Messages posted by : bandit
Does this post, by you, from this thread, jog your memory, or was that action undertaken by another brain cell that recently kicked the bucket :lol: |
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There are occasionally folks who can just ski really well, whilst the rest of us flounder through ski school.
Here's one such fella, skiing down to the Moiry Barrage. It's very much off piste, deep snow, around a 30 degree pitch and on that day, quite crusty. He had most of a week in ski school...way back.No tuition since. 
He is very, very, good on his planks, and I wish I could just ski. Very relaxed style, looks effortless. |
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Interesting list of resorts. In what way do you think the resorts on this list guarantee decent snow cover? Yes, some have glaciers, a couple are high altitude. Then again, in the past few years a couple of those on your list have had well publicised poor snow cover. Most resorts will guarantee some skiing by virtue of having installed snow cannons. Use of cannons relies on suitable temperatures, and an abundant water supply. Remember that being high altitude does not mean that the snow cover will always be good. If the weather has been dry, with no moisture at altitude, snow cover may be poor and you may find your resort looks more like a slag heap without any snow to cover the rocky landscape. Low lying resorts with grassy slopes can often be skied with minimal snow cover, whilst their high altitude colleagues have rocks sticking through when the depth is supposedly good. If you want a short(ish) transfer then perhaps resorts like Val Thorens and Pas de la Casa will drop down the ranking on your list. If a short(ish) transfer is important to you, then perhaps decide where you want to fly in to, and study a map for resorts within your travel radius. |
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Yes, I understand that as a regular ski-tourer you have the skills of a skigod :D It's just that I did'nt fancy being able to step out of these boots whilst skinning up in them :shock: Hmmmm, I would say, Precision in Val d'Isere, Franck in Tignes (can't remember the shop), no idea in Stubai, plus Jules at Sanglard in Chamonix. I take your point about XXXsport, but I was quite shocked at the time. They keep wanting to set my bindings to 7 as well :roll: Iceghost, see how straightforward this ski boot owning stuff is! Unfortunately there is no one correct answer, do try and get local fitters' recommendations when you buy. |
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I was measured and fitted with a reasonably new pair of (rental)touring boots by a retailer that you know well. They fitted so badly, that I could turn one foot on it's side on the footbed, with the boot fully fastened. The volume was such that I could pull my foot out of the boot with it done up. As I know how a boot should fit, I declined to use them. My OH was fitted out with womens rental touring boots, during the same visit. He said he'd give them a go. They were comfy for the first hour, after which they hurt. This resulted in sore feet for several days. He was pleased to get his regular boots back on, which of course, were fitted perfectly by one of these "celebrity" bootfitters, who has a mere 20 years of bootfitting experience. When I come to replace my boots, I know who I will trust my feet to. |
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Might be...not telling 8) I do own a little bit of the Valais, but it's not in the bit you've visited. Totally different from Verbier and it's satellite resorts. |
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Iceghost, in my experience, when a boot has "canting adjustment" what the manufacturer means is that the upper part of the boot "the cuff" can be aligned to your lower leg.
Footbed canting is serious stuff and will affect the whole way you stand on your skis. ise, iceghost is a suitable candidate for an expert bootfitter. I know you're sceptical, but do you have bone screws in your feet? |
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Thats great :D You really must pop over to my bit of the Valais sometime :twisted: If I'm not there then ise could perhaps show you around :D |
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