J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by Neiltoo

At that price it would have gone straight to the top of my list too :)

Dave makes a very good point , Bellfi.

You have chosen 2 extremes in terms of resorts and neither would be at the top of my list as child friendly. Don't get me wrong, I'm sure you would have a good holiday in either but if you start with what you want out of a resort, as Dave says there may be other choices.

ise wrote:no, but if you do find them you can let them know it's over priced and really garish :D

:-) I'm still giggling at that :)

Dave Mac wrote:The problem with Brides-les-bain is the half hour Gondola ride from the town up to the main ski area. And the half an hour down again.

I think the ride down is worse than the ride up, its in the shade and a horrible way to finish a days skiing.
Also there isnt much to do in Brides of a night time.

Chamonix is fairly much in the shade earlier in the season [the price you pay for the spectacular peaks towering above you :) ] but of the 2 I would choose Chamonix every time. You might be better off at the top of the valley in Argentiere or Le Tour.

Dave Mac wrote:
I am still of the opinion that thre is a technical reason for Tony's issue. The change seemed to be marked by a change in ski, and possibly binding, although Tony didn't make that clear.

You could well be right about that - I wasnt trying to suggest for one minute that Tony's boot problem had anything to do with his technique, I just got a bit off topic as usual and was making a general observation :D

I also wonder if Tony's new skis had a ramped binding , although I wouldnt have thought that could have caused such a drastic change in how the boots felt, but you never know.

Peoples feet do change sometimes, occasionally for no apparent reason. Not applicable to Tony's situation obviously but a womans feet often change shape slightly after pregnancy.

Not really helping I guess, I'll shut up now 8)

Ian Wickham wrote: There is a lot of over priced ski gear out there which in my opinion will not make me into a better skier, I look at the price of ski's abroad and at home 400, 500 600 euro totally over priced.

I cant argue with that, but if you look at the historical price of gear it hasn't gone up much.

A pair of Salomon Impact 10s for example are about £230 ish. Twenty Five years ago a pair of Salomon SX 90s were about £190. (going from memory but I'm pretty sure thats accurate) or is senility finally catching up with me )

Dave Mac wrote:

Tony, I have had my Raichle for 16 years, they still handle perfectly well. And that is with multiple weeks skiing each year, so approaching 60 weeks.

For most of the winters that I worked in the alps I was skiing in Raichle Flexon Comps and I regularly got 2 seasons (40/45 weeks)out of a pair. Great boots, tempted to get a pair of the relaunched Full Tilt boots. Funny how a 20 year old design hasn't been surpassed.
Boots with heat moldable liners seem to only give 15/20 weeks before packing out to an unacceptable level.

Dave Mac wrote:
My observations are that you may go to a place with a good reputation, and still receive a bad fitting. My belief is that you need to go the the recommended individual.

I would definitely agree.

There is another reason for uncomfortable boots which I believe (but can rarely prove) that I come across from time to time.

I often see people on the slopes who rarely, if ever, bend their ankles whilst skiing. They don't balance but rather are held up by the back of their boots and a straight leg. This results in their toes and/or the nerves on the lower shin being 'squashed' and their calf muscle being constricted.

I dont care how well your boots fit, if you ski like this you will get sore feet.

edit: I'm not suggesting this has anything to do with anything posted above. Its just something I come across from time to time.

LOTA wrote:Neil

I have a horrible feeling that Fortress has been closed down!

Certainly, that was what I was told when last out there.

Going to do some googling to check!

You could well be right Lota, the last I heard was it was only open on weekends but that was a couple of years back. Shame, it was a nice spot. I preferred it to Nakiska