J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by tino_11

Always, and I mean always split your risk when travelling. Be it 20 minutes on the bus or a safari in Kenya. Keep a card and half your cash in your wallet/purse, and keep the rest in a different article of your clothing. Even if you were to be mugged they would likely find the first and run. Lose your jacket and there is enough to get home etc etc.

Me jealous Jim, only 16 more sleeps before I go back to the big Z. Got my sea legs now after 3 years in this racket and I intend to lift it all the way to the Hara Kiri so it's my first run, none of this looking at it over lunch and wishing I was good enough. I'm going down it.

Hintertux is great though, I've slid down 6 European glaciers: Engelberg, Zermatt, Saas Fee, Tignes, Vaili-D and the Tux, it's the most diverse and challenging in my opinion, will be doing a day up there for sure. It's also the only time I've hurt myself, but I can't blame the mountain.

So personal pleasure is not benificial then, personally I find it exceptionally tangible. Using your logic, I could ask the question why go skiing at all? I mean it's a lot more risky than sitting on the couch watching others do it. Oh, I know, it's because we enjoy it.

bandit wrote:

tino_11 wrote:Nobody here is so naive to think there is no risk, some are prepared to push risk-benefit further. Anyone who challenges that is somewhat foolish as it's personal.

I'm intrigued. What are the benefits of not wearing a helmet?

Pleasure.

Vinci, no need to apologise for your post, made some sentient points. I think Tony's point is, if I may "why is this a debate?" helmets are available for those who want them, and severe brain injury is a possibility for both those who do and don't want to wear them. Nobody here is so naive to think there is no risk, however some are prepared to push risk-benefit further. Anyone who challenges that is somewhat foolish as it's personal. If my lack of helmet increased the chances of a small child being chopped in half then we should debate and reach consensous. As it is, my decision will only harm me and that's up to me. We've had this year on year and it never dies, question is why are we discussing it in the first place????

There is some truth in that ;) coupled with Saturday working and 80 hour weeks I've been kinda busy. Had an awesome days sliding locally on Sunday mind, discovered a wee slalom run with an unexpected jump half way down, after landing it I was off to find a bigger one, now I'm hooked ;)

Aw b*******s I thought this thread had died, obviously it has it's helmet on.

The day they make helmets compulsary is either the day I change destination, or the day I give up. I am considering a helmet cos I'm getting into my jumps, but if some eurocrat in Brussels tells me how to protect myself against myself I will be mighty peeved. I will be horrified if I can't slide down a deserted glacier in May in a t-shirt feeling the sun and wind. If my not wearing a helmet would potentially endager others, I would look at it differently. I simply won't do something just because I'm told to. Everyone, be they helmet heads or not should oppose a legislative change, it's simply another example of nanny state-ism.

Pah!

It's looking like Cuba for the wedding and Zermatt for the present recieving.