J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by mattyc

falline and powder magazines get my vote, DM ski and snowboard is more adverts that articles.

Huck is worth a look as well

For me it has to be Starbucks in Silverthorne Colorado, great coffee sitting looking out on the rockies cant beat it.

I'd go with the two weeks in the states if it was me

I've done a fair few seasons in Breckenridge and you cant beat it, also means you can ski the likes of keystone, Vail and A Basin which has some of the highest and steepest skiing in Colarado

Wouldn't worry about car hire from denver, jump on the resort express which leaves straight from the airport and your in Breck in under two hours.

I would go in March myself as it can be pretty damm cold up until the end of Feb, also think about the altitude as the resorts are high compared to Europe with Breck village being at 9600 feet and the highest run in A basin is 13050 feet.

On the plus side though some of the best powder i've ever skied and the Lake Chutes are some of the best skiing i've ever done.

Cheers

Matt

Gonna throw my bit it now and probably get shot down, have you thought about the rossi bandit sc80 or last years models.

I ski them and for me they are a great ski that can handle pretty much anything you throw at them.

Cheers

Matt

Have a look on www.racewax.com,

I bought the deluxe tuning kit which has most of the tools i needed

Matt

Some awesome skiing from those guys, looking forward to seeing that

Thanks for the warm welcome people

Bring on the white stuff and another season of great snow hopefully

bandit wrote:Wickers, you are incorrect, as Caron will be wearing a helmet for the 1st time this winter, so far...

I'm not sure you have grasped my point about modern piste preparation and compacting of snow to withstand modern skiing technique. It forms a very hard surface.

A skier would need a very thick head to withstand an impact of that nature.

In the event if any injury requiring you to claim on your travel insurance, it seems now normal for insurers to ask if you were wearing a helmet.

Bandit

With u on this one

Some of the groomers are like concrete especially first thing in the morning, even though i do wear a lid give me some powder to fall in any day of the week.