Tignes October 2010

bandit wrote: Conditions look really nice on the glacier in the video :D

Yes, we were really lucky with the weather and the snow. Lovely sunshine on the second and third days and plenty of snow :D

Ally

bandit wrote:

andyhull wrote:A bit of chattering is inevitable with fat skis,

Really? I've not found that to be the case. Mind you I've not really skied fat skis, mine are 76 and 86. The problem Scott's which became the topic of this thread are only 89, so they are not fat either. Still, what do I know, I'm merely a Holiday Harry remember.

It's not to do with the width under foot, but the softness of the ski. By fat ski I'm talking about a softer ski designed for powder rather than piste, not any particular width. The softer the ski the more likely the tips with chatter on the flat.

andyhull wrote:

It's not to do with the width under foot, but the softness of the ski. By fat ski I'm talking about a softer ski designed for powder rather than piste, not any particular width. The softer the ski the more likely the tips with chatter on the flat.

I'd considered this ski for my needs, but failed to find the right length for me. I don't consider it a soft ski. The profile for use is 40% piste. With such a short turning radius, the powder ski profile is doubtful. I've read user reviews that they are good on ice. The ski was being run flat on the snow when it vibrated. Not surprising for any ski with a carving profile.

Ally, Have you any photos to post

Ian,
I'm very sorry, but I don't have any photos. My daughter forgot her camera (she was very busy just before we left). I was hoping to have a video to show you but the one our TDC instructor took of us didn't come out - he said the sun ruined it or something! I don't seem to be very lucky with instructors and videos - if you remember my Courchevel instructor had a very shaky hand when filming me going down that slalom course.

The only thing I have is the video (link on the previous page), which our instructor took in the morning of our second day, of his morning clients (who ski quite a bit better than us). We were going down that exact same short run in the afternoon, as well as the longer runs further over. Ski-ing was much easier on the second day, after they'd been over it with the piste bashers. Apparently they weren't ready on the first day, because they weren't expecting to have so much snow!

I don't know anything about skis, but my opinion was that those Rosa skis were too soft for me (or I'm too heavy for them, depending on your point of view). I could bend the skis like a bow, and when I was ski-ing over the low 'wall' between two of the pistes, the skis sank into the dip, which again I found rather alarming because I'm used to more rigid skis which bridge the gap.

And talking about the skis is still on topic, because one of the reasons for the Edge to Edge ski and snowboard camp at Tignes is for people to try out the new gear and possibly buy some. It taught me that if I was ever to decide to buy some skis, I'd need at least 3 days ski-ing on them in different conditions before I'd feel confident enough to buy them. And I'd definitely never buy skis without trying them out first.

Ally

Your daughter forgot her camera because she had been busy.
Chip off the old block then?