Messages posted by : SobeUK
Only used polarised sunnies when sailing. Not tried them on snow. Could be good for spotting ICE I guess. 8) |
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Sound like nice goggles. Be interested to know what they are. Have to wait till you dust off the gear first I guess. 8) |
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All depends on weather, light and skiing type that I am doing as to glasses or goggles. If it's a nice sunny day and I an crusing or touring then glasses al the way. If it's in the bumps, for speed or bad weather then it is goggles. Goggles spend a fair bit of time in my pack though.
Eitherway you need to be comfortable and be able to see. Lighter lenses (some glasses have replacable ones like Adidas, Smiths etc) such as yellow or clear are great for flat light. Personally I prefer a red tinge to the lense for most conditions. Only when it is realy bright do I use the dark blue lenses. Some even appear to help you see the bumps better. Some also claim to assist in spotting where the ice patches are - A friend of mine swears by a pair of glasses that do this. |
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Simply thought that they ment skiing with them undone all the time (my missunderstanding). Not simply to ID the sweet spot. Must have missunderstood them. Yes I know it is used in training to become one with the ski and snow. Have used it in the past myself but would not recommend doing it all day in the rough or through gates. 8)
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AllyG
Yes it can be sometimes challenging to do a kick turn to get out of a nasty situation. I do take my hat off to you, at least you did not take off your skis (as I have seen some people do) and walk down. Easier to ballence on ice on skis than just in boots. Keep it up with the Kick turns as they are a god send in some situations. Touching the toes is usefull to extend your hamstrings, but do not do it too much when you are not warmed up. As for spinning around it's easier on flatish piste and it's all about weight destibution. Play with it and maybe use your poles to help push you around. 8) |
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People do all sorts of darf thins on skis. Skiing on one leg is a great exercise. I try and do it often as it helps ballance (mine is crap). Not sure about the blind skiing though. That is rather tough. Backwards skiing is great though. I personally like spining around and around and around. Snow is for fun after all. Cheers 8) |
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There are plenty of footbed (insole) companies out there. You can get mail order ones and off the shelf too. Because everyone's feet are different I would always suggest getting custom made footbeds. Makes skiing and running sooooo much better, even for someone like me with very "normal" feet. Any decent ski shop that sell boots will nearly insist on you having custom or semi custom foot beds. Personally I use Profeet.
www.profeet.co.uk Proper footbeds really transform your skiing experience. Do remember that you cannot use your skiboot footbeds in runnng shoes ue to the different stance an pressure profiles (they are different sports afterall). Also on an earlier post. Can't believe that someone is even contemplating skiing with their boots undone. Mad. This is how you can do yourself a serious injury. Boots should be snug. Particularly around the ankle and lower leg. If too tight you will loose feeling and have pain. If too loose your feet will move too much and your skis will not respond so well. When you do a tough run (moguls or racing etc) most people tighten their boots and then at the bottom of the run loosen off a bit. I am flabbergasted that someone would contemplate skiing in boots undone. Glad I will be off piste and will not have to scoop these people up. Chers |
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Go to ProFeet for footbeds!
Also if your feet hurt going up the lift try lossening the buckles (not so loose they fall off). Could be that you are loosing circulation. 8) |
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