Montys, Lincolnshire poacher (not technically cheddar due to culture temps), isle of mull and marksbury (for real firey cheddar) get on the net and order some from a decent cheesemongers, they send em next day and trust me its fine delivery wise.

My personal favourite is old Winchester, got a sea spray slight crunch to it, think hint of Parmesan to its texture

66 days till I’ll be heading out to St. Anton for the season :D

Awesome – cheers, got a seatpost for my younger brother for £6 :)

Predictable answer: Iphone 4 second hand, them seem to be floating around the £200 mark on ebay

Cheers Crispo, will definitely bare that in mind. Going to wait a week or so for bindings anyway as my card needs to recover a little.

Might even find the odd karaoke bar skiing in Japan too, looks and sounds amazing, if you manage to wangle a trip remember to give us a little write up :)

I’m 178cm, 70kg, ability wise, confident blue skiing, varying confidence on reds, from online guides I reckon that sets me somewhere between 4.5-6.0 DIN, so foresee the Squire 11’s lasting a while (DIN 3-11).

I was reading about the quiverkillers on edge and wax the other day, they look great.
There’s only ~£30 difference between 2 sets of Squire 11’s installed, or 1 set and quiver killer’s installed on both so I can’t decide.

I doubt I’ll end up swapping the bindings on the 2 sets of ski’s I’ve bought as envisage by the time I need/if I need a higher DIN setting then I’ll have pretty much outgrown the ski. Very much in 2 minds about it all.

1 missed season doesn’t seem too big a sacrifice, sure you’ll manage to escape the season after/bring little CFH with you next time!

Have you skid Japan before at all? It looks incredible to say the least!

Was looking at Marker Squire 11 90mm for both of them, they sound good to you Captain?

Boot hunt’s on hold, went to Solutions4feet but they were on holiday, and horacebarton (local ski shop) don’t have boots in until October. Got a free weekend at the start of October so will have to wait until then to get some boots.

Are your ski plans for the year still fully on hold whilst waiting for Jnr CFH? (Big congratulations by the way!!)

Hahahahaha that’s all it’ll be until November when I’ll get my 5 months skiing in St. Anton ;) . 2 pairs of skis in 2 days is a normal amount to buy right :roll:

Woops, itchy paypal finger :roll: only £166 though ;)

Always good to hear some extra info, a lot of food for though.
Just been booking skis for my family who are out in St Anton in March, went with Volkl RTM 7.4 skis for them.

Movement Jam’s look really nice, if only I was a short arse I found them for £315 on glisshop.co.uk

CFH pretty near the mark, £80 delivered, can’t argue really, now need to get some piste skis, which are what I actually set out to look at :roll:

Any thoughts on the Volkl RTM 75 vs. Atomic Nomad Colt?

Me again on the topic of skis :roll:
PSA: Sport Conrad are doing Coreupt skis for only 100 Euros delivered (free delivery until midnight TONIGHT).
Coreupt are a ski company that’s come out of Tignes, check them out, they mainly deal in fun, play, park type skis, the two mens ski’s they have left are twin tips, great value play skis though!

I *may* :roll: have got carried away and bought a set…

Looking forward to this Christmas, anyone had any time on the Volkl RTM 75?

After something for a confident blue skier, enjoys reds and happy on some, less happy but can get down some, struggles on some currently, but doing a season so envisage getting more confident.

Looking at mainly on piste but hopefully expanding into fresh powder/off piste during my season in St. Anton.

Some hereford hop cheese (fruity young cheddar rolled in toasted hops, great with a beer) ;)

Had a sunny late lunch and rolled home, was very nice. Enjoy your tea!

Indy snow pant: Waist Adjustment, Hook Jacket to Pant, Venting Zip, Reinforced Heel, Bottom Opening, Boot Gaiter, Lace Hook, 8000mm breathable, 8000gr. So mid level waterproofing?

Crown Jacket: Jacket Shell: Twill Herringbone 100% Polyamide, Jacket Lining: Embossed Nylon Taffeta. Insulation: Poly Fill 80g body 60g arms. Waterproof: 8’000mm, Breathable: 8’000gm

Anyone had any experience with Billabong ski wear, specifically jackets and pants? I’ve bought a set for £90 reduced from £260 from twoseasons (used £20 off when signing up to newsletter).

I’ve just bought them as a backup really and the jacket for going about resort (doing a season in St. Anton), not expecting anything amazing but would be nice if they’re alright for at least some fair weather skiing.

Keep £5K back, then travel for 12 months including playtime in Whistler, skiing and biking.

I can see you at 101

there we go, followed, 101, do i win a prize ;)

Maybe a Stichelton, maybe even a Colston Bassett, not a Shropshire blue though, mind you least it’s blue ;)

My dog. Cost £150 as he was the last of a litter (Cocker/Lab cross), 1 year old ball of fun, costs a bag of food a month and the occasional flea tablet.

Oakley bargain’s dab:

http://www.freezeproshop.com/brand-oakley-oakley-goggles-a-frame.irc?&gclid=COeC6aaU9LECFYQhtAodyDEANA

Just to let everyone know – I went to solutions4feet today to pop in and talk about boots – it’s closed until 30th August but I believe the internet side is open.

Yes, great shout CFH! As some will have read:

Doing a season in most likely St. Anton :D can not wait already, and will likely end up with new boots, googles, gloves and probably ski’s by January if my spending (read splurging) on bikes is anything to go by :roll:

Currently going through last years thread, watched the art of flights and GNAR the other day and thoroughly in the mood!

All the advice so far has been superb – thank you all.
I know everyone has a prejudice against all the gear no idea types.

As I’ve said I’ve been skiing for one week and obviously still a beginner but as I am out there for 5 months I would rather spend £200 or so on some decent boots, then buy gloves/goggles to suit as well. I’m working full time at the minute so can afford these comforts and would much rather spend my money on something which will get a lot of use.

I’ll talk to solutionsforfeet and go on their advice re:boots, if the best solution is to use hire boots for a couple of weeks then use bought boots which are stiffer then I’ll go with that, I’m just looking to add some comfort and something that’s going to help rather than hinder ability.

Thanks all very much, this is a steep learning curve at the minute! Popped into horracebartons today – they don’t stock ski boots until October.

St. Anton’s the resort which I have been told I can have out of 2 offers at the minute, waiting to hear what the other offer is.

I’m physically fit, 21 years old, so young, and would hope I’d keep picking it up as quickly as I did in my week in Val Thorens (3rd day was hitting up reds, by the end of the week I’d done one black just about and was comfortable on reds).

Any input/thoughts on St. Anton would be appreciated though, by no means am I a good skiier, I’m very up for spending as much time as I can scrape together skiing and would intend to get some lessons to help me advance more.

Just been doing some research, reckon I’ll up the boot budget to near enough £300 and make a trip to solutions4feet. If I’m going to be doing a season decent boots seem like a must and the perfect fit seems inevitable using S4F!
Been using natives for a couple of months – how I got on to respective ski companies for seasons – will have another read. Boots are the first step, then each week will be getting gloves/trousers etc. then will put away some beer money just in case I manage to blow the monthly cash I’ll be getting paid.

Good. Buy a Rab one instead!

Hah have far too many TNF/Rab loving mates who would ‘borrow’ it for the entire season for me to consider buying one, never mind Cobrakai’s personal vendetta ;)

Good shout about Buff’s hadn’t thought that far ahead, thermals are something again I don’t want to skimp on really, as you say, seems like a does what it says on the tin type scenario

From what’s been said think something like the Salomon M Tactile CS Glove looks like a winner ~£50 online down from £70 at the minute and maybe a cheaper ‘backup pair’ just in case. Don’t think my riding gloves are up to it, far too many holes :roll:

SLX is inexpensive, mid-range, good quality kit which is perfect for the normal bloke who doesn’t have a bottomless wallet and is content with good functional stuff ;)

EDIT: CFH beat me to it!

Sounds like I need to start scouring TKMaxx in my lunch hour, although will have to go armed with a list of suitable brands etc. – I really just want to get out and ski in kit where I’m comfortable and it’s not holding me back, whether it’s this years or from a year or two ago is by-the-by to me at the minute.

Those Westbeach look spot on cost-wise and exactly what’ll do me nicely.

Everyone’s been massively helpful – thank you all, near enough all my questions answered in 20minutes!

Cobrakai – don’t worry I have no intention of buying a NF Gilet ;)

Sounds like some of the local ski shops might be better customer service than LBS then ;)

CFH that’s some very timely advice, sure I’d have got carried away and bought some goggles!

Awesome just having a look at freezepro now.

solutions4feet looks ideal! Thank you! I’ve had somewhat dodgy Achilles heals and inwardly rolling feet before so someone who understands feet would be ace.
Advice is much appreciated at the moment, will start to scour the web for those brands!

Lockwoods looks like it may be worth a visit thanks Scaredypants! It seems like they are a little limited, I don’t mind if they’re older stock as, as I say I’m somewhat inexperienced. I just want something that will be comfortable, versatile and good for a seasons wear at least and will cater for a relative beginner, hopefully turning less novice throughout the season.

Clothing, I’ve got Burton kit at the moment from a friend; boarding trousers, jacket, thermals, 3x socks etc.

I would get another jacket from work so what I’m looking to buy:

4x socks,
Gloves,
1x Trousers,
Goggles,
Possibly a lighter jacket for February onwards,
Probably another set of thermals.

Budget for socks, gloves, trousers; £200 ish, give or take £50 maybe.
What I’m struggling with at the moment is whether with trousers a £150 set is £100 better than a £50 set or whether it’s marketing hype.

I’m looking for the SLX level kit of the skiing world if that analogy makes sense!

Ski wise you’ve said exactly what I had intended to do, I was thinking I would buy ski’s January time (Birthday/Christmas money should mean I have £400 to play with or so).

Thanks very much so far, this is all new and all very helpful