J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by ise

bandit wrote:

davidmpires wrote:I'll be one of the last ones to go. April 11th, but i'm going to a dry slope in december, does that counts?

We can count yours, if you count me skiing MK this month )

In that case, I'm on a ski lift right now

Admin wrote:It's a very exclusive group... 8) ...I have to figure out how this new-fangled Face-Space-Be-Book thing works first...

quite a nice interface but zero ways of configuring it, we have an Anniviers group for people who don't jump into couloirs although FB just dumped our events for some reason so it's not without problems.

freezywater wrote:

ise wrote:

pavelski wrote:That ACL injury visits many skiers!

Something of an exaggeration, the actual incidence is around 2200 MDBI and has been falling for some time.

I'm sure I read somewhere that the likelihood was far higher in female beginners, something to do with a natural reaction to twist the upper body when falling rather than going with the fall if you see what I mean. Does anyone know if there's any data to support this :?:

Not beginners but women generally, I've not seen any suggestion it's caused by that, I thought the thinking was differences in the joint make up specifically a narrower intercondylar area were the root of the difference.

IceGhost wrote:There are home units where you can do this in the basement right? I would like to learn how to do this kind of stuff over the winter. And by that I mean the waxing tools

Absolutely, it's fairly straightforward as well, worth it it you ski a lot of days in the season as you can save some money on servicing.

souldrive wrote:No misinterpretation, for 4 adults sharing an appartment it's £1001.00 with Neilson, seems a bit too small a resort for me though. I like to go exploring!

is it not next to Zell am See though? not linked but if there's a shuttle bus it could be good if there's an area lift pass

RossF wrote:Personally having no experience of the above I would go to Baker in search of the legendary powder. THere are a few NA residents here that will probably help you out soon enough.

Me too, K2 named skis after it, it's got to be good )

Ian Wickham wrote:Tend not to detune my ski's any more, I have made comparisons with ski's which have been detuned and have found no difference in performance.

Me too, I've tried it, even on the slopes and taken consecutive runs in the same line before and after detuning and there's no detectable difference at all. I've tried one ski detuned and one not and then blindly put them on my feet and I can't tell which is which either. I worry it's just something to baffle and mystify people with in fact.

bandit wrote:I do like to strip the factory wax off new skis. I hot wax clean them and it always seems to come off very dirty. Fresh wax is nice. I don't touch the edges, it's good to try the ski out as the manufacturer intended them to be used.

That may be the best possible technical advice of all, it's hard to follow for most people, waxing is a little awkward and removing old wax is bit tricky. Wax is always tricky, unless you do it each day, sometimes more than once a day, then you have to accept you've got the wrong wax at some point. I found once I'd grasped that point it was better to be a bit more chilled about the whole thing.

As for edge angles, I think I've decided for all mountain skis and day to day stuff the manufacturer knows best and on slalom or race stock skis you make your own mind up.

crashandburn wrote:Just a point / question for new skis.

New ski's straight out of the 'wrapping' do they need to be waxed before they are broken in?? Or is the final stage of manufacture a waxing ready for the first piste???

They are just fine, factory wax is slightly different from what you might buy in the store or the wax used when the store service the skis but it's fine. Edges will be sharpened at the angles the manufacturer thinks are best for that ski, that's also going to be fine unless you're a racer in which case you'll have special needs for both waxing and edging. You most certainly shouldn't attempt to detune the edges, that's going to compromise the turn initiation on modern carving skis, it's something competitive skiers might do though.

After a week or so skiing then get the skis serviced and they'll put some more wax on them. Modern ski bases are sintered so they'll soak up wax on these different applications.

When I get new skis, like most people, I just take them to the slopes and use them. If the manufacturer feels it's required they'll have advised the dealer to put some wax on the skis. It doesn't hurt to ask the dealer to wax a new pair of skis.