J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by Trencher

I find them really only effective for about three to four hours. The packet take up very little space in a pocket, so it's easy to carry spares. In the US they cost about a pound at the resort, or 60p at a grocery store.

Much of the problem is in how it is taught. A slight wedge with feet shoulder width apart, will quickly become parallel skis. The movements to start a turn are same as those for parallel turns. A wide snowplough, which is constantly used as a brake teaches very little of the movements needed for good skiing. In fact it encourages some bad habits to form. Even experienced racers can't maintain a good stance while snowploughing to smooth out a race course.

Iceman wrote:Don't feet warmers make your boots tight :shock:

There is normally a little space above the base of the the toes. The pads are very thin. There is a sticky strip on the pads which holds them in place on your sock as you slide your boots on.

Below -25C most gloves don't cut it. Mittens are much better. charcoal hand warmer packs are your best friend. Put your thumb in with your fingers on the lift, and when you stop. Charcoal toe warmers are great too.

I use Zeal goggles with polarized lenses. I find that you don't need so dark a lens as you might otherwise, which helps when the light is not so good.

You should be able to talk/email to a ski school director, or the adaptive specialist at the ski school about your husbands specific needs.

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Far Queue wrote:

Revo glasses, purchased in 1997 at Gatwick Airport. I really cannot recall if they were £120 or £220 :shock: but have been the best sunglasses I have ever had.

I've seen a couple of nasty injuries when people have face planted wearing metal framed sun glasses :!: Can't really see the design from the photo, but imagine your face hits the snow, the lenses pop out leaving the metal of the frames contorting and coming apart as your face slides along. Sorry for being so graphic, but I've seen it happen.