J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by daved

you can buy a little cable-lock

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Retractable-Cable-3-Digits-Combination-Lock-Bike-/190608931157?pt=UK_SportsLeisure_Cycling_BikeLocks_SR&hash=item2c612d7955

which you can put in your pocket...deters the casual thief on the slopes
I got one from a shop called Home Bargains...

mind you no ones going to pinch mine ...they're 190's

Iceman wrote:

daved wrote:makes the snow train look good value

Is the snow train full of like minded skiers? Is it a bit of a 'party train'?

Let you know in January :lol:

makes the snow train look good value

davkt wrote:

Iceman wrote:So, now we are all straight......

What do you prefer? Sunglasses or goggles on a nice day? I know conditions are a lot to do with preference but for me a decent pair of goggles with my lid is better. As good as my oakleys are, I get watery eyes with speed. Goggles also give a warmer face :)

Tend to have both on me whenever I'm skiing, but goggles only get used when conditions are v snowy or cold or I want to use the Contour HD.

+1,,,

i have a pair of cebe ....retail £95 ....tk maxx £15

When my son went travelling he bought a sim card for the countries he was in

try this

http://www.telestial.com/view_product.php?ID=LSIM-CH01

will you have use of a computer then the other way is skype

snowb4ndit wrote:

daved wrote:The reporting is a mite biased too..

one would like to know... what are the statistics for serious Head injuries compared to other injuries sustained on the slopes

Have a look here...It's very low!

http://www.ski-injury.com/specific-injuries/head

I did put that on page one of this thread...with the quote :roll:

What we should be debating is not be who wears helmets but whether the statistics justify the press's banner headlines and biased reporting

Interesting report...it does say that ..if you want to read it that way...that more than 50% of ski/board fatalities were wearing a helmet so therefore it must be more risky to wear one as less than 100% of skiers/boarders wear one.

"Shealy et al's 2008 publication concludes that "the salutary effect [of helmet usage] was limited to the less serious head injuries, such as scalp lacerations and mild concussions. No significant effect was noted for the more serious head injuries such as concussions more severe than mild, closed head injury, skull fracture and death due to head injury."

"But even taking this 43% rate coupled with the highest injury rate gives a rate for head injury of 2.4 per 1000 skier days - really very low."

The reporting in the first post no way reflects the tone of the report
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