J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by verbier_ski_bum

I found that what Bandit said worked better for me on a traditional cambered skis. And in many ways this is not very different from skiing groomers, same turn on the rise, only the stance is different, feet a bit closer together, more centered and with weight evenly distributed over 2 skis - in this way two legs work like one. 'trust your big leg' my instructor told me. No leaning back, keep feet under you. Get some speed and shovels rise. But I love skiing powder on my JJ's, they just turn themselves in response to very little and gradual pressure, and I don't have to charge on them to make them turn. Their tips just won't sink no matter what. And what a rooster tail they leave behind!:) On a powder day they make me look much better skier than I am. My cheater skis:)

I think this can be the fear of exposure, not just the heights. But as you can control your skis better it will become less pronounced. Even when there is a drop on the side there is no reason for you to fall there. No more than to ski into a tree.

snowb4ndit wrote:I have, on a couple of occasions, got caught out like this.

Sometimes I drive to a lift that is 15 minutes up the mountain mainly because I can ski right back to the car and particularly like that home run at the end of the day. Although my boots are kept in a toasty warm boot room overnight there have been a couple of very cold weather occasions when my boots have cooled down so quickly in the boot of the car whilst on the way to the lift that it has been incredibly difficult to get them on.

The difference between a warm and cold boot really is astonishing!

So true! My b/f and I forgot our boots on the balcony overnight once. And our apartment didn't have an oven. I had to use a hairdryer in the hot setting to be able to put them on.

I have Zipfit liners and I keep my boots with liners in them in a boot locker by the lift station, There are no pipes or anything just a metal box, but there is some system for heating/ventilating as boots are warm and dry next morning. I didn't notice any effects on the fit of the boot and the bootfitter didn't give me any warnings but I may ask him.

The closest of the popular resorts would be Engelberg. But if they are taking the train it will be still 2 hours journey as they need to change trains in Luzerne. Or, they can try either Davos or Klosters, they are about 2.5 hours away.

You can try through booking.com as you will be able to see availability.
Also, this is the youth hostel we stayed at once.
http://www.hihostels.com/dba/hostels-Chamonix-Mont-Blanc-020011.en.htm

It means that the run has a snow-making.

I am not sure which run down to Tortin you mean, Tony, the Chassoure or Gentianes, but both of them can be very conditions-dependant, the bumps on the front side of Mont-Fort are quite unforgiving, and so are the bumps at Tortin in some places, and it hasn't snowed for 2 weeks - all over. I agree that intermediate skiers should be able to handle both too, after all intermediates turn to experts eventually after bombing runs like that:) But they still require some extra skill, which may not be present from skiing just groomed runs, even steep groomed runs. And once committed to, these runs have to be finished. It's not like crossing the piste border and being able to return if you don't like it. But they are epic indeed and worth the effort it takes to ski them.