J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by bedrock barney

Well, I've splashed the cash. GoPro HD Hero 2 arriving tomorrow on special delivery with chest harness and ride hero mount. Should just give me enough time for some familiarisation before heading off to the Alps on Sat. Now I just need to tell my better half..........eeek

Done

Done although I also had problems with selections on Q5

Agreed...the various reviews seem to suggest the Go Pro provides the best quality output. Did you go with a helmet mount at all? Looks a bit unwieldy compared to the side mount cameras.

Great video...I think I might be opening up my wallet tomorrow and spending even more money on my new skiing habit! Heading off to Val D'isere on Sat 7th....now possibly with a video camera as well. Any comments on merits of Drift HD versus the Go Pro??? The Drift looks 'neater' on the helmet but possibly better quality with the Go Pro?

I only starting skiing 18 months ago (at the age of 43) but about to head off for my 4th trip at the beginning of January so obviously bitten by the bug! I kitted myself in one very expensive shopping trip and on the list was a helmet. It seemed to be an automatic common sense choice, no different from mountain biking (which I also enjoy). I might have gone sans helmet in my 20's but not now. In any case it would be hypocritical to expect my children to wear helmets if I didn't follow suit.

We skied over Christmas 2010 at Hemsedal (Norway). It was our 2nd visit, the first the previous year at Easter. Although we were expecting it to be cold it still caught us out. It was never warmer than about -8C at the base station and got to -23C one afternoon at mid station. Adding a bit of wind and exposure on chair lifts, and I'm sure the wind chill was circa -30C. With decent outers and inners we could keep our cores warm but feet and hands were tricky. I was just about ok but children/wife needed hand and feet warmers to stay sane.

As Grizwald says the resort was expensive. However Hemsedal is certainly not 'flat'. It was certainly quieter on the slopes/lifts than the Alps which is a big bonus...I hate queueing!