J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by caron-a

at the risk of repeating myself...

actually, first the great news - I've just had my 6 (and a half) month follow up with my surgeon. progress is good, knees are feeling excellent, very stable and very good movement (it's all that yoga!). he's ok'd me to have a go on the "realli-ski" to see how I feel and then he has positively encouraged me to have a sneaky weekend on some easy slopes in the new year before the group holiday at easter!

WOOHOO! la la la :D :D :D

So, onto more knee brace advice. My consultant has told me that I'm as likely as the person skiing next to me to have ligament trouble in the future so doesn't see why braces are necessary. He thinks times have moved on from when braces were commonplace as operations are more simple and successful. He told me that people used to wear them to avoid the operation and having to be in plaster for 2 months. The most important thing, in his opinion, is to keep the knees warm.

I think that I'd benefit psychologically from wearing something so wondered whether a good support would be a better idea or has my surgeon lost the plot and I really need to spend hundreds of pounds on braces?

you never cease to amaze me dave :shock:

how many times have people said on this forum that boots are the most important part of skiing???

I may be a newbie to the sport and, yes, I've only used my custom fitted boots once before the dreaded accident [quite cheap too I'll have you know :D] but it was the best day of skiing I've ever had, the boots were an extension of the ski/my legs as opposed to a middle man. there's no comparison.

anyone that can do it themselves - good on you! not something I'd want to try though

in this order:

mates
drink
music
tables
snowboarders with trousers below their pants :lol: :lol: :lol:

Well, I don't know if it's too late and you've already booked but, if you haven't and are prepared to celebrate at home and then have later celebrations, how about this:


http://www.tignesfest.com/

8)

cem wrote:in essence the only way to know that they really are set properly is to have them run through an electronic binding tester machine [i think there is only 4 or 5 in the UK in the next few years every rental operation in europe will HAVE to have one

If I remember rightly isn't there a way to test while you're standing in them? I seem to recall seeing how to do this but wasn't majorly interested at the time. more fool me! :cry:

bandit wrote:Dshenberger, it may be that in your experience ski bindings do not release in direct forward falls. Perhaps you need to be trained to set ski bindings, as mine have always released in that situation (well in the last 16 winters anyway).

you're ruining the image, bandit. you don't fall over (unless someone rams into you of course) :roll:

mystyc wrote:We have a week booked off work in feb.

just make sure you avoid half term (assuming you can?) - the main week is 11th to 19th but a few schools may be off either side

good on you girl :thumbup: