J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by Trencher

My read of the rules below, would allow two pairs of skis in the ski bag, plus one pair of boots in a boot bag. Put the second pair of boots in the other checked bag. Pad the ski bag with clothes, but only have the boots in the boot bag.


When packed separately, each of the following counts as one piece of baggage towards the maximum number of checked bags allowed by your fare type:

one or more sets of skis (snow or water) packaged together in the same container,
one snowboard,
one wakeboard,
one helmet,
one set of poles,
one pair of boots (ski or snow),
one pair of skates,
a single slalom.

Waivers / Charges

Skis or snowboard: No oversize charge applies.
Wakeboard: oversize fees apply.
Ski boots or snow boots: No additional piece charge applies when carried along with skis/snowboard.
One boot bag is permitted per customer.
The boot bag must contain only boots. If it contains - or is designed to contain - other items, the additional piece charge will apply.

One of the most important lessons I've learned is to accept that everyone has bad days. If it's one of those bad days, I now just try to work on stuff that I know I'm not good at. That way I don't feel I suck at something I know I can do better. The "in the zone" day will just have to wait.

I would guess that there would be little else going in the ski bag, if it is to meet the weight limit with 2 x skis, & 2 x boots. I would think it better to pad the 2 x skis with clothes, and put the boots in the other bag. The more awkward your ski bag is to lift and carry, the more likely it is to be mistreated by the baggage handlers.

The later neox bindings were made lighter than the originals because of complaints about weight. Not sure how much weight the newer ones would save. I think Atomic race binding have the same rail system and those are lighter.

lilywhite wrote: Due to incredibly weak wrists I unclip nearly everytime. Once managed (somehow!) to somehow roll over sideways and get my feet underneath me and as I was going at a decent speed somehow recovered my composure to a standing ovation. Unfortunately it was more by luck than design!

Sometimes you can use your momentum to help get back up. If I am spinning on my hip sliding down the hill, I can often time slamming my skis back down to come up still moving. This does involve some risk and it's considered safer not to try to recover while still moving. Pulling yourself up from behind while still moving is cited as a common cause of ACL tears. A variation of what I think lilywhite is saying is when you find yourself lying skis uphill of you. Just roll over your back to bring the skis above you and down onto the snow below you. Use the momentum of the roll to stand up.

NellyPS wrote:The cold is damper here, I always feel it more too.

And don't you find that once it gets past about -20 it all feels the same?

I always think of -20 as the point where you need to take extra care about what you wear. I was outside (not skiing) at -40 once; definitely felt different to -20, but I know what you mean.


There are many medical conditions that make some people feel the cold more than others.

Quick and dirty guide to on piste skis might be

Tight lively turns-radius 10.5 to 12.5 metres
medium turns-radius 13.0 to 17.0 metres
longer turns requiring more effort-radius 18 metres and up

Generally metal in the construction means a better ski. This might be called titinal, titanium, aluminium. Two layers is best.

A little rocker instead of camber at tip and tail makes for an easy to use, but also better carving ski. This might be called different things like early rise tip, all mountain rocker, etc

Side wall construction is generally a good indication of a better ski (as opposed to cap construction where the fibreglass top sheet extends down the sides to the edges of the ski.

Some of the skis you mention are good by these criteria.

pavelski wrote:
I rarely even touch a "traumatized" skier since in my area "legal litigations" are the norm!

Pavel

In the US, many States have Samaritan laws which protect a person trying to help from legal actions. The laws are to encourage people to help others in need without fear of the consequences. It's always good to knows the local laws where ever you are