 Poster: A snowHead
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Skis really are a terrible faff when they're not actually attached to one's feet... and sometimes even when they are. 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Oh aren't they just? I loathed carting mine on the train and around Gatwick and Turin airports and having to get them out of their case (along with all the stuff I'd stuffed in with them) in order to fit them into the rented car. Though to be fair, it was mainly my daughter who did the actual carting.
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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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| tangowaggon wrote: |
I normally employ the over the shoulder method, with an arm resting on the front of ghe skis and the front binding just behind the shoulder, normally keeping the tails high, away from other people's heads, until I slipped on ice, resulting in a crashing helicopter impression, twisting my knee on the first morning of the week & nearly decapitating the  walking behind me  |
I was always taught the key advantage of this technique is exactly that scenario - the centre of gravity is behind you, so if you slip and let go of the skis, they fall behind you, rather than you falling on top of them. Like you, I proved this to great effect on my first day in resort on some ice (I even managed to somehow throw in a commando roll).
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if you slip and let go of the skis, they fall behind
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and endanger only those behind you. Result!!
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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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Nope they can still swing round and cut the bridge of your nose.
Source: NYE visit to A&E and 8 stitches.
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Ouch. Yes, I guess they don't necessarily go down straight. Bloody things.
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| pam w wrote: |
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if you slip and let go of the skis, they fall behind
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and endanger only those behind you. Result!! |
Or maybe don’t don’t walk so close to the person in front of you carrying skis - after all, you can see them, they can’t see you ?
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