 Poster: A snowHead
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Loving the sales this year. Bagged some new trousers for MrsSkimottaret and the youth 50% off in Albertville and I got a Vallorbe fine file 1/2 price woohoo 
Got some cheap Icebreaker Merino 50-65% off and today bought some stupidly expensive Arc'teryx gloves but as I got 40% off at S&R made em only twice as much as I should have paid for a pair of gloves.
Did sell two pairs of GS skis so still have cash burning a hole in my pocket, give me some ideas !!
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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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50% off in Albertville
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Au Vieux Campeur? Popped in there yesterday but only bought a walking map of the Lake Annecy area.
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pam w, Yup was there on Saturday and they were just changing over to the spring stuff with a few racks of discounted gear.. was your map on sale 
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was your map on sale
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No - full price. But I get a lot of entertainment value from maps - sitting with a drink working out walks I'll probably never do! I was looking for a helmet but they didn't seem to have any at all. Decathlon was in full summer swing and with a much changed floor layout so I wandered round even more aimlessly than I usually do.
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Note to self: I DO NOT NEED ANY NEW GEAR. But I do fancy a new jacket...
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Pedantica, Needs and Wants are two different animals... Am still considering a new pair of GS skis but nothing in the sales... dont really need but definitely want a new Arc'teryx jacket to replace my old reliable Sidewinder...
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Technically nothing, but I did spend a load of free vouchers that were about to expire, plus the cash till girl found some money off things in a book behind the counter, so got a €180 sleeping bag for €80, and €120 worth of base layers and fleeces for €4.95  (glad I found something €15 more than I was going to spend, else those extra discounts would have made the bill < vouchers!)
Will be getting a new jacket for next season. Primarily because I'm bored of the current one, and secondarily to confuse every sH I have skied with by having a different jacket. Can't decide on colour or brand, but might pop up to Sport Scheck
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I got a Protest mid layer type jumper last week while in Serre Che. Reduced down to €32, no idea what the original price should be though. As it was so warm my jacket was redundant last week and I'd worn my windproof jumper to death that it was in danger of being able to stand up by itself.
Most of the shops seemed to have huge amounts of Icepeak stuff reduced.
I need a new pair of ski pants/salos for next season. One pair is fine, the other pair are a little on the tight side - so much so that I somehow broke my phone that was in a pocket.
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Picked up a half price fjallraven jumper in Au Vieux Campeur Albertville but was disappointed by the hardware with only 20% off Soul Sevens in my size. There were a lot of places around the Tarrentaise selling centuries old but unused Dynastar plop for 50% off but about 50% not enough off imho. Do You Need Another Ski Try A Rossignol
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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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Transceiver, shovel and probe x2. Will be out in the sand dunes trying to track down Mrs. Psycho....honest officer I was avalanche training...
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got Rossignol Saffron 7s a few weeks ago for $359! Yay!
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You know it makes sense.
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A kitchen
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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T Bar, ha, that's what I'm about to get!
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Poster: A snowHead
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A new pair of Lange sx100 boots from quecha in Domancy to replace my old Salomon integral a'slippers'. Looking at the cc statement, change from £100!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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In the last few weeks I've picked up a thermic boot dryer (going to be trying self catering next year, so no luxury of the chalet boot dryer), new pair of slightly longer Scott poles (on the advice of Derek at Marmalade) and a new jacket (as the old one started falling apart on my last trip) which happily has a colour that coordinates with my boots and skis - very important for a stylish fellow like me!
I should probably look out for a new helmet as the current one is now a couple of years old and has a nice collection of dings, though I'll probably hang on and get an Aldi one at the start of next season as I doubt I'll find anything close to that price even in the sales.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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kieranm, where did you find the thermic dryer? One of mine has died and the other on last legs..
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I should probably look out for a new helmet as the current one is now a couple of years old and has a nice collection of dings
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How????? I've had the same head for 55 years now and haven't managed to ding it yet....
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andyrew, you're not trying hard enough.
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andyrew, if kieranm, is anything like me then he'll have whacked his head getting on lifts. I whacked mine on the pull down handle quite a few times last week..... of course had I not had a helmet on there would be an inch or so extra gap so I probably wouldn't have whacked my head.
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tah, they are good but hard to find discounted !
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How????? I've had the same head for 55 years now and haven't managed to ding it yet....
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I don't think of myself as accident prone but to have gone 55 years without banging your head on something seems remarkable!
Most of the dings in the helmet are probably from when it wasn't actually on my head. I keep it in my boot bag and I'm not too precious about it as I'd rather replace with another cheap one every year or two. But on top of that I have had occasional knocks on it from lift bars, falls, and I've probably dropped it a couple of times. The final straw though was a recent fall at Welwyn when I passed out afterwards - definitely time for a new one now.
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right boot dryer ordered now what
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I have had occasional knocks on it from lift bars
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It was a bash from a lift bar which drew quite a lot of blood which finally drove on of my sceptical friends to get a helmet.
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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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| Pedantica wrote: |
| T Bar, ha, that's what I'm about to get! |
It was actually a little tongue in cheek based on the spam on the forum.
Reality is I found a jacket in the sales to replace my rather elderly number and I need a new pair of skis as the repair shop has declared my current ones as fit only for rock skis and beyond further repair. Not sure what to buy.
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| skimottaret wrote: |
| right boot dryer ordered now what |
Find me some bargain GS skis whilst I nip out for a beer or two........
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You know it makes sense.
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Just ordered some new skis from Glisshop - piste skis (74 waist) and a bit shorter than I've been skiing. Dynastar Active Pro. Lightweight, which is what I am, these days - don't think my poorly knee can cope with off piste. £252. But I'm going home tomorrow - will have to wait till next season to try them out. Unless I take them to Hemel. Which I might - but that would mean taking boots home; the Hemel boots are grim.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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| skimottaret wrote: |
| right boot dryer ordered now what |
One for the left boot?
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Poster: A snowHead
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whilst I nip out for a beer or two..
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a well deserved beer or two i recon !!!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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got some wicked Hestra gloves - technically not in the sale as such, but new from a fellow Snowhead. Thanks again valuga
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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pam w, just received a pair of the dynastar cham 87's from glisshop -very nice ! Trying hard not to think about the EOSB as I so wanted to be there trying them out, but too much got in the way. So difficult to stick them under the bed 'till next season !! 
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pam w,
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piste skis (74 waist) and a bit shorter than I've been skiing. Dynastar
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Damn, you could have had my Exclusive Legends for nothing! But maybe 152 would have been too short for you? Actually, I've been hanging on to them in case my own knees get worse, and I stop being able to handle the red devils on piste!
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But maybe 152 would have been too short for you?
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Thanks, Pedantica. I've ordered 158. I have Dynastar Exclusive something or other too, but they are pretty old now (bought cheaply years ago when they were "last year's model") and also 163. I took easiski seriously when she said my skis were too long! The new skis were £252, which I thought a good buy.
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Arbor watchtower 163 snowboard, about $700 NZ landed, roughly half price. Love US sales, just in time for the start of the season 
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pam w,
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The new skis were £252, which I thought a good buy.
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Indeedy. Hope you enjoy them in due course.
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Pair of Spyder Dare salopettes which were just before end of season sales in europe - £295 in snow and rock and i paid US$212 including tax when i was in phoenix, and i tested them out the following week in Beaver Creek 
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