any ski fanatics out there? - JP Fitness Forums

fitfit_jo · 12-08-2006, 12:49 PM

Going to Tremblant next week... anyone here already hitting the snow?

emartin10 · 12-10-2006, 09:42 AM

I've been out at Steamboat a few times already. It's been GREAT!

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JavaJunkie · 12-13-2006, 10:17 AM

aw man you guys are making me jealous! i didn't get to ski ONCE last season, maybe this year . . .

are you guys powder or ice skiiers? i learned in VT on ice and don't really like powder- it gets too heavy on my skiis and i can't turn as well but apparently i'm weird. (no big shock there)

emartin10 · 12-15-2006, 10:47 AM

Aaaah, there is nothing but champagne powder up here. It's amazing. Light and fluffy. I got vertigo earlier this week on one of the Passes here because I had a day full of face shots. My goatee froze from all the snow hitting me in the face. And talk about a lower body workout!!!!

I need more snow.

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Marykaa · 12-15-2006, 10:49 AM

I wish there was more snow here.. I am SOOOOO ready to go cross-country skiing.

Frank.S · 12-19-2006, 02:36 PM

Cant wait to get out..

Gonna break out my big skis and hope for good snow. Hopefully within a week or so.

Paradigm · 12-22-2006, 08:41 PM

I broke my skis last year on some exposed rocks (well, the edges broke, which essentially ruins the skis). I can't wait to go out West somtime, probably closer to spring since I *love* Spring skiing, when it's warm enough to have a tshirt.

castufari · 01-01-2007, 02:40 PM

What snow? It's almost 70 today, not sure the local places even have snow now. I've been jonesing to get out for so long too.

chrisoldcorn · 11-26-2007, 05:23 PM

New ski season is here in Canada. My local resort has been open since last Thursday.

Frank.S · 12-08-2007, 12:12 PM

yeah im traveling through the rockies and hitting up fernie/kimberly. I didnt hit good powder once last year

that sucks when you have volant machetes

Kaiser · 02-29-2008, 03:09 PM

After trying out some new sticks in Colorado a month ago (they had AMAZING snow conditions there), I picked up a pair at the annual end of the season blowouts that happen here in Chicago. About 50% of retail price when all is said and done. I love 'em and have them here in my home office. Behind the door.... so my wife can't see them because she doesn't know I got them.

Paradigm · 03-03-2008, 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Kaiser

After trying out some new sticks in Colorado a month ago (they had AMAZING snow conditions there), I picked up a pair at the annual end of the season blowouts that happen here in Chicago. About 50% of retail price when all is said and done. I love 'em and have them here in my home office. Behind the door.... so my wife can't see them because she doesn't know I got them.

I'm actually going out to Vail/BC from March 29th to April 6th (7 full days of skiing). As mentioned in my post from a year or so ago, I broke my old skis, so I'm going to get a new pair when I go out there, since they should have sales as well. Are those really nice? I've had Salomon's before (XScream...they were yellow), and I loved them, so naturally I'm leaning towards this brand.

Kaiser · 03-04-2008, 07:30 PM

I liked the XScreams too. My last pair was Salomons and I'm preferential to the brand. This pair is supposed to be the '1 quiver ski'. As such, it's really really good in most everything, just not a specialist in anything.

When I skied it, the first day, I though the tips were getting bounced around a lot, but by the second day, I realized that it was punishing me for sitting back on the tails. Once I fixed my form, these things ripped. I mean, they like to go really really fast, high speed GS turns with zero skittishness. But the thing that really sold me was that they also performed well in the bumps (well, good enough to bring me back to bumps after a number of years away). That's a versatile ski. Plus it has a wide waist profile, wide enough for powder.

I'd recommend trying them if you are out there. It's got a full wood core, so it's very lively and puts back all the energy you give it (which is why it's so fast). I'm VERY picky about my skis and the way they perform and have been testing various models for the last few years... this one finally got me.

Paradigm · 03-05-2008, 07:58 AM

I was definitely planning on trying them anyway, but after the review you gave them I'm that much more eager to do so. Gee, thanks, as if time weren't passing slow enough as it is while I wait for my ski vacation.