J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by Trencher

Ian Wickham wrote:I'll post a picture of my tea tomorrow ........ :thumbdown:

Ian, with respect, you've already made your views on this topic known. If you don't want to read a thread about the food we eat while skiing, then just skip over it.

brooksy wrote:

Trencher wrote:Looks pretty good to me. The problem I have with good food while skiing is that good food requires a good drink to go with it. That's why I often opt for a hamburger even when there are much better things on the menu.

Good food = Hamburger :thumbdown:

You didn't taste the Deer Valley hamburger.

Don't have a photo, but Park City mountain resort has an all you can eat breakfast buffet for about £7 that includes bacon, sausage, eggs, (and a whole bunch of healthy stuff that I don't eat when I'm skiing). Works out well as you can get a few runs in, and then eat enough not to need lunch.

Looks pretty good to me. The problem I have with good food while skiing is that good food requires a good drink to go with it. That's why I often opt for a hamburger even when there are much better things on the menu.

verbier_ski_bum wrote: I wish my gloves lasted longer though, I bought mine at the beginning of last season to replace the ones I've lost, but they are already worn out and have holes, so they need replacing really. I can finish the season in them, but once new season starts and it gets cold I don't want holes in my gloves. I used duct tape on one of my pervious pairs but I didn't really work that well.

I posted a picture of a tool dip repair here. The finger tips had almost worn through. Used them many time this season and they are still going strong.
http://www.j2ski.com/ski-chat-forum/posts/list/16/11321.page

Tony_H wrote:
Its usually people who can't afford decent gear or who are to old to care who make out of touch statements like this.

No. it's usually the people who have more money left over to do more skiing :wink:

There's also the effect gear has on our state of mind. Skis and boots obviously have a very tangible impact on our skiing, but even the clothing we wear can can make us feel comfortable and more confident. Dave makes a very valid point, that having good quality gear that works for us is the major consideration. When you find say a jacket that works that magic on you, you might tend to keep a long time.

Vert may be limited maybe just 1000 metres, but The Canyons is huge.... http://www.canyonsresort.com/trail_maps.html

As for dining at Deer Valley, it depends on your budget http://www.deervalley.com/dining_shopping.html

SwingBeep wrote:

Filetto di manzo caramellato al Gamay, 22 Euro in the guides hut at Testa Grigia

I guess that's one where they just cut off it's horns and wipe it's arse before serving :D

This may or may not help directly, but it may give you a better idea of what may be happening. It very much sounds like your right skis is on it's inside edge. When a ski is tipped on edge and some weight is put on it, it will want to turn to the edged side. This likely why it wants to go straight when you try to turn right. To allow it to turn to the right, the ski must either be flat, or have no weight on it. My guess is that you may not have enough speed to balance on the outside ski (which is why you feel unstable when you try taking all the weight off the right ski), so then you need to flatten that ski. This can be done by rolling your right knee outwards in the direction of the turn. Be careful not to lean into the turn to accomplish the knee roll as that would move all your weight on the right ski at a time when you want the pressure to be on the left (outside) ski.

Try it statically first. Standing with a very slight wedge, notice how both skis are on the inside edges slightly. Now (without leaning to that side) roll a knee to flatten that ski. Try some slow easy turns just using the knee roll to flatten the inside ski at the start of the turn. Ignore the outside ski, as it pretty much takes care of it's self.