J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by Priest

badlandskid wrote:

Priest wrote:i am Chinese.

What can you tell me about the skiing in China? Are there a lot of good resorts and challenging mountains?

Tell you the truth.
Skiing in China is at the begining step.

All though there are many top mountains and peaks over 8000M in China.
Like K2 ,Everest and any others ,but these areas are all in SouthWest and Northwest of China could not be skied i think.
The traffic is not very good,and most of the roads are dangerous and steep,many trauks rolled from thees roads and people died from these accidents each year.
As you know ,most the top moutains locate at the Boundary between Indian ,Nepal , Pakistan and Mongolia.
Also these are some dangers like terrorist in these areas i talked .
But in Northeast of China,where there are many ski resorts i used to ski.
The Yabuli skiing resort hold the 24th Winter Universiade 2009 near the city of Harbin which is called "Eastern Paris".
There is a ski resort named Changbai Mountain in Northeast of China which its condition is little like Alps,its long skiing season could stick to the End of April.


There are also 2 famous resorts near Beijing ,where about 2-3 hours drving from Beijing.

By the way ,welcome to China if you are about to ski here and other business.

Trencher wrote:Modern carving on piste means no skid, or slide. Short carved turn is like slalom racing. Long carved turn is like GS racing.

oh,we usually ski track of turn on-piste likes a letter "s" ,call carving right?

While people ski track of off-piste track likes a letter 'z'?what is it called?

i am Chinese.
I don't know much about the skiing terms in English.
Could you tell me some usefull ski terms ?

like: short carving ,short turn; long carving and long turn.

does the Short carving mean a action of race skiing on piste?
and most turn used in the off-piste ?

I hope you could tell me some basic skiing terms ,better if you coule provide some videos .

Thanks.

verbier_ski_bum wrote:You don't need to know German for online shopping - you can choose English as the language, there is normally such option on their websites.

Thanks very much!

verbier_ski_bum wrote:Check German online retailers. www.snow-expert.de, www.sport-kaechele.de, www.skixpress.de or Conrad. There are of course more and they carry many brands. For those living in Europe it can be a better option because delivery is cheaper. As for brands Mammut and Arc'teryx make good clothing and many others as well.

THanks !
But i know nothing about German at all.
While i want to study German as my second Foreign language.

Trencher wrote:Backcountry.com is a good store. You need to watch for their sales, and their outlet store.
http://www.backcountry.com/store/group/277/Mens-Ski-Jackets.html
My favorite brand for best value is Sessions

Thanks for your advise.
I have seen it ,but most of i like is out of stock!

i am going to buy a ski jacket.
Could you help me recommend a top pro jacket and pants and the selling Websit?
Have you ever heard about the Brand GoldWin whicn is produced in Japan.

There are three kinds of fabrics shell eVent,Gore,and Dermize....
i want to but a durable , solid and more breathable jacket and pants.

as you don't know,most ski jackets are at a increditble price over 7000 yuan equals 1000$.
SO i want to buy them at a US Online stroe, which online store is best and discount high?