J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by ellistine

swskier wrote:how about Zauchensee where the women's downhill was this weekend? or flachau/ wagrain!

That run at Zauchensee looked amazing. Propperly all over the place!

Whist sat freezing oustide the Crystal bar in Wengen we nabbed autographs from the following;

Bode Miller
Didier Cuche
Reiner Schoenfelder
Aksel Lund Svindal
Eric Gay
Finnley Mickel
Noel Baxter (who replied to the call of - 'are you a Baxter!')
plus
Graham Bell
Ed Leigh
Nick Fellows

We also got to witness Reiner Schoenfelder skiing nude down the wixi piste having lost a bet.

Last season had quite a long chat with Chemmy Alcott.

That's my name dropping done with )

Ski Race Fact: Ingemar Stenmarks first name is Jan.

That name sounds familiar :wink:

iplanet77 wrote:How much pain is acceptable? The boots I had in Austria were agony to walk in, although the boot fitters hadn't showed us to loosen the clasps when walking. When you talk about tightness, are you saying that there are different width fittings available for each foot size? If I remember correctly, it was the top of the boot that was too tight and did cut into my shin quite a bit.

A couple of things here.

Ski boots will never be comfortable for walking in. They're just not designed for that. Loosening the clips will help although to be honest I prefer to leave mine done up to stop them rubbing. If they hurt when skiing then that is a problem.

As far as tightness, I don't think they should be tight - just fairly snug. By leaning and pressing propperly against the front of the boots they can actually be quite loose and still stay in control. Also if you're feet get cold then that can be a sign that the boots are too tight.

Some boots allow the clips to be moved in and out. If the clips were on their loosest setting and are still too tight then perhaps the clips need moving.

LOTA wrote:Well, it was magnificent - and the best day of all was the Schilthorn and the bowls above Murren. Went with a guide, set off earlyish and it didn't take too long to get there or get back.

Mostly ski-ing on deserted runs last week all over the Jungfrau region - fantastic. Even with the influx for the Lauberhorn races, the runs and lifts were quiet - no queues at all!

We were there for the Lauberhorn build up week a couple of years ago. Brilliant week despite the conditions and very surreal at times. We got out piste map signed by a lot of the top skiers. It's now proudly hanging on the bathroom wall!

KevinC wrote:Do they come in size 9?

Mmm, might be a problem.

Just floating an idea here; womens boots have lower rears to clear their calfs which are generally lower than mens.

I'm sure they don't all come with fluffy linings!

CEM is your man for this one.

well is his inside ski isn't. It's dead straight.

Doesn't matter either way. He'll miss the next gate.