Fastskiguy
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Actually...now that I look at it...you can tell which lift we rode on the elevation profile too. Cool!
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Hey Brad! It actually *does* show the little hike up to check on the wounded LOL. Turns out he had a single break to the collarbone, they said it should heal pretty fast. He was in a fair bit of distress on the drive to the ER but the big ol' shot of opioid helped out a lot.
I'm not sure of the time intervals it records.....but it seemed to catch some individual turns on some runs (you can see'em best on gun barrel) so it's got to be pretty fast.
The hike is circled on the elevation profile....
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whoops...forgot the picture...
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Got the Garmin Edge 500 and used it for the first time today...this thing is just great for tracking where you went all day long. I love this little thing! I kept it in a zipped chest pocket.
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which pads do you have in there?
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Plankenschtein, now that is a great name!
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Kneeling with steep angles makes your knees bend funny, I'd avoid it and just lay down toe side. But heelside....that should be no problem so I don't know what is going on there.
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Notice the the white jacketed skier (or boarder) on the right side of the trail.
He was moving just as fast as you were, and you were not out of control.
Yeah, I think he was a little faster (the guy in white). I wonder if he got a written warning?
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It takes competency to judge competency so maybe that is the problem here
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That's funny, the grooved chunks. Did you lose any fingers taking the picture??
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attaching one of those three-prong plastic clips to the boot handle (it snaps right in, coincidence?)
Would you guys happen to have any pics of your setup? I'd like to do this too. Thanks :)
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You "look" fast even when you're going slow. the worst is when you're in control and people rocket by with no control and you still get talked to because you're on an alpine board.
Bears Repeating!
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The sidecuts are no longer simple due to the companies trying to please the racing community with fast turn initiation, while trying to adhere to FIS rules designed to prevent skis from getting locked into the turns, endangering the racer's health and safety.
The latest GS skis have far less camber than older versions, with a small amount of reverse camber the tip and tail. This enhances fast, modern GS technique, which is far removed from how the general public likes to ski.
Didn't know this...but glad to hear it, it might be time to try some "modern" stuff :)
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From what I can remember, all my ski boots were quite stiff in all directions. Talking mostly 80' stuff, though. I thought that major shortcomming of the older ski boots, for carving skis, is TOO STIF forward flex?
I see, *too* stiff, that I can believe, goes along with the stories of all of the boot top fractures in Lange boots. But still....I just think this stuff could have been developed sooner!
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that describes pretty much most race skis from this decade.
Do modern race skis have rocker? Because I thought most were simple sidecuts and no rocker.
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Aren't modern boots just recycled old ones? Like the grand prix and the doberman? Plus I believe that lateral flex in ski boots is an old wives tale, that no plastic ski boot has ever flexed laterally in the history of the world, at least while mounted in a ski. I'm not sure I can buy that ski tech was slow because of the boots. But I sure remember the grave concern running a 201cm slalom ski-how could it possibly work being so short? Everybody knows you need 205's. Even the K2 VO Slalom at 204 was a big suspect but since it worked for the mahre brothers it go a pass despite it's length. I'm still chalking it up to narrowsightedness (if that's a word) but I'd sure like to blame it on something else :)
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A lot of this stuff like the Volkl Powerswitch is a marketing gimmick for the recreational skier.
And not a new idea either, this kind of thing has been around for decades. And it doesn't work either. Well, it hasn't worked, there's always a chance it'll will someday.
Now on the topic of brainstorming ideas, I'm all for it. You look at modern ski technology and these skis could have been made in the 60's or 70's, no problem, we just suffered along because we were ignorant and nobody tried shorter skis with more sidecut.
I'd say a variable sidecut ski with some rocker will be a good bet for high performance since it's working so well for snowboards. As for the next snowboard technology....keep brainstorming :)
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It's a shame we need to look uphill every turn or two just to try to stay safe. And even looking, if a straightliner is going fast enough you never see them until it's way too late.
I wonder what is safest...
slower turns using < 1/2 of the run
going faster so they don't overtake us a fast
flatter runs so they can't go as fast
steeper runs so "most" people "can't" straightline?
or maybe big penalties for crashes?
No easy solutions, hopefully you'll heal fast
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Do I see suzy chapstick?
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Use the wax whizzard and don't wax the grooves?
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Picked up a used metal board with a constant sidecut and no decambered anything. It's like most "new" things, it's flat out easier to ride. Goes faster, goes slower, turns easier, holds better, seems smoother. The latest variable sidecuts and rockers probably make them even better. It's not going to make the earth spin a different direction....but it's put my glass boards into "active" retirement for sure.
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We're really talking about taking care of rock damage with a diamond stone, keeping the side edges sharp, and waxing.
We're not really talking about flattening the base, structuring the base, setting the base bevel, or setting the side bevel-this stuff gets done once in a great while at the shop.
So you need a diamond stone, a side file guide, and a way to wax, scrape, and brush (or just wax and brush with this kind of thing http://www.alpineskituning.com/raysway.waxwhiz.htm)
Oh yeah, something to put the board on when you're working on it too.
So yes, definitely, you need to learn these skills and buy this stuff but it'll be easy and not cost that much. And it will be SO WORTH IT!! Honest :)
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Fatski-don't let the large tail radi spook you. I know the way you ski and assume the your snowboarding is on the same level and I am confident that you would love it. Just imagine the range available with a 10m difference tip to tail. I hope the these larger sidecuts become more prevalant as for now I think Donek is pusing the envelope farther than the others. It just makes your available bag of trick larger. It is a very comfortable ride. If you get out here this winter I will get you on one.
Might have to be next year the way things are looking....but I'll have more money next year too so it might be better that way. Part of the way something turns is the flex too so even though it's a straighter sidecut in the tail, maybe it bends nicely and that's how they get that versatile ride. Only a couple of ski racers use progressive sidecut skis...and nobody is using a rockered ski. Yet anyway. Makes me think...progressive sidecut race ski with a little tip and tail rocker....might be the next big thing!
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Quoting myself for emphasis.
hell I'll quote you too....
Sidewinder Unveiled
in Carving Central
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Is this the clothoid based shape?