J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by bandit

Dave Mac, I'm still thinking less like a chick and more like an old broiler, but I can accept a compliment :D
I can quite believe that the foreground is the most difficult part. You will be going back to the same hotel, and you will need the same room, naturally :D

Coincidentally, In the Matterhorn Glacier Paradise cable cars 2 days running, I did see a fella with a Disability Snowsports UK sticker on his helmet, though I saw no training underway on the slopes.

Mike from NS wrote:

bandit wrote:
Methinks your quote should read....Ohhh, the half pipes they are a calling :mrgreen:
Not to mention the rails and kickers )

Hi bandit,

You are correct, however I don't have literary licence to alter greatly - but you did catch my meaning.

And besides - I don't believe in half measures :!: Go big or stay home.... and I hope not to become that lonely old codger :lol:

The kickers I can go for, but the rails I'd stay clear of. I don't trust them such that I wouldn't damage the skis. If I were to damage the skis off a kicker - I'd likely be damaged too and my wife would hide them after that :roll:

Can you tell, I need some snow time s o o n!

Mike :wink:

Mike, I have skied a little with a very strong skier who is just over 60. He spends most of his time off piste, and is just "getting into" jumps and natural hits on the mountain. Oh how I envy his knees :mrgreen:

If you want snow, you'll have to come to Europe, you know it makes sense :D

Dave Mac wrote:Never mind the crevasses, who is the beautiful lady with the mauve rucsac?? :mrgreen:

I did manage to get 4 pairs of skis tested during the 2 days of the test, plus 2 days free skiing.

What a sacrifice! Society owes you a debt Bandit. There isn't a smiley for utterly, utterly jealous.

:lol: Well, flattery will get you everywhere, I can only see a fat middle-aged bird in the photo personally )

The rucksack is a Dakine womens' Heli-pro and I have just washed the bloodstains off it, after splitting a knuckle open and not noticing in the cold temps. How very ladylike :roll:

Ski testing is a tough job, but someone has to do it....which is what I told my OH when I booked, neglecting to mention that it is a public event :D

When the sunlight hits the side of the Matterhorn the illumination is exceptional. Did you paint a winter or summer view?

Solea wrote:As newbies contemplating a ski vacation in Austria this year, where do you recommend we go? We're expert skiers, black and double black.

Welcome to J2ski :D Without a doubt, you should head for St Anton.

I did manage to get 4 pairs of skis tested during the 2 days of the test, plus 2 days free skiing.

I skied:

Scott Neos: 166 122/82/111


Scott Crusade 169 130/90/118


Dynastar Legend 8000 165 120/79/103


Movement Black Rose 175 121/88/110

My non technical, amateur view, is that they are all really good skis. I would have liked to have given the Dynastar's a good test, but the binding brake problems made me feel uncertain about their safety. I saw the test centre tech applying rather a lot of brute force to the brake arm after I handed the skis back.
For me the Movement Black Rose was the best of the bunch, and a really well sorted ski, and put a smile on my face :D

caron-a wrote:glorious photos Bandit! that view of the matterhorn in your last photo is mouthwatering...

Ta very much :D The image with the crevasses is of the Klein Matterhorn, which is sort of next door, or opposite depending on which way you are looking at the time, to the Matterhorn.
I think you would enjoy a ski down from the Klein Matterhorn, the pisted slopes are quite gentle, wide open, and perfect for practice.

Mike from NS wrote:
But if they came attached to a pair of twin tips, say like Atomic Triplets HP --- well, then I may "force " myself to wear them. Ohhh...The pipes ,... the pipes they are a calling... :mrgreen:


Mike 8)

Methinks your quote should read....Ohhh, the half pipes they are a calling

:mrgreen:

Not to mention the rails and kickers )

RossF wrote:Is that snow field glacial? Wonder why there aren't more tracks on it. Pics look fantastic Bandit!

Yes, it's glacial, and the areas each side of most lifts were roped off with crevasse signage. I was chatting to a skier from Bern on one lift and he told me that most folks are into carving, and like to stay on pistes that are firm and machine groomed. That suited me just fine :D

Some of the crevasses are easy to spot! At the top of the image is the end of the access tunnel from the KM cable car, and my escaped ski, went off straight down the fall line.

Of course, it's the ones that you can't see which would swallow you up....