J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by Paul_SW1

Dear All,

Thanks for your comments re my question. I shall summarise my thoughts here.

I think SwingBeep has answered my question, that is, the liner plastic cuff snagging on the boot cuff. I shall be aware of this and try to account for it. I shall avoid trying to put the liner on my foot, and then both foot and liner into the boot, as I can't believe this will do the liner much good.

I don't need to remove my liners every day. However, if I don't remove them at all, by the end of the week, the liners will feel damp and there may even be some water drops in the bottom of the boots. So, taking them out every day avoids the problem. I have not had the luxury of heated boot dryers, and have typically stored my boots in cold dampish rooms, taking my liners to dry in my warm dry accommodation. Once, one boot room was like a Turkish steam room.

I don't have abnormally sweaty feet - honest - but skiing all day long and boots getting covered in snow, the boots will inevitably absorb some water from snow and feet. Yes, the salopete liner should go around the outside of the boot and not on the inside.

I understand it is not good practice to place boots on top of a radiator, or even adjacent to one, as the heat can deform the shape of the boots. A dry well ventilated place at room temperature place is best.

Hi,

My last two or three ski trips I have taken to removing my ski boot liners at the end of each day, also the liner insoles and boot insoles. This is to help everything dry out for the next day. And this works. Each morning I have to re-assemble everything. Getting the boot liner back into the boot is a bit of a faff, and resulted in a bleeding knuckle last week. I wonder if there is an easier way of getting the boot liner back into the boot? I wondered if it is possible to put the boot liner on your foot, and then put both your foot and liner into the boot at the same time. I haven't tried this and suspect it is impossible. I saw some slalom skiers doing it, but I guess their boots are different. Any handy tips??

Hi,

Going skiing in two weeks for 7 days and staying in Champagny in the La Plagne resort. I haven't been before, or to any other resort in the Paradiski domain. I like skiing all types of piste including blacks and moguls. I wonder if it is worth buying a Paradiski lift pass in preference to a La Plagne one? Would I get bored during 7 days in La Plagne? Can the other Paradiski resorts give me something that La Plagne can't? There is just one cable car linking La Plagne to the rest of Paradiski. Does this get busy early morning and late afternoon? I wouldn't want to faff about with a bus.

Thanks

Hello,

I wonder if anyone has experience of buying a property in France from MGM? I can't really find any reviews of the company on the interweb.

Thanks

Yes please.

Short radius turns require you change your direction more quickly than for longer radius, and generally require more energy. You need energy to change direction, and you only have a limited amount. Using that limited amount of energy to change the direction of both your legs and chest will turn your chest and legs a certain degree. Using the same amount of energy to turn just your legs (with your chest pointing downhill and not really turning) will turn your legs by a greater degree. The energy you save by not turning your chest can added (wholly or partially) to the energy you use to turn your legs.

Try making two types of short radius turns. The first where you turn your chest and legs, and the second where you turn just your legs (maintaining chest pointing downhill). Compare how they feel, and you will notice that it feels MUCH easier and cleaner to turn just your legs.

AllyG wrote:You didn't try changing them? In my (limited) experience they usually offer to change the skis if you have a problem with them.

I didn't no. I only realised I had a problem towards the end of my trip.