J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by verbier_ski_bum

They do, but I also use the same shop all the time and sometimes they just ask me which one I use. It's the same number anyway:) I had a "preference" for the lower DIN for the same reason to "protect the knee". I was giving "cautious" for the type until at some poing last year I was told that I was not and should be more concerned about skiing out of a ski in some situations - which I had a chance to experience this year.

Only 7? I am fairly lightweight and I don't want to ski on less than 6. I would imagine for a guy 7 would be not much at all. I do have the shop check rear pressure every time I get new boots/skis/bindings.

In Chamonix too, but it's a nice onion soup:)

Yes, I think this is it, but still nice to finish the season on a high note, unlike last year - couldn't wait for lifts to close and put tourists out of their misery as it looked a total disgrace:)

They typically ask in rental shops which DIN you use and might even had to sign the paper when renting that settings on skis are ones that you requested. I made a mistake of asking to lower my DIN to 5 because for some reason I thought it would be better with new skis. Well, I released at the worst possible moment and consider myself lucky to be able to self-arrest soon enough as it was very steep and bumpy. Back to 6. There is a DIN settings calculator that you can find online. And if you ski aggressively and ski steep terrain you should really worry more about your bindings releasing as you ski in no-fall zone than your skis staying on if you fall.

No, I wouldn't buy a roller ski bag without wheels as it has no value and typically ends up in trash, unlike skiing. Did they kick you out from the lift and made you walk half way up the slope so that you didn't get "full service" even that you paid for it? Full service doesn't necessarily mean all runs/lifts open as you are not being charged for number of runs - Dave explained but it doesn't seem you got it if you are trying to compare this to the roller bag without wheels. I think you got a reasonable discount for skiing in a fairly popular resort. If you don't like it, maybe don't go there next time but I don't think it will be much different elsewhere.

Dave Mac explained really well what constitues the costs that is covered by ski pass prices, so even that you want to think that you are paying for open runs/working lifts this is not how it works in reality. People who can't afford lift passes don't usually ski, so paying for something and then complaining it's too expensive is a bit pointless. If you want ski pass comparisons, check resorts websites, this is open information and you can find yourself a better deal by simply looking. Snow-forecast.com usually provides links to resorts websites, so selection is huge. 20 euros at 17% would make a full price lift pass cost over a hundred euros. Which resort was it? If it's a day pass - this is way over what you would pay in most resorts - even Zermatt will be about 50 euros cheaper and they maintain some impressive network of lifts and underground tunnels. So yeah, it is too expensive, it's not even competitive and I suspect you probably got it wrong somewhere. Anyway, you can always reduce the costs of lift prices greatly if you buy a walker/tourer pass, invest in a touring rig and just walk up the slopes:)

Televerbier started doing it couple seasons ago and we signed up last year as due to poor snow were desperately looking for entertainment. It's a good experience and I would recommend it especially if you have your ski holiday during busy time like half-terms when empty slopes is a luxury. Getting up for the first lifts normal time won't get you very far in this case as first lifts is when all the ski schools are going up so queues are very long. They open lifts 45 minutes earlier, and only two main lifts to take you to the top of the main run. Not much, but still a good experience to ski on freshly groomed cordiroy before everyone else. Breakfast was couple croissants and coffee, and I won't remember how much we paid but it was very reasonable. You might want to research with your resort as it may cost less if your book directly with them, not the travel agency. I can also recommend signing up for a torchlit descent after fondue if this is available. Reasonably priced (you basically pay for fondue and a glass of wine) and a good experience.