J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by ellistine

greenskier wrote:When I was a poor uni student, I slept in the back of my car at the snow so I could afford to ski.

Hardcore :thumbup:

We're thinking about visting Hintertux in the summer. Has anybody got any advice on where to stay etc and what the conditions are like on the Glacier in July?

Mike? Are you out there? :shock:

I can't believe you're not watching this thread on the day of revelation!

"average" travel cost of $2,45 per ski trip

If only my skiing cost this little. It costs me £30 just to get my skis on a plane!

Damn, Damn, Damn, Damn, Damn!

I had been thinking about markup percentage but didn't know what to submit as a number so I moved on to ability levels.

Still, I never submitted the DIN settings although I had on a previous thread.

Cheers though Pavel. It's always good to have something to look at on the net. In the winter it's webcams (although I am still monitoring the grass conditions at the last resort we visited).

Well as you are asking.....

We were founded over 140 years ago. We print mostly medical and academic journals.

Equipment wise all our Litho presses are Heidelberg. We currently have;
4x 2 colour 102 Speedmasters,
2x 4 colour 102 Speedmasters
2 colour 74 Speedmaster
5 colour 74 Speedmaster

As far as digital goes we have a couple of mono Kodak Digimasters, a Xerox iGen3 colour printer (megamoney!) and an Oce Variostream web fed digital press (800 A4 pages per minute!!!)

We also were the first in the UK to go 'computer to plate' back in 1995. That was my baby.

If you go to http://www.henryling.co.uk/ and then click 'about us' you'll see a much younger and thinner version of myself holding an award for best product printed using computer to plate. This class no longer exists as it's no longer a new technology.

Can't believe I'm taking about work on a Ski forum!!

The other good thing about Heidelberg is that one of their UK HQ's is in Tamworth which is where one our our 'real snow' indoor slopes is. In three weeks time I'm going up for an afternoon demo. The morning however, will be spent skiing!

Is the time displayed against each message local to the viewer or is it server time?

Pavels message that starts with 'I can not believe I got "hooked on these numbers"! ' shows as being 07/06/2007 10:57:06 from where I am.

This message I posted at exactly 11.00am and the times showed up as 12:02. We either have just under an hour to go till the deadline or it's gone already!! (I suspect it's a daylight saving thing).

Admin, where's the server located?

Pavel wrote:I do not know what you do as far as occupation

On my business card it says 'Prepress/IT Development Manager'. What this really means is that I work for a printing company and play with computers and big digital presses.

Good Morning Forum this is London calling with the results of this evenings Pavel Quiz. (Sorry - It's a Eurovision thing).

My Numbers;

Ski Length = 164cm
Am I new to sking and therefore think that extra ski length is just more to have to turn or have I 'seen a few pistes in my time' and think that skis under 190cm are what 12 year old boys ski on. More accuratety, am I Georgio Rocca or Michael Walchoffer.

Radius = 12.2m
This, according to who you speak to, is either the skis natural turning radius or the radius of the Arc of the side cut. I personaly think it's the latter although interestingly (depending on what you find interesting!) the Rossi Mutix quote 2 radius depending on which stiffeners are attached but obviously without the sidecut or length changing.

Width = 122mm/65mm/101mm
The Width of the ski measured at the Tip, middle and the tail. These figures define the shape of the sidecut and hence it's radius or turning ability. You can also play trumps with them - "Tip measurement 122mm - damn you beat me, mines 120mm" etc.

Edge Bevel Angle = 1.5 (soon to be 3) degrees.
Do I want Bridgestone Potenza levels of g-force inducing grip or more of a 'Driving Miss Daisy' whitewall affair with plenty of slide.

Ability VS Capabiltity = 6.
When choosing skis the skiiers ability should be closedly matched to the skis capability. A 'full on' GS ski will do nothing to help a second week skier improve their skiing as the ski has a high built in 'expectation' of the skiers ability. Your ability to ski is measured in a scale from 1 - 9 (on most sites I have looked at anyway). These are;

Level One: "Never-Ever"
Level One skiers are first time skiers who have never skied before.

Level Two
Level Two skiers are cautious novices who are able to do a " snow plow" (wedge) turn both ways and are able to stop, but linking turns smoothly may be difficult. Level Two skiers may have skied once or twice before.

Level Three
Level Three skiers are confident novices who are able to stop and make round snow plow turns on easy beginner trails.

Level Four
Level Four skiers are cautious intermediate skiers who can link turns but still moderate speed. Level Four skiers ski in a small wedge and their skis may even be parallel at the end of the turn on green or easy blue trails. Level Four is a transition level in which skiers will begin to ski more blue intermediate runs.

Level Five
Level Five skiers are intermediates who are confident on easy blue runs and ski mostly parallel but may at times use the wedge to begin a turn or to stop. Level Five skiers may be cautious on intermediate trails that are slightly steep or icy.

Level Six
Level Six skiers confidently make parallel turns on blue runs but do not ski many advanced trails. Level Six skiers use their poles to time turns. A Level Six skier is interested in learning to ski better on more challenging terrain.

Level Seven
Level Seven skiers ski controlled parallel turns and can ski very well on blue trails. Level Seven skiers can control their speed and rhythm on black diamond trails, but they are looking to ski on challenging trails with better style. Level Seven skiers can adjust the size and length of their turns and are learning to ski on a variety of different types of snow and terrain.

Level Eight
Level Eight skiers ski with good technique on all terrain and snow conditions. Level Eight skiers can ski moguls and are able to ski black diamond trails with confidence using carved turns.

Level Nine
Level Nine skiers enjoy the challenge of difficult ski trails and ski moguls, steeps, and other black diamond terrain.

Once you have chosen your level (mine is 6) it is then a case of choosing a ski with a capability that matches your ability.

Well there you go. I have no doubts that the last one is nothing to do with Pavels index. It's more like a Mike shot gun effort but with the barrel pointing at my head :twisted:

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greenskier wrote:When I was a poor uni student, I slept in the back of my car at the snow so I could afford to ski. Hardcore :thumbup:

Anyone skied Hintertux in the summer? Started by User in Austria, 3 Replies
We're thinking about visting Hintertux in the summer. Has anybody got any advice on where to stay etc and what the conditions are like on the Glacier in July?

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Mike? Are you out there? :shock: I can't believe you're not watching this thread on the day of revelation!

The 5 Secret Numbers All Skiers should Know Started by User in Ski Chatter, 11 Replies
"average" travel cost of $2,45 per ski trip If only my skiing cost this little. It costs me £30 just to get my skis on a plane!

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