J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by Marksman

Truley awsome. That he had the will to do it, and that his friends had the will to make it happen.

Owen.

dgou wrote:Oh and I do remember we nicknamed it Flumps!! :D

Why thankyou, er I think. :D

Owen.

Slightly off topic but I wonder how difficult it would be to embed an RFID into every new pair of Skis?

If each ski-lift then had a scanner in it then it would be next to impossible to use stolen skis. If the demand for stolen skis goes away then so do the thieves! With skis costing hundreds and lifts hundreds of thousands then a couple of quid invested in anti theft is peanuts.

Just a thought.

Owen.

Thanks folks. I have some reading to do!

Cheers,

Owen.

TC wrote:So there's a question, there seem to be a lot that enjoy their snow sports on here, of those of you that don't wear a helemt and cycle a lot, do you wear a helmet then?

Used to cycle 1000's of miles a year (road and MTB) and started wearing a lid as soon as they became available. (Anyone remember those awful polystyrene lumps with a lycra skin?) Wouldn't cycle without one now. Oddly have never crashed on my head. Face, shoulders and back plenty of times but not head? It just seemed that even if you're pretty good the odds will catch up with you eventually. I didn't enjoy the helmet and felt much better without it but the compromise seemed sensible.

I do NOT wear one for skiing. It's my one week away from procedures, risk assessments, and petty rules. The one week of just me, nature, physics and quite literally the wind in my hair.

I accept the "fact" that I may be safer with a lid. I would also be safer if I went "skiing" on a computer game and never left the house, but that's my choice.

I've lost one sport (pistol target shooting) to knee-jerk legislation, I'd hate skiing to go the same way.

The "immortal when wearing a lid" attitude was also seen in many cyclists for a week or so when they started wearing lids, but is seemed to wear off as soon as they crashed again!

Just my opinion though.

Owen.

Brilliant Pavel.

Owen.

Roger Mayne wrote:The one I use sometimes is at Swadlincote...

Where is it the rest of the time?

Sorry :oops:

Owen.

I remember when lids came out for cyclists a while back. There was a letter in a mountain bike magazine from a man who'd just bought a helmet for cycling and wanted to know if he should also wear it whilst driving.

3 points for guessing the nationality of the man.

Owen.