 Poster: A snowHead
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Boardski, how do you use the 'handbag' method (thanks for that name ben wright!) to carry your skis vertically?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I use a small bag with a shoulder strap and drawstring arrangement.
See www.skisling.com for typical example. About 12quid from a skishow, or mail order.
Very handy, minimal mass/size - keep mine in the goggle-pocket in my jacket and never really notice it's there.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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But is a skisling-type arrangement possible just by using ski pole straps?
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yes - link skis with brakes, reverse one pole, hook one strap over one end of skis, other over other end, then slide basket ends of poles through straps as well and pick the whole lot up.
A skisling is easier & more comfortable though, and enables you to use the poles as walking sticks - it keeps both hands free.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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austin7, are the pole straps long enough to allow you to put your arm through and carry your skis like a rifle on your back? I'm not sure that my pole straps would be long enough to let me do that.
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Frosty the snowman said Dunno, the wife carries mine
I find that the job is ideal for teenage son and heir. Combining dutiful baggage duties with a punishment for the amount he drank the night before is somehow a lot of fun for a middleaged father who can no longer drink as much as he can. AH....sweet revenge! AND problem sorted. The really GREAT thing is that I can then criticize the way he is carrying the patriarchal skis as well as how he shouldn't have a hangover at his age. Not like when I was young.. Oh, happy days....
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Same as "Snow Leopard", I find it the safest way shoulder in front of the toe binding! I have yet to see anyone hit by a Norman Wisdom stunt, but have seen many people hit by inconsiderate b.........s who carry them over their shoulder while getting on cable cars and bubbles!!!!! 
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I suppose,in effect,there is no "ideal" way to carry skis(possible exception getting someone else to do it)
Have tried the ski strap thingies.Not ideal.They tend to slide off your shoulder all the time,which makes you put them over your neck.Not a good idea.You are then fixed with the skis across your back.Fall over and it hurts.
Same applies to Dakine bag loops.Excellent for when you have to climb etc;not reccomended in the lift line.Plus,you have to take off your backpack to attach/remove.
Me,like most I suspect,I use a combination of over the shoulder and upright by hand.Mind you,being a family man,I'm often to be found with skis,poles,helmets,drinks,food etc etc stuffed into every orafice ,whilst I recite the married with children mantra;"I am enjoying myself;I am enjoying myself" 
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Being a punter, for the last two years I've used slush & rubble's punter ski-strap. Works very well. Used the other proper method before that (as described by many above) and could continue to do so, but I find the ski carrier much more comfortable.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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ahh, but it is the future!!
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used to use the hand bag method back in the days when I skied and skis were 2 metres long. Now I use my leash as a shoulder strap so carry my board over my shoulder. My Mrs little skis either go over my shoulder or if it is not far I just use each ski like a walking stick
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You know it makes sense.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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rob@rar.org.uk, no, they aren't.
I don't have problems with the skisling bag thing slipping off my shoulder. Maybe my shoulders are different to everyone elses ? 
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Poster: A snowHead
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As mentioned in an earlier post, I use a Da Kine heli-pack, about 40 squid for last seasons colours, and straps then diagonally across your back with a total of five straps (only three vital) also enough space for a spare layer, a camelback or platypus, a bit of food, some survival and avalanche gear. Also makes you look like a pro when wandering around town.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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I use the over the shoulder technique and the way I get around shoulder "dent" is I always wear a back pack and the skies sit nicely on the shoulder strap and don't press directly into the shoulder. Having said that I do as little ski carrying as I possibly can!!!!
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That photo of the telemarker carrying his skis with skins attached on low angle deep snow. Kind of like a cyclist carrying his bicycle across a stretch of pavement! I cringe when my boards "scissor" like that. Maybe with skins on you might not get the grating sound of edges dulling each other. Ouch!
I like to carry my skis over the shoulder tips up. This style gave way to the tips down variation in the late sixties, but I never got with the program. I think tips up is a little more comfortable, the binding are not poking me as much.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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If only it were as simple as only carrying your own skis.
The family Zorro technique is ...
Mr Z carries his and Mrs Z's skis
Mrs Z carries Zit 1's and Zit 2's skis
Zit 1 carries Zit 3's skis and Mr Z's poles
Zit 2 carries Mrs Z's and Zit 1's poles
Zit 3 carries Zit 2 and Zit 3 poles.
Sometimes Mr Z also ends up carrying Zit 3, but then that really complicates things.
Learning by mistakes I established that it is important to check what the Zits are carrying shortly after starting off and not waiting until you get to the destination.
Aim would be to get ski in/ski out accommodation, as arms grew in length by 3 inches last year.
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Aim would be to get ski in/ski out accommodation, as arms grew in length by 3 inches last year.
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But what fun you would miss trying to get on and off crowded ski buses.
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David Goldsmith,
I was taught your method by the instructor on my first ESF lesson.
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It's quite simple really - Ones butler carries one to the helicopter, and then puts ones feet in fresh warm boots, whilst the senior footman and chauffeur load ones skis, poles, picnic, and champagne into the carrying rack.
One doesn't see what all the fuss is about!
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I have noticed that ski sling are selling direct on ebay and that you can buy now for £9.50 (as opposed to the £14.50 on the website). You may be lucky and get some for £8.00.
Never tried them personally, but have got some as "Christmas stocking fillers" for the family - I shall make them carry their own skis now!!!!!
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Kramer, Yes, but do ensure one's butler packs the vodka and martini. Mine didn't last time, and I had to sack him. Good staff are so hard to get these days.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Personally one prefers a single malt on the slopes. But it does seem difficult to find someone to make a back-pack which goes well with the butler's tails. (Unfortunately his ski technique wasn't up to carrying it on the silver tray. We lost so many glasses that way.)
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i dont carry skis
u shud all go to a gud resort where u can ski out oif the locker room and straight to the chair lifts
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You know it makes sense.
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snowball, one's butler finds it far easier to carry them on a tea tray.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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I'm firmly of the skis on shoulder, tips down at the front, persuasion. What really bugs me is other people carrying poles up stairs in front of me and swinging them back and forth with no thought of where the sharp end might be. 
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Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Mark Hunter, I think you probably have a very good idea! 
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which is also, I think, part of the reason he's walking duck-footed.
). You'll want to use your sternum strap if the pack is at all loaded; comfort in this area is a very good thing and you'll want to check for that. Careful in the shop, too: you're now 2 feet taller! 
; but then 'snowboarding has no history' and therefore 'should not be taught on school/university winter sports courses' 
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