now MrsDts, has seen this, she is threatening to go in the loft and have a audit.... Nooooooooooo.
Now MrsDts, has seen this, she is threatening to go in the loft and have a audit.... Nooooooooooo.
OK, so we know that's where you keep your ski stash, but is it also where you keep your *ahem* gentertainment stash?
Nope, it's in a hedge on the A38.
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I don't have that problem.
My wife has at least as many snow boards and bindings as me (since I sold one of her boards and I gave an old snowboard to the LBS owner in payment for some work he did - he's now hiding it from his wife as I understand it - apparently she expects him to be paid in money not old kit)
My wife also has multiple bikes.
The moral? Make them complicit.
("gentertainment"? You're on your own)
Visor Helmets then? Junior J (12) likes the look and fancies one. Assuming we avoid the bargain basement brands, are there any issues / practicalities worth considering? Then its a case of getting the right fit.
TIA
Without wishing to be too maudlin ...
R.I.P. Ralf Tenbrink 🙁