J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by Pablo Escobar

That sounds like my sorta trip!

http://www.snowandrock.com/Activity/Ski/Equipment/Skis/Navis+(Ski+Only)+BKC0001.htm

Does anyone want to buy me these, pleeeeeaaseeee?

It is definitely an experience, I wouldn't be in a hurry to recommend Mt Buller to anyone.. it was a lot like skiing in Scotland.. on a bad day! :lol:

Bourg Saint Maurice provides easy access to La Rosiere, Les Arc, La Plagne, La Rosiere, Tignes Val d'Isere and most importantly Sainte Foy.

If you are staying in a decent chalet they will pick you up here or Altibus do relatively cheap transfers from the station. You can buy tickets for these transfers online before hand or there is a booth in the station itself. IME the bus in Tignes/ValD direction has been busy even on a quiet weeks skiing.

I am afraid for the guiding we will need to go to a hill I know well. Glencoe anyone? :lol:

That post is probably more useful than anything I have ever posted ^^^

A better point of reference would be your weight in comparison to ski length. A ski doesn't 'know' how tall you are but it definitely 'feels' how heavy you are.

Sorry I have nothing to add in terms of beginner-->intermediate skis but you can't go far wrong with any of the major manufacturers TBH, pick a ski that is aimed at you and what you want to be skiing.

A little bit fatter and it will be a better ski all round so I would recommend something in the mid 70mm range, it will cope better with the runs when they get cut up towards the end of the day too and you probably won't notice any real difference on piste.

Seattle is definitely drivable, whether you want to spend that much time in a car is a completely different matter, plus you would have to deal with immigration twice.

Personally I would fly up to Vancouver and then across to Kelowna.

Can you not get a direct flight in to Vancouver then you only have one change?

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Pablo Escobar wrote:The only way to be really sure is to have the knowledge yourself and start digging.

We don't dig pits in Europe really, it's not an effective decision making tool. We dig pits for snow science purposes and study but not to give a go/no-go decision on any given day. I would perform quick shovel shear tests while moving sometimes but at least partly to explain to people how the snowpack is evolving as much as decision making.

Interesting that, I did my avvy 1 (which ovviously makes me an expertz) and digging holes was part of it and explaining about all the different layers and how they could be used to assess slope stability etc including the Reusch sp?! block thing and different assortments of fingers and fists.