J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by Gooseh

There's a good inch on the roads here, and it's snowing like crazy! 5 inches over night and I might test my skis out without leaving the county, let alone the country!

Dave Mac wrote:Goose, what height and weight are you, and what DIN did you arrive at?

I'm 5'9", weigh 70kg and thought a DIN of 6.5 would suit. I have smaller than average feet, though I'm not entirely sure of the sole length of my boot. I would say I'm a fairly good skiier.

bandit wrote:Niiiice skis :thumbup:

This time round, take em to a dealer to get the bindings checked over and adjusted. Watch and learn! :D

When you mention a dealer, do you mean a Nordica dealer, or just any ski shop? I don't think there are any Nordica dealers in the UK.

Pablo Escobar wrote:If they are the Marker bindings on the X-shaped rail they are really easy to do. I am looking at a pair right now!

Generally the din is made the same for the toe and heel...

Not missing anything I know of :thumbup:

They are indeed those very bindings. I'm pretty sure I'll be able to figure out how to do it, but would like to watch an expert the first time, just to be sure. Can't wait to try these things out.

Ahh I'm so keen to get out on them! Give me snow!

Hey,

So a week or two ago, my parents picked up some second hand skis for me, some Nordica Hot Rod Eliminators to be precise. What I want to know is what I need to do to them before I take them skiing!

Clearly I'll need to adjust the length of the bindings, and I'd guess I'll be able to find instructions for this on the web. If anyone's got any good links, they would be much appreciated.

I've think I've calculated what my DIN needs to be. Do these differ for the toe and heel? If so, then how?

According to the seller, they've recently been serviced (edges sharpened and bases waxed) by Ski Bartlett, so I'm guessing there's not a whole lot to do in that area.

Anything that I'm missing?

Thanks,
Gooseh

For an absolute beginner? I would say go for the cheapest ones. They will most likely be a few seasons old, but they'll do fine. I'm not sure about intermediate skis, but getting her "gold" standard would almost certainly hamper her progress as they would most likely be too stiff to flex at the slower speeds achieved by beginners.

The only situation in which I would think they might benefit is when the conditions are icy, and the edges may not be in the best condition. I imagine you might ask the hire shop to remedy this, though.

I'm sure someone with more experience than myself will correct me soon, but that's my take on the situation.

I'd say somewhere around -8 would be my comfort zone. I've skiied in -22 with 40mph+ winds at the top of Les Deux Alpes, and that wasn't much fun. My friend and I were simply skiing to try and get out of the horrendous winds - the weather had picked up whilst we were having lunch in a picnic shelter, and in the meantime all the lifts had closed. The small parts of my face that were exposed to the wind and snow soon became quite uncomfortably cold, but the rest of me was fine.

Half an hour later the wind had dropped, the clouds had passed and there was beautiful sunshine on a fresh dump of 12cm or so. To top it all off, the mountain was absolutely deserted. Fun times were had :twisted:

Mine's a photo I took from a trip to Paris, a while back. It'll change to a skiing one in the next week or two, I'd guess.

Glad to hear he was located quickly, and I hope he wasn't badly hurt.

How about some Aesop...



or some Ugly Duckling



or possibly some Shadow



Feeling native on the French slopes? How 'bout some NTM





And now for something completely different!