J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by Snapzzz

FallingDown wrote:OK How much do you pay for a Coke for example or a pizza on the piste restaurants/cafes

I was chocked that I was charged €3 for a 500ml bottle in Bormio

That sounds about right for slope side eateries.
I always buys a large 2l bottle for a supermarket and fill my own each morning.

Iceman wrote:Made it through the night!! And feeling very fresh this morning

Obviously it is beer that makes me feel rough, wine, gin whisky is fine. :thumbup:

I have felt exceptionally fresh for a week now and i am breaking wind much less.

Far Queue wrote:Speedos are for your Yorkie :roll:

Or your budgie.

Iceman wrote:Well, erm. Amazing. Well worth forking out the cash for 7 seconds of film....

Why do you have a bathing suit on?

Cant win with you! You get bored on 'long home movies' and disappointed at short clips!
-)

:mrgreen: @ bathing suit.

OldAndy wrote:What gorgeous boots for a young girl!

I am sure she will love them (don't forget the ipod-white).

But ....

Boot fit is so important why not visit the shop and try them out?

The store is in NI so i don't think a visit is going to make it cost effective.
The iPod is already on top of wardrobe awaiting June 17th.

I agree that boot fitting is important to a point. I definatley needed it as my feet are odd sizes and i broke my ankle that distorts one a little. But little Meg has 'normal feet' and she has never had any issues with hire boots, no pain, no discomfort and that was after a 30 second 'ski set fitting'. I am pretty confident that with a a decent starting point we can give her a comfy set of boots with a little tweaking with insoles and the like.
My thinking is that they simply cannot be any less 'fitted' than hire boots but will be a much better experience for her as they are hers.....and of course it will save me a little (not much tho) too.

bedrock barney wrote:Agreed. Surely you need to visit a shop and spend some time trying on more than one set of boots??

And that will happen when she is older and buying expensive boots that will be a long term purchase.
Right now the idea is to keep costs down but give an equal or better experience than hiring......if this makes sense.

Guys and Gals,

Can you pls help me out with something because i think i am confusing myself now.

At £30 a week i have been hiring boots for little Snapzzz but i have decided that i am going to buy her some for next season. I don't really want to debate the reasoning of buying boots for a 12 year old so i will just lay down my thinking and leave it there.

New boots are cheaper than 2 trips hiring.
Hire boots for kids are crap, they are beat up and smelly
Little snapzzz would love it as she is the only one that has to hire.

And as for fitting, well she doesn't get a real fitting on hire boots so i guess there won't be much difference.

I am going to buy her these:

http://www.climateski.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=1994

But here is my question:

I wish to buy a uk shoe size 3 to 3.5, what is this in MP ?
You think this would be easy but many stores have charts that give different answers.
EG:

Ellis brigham have MP 23.0 as a uk 3.5

http://www.ellis-brigham.com/cgi-bin/psSizeChart.cgi/Salomon:Ski%20Boots:ski_boots.txt:cat

Where as this chart has MP 22.0 as a 3.5

http://www.roamshop.com/gear-info_comments.php?id=51_0_8_0_C

And this one has MP 22.5 as a 3.5 uk

http://www.coyoti.com/page/109/Atomic_Ski_Boots_Size_Chart


What is the true answer? i am lost as to which to purchase.

And fun in the summer too!

msej449 wrote:The Cabane is CHF 32 for a walker, ChF 52 for a skier for a night. Has anyone done this?

WHAT? How can they charge more for a skier? Thats criminal.