J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by Iceman

It can be as late as it wants as long as it arrives!

You sound quite happy about it ;) :thumbup:

Woooo, congrats!!!

Have a great time!!!

eh? no video?!

I dragged myself away from a webcam for that :shock:

I am now getting the shakes ;)

OldAndy wrote:Unless Moogie is going to commit to staying on the same side of the hill as his GF in resort and she is going to commit to staying outside then the odds on them communicating effectively are minimal.

For me that is the biggest downfall to someone in Moogie's position. I would opt for the phone based on this alone. What's £10 or max £20 compared to the decreased stress levels and teh comparison of what the whole holiday is costing? Only a couple of beers? ;) :thumbup:

Things to bear in mind and consider

Coverage of mobile reception

Coverage of radio, I radio that has an advertised 5km range will not nec do that due to mountains in the way!!

Battery power of the phone. Batteries don't last as long in the cold

Despite what you say, you will use the phone for conversation, "which exact restaurant!!!" Consider the call costs

For me, I would be concerned about the coverage of the radio if you are at the top of a slope and she is down away in the village. I would opt for the phone, but put it where it does not get wet/damaged if you fall

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steverandomno wrote:I could have done with some decent flat light goggles this weekend. Miss randomno and I narrowly missed skiing of a cliff.

That deserves a :shock:

I saw some goggles online with a build in GPS with a HUD :D

http://soldiersystems.net/2010/02/13/ski-goggle-with-hud/

"The goggles have integrated hardware to measure speed, altitude, vertical odometer, stopwatch/chronos mode, temperature, time, GPS derived coordinates. Data transfer as well as recharges can be accomplished through USB. It will be available in two lens options; SPX polarized and SPPX Polarized + Photochromatic.

While this is a ski goggle, the concept is pretty exciting if you consider the possibilities of integrating Recon's GPS data to a goggle-based HUD."

The are also looking to include piste maps :shock: