J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by bandit

I'm sort of agreeing with Dave Mac about his rental suggestion. It can be quite hard to get a rental of a ski that you actually want to buy. I tried taking a wish list into rather a lot of ski shops about 3 winters ago. Some of the shop responses to my list of around 5 models left a lot to be desired. Fortunately I found a dealership (just the one) that was suitably enlightened, able to interpret my list and widen my choices. Mostly it was a depressing experience watching olympic class chauvinism in action.

I now take my annual wish list to the Swiss Ski Test, and get 800 pairs to choose from, and hear no comments such as "these are a nice ladies ski light and very easy to turn" . I might even take out some Nomad Blackeye, even though they're a bit narrow :wink:

countasg wrote:I am oing to Klosters in winter for skiing. Has anybody advise to give me? what I should be careful to avoid and what I should not miss.
Thanks

Hi, welcome to the forum. Last time I was there, the REGA pass covered the trains as well as the skiing. Useful if the weather closes in and you find you are on the Davos side of the system.

Brilliant skiing and very varied range of slopes. Enjoy :D

I knew about the ski poles and right angle method. Then I get stumped with the maths bit :oops:

Trencher wrote:

bandit wrote: I don't consider this ski to have a wide waist,

Not to a powder hound like you, but at 79mm it falls in that mid fat term that people use. That implies that in traditional terms, anything much over 70mm is a little bit fat.

Trencher

I think wider is easier :D I would maintain that in Europe (the places I go) anything under 80mm is considered a piste oriented all mountain ski. The US perspective may be different.
This would be fine for the OP, and there are plenty of models to choose from. Good prices on the Nomad Blackeye over here.
http://www.snowtrax.eu/proddetails.asp?idprod=1396

I agree with Trencher about the risks of buying without testing. I too have taken the plunge and purchased without testing on a few occasions. I don't consider this ski to have a wide waist, and it should be easy to ski. I believe that it has a foam core so may not stay snappy for long. My own view would be that you would do better with the 171 with your height. If you want a short ski, buy a proper slalom model.

Encouraging folks to travel at race speeds on public pistes is a little irresponsible in view of the increasing incidence of slope collisions involving out of control skiers and boarders.

I am a little biased here, as my collarbone was broken by another skier. I didn't fall over and break it, it got broken whilst I was still upright (according to medical opinion), and I hit the ground later as the impact lifted me clean out of my bindings. I got hit by a speeding skier.

Hi, welcome to j2ski :D I have visited Pas, but it was after the end of the season, so the lifts were all closed but the snow was really deep :(
I would say that the pisted terrain looked quite good for early intermediates and up. The piste map shows plenty of easy to mid range slopes. The resort is quite high, so snow is usually quite good. Pas has the reputation for being a party town, so you might like to choose your place to stay to suit your needs. The lifts seem to fan out from a central point close to all the hotels and bars, so it would be a good meeting place to hook up with your family.
From my experience, the Duty Free bargains are a bit variable, but it is still a duty free zone nonetheless, being a principality which is not in France or Spain.
There are some hotels on j2ski, they might be a good place to start looking.
http://www.j2ski.com/ski_hotels/Andorra/Encamp/Pas_de_la_Casa_Grau_Roig/

:D

ise wrote:

Admin wrote:Now we've sorted that out - who's going down it (head) first?

or for that matter the Swiss Wall which I believe is measured around 80% or more depending whose figure you take

Been there skied that and I admit to feeling the steepness. It's also has quite a long sustained pitch of about a kilometre....all of which is within view of the chairlift. Expect style marks from the audience :D