J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by ise

Trencher wrote:Bridget

Do as much research as possible befor you buy.

Absolutely, but don't get attached to the marketing of a particular boot. I wonder how many people who decided what boot they wanted before trying them later have problems? Maybe 80%?

gavin2020 wrote:all the top brands are pretty good.

I'm not sure about that, many of the top, or popular, brands are ridiculously heavy. The heli pro mentioned above for example is 1.5kg which is not as bad as some but it's probably at least .5kg heavier than it needs to be for a 20L sack. As a comparison my daysack is a Salewa Extreme Inversion 32L which (stripped) weighs under 1kg, stripped means all those extra features removed. My Black Diamond Revelation 42L is around 1.5kg (not stripped) and that's a full alpine climbing/touring sack.

Those heavy skis, boots and sacks really add up :D

Hamish Macbeth wrote:

ise wrote:

Hamish Macbeth wrote:Handling over €500 notes can also be a problem. :mrgreen:

Not in Austria it's not. It's interesting to compare the denominations that ATM's in different countries use actually, Austria goes for high notes, Germany about average and in France the smallest possible. All Euros of course.

I was being a joker there.

But I do recall this past summer seeing signs up in France, especially along the motorways, saying that even the €200 notes were not to be offered.

Exactly, it proves some sort of point about the notes in common use now so many countries are on the euro. Unfortunately, I've no idea what the point is, something to do with trust in taking large notes, or flexibility in having enough change or something. Large notes don't cause much flap here either, I hate using a 200 franc note to pay for coffee or something but no one seems to mind. But in France, they want those small notes which change hands so often they're falling apart :D

jonG wrote: :Dhi,i do not think this is a problem confined to just one place either (only certain plastic being accepted),i recently came back from BSM and went to fill up with fuel and when i went to pay the teller in the station they said my card would not be any good(fortunately i had some cash).
Upon returning to the UK i rang mbna and told them the problem and was told that thier credit cards can be used for all other purchases but they are not compatible with the electronic payment device in certain french petrol stations? :D

it may be a training problem in the petrol station. There's one I used to use near a place we had in France, one weekend I filled up on the way past Friday night and paid with my German card as normal, by Sunday the cashier was claiming they didn't take the card and never had. The receipt from 2 days before soon sorted that of course :D

Hamish Macbeth wrote:Handling over €500 notes can also be a problem. :mrgreen:

Not in Austria it's not. It's interesting to compare the denominations that ATM's in different countries use actually, Austria goes for high notes, Germany about average and in France the smallest possible. All Euros of course.

Gareth Fair wrote:I have just booked a week in 2 bed apartment for up to 6 people in Alpe d`Huez for 300 euros from Saturday 15th December!
I had cheap flights booked already months ago and phoned the tourist office in Alpe d`Huez directly and they got me an apartment in the centre of the town.
We have to hire a car but even still its a cheap pre christmas few days on the piste.
I thought I should share my good news. :D

Gar.

And a case study on how to get a good deal, those tourist office people are just sat there waiting for a call :)

tinman wrote:The stats on body positions in injury falls are probably correct

I doubt it actually, a rule of thumb is that unsourced data is pretty much always wrong in any field. In fact some of the "facts" look curiously familar as findings from research on snowboard vs skier injuries which were widely rubbished, although as I say without source it's hard to know.

tinman wrote:I think the pole strap advice is garbage. It is true that they can cause thumb injuries, but much more likely if the straps are not positioned properly, which I would estimate from my own observations on the hill that 90% are not.

That sounds about right. In truth it's practically impossible to pole plant correctly without using the strap so that's just silliness :roll:

Tony_H wrote:
So sorry if I am just a humble holiday maker who enjoys a once/twice yearly ski fix..... :(

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