J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by OldAndy

Ian Wickham wrote:

OldAndy wrote:Here goes ..........

Now that has to be an iMovie job :roll:

How dare you !!!!!!!
MoviePlus actually :mrgreen:

I think that ski gear is like everything else, there is cheep "rubbish" and great value purchases - the skill comes from knowing the difference.
tin pot - going purely on money is a gamble that may, or may not, pay off. You can get lucky and pick a pair of off the shelf boots that give you lots of comfortable ski time, or you can get something that is no better than rental and with the disadvantage that you can't pop back to the shop and swap them out.
Mate of mine became passionate about skiing. Followed this exact scenario of hire vs buy on cost alone.
His boots were adequate, but his skis !! Old fashioned skinny skis when all rentals were carvers, way too short for him, floppy as anything (big guy) ....
I bribed him to try decent skis for the day by saying I would pay - if not a great improvement!
He left his old skis in the resort, didn't even bother taking them home.
My first boots were "inexpensive", and yes, comfier than rentals at first, but when I then tried some decent boots with the help of a decent fitter the difference was staggering.
The difficulty is knowing what a good boot feels like before you have the experience to "know" what a good boot feels like. It's a real catch 22.
My boots bought in resort, end of season, brilliant price in 1997! (See http://www.j2ski.com/ski-chat-forum/posts/list/11177.page for a look on the snow dance video).
I did need new boots - a split in the plastic of my old ones told me this :mrgreen:
And I tried on several in different shops - the Tecnica I bought "just worked" but this is something that I cannot explain.
You may get something that "just works" for you from Decathlon (no idea who/what this retailler is) but you will vastly increase your chances of buying you new "best friends" by going somewhere with a good choice and knowledgable assistance.

Good luck either way and enjoy the skiing.
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Ian Wickham wrote:They look a lot easier to put on than snow chains which will keep Mrs W happy :wink:

:thumbup: well done Wickers getting Mrs to do the chains!

Iceman wrote:Disaster!!!

Used my phone to record all the action played it back and I have just got the floor!!!!
Gutted :thumbdown:

Guess I am not the winner??

Classic!
Awesome!
Woop woop!!
How dare it not now snow :thumbup:

Result :thumbup:

Where are the rest of the contributions????
Please, please, don't be shy .....
:D

Tony_H wrote:
DONT make me jealous.

ooooh, I do like a challenge.
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Oakley something or others.
No idea what they cost!