J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by Trencher

I really like Zeal. Polarized lens and air scoops are great features.

I have accidentally done a one boot with/one boot with experiment with boot gloves. It leaves no doubt as to their effectiveness. They work.

Just use some common sense as to what heat sources to use near your boots. I would distinguish between what's needed for drying, and what's needed to warm the shell to make the boots easier to put on and more conformable. Air flow is more important than heat for drying boots. Liners can always be remolded, but custom foot beds are goners once they get distorted.

You need also consider boot fit, Only one thickness of sock will allow your foot to fit exactly in your boot. I start new boots (and old boots if they have not been worn for a long time) in thin socks, and move to medium socks as the liners pack in. Going back to thin sock after than happens will require cranking on the buckles, which in your case might be worse for circulation.

I would be wary of socks that have sections in different thicknesses. I find the the change in thickness be tween sections can effectively create a ridge and pressure point.

bandit wrote:it failed to mention that there is supposed to be a Snowboard only resort in the US.

Urban legend maybe?

The best part is that if you keep the corn bag well wrapped in the towel and the freezer bag closed, at the end of skiing there will still be some warmth left. If your feet are cold, wrap your feet up with the corn bag in the towel for five minutes - it is rather pleasant.

A cure for snow getting into boots is to duct tape across the base of the overlap above the toe. I found some black tape at the time I did these, but silver works well. Don't worry about this looking silly as it would be another one of Pavel's signs of a pro skier and is common among people who spend a lot of time on the slopes.

snowb4ndit wrote:I have, on a couple of occasions, got caught out like this.

Sometimes I drive to a lift that is 15 minutes up the mountain mainly because I can ski right back to the car and particularly like that home run at the end of the day. Although my boots are kept in a toasty warm boot room overnight there have been a couple of very cold weather occasions when my boots have cooled down so quickly in the boot of the car whilst on the way to the lift that it has been incredibly difficult to get them on.

The difference between a warm and cold boot really is astonishing!

You need a large insulated freezer bag, and a corn bag heat pad.

Microwave the bag until very hot, wrap it in a towel and place between boot in the insulated freezer bag. Boots will stay warm for at least four hours (along with socks, gloves etc).

You can make corn bag heat pads or buy them from health stores.

http://wff123.wikispaces.com/Corn+Bags+Heating+Pads,+a+How+to+Guide

http://www.marthastewart.com/268735/homemade-heating-pad

Ski goggles=recomendations Started by User in Ski Hardware, 11 Replies
I really like Zeal. Polarized lens and air scoops are great features.

A Boot Experiment ! Started by User in Ski Hardware, 13 Replies
I have accidentally done a one boot with/one boot with experiment with boot gloves. It leaves no doubt as to their effectiveness. They work.

Major Ski Blunder : 2 Started by User in Ski Hardware, 10 Replies
Just use some common sense as to what heat sources to use near your boots. I would distinguish between what's needed for drying, and what's needed to warm the shell to make the boots easier to put on and more conformable. Air flow is more important than heat for drying boots. Liners can always be remolded, but custom foot beds are goners once they get distorted.

Ski Sunday Started by User in Ski Chatter, 56 Replies
bandit wrote:it failed to mention that there is supposed to be a Snowboard only resort in the US. Urban legend maybe?

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