J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by brooksy

Trencher wrote:

pavelski wrote:Trencher,
What is a good skiing partner for ?

I clean my wife's ski soles every time before she "clips in" with my poles!

I have discovered that if I raise my boots and hit them on the side with my poles,,the vibrations takes all the snow off!

Try it !

Smart man Dave Mac ! I refuse to ski with anyone who has any type of "techno" gadget! Period !

There are times when the snow has frozen to the sole and only a scraper will do. Doesn't happen often, but when it does, no amount of tapping or trying to scrape on various parts of the binding will do.

Iceman wrote:

NellyPS wrote:

Snapzzz wrote:Bit annoyed that March won out but Jan was picked. I wanted March.
Not sure i understand the explanation of that decision though.

Might start a "who wants to ski with Snapzzz at beginning of march" thread :-(

Me and Mr Nelly are going in March - lets go!

Me and Snappy are considering Cham in March. Fancy coming ;)

We could do a survey then choose where and when we want to go anyway ;)

Ian Wickham wrote:

Iceman wrote:A better reply would have been, "you dont need a GoPro to do that...."

Slightly more subtle my reponse :wink:

tonypants wrote:So glad I switched to Tenerife rather than la rosiere next week,BUT it has forecast rain in Tenerife too

:( :( :(

Snapzzz wrote:

Ian Wickham wrote:I intend to buy one but you can bet your last pound that there will be no music on the edits :-o

The day you put music on with an eventful one! I guarantee it mate.

pavelski wrote:tonypants,

Your a skier suffering a "multiple personality" affective disorder ! You have too many divergent skiing "tendencies" and are looking for the dominate one!

May I suggest the following "therapy" ;

-take 2 months off regular work ( since it may be the cause of this problem) !
-go to another country where you are not known such as Chile, New Zealand or even Australia
-work on your "identity tendencies" in various contexts,,, until one become dominate
-finally work on establishing this identity as your "central" ski identity by skiing non-stop for 2 weeks

I am sure you can find a Sports Psychologist which can provide a "medical leave" since if you do not do this soon,,,,,you will fall into the "Multiple-Schizophrenic Personality type " That you do not want to do !

Respectfully,
Pavel

pavelski wrote:Ian,

There are several reasons why skiers should wipe off skis after skiing.

1. With plates and rails for ski bindings water can and does seep between parts and thus get into ski core ( if technician did not place some glue into screw holes )

2.Rust begins the second you put skis on snow/ice/water. Placing skis in a warm, corner helps rust!

3. If your bases have not been waxed for several months and you gave a serious gouge/groove into base,,,,you will get water infiltraton. This happens at tails where base meets end metal or rubber unit!

4. I know you will laugh,,,,,I know you will be incredulous,,,,,I know you will be "unbelievers" but I believe in taking care of my skis,,,,,they give me that extra performance! They are an extension of me! When I feel good,,,,they feel good!
In moments when I need them,,,they are there for me !

That is why all skiers should take care of their skis! They are not "objects",,,,rather they create passions, emotions, very much like an musical instrument !
It is a small "thank you" you give to your skis in taking a rag and just wiping them off! Cleaning them after every ski day! It takes seconds ad it will provide you with hours of pleasure!
But that is me!
You try it for a season and and end of this season,,,ask yourself, "did my skiing improve"?

OldAndy wrote:

Far Queue wrote:All this talk of AC reminds me of how cold it got in Kitzbuhel earlier this year. This pic is of me and my brother drinking HOT drinks. It was so cold, my brothers cup still managed to freeze itself to the saucer :shock:

You don't look like brothers FQ :roll: