J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by Mike from NS

Thanks for the info Dids. :D
I did find a youtube video of flying gliders over the ridge of the South Downs but I didn't search any farther. The news of 3 ft of snow came from a fellow from Eastborne via a sailing internet game called Live Skipper. And the link you provided shows "the 7 sisters near Eastborne". Your reply is much appreciated!

I ski at Ski Martock, a small hill, in Nova Scotia. Have a look. Only a few people there today; and being a sunny but cold and windy day tells me there is lot ice and cold wind chill effects. http://www.martock.com/webcam.php
Mike

Please don't look upon this as the potenoally dumb question it is, but : where are the South Downs? In the south no doubt .... I hear there is about 3 feet of snow down and a 4x4 that serves as a lift. What towns are near this area?
Thanks !

We, in Nova Scotia, are still awaiting some consistency in winter weather. Yesterday +12°C and today -10°C with wind chill. The ski slopes are a sheet of ice. :shock: It has been suggested to get a plane ticket and get to the South Downs ! But where are they?
Mike

bandit wrote:The Giro program may only apply in the US, though I don't know any more specific details about what happened.

So is your new Helmet law only applied in lift controlled areas (in bounds)?

11 injuries in 12 years is not a very high risk. Any mathematicians here can work out the 60% reduction into people figures?

The Giro program applies in Canada as well .... at least this was used as a selling point when I bought our helmets.

All we have are lift controlled areas... There are three small hills in Nova Scotia. Talking with the owner of one of them, he told me the law will be enforced simply by not permitting anyone without a helmet on the lifts. I don't know if the Ski Patrol will become policemen or not --and enforce the law. There is one patroller who would likely volunteer for the job however. :lol:

It just strikes me that our government is trying to bubble wrap us with the excuse that the "safety" laws will reduce health care costs. I have no problem with wearing helmets ... mine is with the law makers. (You should see our lawmakers!) And before any law was even considered, helmets are being worn by about 95% of the skiers and probably 99% of boarders.

Bandit .... just saw the picture of the rock and the helmet! :shock: I'm very surprised Giro didn't reply. Thought they had a "replacement for free" program once a crash was encountered.

Here is a CBC article on the helmet law here:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/story/2012/11/01/ns-helmets-ski-hill.html

Mike

Snapzzz wrote:Accidents happen, fact of life. I'd rather wear a helmet now than look back and wish i had.
I saw a pic once, on here i think, of a sharp piece of rock embedded in an helmet after a fall. Not pleasant.

I agree. Even with all due care ... accidents will happen. Saw one last winter where a young fellow lost control and became entangled in a bunch of trees and rocks. They had to cut the trees to get him out. A helicopter was almost called to take him to the hospital. It didn't look very good for him. He was knock, knock, knock'in on Heaven's door. He did however survive but he did have a cracked skull and a really bad headache for a while. It was about the first time he didn't happen to be wearing his helmet. Might have been a bit less damage if he had it on.

Also the chair lift frame and even the safety bar can give you a nasty headache. The helmet has saved me a few of these! :shock:

That's the way it seems Tony. Just some cool sun glasses. But there is a small percentage (of this small group) that will go with the head band, as Nelly says of her friend. Just to have something to cover the ears, I expect, with the cool sunglasses. The tresses flow freely ! But this is their personal choice. At the hills here, they sometimes have contests for the "best" helmet hair. Put your pride in you back pocket - we are all in the same boat .. :roll: But the one thing that annoys me is people that wear helmets trying to tell the person not into helmets, that they should be. Guess that's why I dislike the new law here now. The last day of the season here last spring I left my helmet inside the lodge and skid "free". The devil made me do it ! It was a great feeling. Mind you it was sunny and about +10°C. Funny thing ... it was the day of my first fall of the season. Guess I was unbalanced without the helmet :P :P

I've worn a helmet since the second day on skis ...... and it was personal choice !!!. Back in those days I was down on the ground more than standing on the skis -- and there were always boarders coming towards me. I wanted something harder than my head for them to glance off from.

This November 1st it became law in Nova Scotia that everyone on the snow at a ski hill is required to wear a helmet. I don't agree with being forced to wear something that only provides 1) a false sense of security and 2) a convenient place to store the goggles. But they do provide warmth and a good place to mount a camera.

The fine for being on a ski hill in Nova Scotia, without wearing a helmet is in the $250.00 range. About 95 % of skiers have been wearing helmets for the past few years. Generally the only demographic not wearing helmets seems to be 18 to 30 year old females. Must be a hair doo thing. :roll:

This has to be a trick question ......

The answer has to be "never stop praying for them" and as they get older the prayer is amended (if originally and principaly praying for them to come ski with you)to include the request "... that they pay for the trip."

Mike :roll:

ohhhhhh ... P A Y I N G !! :lol: ... thought you said P R A Y I N G for them. :roll: :roll: It has been a long day here !! :oops: