 Poster: A snowHead
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bit of a cry for help. I have to ski tonight on dendix - and still have a grapefruit size black & purple bruise on my leg/bum - you know the bit. has anybody any padding advice?? would be very grateful, am worrying about this. I have to go, as my friend who has lost her confidence is really enjoying the lessons (jumps & synchronised stuff) & I want to provide moral support. have thought about bubble wrap. Although I haven't injured myself before on many years of snow - this stuff is different & I am worrying myself into another fall. rebecca
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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rpft@rpft.co.uk, Best suggestion I can make is to wear an extra pair of tracksuit bottoms or tape a lint pad over bruise.
You do not really want to add too much padding so that it restricts your movement. Are you skiing at the Norfolk Ski Club?
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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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You can buy padded shorts but this would be an expensive option for the occassional trip to the dry slope. (I thought you might be getting in some race practice for next weekends competitions at Norwich).I use an old pair of ski pants on the dry slope as they have a small amount of padding and I don't mind if they get wrecked.
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^ Good advice and bubble wrap would be a bit noisy if you fell on it, imagine all those bubbles popping at the same time, as well as near useless afterwards because all the bubbles had burst.
Best of luck 
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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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kevinrhead, yes (norwich) will definitely do the extra traccy bottoms. cheers for that. do you ski at trowse? rebecca
gsb, am going to wear michelin man trousers also! am not racing, just doing club lessons.
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roga, we've only got the chunky industrial size bubble wrap too - would be like a bomb going off 
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rpft@rpft.co.uk, Depending what Blue Peter materials you have lying around go rip up that ol' camping mat. Tried and tested but don't expect to pull!
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rpft@rpft.co.uk, Yes and I will be there later on this evening to see you Michelin man impersonation
gsb, Are you coming up for the CN or GP
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kevinrhead, oh b*gger - could do with some anonymity or however you spell it.. I'll be the one swearing on impact. everyone else is very polite, but its just not me.
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kevinrhead, Yes both, but it's my children who are skiing (If it was me I would want more than anonymity, relocation to another country perhaps) I am allowed to do the ski-prep.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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What is Dendix?
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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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example of the offending item
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gsb, I will be there for the CN with my children also acting as ski tech. and gofer. Come over and say hello, ask any of the Norfolk team and they can point me out, Kevin Rhead
Last edited by So if you're just off somewhere snowy come back and post a snow report of your own and we'll all love you very much  on Tue 25-04-06 17:45; edited 1 time in total
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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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| kevinrhead wrote: |
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Where's that?
My local slopes don't look half as cool as that and one of them's Gloucester!
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Poster: A snowHead
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race training tonight at Churchill - starts at quarter to 7 so you'd better get a move on ...
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Masque, That looks like just the thing. Is it only me but I will not deal with websites like the one above who do not put any details as to their name address or a telephone number.
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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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roga, Norfolk Ski Club - Norwich
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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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| poma wrote: |
race training tonight at Churchill - starts at quarter to 7 so you'd better get a move on ... |
LOL, the other one being Churchill...
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| roga, Norfolk Ski Club - Norwich |
Looks good to me
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kevinrhead, They've been around for a long time, drop them a mail and ask for contact details, I know what you're saying and I prefer to use POs rather than cards if in doubt.
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Masque, this looks perfect - thank you. skied fine, no prangs. thanks to all for suggestions.
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do any of you service your own skis? I was wondering about wax - slope was very dry tonight
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rpft@rpft.co.uk, Waxing your skis will help a little for the first few runs best to use the hardest wax, normally the one for the coldest conditions on snow (if you have never done this a quick search on here will bring up several threads on waxing skis). When you are skiing at NSC though keep using the wax pad at the top of the main slope. I didn't spot you doing your Michelin man impersonation last night.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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| Masque wrote: |
| http://www.sport-protection.com/xcart/customer/product.php?productid=16158&cat=250&page=1 I think they're still based in Norwich |
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| Is it only me but I will not deal with websites like the one above who do not put any details as to their name address or a telephone number. |
If you type the domain into a whois search, then it gives you the full contact name and address - in Hull. http://www.samspade.org/t/lookat?a=www.sport-protection.com
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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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rpft@rpft.co.uk, If you want to have a go at waxing I have some polar-x wax happy to give you a block to try all you need is an old iron and a plastic scraper.
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kevinrhead, I left at 8.15 ish - kept using the wax pad at the top - there was a queue most times(!) & I was starting to look a bit manic, so I thought I try some heavy duty stuff. thanks ever so for offer of wax, bought some on-line earlier, hope its ironable! that sounds seriously easy.
ski, cheers for this - have purchased some this afternoon - pale blue strips.
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You know it makes sense.
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rpft@rpft.co.uk, If you want some tips on waxing / servicing weekend after next there is a National race when there will be lots of people playing with their benches/irons/scrapers/brushes/files etc (incl me)
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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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kevinrhead, great, might bring kids to program/provide inspiration. when I bought the wax I put the name into google & it brought up a whole load of stuff about waxing & general servicing, including some kits. There were also links to old snowhead threads about waxing, so I have been studying carefully! Were you talking to sally tomlinsons hubby at the bottom of the slope??
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Poster: A snowHead
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rpft@rpft.co.uk, Yes
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Zardoz on top will help make them more slippery. 
Keep the edges sharp too ! 
