J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by OldAndy

Ranchero_1979 wrote:Lol, amazing how you can tell how good a skier is by the way they carry them and stroll in boots. not fool proof but close to.

Absolutely!!

This is a vital skill that many beginers and intermediates neglect to practice. Looking good carrying skis and having that sort of nonchalent swagger in ski boots is a far more visible skill than any amount of carving or popping down the powder.

IMHO there should be classes devoted solely to this activity.

I do think that the reverse of a period of vernalisation is needed before I am able to come out of summer torpor and prepare for the ski season and look forward to the snows starting.

Vernalisation is the chilling needed before germination of certain seeds. Hence the reverse part, I need the warmth first !!

Sadly, so far this year, I haven't experienced enough summer heat to bring me out of an aestivation type state.

I am not sure what will happen if the summer warmth and sunshine is completely lacking this year - maybe I just won't germinate?
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I "tweaked" my knee back in the spring, between skiing trips - digging the potatoe bed would you believe.
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Skied on it a week later with a brace, no real pain, just tired and a bit swollen after, although I wasn't skiing hard (for me).

Didn't see a Doctor with it but had some medical advice I trust and the upshot was whether it was a ligament issue (stretched or even partly torn) or a miniscus problem the best thing for me was to wait and be patient.

I bought two Shock Doctor braces from http://www.firstaid4sport.co.uk/

The first one was a knee stabiliser, which is infinately better than a plain old neoprene tube but I didn't feel I had enough torsional support. One of my biggest problems was climbing a spiral staircase at home which really but some stress on the knee unless I was ultra careful.

I phoned up and had a chat with the boss and got the Ultra hinged knee support on his recomendation. I am really impressed with this one. Stable and above all comfortable if a little bulky under clothes.

On the injury all is going according to plan. My personal physician (Sister!!) said it would take six weeks and rather irritatingly the pain completely went after exactly 6 weeks.

Now it is simply weak and I am working on that. Back to golf, 18 holes is no problem (but with the brace on) and will start cycling soon.

Jury is out on whether I will wear the brace for skiing next season - just wait and see. I did wear a brace for a couple of seasons after doing something similar nearly 30 years ago. It took a couple of seasons of skiing almost daily with a brace until I felt confident that I no longer needed that extra support. No further problems until those b***** potatoes needed planting !!

The moral of this story is ........
Go to Waitrose.
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Brucie wrote: and in one word

versatility

Yes!!

Admin wrote:

OldAndy wrote:Any chance you could use something like this?

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What ?????

I meant like Ally's borrowed graphic?

AllyG wrote:
Maybe they use a picture because it's easier to understand?

Like it - good idea.

Any chance you could use something like this?

Far Queue wrote:
What is sad, is someone like myself being totally overjoyed because yesterday was the longest day, and now the days are starting to get shorter and the nights are drawing in, I can officially start looking forward to the coming ski season :twisted:

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My thoughts exactly FQ.

Role on the end of summer [sic] is what I say .....

Ian Wickham wrote:
Interesting pics .... I do enjoy watching the creation of new lifts ... sad really :thumbup:

Another activity for the grade 8 skier?