Messages posted by : adambuttonuk
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my ski mate has just bought one of their jackets n he swears by it, has Recco built in too, seems ok to me although ima label lover so i went to helly hansen outlet n got mine for 60 quid
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Anyone going to La Tania or Courcheval want to meet up n stuff???
Flying out on the 25th March for a week |
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sounds kinda obvious and I'm not teaching anyone to suck eggs, but I have had untold problems with my knees over the years after several motorbike accidents (6 staples in right kneecap holding it together) and I find that the only thing to do if you REALLY want to ski those bumps and walk the next day is go down to your local gym and do Leg Press, Leg Extensions, Calf Raises and rowing, all that will build up your muscle to support any previous injury so you can enjoy those moguls!
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Now from a Size 4 foot, I'm assuming your a female, so I will answer based on that.
My girlfriend has awful trouble getting any kind of rental boot to fit as she is a size 5 with HUUUUUGE calf (insert joke about Russian Shot Putter) so, we decided that enough was enough and to buy some. Went down to our local ski shop as boots are one of those things that unless your me (Mr Normal Feet) you can't buy them online. After an hour of fitting, She went for the Salomon Irony 7 Women (heatfit) all in with boot strecthing and exact fitting was £170! Here's the thing: patience is everything, they should be like your old slippers and if they hurt anywhere they're wrong, spend as much time in them as you can, especially in skis or ski position as this is how you'll be most of the time. My girlfriend had the liners heat moulded, then the outer shell stretched slightly at the little toe bone to fit them snug as the proverbial bug. If you have large calf's then avoid Rossignol Atomic Technica Wider calf boots are Salomon Dalbello Head Also avoid the whole "Conformable" insole hype that Snow and Rock tend to do, they will sell you anything for more profit remeber and only 3% of people actually need them Incidentally, I ski in Head Mojo boots from www. filarinskis.co.uk (plug plug) |
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ok well here goes: I was looking for new twin tips and looked at:
Salomon 1080 Thruster K2 Fujative Volkl Dogen Dynastar Troublemaker K2 Public Enemy There are VAST differences in price and I just wanted something to use on piste and park n rail, I opted for the Dynastar Troublemakers with Look P12 Jib bindings after much much research, whole setup was £355 fitted from Filarinskis.co.uk Also, as a backup pair (cheaper than Hiring) I went for the Volkl Dogens £260 with Marker Ti 12 Free Bindings Dynies are fantastic at everything, ignore those that say the brake digs in or its too soft, RUBBISH, learn to ski properly I say, Volkls are great on dry slope, will let you know what they're like in snow after end March |
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