J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by caron-a

Blimey, how can they see???

They'd probably have a good reply for the "goggles advice please" thread 8)

At the risk of repeating myself...

Obergurgl is an hour and a half from innsbruck, high altitude, ski in ski out and mostly hotels so flexible. Not hot on the nightlife, although there are a couple of lively places.

Cue Tony_H... :lol:

ise wrote:

caron-a wrote:

Forgive me for being totally ignorant in these matters - is there any way of telling the person how you want the bindings set, ie: figuring out which number you need in advance?

http://www.dinsetting.com/dinchart.htm might help, it lays it out fairly reasonably.

So I did the calculator thing. I'm thinking I may be a little nervy when I get back on the skis so I tried two skier types. One came up as 5 and one as 6, which releases quicker?

seeing my boots (to measure the sole length) has made me pine even more :cry: :cry: :cry:

or at least get him to clean his fingernails

bandit wrote:Many years ago, I was also the victim of lousy binding setting by a ski shop. I subsequently had surgery and have now just been diagnosed with Osteoarthritis as a result of the original injury.

That's not good. I hope you're not in too much pain.

bandit wrote:I learned (a little late I know) to watch the hire shop's do the setup like a hawk, and not to be afraid to tell them to lower the numbers, or do it myself.

Last month, I questioned my local ski shop when setting my new bindings to 7 ! It's your weight they said :shock: Set it to 5.5 I says :lol: They tut, but I have had no pre-releases at all.

Forgive me for being totally ignorant in these matters - is there any way of telling the person how you want the bindings set, ie: figuring out which number you need in advance?

what were the results? I'm assuming we didn't win otherwise I would've seen it in the skynews.com headlines

Admin wrote:Firstly, don't get yourself in a position where you're paying for other people on a promise - either they pay up front, on time, or they don't go - simple - so no need for insurance.

Also, be very wary of identifying yourself as a "Group Leader". However unlikely, a serious incident on the mountain (e.g. an off-piste accident) could see you being held responsible if you're identifiable as a leader.

I feel like I'm a bit of an expert on this subject....

Point one - Mr admin is absolutely right. In this day and age there is absolutely no need to pay for everyone, you can all pay separately online.

Point two - I'm not so sure... There's no avoiding being called a group leader, when you book for a group you are immediately labelled. It's unavoidable.

I booked a holiday last year for 27 people. One person cancelled (having split up with her husband) and one person was replaced by another (having become the other woman). It was a logistical nightmare but there was no point at which I thought I would've been liable. They had to lose their deposit and pay another third of the cost and they did. Maybe it's because these people were my friends? I wouldn't organise a holiday for people that I couldn't trust.

My philosphy is don't worry about something that hasn't happened yet.

Best of luck to you. I feel your pain!
xx

ise wrote: ah, a direct hit on one of my many pet peeves :D I'm seriously wound up by the people who have their bindings set too low, after twice narrowly missing being hit in the head by loose skis and having one of the owners explain to me how is was "safer" to have the bindings low :D

what about people that have their bindings set too high by the lovely chappy in the hire shop telling you "no you didn't put weight on over christmas" and then the skis didn't come off causing you ligament damage on both knees?

I curse the day I laughed at his "compliment".