Skiing

Outside of this forum, pretty big repost. Still one of my favorite segments though.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B95Eq-5xCC8

any here using / used ski tracks on the iphone?

So I've been making do with some pretty poor gloves for the past few seasons. They have now started to go at the seams from where I've been carrying my skis/falling over/generally abusing them and it's time for a new pair. I saw some very nice gloves from Hestra at the ski and snowboard show yesterday and was tempted to shell out.
Anyone got/used gloves from Hestra? They felt good quality and very warm, are they worth the cost?

from my experience, leather gloves don't hold out water that well, which is fine when you out on the slopes, but you stop for lunch, sit in a cafe for 30 mins and the snow has melted and made the insides wetter than an otters pocket.

However mine were Grenade gloves, these look a little better. I've had 2 pairs of grenade gloves, both shit!

anyone know a good place in europe to go ski early decemeber? got some time off and need a cheap/early getaway?

I went skiing once.

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Just booked a skiing holiday for end of Feb. Cool story I know.
Since I won't be needing ski gear in Oz, does anyone have any helmet & goggle combo for selz?
I need a 57cm and a 54cm one.

24h's worth of snow, oh yeah! 6 sleeps left!

I'm going to (south facing) Alpe D'Huez at the end of the season. Hope this base does the business...

Otherwise I'm taking my road bike.

Just booked a skiing holiday for end of Feb. Cool story I know.
Since I won't be needing ski gear in Oz, does anyone have any helmet & goggle combo for selz?
I need a 57cm and a 54cm one.

Combo you say? like this bad boy?

It has been dumping it down in Villars, nice deep powder all over the shop...yeeeeehaaaa!

I wish I could afford to go skiing.

Might have to sell the children.

It has been dumping it down in Villars, nice deep powder all over the shop...yeeeeehaaaa!

you living there? I'm living in lausanne at the moment, planning on heading up that way / verbier way pretty much every weekend for the rest of the season!

last time we went skiing was here in 2006 :(

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The only time I've been to Wengen I spent two whole days throwing up and hallucinating that atomic kitten were stealing my duvet piece by piece...

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sorry to hear about your bad experience, i ran the jungfrau marathon in 2005 it was shithard, from interlaken thro lauterbrunnen valley up to wengen on to eiger glacier.. i hadn't appreciated that wengen was where downhill skiing orginates from, apparently a doctor used to walk about with sticks on his feet in the snow, skiing back down to wengen after seeing his patients.

i would love to go back one day..

you living there? I'm living in lausanne at the moment, planning on heading up that way / verbier way pretty much every weekend for the rest of the season!

Haha I wish! But I am here a lot.

Lausanne is lovely though, and don't forget Portes du Solei on your listl! Massive skiing to be done there. If you're going to hit Villars over the xmas/NY holidays arrive early, it can get a bit busy with all the ski schools and tourists.

RIP Sarah.
http://www.cbc.ca/sports/skiing/story/2012/01/19/sp-sarah-burke-obit.html?cmp=rss
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X Games Europe 2011 - Sarah Burke Wins Ski Women's Superpipe Gold - YouTube[/ame]

Tru dat... Great loss to our sport. She deserved to be in the Olympics and defend every single title she has. I hope to see everyone slay in her honour at Dew Tour this weekend. RIP Sarah.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afDYEtQmC6I

I actually get to go skiing this year.
2 years of not. Words cannot describe the excitement.

I actually get to go skiing this year.
2 years of not. Words cannot describe the excitement.

Good man. All done with the studying?

I get to go skiing in Japan this year, taking 2 weeks out of my final year of Uni! Just bought some pon2oons which give a little bit of dolla to that^^^ mans family.

My grandmother is renting her small flat in Bonneval sur Arc, snow guaranteed (3000m alt.), sleeps 6 (2 bunkbeds, 1 sofa-bed), I think it's quite cheap but pm me for details and I'll find out how much/availability etc...

I am considering telemark skiing in Norway for Christmas / new year. Call me old fashioned, but this way better than the cross country on the continent as we will be hiking up some big mountains. I need to get super fit, bring my gaitors, nightcap booze and plenty of books cos there is no après ski scene where I am heading (+3 hrs north of Oslo) plus the daylight hours are short and all very expensive).

Oh there should some huskies sledding, skidoos and ice caves.