J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by Dave Mac

There is a bit of semantics here.

The bottom line is, 1 November-15 April:

If I do a car hire, do not have winter tyres, and the journey does not encounter "snow, slush,ice", then I am legal.

If, on the other hand, during the hire period, at a time when I am driving, and encounter "snow, slush,ice", then I am illegal. As a result, heavy fines or temporary loss of vehicle may be imposed for breaches of this legislation.

Do I feel lucky?

So this really does mean getting chains hired. Can be done at the car hire desk. What I do anyway, though not normally in March. Also important is understanding the road snow coverage aspect.

Trencher,
Why don't you ask ordinary questions, like snow history, lift passes, directions to, the history of Niederau skiing 1970 ~2008. The last time you asked one of your specials, (binding heel lifters?). I ended up dressing gown, ski boots, tape measure and calculator, hoping that my OH wouldn't walk in.

Ok, I have routine toes, big toe longest, little toe shortest.
They all fit within the inner, none touch the front, all lie flat. Well, the big toe just feathers the liner.

So, right now, I'm back in dressing gown and ski boots mode. Not learning anything. I do daily toe exercises when skiing on a shallow slope, eg, press two LH toes in each boot, observe effects, + vice versa, RH toes.

Firstly, even if your other toes are leaning against the front of the liner, I submit they will be passing weight/dynamic force through to the liner/boot/ski. Since they are not lying flat, a triangle of forces would come into play.

Hence, in order to apply the same required vertical force, the other relevant toes (ie, those leaning against the liner), would be pushing more angular force than if they were lying flat.

Secondly, consider what the toes are doing on the other foot.

Let's say you have initiated a left turn, so the left toe on your right foot is the major operating force on that foot, (and so too according to the above submission, are the adjacent toe(s))

What then is happening to the toes on your left foot? Your big toe ought to be redundant, else there might be an interesting result. :shock: The major foot force should be transmitted through your little toe, and adjacent toe(s).

Thirdly, I submit that, as in other aspects of change, (different skis for example), that there is muscle learning. Your brain has all your experiences, skills, techniques, confidence levels, and you have made a change, ~ boots, liner, skis, sticks. The body adapts through muscle learning.

Now, can I take my ski boot off, it's nearly midnight.

Oh, stability. If you will ski at 15 degrees to the horizontal!! :wink:

caron-a wrote:how's your wife's leg dave? Is she going to be able to ski over new year?

Leg repair going reasonably well, thanks Caron. Plaster cast was removed three weeks ago, and she has been dilligent with the rehab stuff. Having said that, we had the Guide dogs Xmas party today, and the OH was run/hopping down the room, with guide dog in one hand, plate with glass of water in the other, and me yelling for her to slow down!

We will try the ski boot on early next week. If it goes well, it will be a minor miracle.

Ian Wickham wrote:

I think it might have changed a bit since the painting ???/

Did that one in March 2006. Don't think the Brockl has changed much in 400 years or so. It's on the sunny side, opposite the ski slopes, at the top end of the village, past the Bichlwirt.

That end of the village has retained many of the old farms, and there are some great rustic buildings along the road to Hopfgarten.

Tony,

Plan B is to head for Worgl rail station, park up, throw your stuff into a taxi, and 15 Euros to Niederau. Get your car the following night.

Sorted.

Did one already, ~ looks remarkably like the b&w photo of the instructors race on a previous thread ~ was able to add colour though! :oops:

steverandomno wrote:

Cool. Is that your own work Dave?

Yes. It is the third painting posted on J2.

A wee painting from the balcony.


The Brocklhof, Niederau