Ski show London - Thursday 21st of October.

Hi all, it was good to put faces to names yesterday, sorry I missed you LOTA, Mrs P was busy looking for some new goggles as I was and Isobella found the big white bouncy castle type slide extreme fun ( I did go on it myself but on my way up for the fourth time I needed a rest !!!)

This was my first ski/board show and really enjoyed it, loved the wine and cheese giveaways :D saved some money on a pair oakleys for Mrs P but didn't find a fit for me.

I must admit the best bit was the massage by a girl from New Zealand next to the S&R stand, it was fab, must recommend (will cost £5-£10 though) :D

All in all I gained some great ideas, never considered Dolomites or Spain before. Like Tony, I looked at the helmets for 10 seconds and moved on. Amazingly I bumped into the french ski instructor who taught me to ski many years ago in Montgenevre.

If you are going, do the fashion show, its good.!!

TP

Dave Mac wrote:Calm down Bandit. What did you think of the liner?

The liner looks like a quality piece of kit. It's made by Salomon, and if this idea gets picked up by the boot renting public, it could make the experience a whole lot more pleasant and reduce the learning curve.

bandit wrote:

Dave Mac wrote:Calm down Bandit. What did you think of the liner?

The liner looks like a quality piece of kit. It's made by Salomon, and if this idea gets picked up by the boot renting public, it could make the experience a whole lot more pleasant and reduce the learning curve.

D'ya think they would hire rear entry boots????

The liner is designed to fit current shell ranges, in particular Salomon's so I'd doubt that you'd find a r/e shell to suit. Consider also, that the liner is tongue opening, and a rear entry boot is er...

*If you want to buy an off the shelf liner, there are already liners that lace up, and can be put on before stepping into a boot shell. I have some, Zipfits. They can be remoulded, but it's usual to ask a bootfitter to get the best results. Most modern boot liners can be moulded with the heat of feet and use.

* All my comments are made from a Holiday Harry perspective as I know doodly squit about anything to do with skiing.

Well I had a fab time at the ski show, fell in love and spent far more than I should have:

http://www.ellis-brigham.com/skis/volkl/700021/kenja-%2b-peak-12

:shock:

...But I have no regrets :D 8)

It was great to meet up with a few other j2ers especially Sir Admin and his assistants!!!

I can't say that anything excited me much apart from the ample shopping oppurtunities and that can be a little frustrating as I always want far more than I can afford.

Tony the fashion guru was pleasant company as ever and we were so impressed with his hair do...We're all waiting for a pic of you actually wearing that new hat!

I guess that's it for another year...Hopefully I'll see some of you during the winter in (dare I say it) Morzine.

:D

sorry all, but totally forgot to mention Admin's babes all dressed in pink and VERY loud bless them.

Good show admin )

Was great to see you all Thursday; a fair bit of "retail therapy" going on with snowb4ndit the clear winner so far! We've had quite a few new faces say hello since too, J2Skiers from Texas to Melbourne which has been cool (have a great winter road-trip, guys!).

Sadly J2Ski's "Pink Ladies" won't be with us over the weekend but they did a great job getting us (and themselves!) noticed around the show. We have a whole load of new members signed up although I suspect 20 and 30-something males may be a little over-represented in the group from the last few days... 8)

We'll have Interhome and Total Heliski at the Stand today; if you're passing then do drop by and say hello. Donations of coffee always welcome...

And do time your visit so you can catch some of the Big Air competition time - the demos early on were great but the 6pm competition round yesterday had some truly incredible tricks and stunts being pulled. :shock: Those guys are really quite extraordinary.

Later!

Dave Mac wrote:

bandit wrote:

Dave Mac wrote:Calm down Bandit. What did you think of the liner?

The liner looks like a quality piece of kit. It's made by Salomon, and if this idea gets picked up by the boot renting public, it could make the experience a whole lot more pleasant and reduce the learning curve.

D'ya think they would hire rear entry boots????

No. Get with it and move on. Thank you.