 Poster: A snowHead
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Amongst other stuff I also carry Arnica tablets - which I eat like sweets in the belief that it will take the continuous swelling on my knees down. Not admitting how many I get through in a day but works OK ( must try without them as an experiment)
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Hip flask...well you wouldn't want in yer trousers if you fell............... 
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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 always carry a pack so very little....ski pass, money ( notes only ) and sun cream. Map.
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Same as JT, but with a Sony Cybershot DSC200 compact digi camera. and if its good weather then a hat, ears, turtle fur, and goggles. This way I know that the weather will stay good coz when I forget them it gets very cold and snows.
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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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I'm suprised not one person has mentioned carrrying an mp3 player/i-pod
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I think hearing is a very important part of mountain safety. You can here different surfaces from skiers ahead, you can hear skiers from behind, and all types of chatter and even warning shoutas or noises. There has been discussion on this topic before, but personally I wouldnt want to contaminate the experience of skiing with earplugs and music.
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Well let's see. My jacket has 10 pockets, so often I can't actually find what I want right away....
Lip Block, Sun Cream, Gaviscon tabs (nothing worse than indigestion on the piste after a heavy night), Mints, Choccy, Ski Pass, Piste Map, Goggles, Bucktool, Cable Lock, Blue diamond stone, Snood, Contact Lense comfort drops, Mobile Phone (turned off!), Insurance details, Wallet or cash/credit card, pen/pencil, Tissues, glove liners, hip flask
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Amongst other things, these days I usually take a bladder (in the back pack, not the jacket!)
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er, me ?
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Anyone actually take a hip flask these days, or is it one of those things you're just not supposed to mention?? 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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I don't drink alcohol on the slopes and don't think music is a very good idea either.
I agree with Frosty that you need your wits about you on the hill. There is always shouting and directions going on in our group so headphones would not work. I also have this hearing issue with a helmet as well so I am undecided there as well.
My pack carries evrything I need so I don't uses my pockets for anything other than what I have mentioned
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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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JT, Re: the helmets, many now come with detachable ear covers+/or are cut above the ears so there should be no sound insulating issues. I started wearing one last winter, and noticed no difference in noise levels. I could clearly hear my partner muttering abuse at me, just like every other winter. 
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snowbunny,
I still don't fancy one even if hearing isn't a factor. The tele guy in our group swears by his tho'
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You know it makes sense.
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JT, Another helmets + . Mine does not mess up my hair, like a hat
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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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snowbunny,
My hair is great so don't have helmet or hat issue here either..!!
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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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snowbunny,
Well, what I mean is I'm not bald...!!
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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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Hmm, where do I start? 
Sunglasses/Goggles (dep on which I'm not wearing), Lip Balm, Sunscreen, Wallet, Mobile Phone, Piste Map, Baseball Cap/Wooly Hat (again depends which I'm wearing), Lucozade Energy sweets, half litre btl of water or energy drink, choccy bar, and camera. I could do with hiring Sherpa Tenzing next year 
Only time I take a backpack, is if we're going straight on the lash from the slope in a different village. That way I put all the above in the backpack, along with my Trainers (well you can't expect me to dance on tables in Ski-boots now, can yer?) 
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Not as of yet, but I've been forewarned 
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