Any sore heads this morning?
I was hoping to make the first post of the New Year but some spammer beat me to it! :lol:
Have a great year skiing people - and if you can't manage a year on the slopes, enjoy whatever time you can. 8)
Anyone skiing today and care to give us our first on-the-spot report for the year?
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A fairly quiet day and a later start, we took the ski bus over to Grimentz and did a couple of runs before taking the itinerary from the Avoin run down to St-Jean. I'd joined this run the other day when we skied down from the Orxival after climbing La Brinta. In truth it's not much of an itinerary and more of a prepared piste and pretty hard pack at the moment. Actually, it was awkward, I've been using my Garmont MegaRides recently on the new Black Diamond Voodoos and but today, to satisfy my curiosity, switched to my Garmont Endorphins to see how they worked.
The result seems to be that the Endorphins over power the Voodoos somewhat, that's just not the case with the Endorphins and the Stormrider XL's I was using last season. Both skis are mounted with Fritschi Freeride Plus touring bindings but Voodoos are longer, fatter and have a little more flex than the Stormriders and it really makes a difference. I'd have to try some other combinations but my instinct is that the Endorphin, and consequently boots like the Axon, really only work with actual downhill skis like my Stormriders for example. The Endorphins paired with the Voodoos, which are basically a fat back country ski, just didn't seem to work at least for the hard pack we were on today.
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Started by Admin in Ski Chatter 01-Jan-2008 - 4 Replies
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RossF
reply to 'Happy New Year' posted Jan-2008
Happy New Year to you too Dave, and too everyone else! I have just crawled out of bed!
Ise
reply to 'Happy New Year' posted Jan-2008
Admin wrote:Anyone skiing today and care to give us our first on-the-spot report for the year?
A fairly quiet day and a later start, we took the ski bus over to Grimentz and did a couple of runs before taking the itinerary from the Avoin run down to St-Jean. I'd joined this run the other day when we skied down from the Orxival after climbing La Brinta. In truth it's not much of an itinerary and more of a prepared piste and pretty hard pack at the moment. Actually, it was awkward, I've been using my Garmont MegaRides recently on the new Black Diamond Voodoos and but today, to satisfy my curiosity, switched to my Garmont Endorphins to see how they worked.
The result seems to be that the Endorphins over power the Voodoos somewhat, that's just not the case with the Endorphins and the Stormrider XL's I was using last season. Both skis are mounted with Fritschi Freeride Plus touring bindings but Voodoos are longer, fatter and have a little more flex than the Stormriders and it really makes a difference. I'd have to try some other combinations but my instinct is that the Endorphin, and consequently boots like the Axon, really only work with actual downhill skis like my Stormriders for example. The Endorphins paired with the Voodoos, which are basically a fat back country ski, just didn't seem to work at least for the hard pack we were on today.
Freezywater
reply to 'Happy New Year' posted Jan-2008
:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
I would have got away with it if it wasn't for those pesky kids!
Mike from NS
reply to 'Happy New Year' posted Jan-2008
Happy New Year to all...
Yes Dave, the trails at Ski Martock in Nova Scotia were busy for New Year's Day. My wife and I were there in time for the almost first chair and had the best January 1st skiing for the past few years. Conditions were exceptional. The snow was fast, the sun was strong, the winds were nil and the crowds didn't develop until about 11:00 am ... but how they developed then!!
Martcok is a small ski center; but a good one !!
Mike :lol:
Yes Dave, the trails at Ski Martock in Nova Scotia were busy for New Year's Day. My wife and I were there in time for the almost first chair and had the best January 1st skiing for the past few years. Conditions were exceptional. The snow was fast, the sun was strong, the winds were nil and the crowds didn't develop until about 11:00 am ... but how they developed then!!
Martcok is a small ski center; but a good one !!
Mike :lol:
Age is but a number.
Topic last updated on 02-January-2008 at 18:12