J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by 82ross

Wanderer wrote:Here's that amazing run on one ski by Bode - he didn't acually manage to finish the run but still its amazing how long he managed to keep going! Check the speed near the end - over 80kph on one ski :!:

http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=__Faa87IQhk

Brilliant, even going into tuck position at times haha. He would still probably beat a lot of us on one ski. 8)

I got the same Salomon impact 8's last season. TBH i love them, highly adjustable for me so if my feet do tire I can quickly get them comfortable again :)

I always have the ankle buckle quite tight and the leg looser. Think ill spend a day the other way round see how my control is.

I also had to buy new support for the arches of my feet as the default ones offer absolutely nothing at all! ha great boots though (for my feet anyway))

Yeah sky plus it an hope noone turns the box off at the wall like i had last year. Wasnt happy!

ise wrote:Second, "And only if it lured someone into a false sense of security could it make things worse (debatable)." Actually, that's not debatable at all, it's an established medical fact that people do engage in more risk intensive behaviour if they've access to safety equipment like helmets. I realise a great number of people refuse to accept that but they need to argue that point with bodies like the BMA if they've got a good counter argument and some research.

Its the "only" part that was debatable, meaning its debatable if that was the only way wearing it could make things worse, there could be other ways. I can see by the way it was written though why you could think I thought that way.

I can see ILoveSkiings point, a trip forward and skid head first into a rock can be helped with a bike helmet. Also other things like newbs spread eagle on the floor fallen tryin to get on a t-bar getting bonked on the head every 5 seconds (ive see it happen, she was laughing so much she nearly wet herself), careless skiers carrying skis incorrectly spinning round and catching other on the head. Theres many more obscure things that could happen.

Hes basically saying wearing one (skiing or not) is safer than not. And only if it lured someone into a false sense of security could it make things worse (debatable).

Dang flyin out to italy the day before! Innsbruck woulda cut a few hours off my transfer :) Hope someone can use em.

Cheers Glyn, had a look at livigno on it and it has a lot of detailed information. If it is all pretty accurate it is a very good site to use.

Liverpool City Center:
http://www.ellis-brigham.com/liverpool.htm

Wirral: a bit far without a car but still within reach.
http://www.snowandrock.com/store_wirral.htm

But i would agree the snow and rock in the chill factore wold be a good idea.