The STW Ski & Snowboard thread. The 2016-2017 season

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Hot Fiat, have you considered a specialist family company like Esprit. We have been with them twice and, with their in-house crèche, childcare was sorted. We thoroughly enjoyed and, though we are having a year off this year from them we will be booking Esprit again next year.

To be fair Bluebird their shapes are not particularly mainstream. Granted they are still instantly recognisable as a snowboard, but they are clearly trying to create a bit of a niche/quirky design image/brand that’s different to the mainstream market(s). Similar to what Jeremy Jones has done. Just another example of a company trying to adopt a ‘long tail’ economic/business model (with a fish-tail snowboard … see what I did there? 😉 )

Rad little slideshow/article about snowboarding culture and style

http://nyti.ms/2gNno0G

Thanks HYD1 … I enjoyed that! 8)

I’ve heard a lot about pedalling your feet as a technique for snowboarding, can anyone recommend a good online resource or fill me in a little as to what you’re talking about and what it’s for? About to pick up a board after a good few years off so want to see if anything has changed since the ESF taught me!

The first time I heard of it was in Neil McNab’s Go Snowboard DVD and book. This is a pretty good description
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#5 Re: Pedaling & Torsion Turning Posted 23/04/2010 @ 21:23
Never really heard it called torsion turning, but you pretty much had it right. Foot pedalling is using the torsional flex of the board to turn. ‘Foot pedalling’ is introduced is when you learn falling leaf to steer the board.

You’ve already learnt to flex and extend to start the board moving and also to move your weight along the boards length (fore and aft movements). The next stage is to introduce steering to start moving the board towards the fall line (and eventually crossing it through turns). Steering in the BASI route is through foot steering/foot pedalling, using the boards torsional flex to achieve this, pretty much like taking your foot on and off the accelerator pedal of your car.

So on toe edge (facing upslope) once you’d started the board moving and your weight is on your front foot you would pull up on your front foot toe strap to flex the board and put it on it’s heel edge. The rear foot would then have to mirror the front foot.

where’s a good place to sell 2nd hand ski gear? Is there much of a market?

where’s a good place to sell 2nd hand ski gear? Is there much of a market?

Ebay is probably the ‘go to’ place, but unless its a ‘name’ I can’t imagine you’re going to get much interest. Have a look at whats there currently for the best idea.

Cheers Beanum, that all makes reasonable sense!

once you’d started the board moving and your weight is on your front foot

Semantics perhaps, but for normal riding/turning/carving, your ‘weight’ should ideally remain neutral & centered over the board. It’s the ‘pressure bias’ between your feet that is modulated rather than your weight.

In my experience shifting weight back and forth leads to moving your upper body towards the outside of your ‘cone of balance’ … but is great for buttering! 😆

Try snowheads forum and skibay group on FB for selling stuff…

Today’s frozen wave surfing here in Sweden

Very nice HYD1 … going for that Lionel Richtea ‘dancing on the ceiling’ vibe? 😉

Yeah I have no idea how it happens . Looks fine when I upload it on my phone!

Love the first shot in particular HYD1

Can anyone briefly summarise where there is snow at the moment? A beginner friend wants to go on a singles holiday – I’ve had a recommendation for a company in Morzine but I’m suspecting somewhere higher might be a better option.

skis by Jamie Carson[/url], on Flickr

Jealous? No, no, no, not me. Oh no. Definitely not. Honest.

What he said VVVV

Looks a bit dull, really.

I’ve had a recommendation for a company in Morzine

Cold Fusion? I’ve used them for Chamonix a couple of times a few years ago now and been happy

… thanks whatnobeer … I only have to see pictures of snow in BC and it tugs at my heart-strings! 🙂 looks fabulous!

@whatnobeer beautiful …

@wallop if you mean after Christmas who knows, too early to tell. Morzine/Les Gets are low and conditions are more variable – also the beginners slopes are low at 1000m.

Pyrénées are icy and thin below 1800m at present. We took an eternity to ski down from 1600 to 1400 yesterday. It’s not going to improve for as long as the weather forecast is reliable.

Les Gets beginners slopes are a little higher Jamba /Wallop at 1500m and your on grass so minimal cover is ok – but I’d still wait until January for Les Gets.

Cheers folk. We got a lot of new snow, so some terrific riding to be had. Just had to be very careful in the trees and the deep stuff. Unfortunately a poor soul died opening weekend after suffocating in unconsolidated powder 🙁

Pyrénées are icy and thin below 1800m at present. We took an eternity to ski down from 1600 to 1400 yesterday. It’s not going to improve for as long as the weather forecast is reliable.

So….Tuesday then

@Buzzard, the long overdue reply re Serre Che.

As others have mentioned, it’s a town, then a string of villages along the road. So, broken down in bite size chunks;

Villages
Total beginner – Villeneuve. Easy access to Mickey, right by the village.
Intermediate/Expert – Monetier or Chantemerle. I prefer the latter, as it’s easier to get out to to the biggest mix of terrain.
With a non-skier? Stay in Briancon. The lifts out are a little clunky at times, and the pistes back down can be icy, but you’re skiing from a town!

If you decide on Chantemerle, which you should, the Rocher des Hameaux Blanc is lovely. http://www.peakretreats.co.uk/winter/ski-resorts/oisans/serre-chevalier/le-hameau-du-rocher-blanc Right in the middle of the village, nice pool, parking etc. Very much recommended. I can probably find you some personal connections with places over there as well if you like, but would be good to know budget (They’re not the cheapest places!). FWIW, we stay at the Plein Sud. Lovely hotel that feels more like a chalet. Very friendly place, with excellent staff, delicious food and a nice location too. The bar is a lovely place to while away the aching legs, too. I know it’s not an apartment, but it’s just plain lovely. It’s a ski hotel, not a luxury palace, but that’s what I love about it.

Also, Turin is indeed the best flight. A nice quick transfer (Assuming the big old boulder around Monte has been moved by now!)

So….Tuesday then

More like next Sunday. In this part of the world the 14 day forecasts are pretty good, especially in December.

Which forecast do you use? I went with Meteo France and Yr.no last winter whilst on holiday and was unimpressed with Meteo France, very inaccurate.

Albeit only over two weeks, and in January. Could have just been a bad patch.

Also, Turin is indeed the best flight. A nice quick transfer (Assuming the big old boulder around Monte has been moved by now!)

Speaking of transfers to Serre Chevalier from Turin https://www.linkbus-alps.com has some handy departure times.

I may need a few more lessons to ski like this

😯

😯 😆 😯
I have skied that…
a, not in the dark
b, not with so much ice
c, not at mk2
d, without so much shrieking, though it was fun.
e, without a go pro.

Hey Jamba – thanks, I really did mean now, not after Christmas! No bother now though – he can’t go anymore 😥

Valley Perdue – it’s a lot of fun 🙂

As per DT been down many times (very top is lovely easy off-piste / slack country). Not at mach 2, not in the dark, not with all the kickers etc

There’s not much snown in that vid – the bottom section looks scarier than the top!

Brave or bonkers, I’m not sure which, some pretty tight gaps through the rocks there!

Absolute madness, as usual from Taillefer. Here’s that daytime version from a while back to compare

Wallop, think the date stamp was April, so hardly surprising.

Wow….there are some total nutters around aren’t there! 😯