Ski distances on holiday

ise wrote:

tino_11 wrote:

micric wrote:I'm with you on that one tino,we tried a watch style GPS,the joggers watch an several friends managed 45/50mph,some other mad bloke managed 87mph on a pair of Atomic Excellent IIs and took the beer honours that night,now ise tells us we're dreaming,that's depressing!

The big thing to remember is top speed versus average speed. I reckon I may realistically hit 45-47mph, but it is only gonna be for a very short period of time, there is no way I could consistantly board at that speed for any distance.

if you hit that speed you were going faster than the speed reached by FIS snowboard GS racers. So, sorry, but no :D

Straight line speed, good conditions, empty slope, no turning etc. I am not convinced that it isnt quite feasible.

However, moving along swiftly, how can the average Joe accurately gauge his/her top speed?

tino_11 wrote:However, moving along swiftly, how can the average Joe accurately gauge his/her top speed?

A long rope with knots in?!

Les Arcs,flying k.pay yer euro and off you go!

smirnoff_skier wrote:

tino_11 wrote:However, moving along swiftly, how can the average Joe accurately gauge his/her top speed?

A long rope with knots in?!

ooooh, could cause unwanted chaffing!!

micric wrote:Les Arcs,flying k.pay yer euro and off you go!

Average speed or top speed?

Elapsed time and terminal velocity up on a digi board and I think you can get a print out as well

tino_11 wrote:

Straight line speed, good conditions, empty slope, no turning etc. I am not convinced that it isnt quite feasible.

However, moving along swiftly, how can the average Joe accurately gauge his/her top speed?

I know it's not possible :lol:

If you want to measure your speed you'll need a speed gun, some places do have them. SUVA went out with a speed gun and measured people, I think the fastest they got was 60 kph, that was measuring a lot of skiers, so that's around 37 mph which seems reasonable. You'd expect a top of 40 mph which would be pretty dumb on an open piste. That's skiers though who are going to be moving much quicker than a boarder at full whack.

Back to the original topic, sorry

Wouldn't a GPS meant for hiking be suitable?

They show the distance walked between points, walked/skied?