J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by bandit

Before I suggest a country or resort, may I ask how much skiing you have both done, and what size of resort you would be happy honeymooning in?

ise wrote:

bandit wrote:
For the dehydration.....water....lemonade.....any soft drink :lol:

I'm a big fan of those energy drinks, Isostar is my preferred one. I've a personal concern that my sugar levels get slightly low, mostly due to not having a proper breakfast sometimes.
:D

IMHO, a serious skier would not contemplate setting off without a decent breakfast :wink:
It takes 5 minutes to prepare and eat a bowl of cereal, which would provide hours of carb energy. You must have a very busy life :D

Hmmm Isostar, carb based, works well for exercise rehydration and supplemental energy, but I'm not sure how well it would work for relieving the dehydration headache caused by alcohol consumption :lol:

ellistine wrote:I find copias amounts of Gluhwein eases post skiing muscle pain but can cause the on set of quite severe head pain.

At the moment I'm finding three hour spells on a button lift driven dryslope very good at kicking the leg muscles into line and at the same time pulling wrist, elbow and shoulder joints out of line :D

For the dehydration.....water....lemonade.....any soft drink :lol:

For the dryslope bodily abuse....well, what did you expect :lol:

Seriously, core strength training will help take the strain.

Never let anyone try to tell you that you don't suffer for your sport :D

Stretching may not improve performance, however joint range mobilisation, particularly for skiing, is a positive step, and involves no stretching. When carried out effectively, it is an aerobic exercise.

Since Lactic Acid levels in muscles return to their pre-loading level about an hour after exercise, walking about after skiing, is IMV a pleasant activity, and no more. Any Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness is probably due to micro tears in the muscle afflicted. To prevent this, be stronger and aerobically fitter, at the start of the season!

Glad you're all sorted out. For future reference, I can recommend Colin Martin at,
http://www.solutions4feet.co.uk/index.html

He's fitted my boots, my OH's, (purchased from Filarinskis) and has been in the biz for about 18 years. He's also very good with "problem feet" issues, such as making boot space for injuries and deformity. He has all the necessary equipment necessary for boot shell modifications, and IMV charges very low rates for his skill level when compared to his competitors. :D

ise wrote:
The sort of posture I mentioned, very real and very common, is just weighting a little too far back, sometimes associated with incorrect binding positions, of which the two symptoms are, first, pain in the thighs caused by the muscle groups there having to work to support the skeleton in an abnormally loaded position and, second, poor edge control.
Loading forward into the boots will tend to force the weight forward but it's not guaranteed in all cases, in fact, it's precisely that forward lean, either by effort or boot adjustment, coupled with poor poor posture that will cause that overload in the thigh area for some people.

IMV, the position of the pelvis is important. It does not matter how far forward I "load the shins", unless my skeleton is stacked over my bindings, I will be in the back seat, and suffer the consequences.
BTW I considered myself pretty ski fit this winter, but still suffered quads fatigue the 1st couple of days, simply because the sheer hour on hour repetition of specific quads work, is hard to duplicate off the snow.

Was in Engelberg pre-Christmas. Looked specifically for mens' boots, with firm instructions about size and model from UK bootfitter. Returned empty handed. You may be okay if you have really large feet, as the racks are full of really big boots. Additionally, all the shops seemed to lack measurement and bootfitting skills. I would suggest getting measured before you go, and be well informed as to what you need to be choosing. Prices, I would say, are higher than the UK ski shop chains. For example Atomic B100 Boot around £240 in UK, and seen at CHF 699, around £290, in several shops.

Best guess, having heard it pronounced on Ch4 skiing..."ora"

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Before I suggest a country or resort, may I ask how much skiing you have both done, and what size of resort you would be happy honeymooning in?

how do you pronounce the swedish resort of are? Started by User in Ski Chatter, 3 Replies
Best guess, having heard it pronounced on Ch4 skiing..."ora"

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