J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by AllyG

It does make you wonder what the shops do with all the returned skis they've sold!
Do you think they clean out the scratches etc. and sell them as new again, or do they sell them as second hand?

Jadavi- it sounds very generous of the shop if they're prepared to let you bring them back and exchange them after you've been ski-ing on them for a week!

bald-eagleman wrote:

Bald-eagleman off for a cheap week to Passo Tonale 5th April 2013 and Sansicario 6th April 2014...plus another tbc!!

Where am I ? or more to the point who cares. I should be near the top....and the bottom!! :lol:

I wasn't sure if you wanted to go on the list? Some people don't like going on my list :cry:

I'll add you now :D

NIIIXSY wrote:1 sleep ........... However not sure I will get much as gotta be up at 3am for 7am flight from stansted !

Yes - you're at the top of the list today :thumbup:

The list is looking rather sad and short now :cry:
So I've added Far Queue and myself to it for the 2014 group holiday to Folgarida :D

He's going to drive, and I think I'm going on the train, so I reckon we'll both be leaving a day early, on the 1st February.

I'll add everyone else later, but at the moment most of them aren't too sure how they're getting there or which day they'll be leaving on (because a lot of the flights aren't on sale yet).

List of J2Skiers off ski-ing/boarding with the number of sleeps/days left updated to today Tuesday 19th March.

NIIIXSY going to Sauze D'Oulx in 1 days on the 20/03/2013
Flat Country Skier going to Sauze D'Oulx in 5 days on the 24/03/2013
Tonypants going to Alpe D'Huez in 11 days on the 30/03/2013
Bald-eagleman going to Passo Tonale in 17 days on the 05/04/2013
Gaz C going to Val Thorens in 32 days on the 20/04/2013
Bedrock Barney going to Tignes in 123 days on the 20/07/2013
Brooksy going to Chamonix in 277 days on the 21/12/2013
Bedrock Barney going to Val d'Isere in 278 days on the 22/12/2013
AllyG going to Folgarida in 319 days on the 01/02/2014
Far Queue going to Folgarida in 319 days on the 01/02/2014
Bald-eagleman going to Sansicario in 413 days on the 06/05/2014

Dids1 wrote:Hmmmm...Amarillo.
I thought just for a second you had added it!

That was one of my favourite pop songs - a very long time ago .........

Thanks Ian for the video - I really enjoyed watching it :)

But if you're going to come ski-ing with us, you'll have to do something about your skis - they're so noisy! -) :lol:

NIIIXSY - your video was most amusing - just like a James Bond film :lol:

Well done :thumbup:

Do you think you're heading for a new career?

I couldn't find a review for your Hells Belles, but I did find one for the Nordica Wild Belle (the one in SwingBeep's second Youtube video on your other thread about this). This is what it said:

http://www.skinet.com/ski/gear/nordica-wild-belle-2013

The Wild Belle is a thoroughbred, to be sure. It requires some expert handling, but it rewards with such flowing power that you can almost feel its muscles rippling underneath you. No. 1 in Hard-Snow Grip and Stability, it begs you to lay your hip down, but its "beefy but subtle" combination means it won't buck you if you get off center, either. Still, it's driven, confident, and utterly focused, which means it's not for the casual skier. Ride it hard and let its mane fly. Notes: Nordica's Hell & Back collection is a group of skis designed for modern all-mountain skiers whose daily adventures may include carving groomers and skiing glades inbounds and a few back- or sidecountry skin laps. Except for the Avenger and First Belle, these skis all feature light and stiff "i-core" wood cores and one of two Nordica rocker/camber, or "camrock," blends: either "early rise" or "high rise." The former blend is for general conditions while the latter is primarily for powder. Like Nordica's unisex Burner, the women-specific Wild Belle is more groomer-oriented than it's wider siblings. It uses the "early rise" camber/rocker blend.
PRICE (MSRP): $749.00
Product Specifications | How We Test
Year 2012/2013
Level Expert, Hi-Expert
MSRP $749.00
Gender Female
Awards Gold Medal Gear
Binding flat
Lengths 154, 162, 170
Tip/Waist/Tail 126-84-112
Rating: Stability at Speed 4.70 / 5
Rating: Maneuverability 2.41 / 5
Rating: Hard Snow Grip 4.39 / 5
Rating: Crud Performance 3.16 / 5
Rating: Forgiveness 3.19 / 5
Rating: Flotation 2.23 / 5
Rating: Overall 3.29 / 5


I have no idea which ski would suit you better, but I thought you'd like to see this review.

I noticed that they said those skis were specially light for 'hiking' with. I would guess that means ski-ing so far off piste that you have to carry your skis to get there!

I've never skied on 'expert' skis, so I wouldn't know what they're like.

I always rent my skis and last time the shop gave me these:

http://www.elanskis.com/en/product/waveflex-8-green-qt.html

They are suppose to be intermediate all mountain mens skis, especially good at carving on the piste. I found they were fine in powder up to about 18 inches deep, but I didn't try them out in anything deeper than that. And they're only 73 cm wide at the narrow bit.

I don't like wide skis myself. The ones I've tried are too soft and flexible on the piste. And when we went for an off-piste lesson 8 weeks ago I hired some very wide ones and found them hard to stop on a hard packed piste, with a 'hockey stop'.

For myself I would say that 90cm was too wide for a piste ski that I only wanted to use occasionally on powder on and off piste. But I don't really know anything much about skis :oops:

With a bit of luck someone more knowledgeable will come along soon and help you with this.