Spring Equipment

Spring will soon be with us and as skiers we must "adapt".

Have you ever seen some skiers that still think it is winter conditions in +10 Spring weather.
Heavy ski jackets open and flopping about. Googles full of sweat.

Mittens hanging from ski jacket! Heavy ski pants dripping from sweat!

Heavy tuque causing steam from head!

Thick sweater creating inner steam bath!

Skis sticking to snow!

Face red as herring!

Lips chapped and raw!!!

What are the changes we should make in Spring!


List the 10 essentials products or changes we should all make for Spring skiing!

I have mine and they are out for my ski trip!!

1. Snik tube
2.two wild surfing shorts
3 five 60's t-dye T-shirts
4.three cycling gloves
5.5 bottles of water or juices
6. Boolé Vigilants ( 5 lenses)
7.Silver paste wax
8. Bathing suit ( for those that know my swimming adventures)
9. Wind shirt
10.Camera
11. Video cam
12. Bottle opener
13. skis
14. poles
15. boots
16. Fresh air
17 Sun and more sun

Add on...................

One mistake a lot of people make is to go the opposite way, clothing wise.
Every spring I see people in tee shirts. Sometimes later, I see them after they have discovered how abrasive the large spring snow crystals can be. Think sand paper with 1mm dia grit on it and you can imagine what it does to bare skin during a fall.

Ofcourse if you never fall, Tee shirts are great.

Trencher

18. cream for sunbathing(this one is also needed in winter but in sprinf it is a must)

Trencher,

Just read your message about Spring skiing.

Fall, what is this fall technique?

A new skiing technique?
How do you do it?
Is this like "carving" with the new modern skis?

Seriously, you are correct...skiers should be aware that spring snow is like 60 grit sandpaper so beware!!!

Talking of fall technique, the local alpine crew got on a local tv show recently and we had a limbo contest.. :lol: falling with style ?

http://www.karlkoehle.com/ftp/MES/carving_mn_bound.htm

Trencher