What do you listen to when skiing

This spun off from the wrist bands thread.

What do you listen to? Do you take your ipod with you at all?

One could argue that silence is the best to ski, but in a resort with lots of people going up and down i'm assuming that some of you listen to music while on the slopes.

cheers

David

I take the ipod for listening to on the lifts and cablecars etc. only

I think its a bit risky to use whilst actually skiing, as it can't help your sense of awareness as to what's going on around you.

skidaddle wrote:I take the ipod for listening to on the lifts and cablecars etc. only

I think its a bit risky to use whilst actually skiing, as it can't help your sense of awareness as to what's going on around you.

Surely when skiing your listening to Tony shouting 'NEIN!'

ellistine wrote:

skidaddle wrote:I take the ipod for listening to on the lifts and cablecars etc. only

I think its a bit risky to use whilst actually skiing, as it can't help your sense of awareness as to what's going on around you.

Surely when skiing your listening to Tony shouting 'NEIN!'

I try not to, buts its as unavoidable as a post-ski beer session, I'm afraid.

:D

davidmpires: you may find this thread helpful http://www.j2ski.com/ski-chat-forum/posts/list/2639.page

For those who don't wish to trawl the threads of yesteryear here is a copy of my post:

I was just thinking about some of the most emotional ski runs of my life, and I realised that nearly every one has been accompanied by great music!

It occurred to me that with the ability of an MP3 player to store 1000’s of songs I’d like to make up some new playlists from suggestions made by the good people of this site!

The problem with asking “normal” people for “good” music suggestions is that they just don’t get what makes great music to ski to … They ain’t got rhythm ?

So, I’d like to tell you mine but if you’ll tell me yours! – Deal?

Ok, I’ll go first. (In some but no real order)

1. Plastic Bertrand - Ça plane pour moi – Just amazing energy. Perfect for giving you a boost ready for a last run.
2. Oasis – Champagne Supernova - Great atmospheric start to do huge sweeping carves to then @ 2:00 mins it changes enough to give some perfect timing for shorter turns
3. Underworld – Born Slippy - The sense of anticipation as the first minute builds is awsome, then keepin up with the beat after 1:35 makes any run mad but worth every ounce of sweat!
4. Pink Floyd – Comfortably Numb – The tempo is perfect for carving crazy, lazy sweeping turns (yes with one hand in the snow) first thing in the morning on cordouroy piste. Just watch out for the guitar solo, you just might drift off into paradise. Personally, I prefer the version on “A Delicate Sound of Thunder” it’s just so majestic.
5. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama – The rhythm changes make it great for testing your “jazz” skiing.
6. Mark Knopfler - Cannibals – Short swing training heaven! Then try doubling the rate so you are always on the same edge on the beat – Crazy …
7. Anne Murry – Snowbird – Somehow just seems to evoke the right feelin’, but maybe that’s just me … I can’t help just kinda drifting along to this, there’s no way you can get all tense and nervous with this wafting in your ears ?
8. Me First and the Gimme Gimmes - Over the Rainbow – If you are feeling a bit jaded after that long lunch and second Schnapps then this will get you back and going again! (If you haven’t heard of MFATGG look em up, they are fab!)
9. Metallica - Welcome Home (Sanitaruim) – Just somehow sounds like it should be a soundtrack to a Warren Miller film, although not the greatest tune for ski rhythm, maybe one for the lift up with a stunning panorama unfolding beneath.
10. The Dixie Cups - Iko Iko (Original)– Yeah, go on, keep your feet still, I DARE ya
11. Martha And The Muffins - Echo Beach – Maybe just a personal favourite ‘cos it was in the charts and being played a lot on a ski holiday in the 70’s, but still the atmospherics seem good in the mountains (to me)
12. Tom Russell - Hong Kong Boy – The guitars and Tom’s vocal on this makes we want to ski in a really aggressive way, Muppets beware! Why does it make me feel aggressive? Ask my shrink
13. Pink Floyd – Learning to Fly – Cruzin’ tune. Nothing hard, difficult or taxing about this but soar with the guitars and your skiing will follow!
14. Eric Clapton – Tears in Heaven – Find a quiet spot overlooking an awesome view, get rid of anyone else. Make a seat by digging your skis into the snow by the tails, place your ski sticks over the front of the heal piece and sit down. (Ah, Pav is this #101?) Now clear your mind of all thoughts and play this song. If you get to the end of the song with tears running down your cheeks, congratulations, you are human and have sufficient emotion to make a truly great skier!

Well I’m gonna hop off the couch now and let someone else have a go.

By the way a simple list of tracks isn’t any good, I want to know what makes it worth putting on my iPod!

Happy boogying,

Jan

I'm listening to Braveheart OST, and althought I never ski I think that would be a fantastic song to listen while in the mountains.

Jan sorry, I should have done a search. Would you like to bring back your old thread as it has soo much info in there.

The easiest way to bring back a thread is to reply to it ;)

If you think it's worthy of a resurection pls be my guest 8)

Jan

ellistine wrote:

skidaddle wrote:I take the ipod for listening to on the lifts and cablecars etc. only

I think its a bit risky to use whilst actually skiing, as it can't help your sense of awareness as to what's going on around you.

Surely when skiing your listening to Tony shouting 'NEIN!'

You remembered!