J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by Mike from NS

pavelski wrote:Mike,,,,


( You must be a very serious powder skier)!

Thanks Pavel :lol: You've taught me well :!:

If we were to ever see powder in Nova Scotia I will brake out my powder straps!!! I think it happened a few years ago - once!

Bandit - we are dealing with terminolgy here. As Pavel pointed out the "strap" is loosely placed in the pants cuff or ankle height pocket and the other end is attached to the rear binding. We are saying the same thing.

The "strap" is quite unlike the bindings of "olde" which incorporated a run-a-way prevention strap which was attached to the ski and the skier's leg. A fall turned the ski into a helicopter blade - but the ski was still with the skier when he stopped in his fall - whether he wanted it or not. :mrgreen:

Mike :wink:

I'm in on this late and it sounds like it has been a
fun day at J2Ski.

And what a report Pavel. The real sin would not to have taken advantage of things the way you did. I see no sin in this. The sin is ours and is a sin of envy :shock: .

I would think the powder skier is the one at the bottom with the powder straps attached to his skis :D ;and also maybe the one applying lip balm to prevent chapped lips as he licks them at the sight of the fresh powder on the way up to the top. Without a doubt he is the one standing in line long before the lifts open.

Mike :wink:

Oh - no !!! :shock: I may have let Pavel's secret out of the bag :oops: Sorry Pavel.

Now I know who he looks like - (although Pavel is a more handsome soul). If you saw Pavel and Sean Connery side by side you would think they were brothers if not twins!! No wonder the "James, James Bond" thought came to mind!! Spooky !!!

You found a great link here Geordie.

Does Sean ski ??

Mike :wink:

You guys are good ... but not close - really ... Well the Captian Marvel is a tad close. :-)

I have had the pleasure, and grace of life, to have met Pavel and in that light I feel I should offer a comment here.

Take the likeness of Bond, James Bond, and put him on skis and then he will start to approach a possible avatar for Pavel. Pavel is very debonair, kind and (as we all know) very knowledgeable and skilled in most matters and particularly in the ski field. He has exquisite taste in music and great cars. Even Bond would be envious of the Pavel persona. And when it comes to the ladies, we should all be jealous of how they swoon at his presence guys. OK, most of us anyway. I don't think he's into boating, so ellistine, you have him there :shock:

Now to get out the sketch pad....... :!:

Mike :wink:

Well done Jan ... congratulations :!:

I hope to travel to your part of the world one day and will remember to ask you "how it feels to have ski gloves that are supple, soft,and that gives lots of pleasure!" :mrgreen: Pavel knows how to "treat" his gloves.

Sleepless nights have ended but now the forehead slapping will begin :!:

Mike :wink:

Harp mixed 50:50 with ginger ale as a shandy fills the bill for me ... still a long drive home :roll:. If there is time for the head to settle then Harp is replaced with Kilkenny - Irish Cream Ale :D

In the east of Canada it's Keith's Pale Ale, or Moosehead.

But I seldom touch any of it! :wink:

Mike :mrgreen:

pavelski wrote:Mike,,
That is an event that is "unfolding",,,,the other huge event happened some years ago.

Not sure your age but you might have been,,,,,,,,,

Yes Pavel, that's certainly true ... it is an unfolding event.

I was originally thinking of the World Cup events of the 1970's when the Crazy Canuncks came into the forefront of the event; but didn't think that was as huge as you may be looking for --- nor did I think it united any more than the Canadian skiers from North America. There have been movies made the ski team's formation and it's story in general. And the way they dominated the World Cup events certainly shook other countries in suprise...

So let's see if this is the event you have in mind. It almost seems that I've found my shotgun ... but my reply has been posted so any of my comments are actually just "ski chatter" :-o .

Here is a reference to the Crazy Canucks for general interest. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crazy_Canucks

(By the way, 1970 was my first year in University - and many years before I "found" skiing, so all the excitement about the "team's" accomplishments at that time was lost on me, I'm afraid.)

Mike :wink:

pavelski wrote:Mike now you are giving a great clue,,but think even bigger!

Please think VERY BIG!!!

NO ..think HUGE!! Like a most important earth shattering event that shook major countries.....


What would get all sorts of skiers in North America to unite!

If there was a really strong case that skiing may come to an end then I think skiers would unite and try to stop the cause - of the possible end of the sport. The cause is huge, the cure is even bigger because it would require world wide co-operation.

Global Warming would unite all skiers and as the weather patterns have changed in North America.... this must be the event!! :roll:

Mike :wink: