J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by Snapzzz

Discodee wrote: And what if they get sick in a foreign country miles from anywhere?

Yeah, with france being so third world....

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Ian Wickham wrote:So that is now 9 reasons to buy a Gro-pro :wink:

But if you go skiing in Flaine now, you can find free accessories just lying around in the snow!

I trust your camera didn't disappear too Snapzy?

No i still have the cam.

I stuck the mounts on at home while they were warm and dry so the glue went off correctly.
i was planning on shooting a single run several times from different angles and editing it together....not going to happen now and the mounts are gone....boo

do they serve ice cream at the snow dome?

Before i left for Flaine i stuck two go pro mounts to my skis for different vantage points.
Both were rock solid....both have vanished.
I guess the extreme cold has affected the glue and let them go free.
Shame that as i was looking forward to trying them out.

Trencher wrote:Some -20s would nice right now (and should be a common high at this time of year). Instead we have been above zero many days and it feel like March :evil:

As to emergency measures when you find yourself not wearing enough on a cold day, a couple of charcoal hand warmers in the the mesh inside pockets of your jacket can make a huge difference.

I never really feel the cold on my body whilst skiing, even today.
I did feel it on exposed skin on my face, my toes and fingers.
My coke froze solid in my bag.

On the plus side i was getting a little worries that my bindings would not release, they were new this year and despite numerous falls on my last trip they never released.
Today they both flew off in a white cloud of fail.....at least i know they function!

on your next trip you start looking at steeper moguled reds or blacks as a source of thrills and you carve up standard reds with a huge grin.

Dorset Boy wrote:Where in Flaine are you staying Snapzzz?

We are in apartments right next to the 'Grand Vans' lift called Les terraces du veret.
Pokey little things they are but excellently located.

It could be worse....my step sun has gone on a jolly to the Costa Brava....and its snowing there and -7 :-)