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Thread: Your Best Ski Hacks
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10-07-2018, 07:30 PM #26
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10-07-2018, 07:46 PM #27Registered User
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10-07-2018, 10:11 PM #31Registered User
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A rubber maid stool in your vehical will make it easier to sit down and put on/take off boots everyone will think you are a pro, you can also sit there and drink an apres beer
also the Rubber maid product turned upside down will catch all the melted snow from yer boots, you dump the water out at home
so I don't buy the hand warmers instead I buy the toe warmers by the display box and try for a discount
cuz of the sticky backing you can stickem where they are needed, to the top of your foot, to the top/inside of a glove so they don't fall out when you take the glove of, on yer I-phone, we had them stuck to the radio/timing gear for an alpine race
wear the cheap thro away vynal gloves inside your gloves or mitts, they act as a vapor barrier so the glove insulation does not get wet and keeps insulating. the down side is the waitress in the bar will look at you funny when you take yer gloves off, suggest you tell her you are a gynecologist and offer a free exam
don't eat in the cafe cuz it gets to be expensive, time wasting and not very healthy so pack a light lunch and a thermos of tea or if you bring a 6 pack of beer try to pack a healthy beer
a good rule of thumb is to make the scene but put a limit on those ski hill beers in the bar cuz the bar is full of the overweight unhealthy guys you do not want to be
when yer skin get covered in snow run them over yer ski edges to scrape it off
recognize the drama that is inherent to every ski hill for what it is, rise above it or at least talk to both sides and play both sides against one another
when you are skiing with folks who are younger than you an its getting too intense, pull out a joint cuz it will fuck them up and the action will slow way down while they try and remember to breathe
edibles are way easier to manage than smokables cuz you don't need to light anything, the down side might be they will hit you in the middle of a turn so be ready and don't go over board on the pregame thingLee Lau - xxx-er is the laziest Asian canuck I know
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10-07-2018, 10:27 PM #32
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10-07-2018, 10:32 PM #33
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10-08-2018, 04:31 AM #34Registered User
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Own it like Eddie.
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10-08-2018, 05:57 AM #35Go that way really REALLY fast. If something gets in your way, TURN!
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10-08-2018, 06:07 AM #36
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10-08-2018, 06:31 AM #37
Rule with kids-CYOC.
Carry Your Own .
If not you don’t get to come skiing.
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10-08-2018, 07:04 AM #38
12 volt DC seat warmer or large heating pad laid flat across the rear cargo area under the boot bags for the 3 hour drive up to the mountains. Not as hot as a real heated boot bag but gets TWO bags warm enough requiring only one car outlet.
Go that way really REALLY fast. If something gets in your way, TURN!
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10-08-2018, 07:05 AM #39
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10-08-2018, 07:23 AM #40
Replace stock Black Diamond razor carbon ski touring pole strap with your choice of voile, g3 or other flexi rubberish ski strap.
EDIT; I only use straps for uphilling cause i'm prit near a ski touring purist. Never wear em for downhills due to the risk of injury...points articulated well by Telefreewasach in another post here.
Benefits:
1. instant quick release when u wanna get your hands off the pole. No dicking around with trying to loosen the o.g. strap and wasting time and energy.
2. open wide with a bit of form rigidity to easily insert gloved hand. No limp fabric catching on gloves requiring an exercise in reverse houdini to get yer hands in the straps.
3. always have two ski straps literally on hand ready for deployment in case of medical emergency (ski pole splint), easy to hook binding and retrieve a ski that's fallen into a creek, fits all shapes of water bottles for filling in creeks
4. the shock absorption offered during repetitive pole plants is a game changer for peeps with nerve damage to hands/wrists
Drawbacks
--none==
Last edited by swissiphic; 10-08-2018 at 09:14 AM.
Master of mediocrity.
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10-08-2018, 07:32 AM #41
Split your skins.
Benefits:
1. One pair of skins to fit more of your skis
2. Somehow produces about 30 percent uphill traction...prob due to the a bit of cookie cutter effect/more hair penetration from lateral edges in the center section.
3. Better grip sidehilling on firmer snow (<hard than ice)
4. Increased glide
5. If you don't like it you could probably use aquaseal and glue em back together again
Drawbacks
1. In field adjustment isn't easy, best done in warm indoor environment whilst sipping on tequila
2. Center section gets buildup of icy gunk in freeze/thaw spring conditions but pretty specific for days. results in slight increase in drag but not enough to require busting out the cordless drill with the wire wheel from the pack for ice removal.
Master of mediocrity.
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10-08-2018, 08:17 AM #42
Love the dynafit solution, but gonna have to differ with you about no drawbacks to wearing pole straps.
Having them on is good for many reasons, but wearing them while skiing can be hazardous to one's health.
Can't tell you how many shoulder injuries I've seen from folks hooking a basket on a tree, etc.
If you are buried in a slide, pretty much impossible to bring a hand to your face to clear your own airway.
I guess if you only ski in area, and have those little racer cone baskets...
(Love the idea of water bottle dipping. Might have to change mine out strictly for that!)Time spent skiing cannot be deducted from one's life.
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10-08-2018, 09:08 AM #43
Shit, forgot the disclaimer; i'm a ski tourer >90 percent of the time. I ONLY wear the straps for uphills. Have to wear them due to nerve damage from car accidents, can't hold the pole without em for any length of time.
I NEVER wear them for downhills due to all the reasons you articulated. 100 percent agreement.
My latest idea is to form a fiberglass brace support cast so the pole plant stress/pressure is distributed a bit further up the forearm past the wrist so you can really reef on the poles without any hand tension/wrist stress whatsoever.Master of mediocrity.
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10-08-2018, 11:52 AM #44
Wake N Bake
Breakfast Burrito and coffee
rebake in the lot after boots are on and flask is in the backpack....FILLED
Go sklingalways forward but never straight
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10-08-2018, 11:53 AM #45
Handful-of-snow-squeegee works even better. Also:
-baggie of Vitamin I lives in jacket pocket in case of slams
-instant coffee lives in seat-back pocket in case of tired/overcontinence
-folding camp chairs can be had for single-digit USD; two in car always
-ankle-length Xtra Tufs (or similar) = never get wet feet in lot again
-half-liter Nalgene on carabiner on backpack strap (touring only)
-point-and-shoot in tiniest Pelican case on other backpack strap (touring only)Last edited by Toddball; 10-08-2018 at 12:18 PM.
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10-08-2018, 12:08 PM #46
Secure sunglasses with Croakies. If you get dusted by a self-made avalanche, they will stay attached.
"timberridge is terminally vapid" -- a fortune cookie in Yueyang
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10-08-2018, 12:15 PM #47
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10-08-2018, 12:23 PM #48
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10-08-2018, 12:36 PM #49
Few feet of duct tape around the poles near the handles.
X2 on nitrile/latex/vinyl gloves. Make sure they don’t fit too tight though.
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10-08-2018, 12:38 PM #50
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