 Poster: A snowHead
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flowa, Agreed. However the total "normalised" ski length in front of the boot toe (or indeed infront of the boot centre line for that matter) will not be more than 4 inches (10 cms), possibly at most 4 and 3/4 inches (12 cms) depending on where he mounts his bindings at the mo. Without some testing, Elston's hoops may just be inside his head!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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kieranm, you'll need an awful lot more fitness for L2 compared to L1, imagine a day of skiing hard, performance longs & shorts , where you are out of breath after each run, then the trainer casually mentioned 4-5 moguls runs down a red run and we are done......
I was doing circuits once a week, spinning twice a week and hockey training and/or a hockey game in the 3 months prior to my L2 and was still knackered on a few days.....There was one guy in our group who wasn't as fit, it was noticeable on the bumps and variables especially if he couldn't do a "full" run without pause occasionally
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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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kitenski, understood, but I'm comfortable that my current fitness would be good enough for that; it's going beyond it that I start to get worried!
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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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We had a few injure out on my L2 , two weeks of performance skiing will require a decent level of general fitness, even more so at L3 and very skiing specific fitness is required for the L4 technical I am told. Fitness, strength, agility and flexibility is paramount.TTPPE
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kitenski, I've been discussing this with jjc_james and will be working through a cut-down version of their fitness schedule to see how I get on.
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kieranm, interesting, is that publicly available??
I pulled a calf muscle on my l2 which meant I missed a whole day and skied the 2nd half on pain killers!!
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kitenski, not publicly available as far as I know, but you could ask jjc_james if you're interested.
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| Spyderman wrote: |
| Elston, Let me know when you want to have a test and I'll bring them to Hemel, what boot size are you? |
Thanks mate. Its 307mm. Will be about next sunday to give telemarking a bash but i will be at hemel quite a bit when I get my crd check sorted. 
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Elston, Pretty much same size as me so no problem trying them, I'm not about this Sunday, but can do most evenings to suit, just let me know.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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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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Elston, Find something you are comfortable on, doing the stuff you need to do for Level 2.
When I did mine we had 21 candidates; good portion were on de-tuned SL's (Salomon 24hrs); couple on Full SL's, a couple on Atomic ST's, a couple on white Salomon Tornado's; plus a few other things; all piste oriented. No twin tips!
Widest underfoot was the Tornado's; narrowest the full SL's; all between chin and top of head length wise.
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You know it makes sense.
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Nah there's some BBRs up on that link for £375 
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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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fatbob, Too bad.............. someone  has put a bid on them, £70 at the mo! Too slow Elston, I bet these bad boy SL skis go for a shed load more than £160 now!
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Poster: A snowHead
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skimastaaah, not the most ideal ski to do a BASI course on though. Bit of a one trick pony.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Spyderman, Agreed, .......... I was thinking of the "reasonably cheap", and put together scooby_simon,'s observations on his L2 course. Especially if indoors a half decent SL ski is going to work. If he's wanting a decent ski then why is he deliberating on your i.Titans. These should have been bought by Elston by now!! 
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Elston, the chap who turned up on my L2 with BBRs didn't ski on them past day 3 I seem to remember............
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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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| kitenski wrote: |
| Elston, the chap who turned up on my L2 with BBRs didn't ski on them past day 3 I seem to remember............ |
Haa; forgot one of the guys on my L2 turned up on BBR's; lasted the first morning! Went and rented some 24's.
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| scooby_simon wrote: |
| kitenski wrote: |
| Elston, the chap who turned up on my L2 with BBRs didn't ski on them past day 3 I seem to remember............ |
Haa; forgot one of the guys on my L2 turned up on BBR's; lasted the first morning! Went and rented some 24's. |
Our first 3 days it snowed virtually non stop!! the mountain was shut one morning so we had to kick out a small area to do central theme on, so it didn't really matter what you were on, actually was waist deep on piste one morning!!
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177 iTitan now sold, 163 still available.
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Elston, good ski for you at your size and weight, no excuses now 
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