J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by smartski

I hated my custom fitted insoles. Am I alone?

By mid afternoon I would be getting really fatigued legs and painful aching feet. Didn't know to blame the soles until...

one evening I put the soles on top of a warm radiator to dry (not realising how hot the radiator would become later) and by morning my insoles had completely distorted.

Luckily I'd kept the original soles in my boot bag and so put them back in and had the best day skiing, and I've never had the aching feet since.

Just saying.

Admin wrote:.... forecasts beyond 48 hours should be taken with a pinch of salt.

You do realise that putting salt in the forecasts has been getting rid of the snow.

....so now we all know who to blame. :wink:

MattSki_score wrote:......So if you have good quality snow tryes you more than likely won't use any chains you buy.....

....perhaps, but that's 'beside the point' as I still need to buy 'chains' anyway. I'm not going to spend £500+ on winter tyres, only to be stopped from driving into resort because I've not got any chains.

'Chains' compulsory, winter tyres optional according to the French law (as I understand), right?

Thanks Msej449 . Good to hear that they're easy to fit. Yes, I'd read lots of the opposing views on winter tyres - but as 'chains' are not optional, the tyre discussion is somewhat secondary to me at the moment.

SwingBeep, thanks too. Great comparison table. The RUDs do look as easy to fit as the Michelins and more durable...so good recommendation :thumbup: ...but unfortunately they're twice the price for my wheels. :!:

Probably go with the cheaper option - this might be my one & only drive-ski. [half-term; two kids; self catering - :shock: - what could possibly go wrong]

I am looking to buy some snow chains for my first self-drive :shock: ski trip to France ... just come across the Michelin 'Easy Grip' Composite snow chain.

Sellers claim much quicker to put on (than traditional chains). They also seem to claim that they are "approved" for French mountain use.

Anyone had good/bad/any experience with them?

http://www.viamichelin.fr/web/Reportage?id=eca021798c2c6ee3bad30e396e4593d3

buntycake wrote:I don't agree that my comments were either subjective or stereo-typical......... this site is all about people asking for advice and, yes, opinions.

Hi Buntycake. That's Ok, I didn't actually say your comments were subjective or stereo-typical.

But I was saying that this sort of question "tends" to lead to subjective or stereo-typical comparisons....and tends to lead to arguments such as "my choice is better than yours" - Just look through some threads from previous years.

Now, I've been skiing about 16 times (spread over 30 years), and I've not even scratched the surface of one resort (in terms of the people or hotels or food) let alone all of France vs Austria....I just love France. Subjective & personal, pure & simple.

...and for anyone who says the French can't have a laugh... :D

This is a bit like saying you prefer beef to pork. Some will prefer one to the other, or some may like both equally or neither at all.

Surely both countries offer the fundamental requirements (snow, hills, lifts) but, beyond that, comparisons tend to be either too subjective or stereo-typical or worse.

For me France is first choice most trips...but love to see recommendations for Austria...it will make the slopes quieter where I am ;-)