 Poster: A snowHead
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Going skiing tomorrow in 60ºF temps (15ºC) and its been warm for several days. I've never skied where there have been several warm days in a row, so I'm curious what adjustments I might have to make to my (lack of) style. I'm assuming that its going to get rather slushy as the temps get above freezing.
Just curious what to expect 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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RoboGeek - What resort are you in? Those temps are practically tropical.
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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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Chestnut Mtn, Illinois. It is tropical almost!
last time I went warm weather skiing was in the upper 40's at Snow Summit - and that was just one day of heat, so the snow was fine
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...to get wet...
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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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Let your skis do the work.
Follow them so that they can plow through the snow.
Beware of trying to turn them or otherwise deflect their direction of travel.
Avoid rapid turns, even using the sidecut. If possible, use bigger skis that are more damp to blast through the gunk.
Wax right, use a coarse structure.
I'm in Peoria this week. Enjoy the skiing!
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are ya? I'm just down the road near Bloomington - passing through Peoria tomorrow. Maybe we can hook up for lunch one of these days..
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RoboGeek, I'll PM you a phone number!
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Try and keep the skis on an edge.
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Frosty the Snowman, but not too much... It's everything in moderation in slush and mashed potatoes.
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RoboGeek, It will be good. Slush can be good fun when you can make it work. And any snow is better than no snow.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Stay centred (i.e. not in the back seat). It's more than usually tiring in the back seat on slush.
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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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laundryman, skis with double bindings? 
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TallTone, skiing tandem ... that would be fun!
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You know it makes sense.
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I recently went halves on a pair of skis with a mate, we own one each and can't decide whether to get another set of bindings put on the back or whether to use one each and hold onto each other three-legged-race stylie.
Suggestions welcomed.
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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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Another set of bindings and a pantomime horse outfit 
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Poster: A snowHead
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Slush is the one time when I find I really use my poles. Seeing ssh's cooments, I wonder if I am trying too hard?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| RoboGeek wrote: |
Chestnut Mtn, Illinois. It is tropical almost!
last time I went warm weather skiing was in the upper 40's at Snow Summit - and that was just one day of heat, so the snow was fine |
That is a bit toasty. You are not alone, though. It was 6c (43f) at 2000m (6600ft) in parts of Austria midday today.
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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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Nick L
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I wonder if I am trying too hard?
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or not going fast enough?
Are we talking steep slushy bump fields or fast cruising pistes? In the former I visualise myself using poles about as much as I do when they're not slushy. On the latter I find fast, long wavelength and low amplitude turning is best fun, so again pole use is about the same as non-slush. Good waxing is important to prevent the adhesive properties of the wet stuff slowing you down too much.
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| Yoda wrote: |
| Good waxing is important to prevent the adhesive properties of the wet stuff slowing you down too much. |
A few years ago I remember spending a whole day riding the tails of my skis - it was the only way to get them to slide. I knew things were going to be interesting when we got to the piste to find it hadn't frozen overnight - still soft from the prior afternoon.
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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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well.. drove up there - about an hour out and it starts to rain.. intermittent at first, but the closer I got the steadier it was. I gave up, turned around and came home. Might try again tomorrow...
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keep your feet together and don't try to slow yourself, the friction of the slush will be enough of a brake.
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RoboGeek, may we assume you've never tried skiing in Scotland then? 
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Yoda, thats a negative.. lol
Tomorrow might be interesting.. and sat is demo day - its going to be even warmer. T-shirt weather even..
And to be honest, I'm a bit nervous about skiing in such unusual conditions - but I figure thats great training for the times when I can't pick and choose the days I ski and I'm stuck with whatever is there
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Slush is good training - if you are moving fast and suddenly hit a really slow patch it's excellent core strength and re-centering exercise (assuming your bindings don't release - but then falling just means getting wet not hitting hard )
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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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Big GS turns with momentum....
You are going to bash your way through
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...although its quite good fun for short-swing mogul skiing (if any bumps have built-up yet)
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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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| Snowy wrote: |
| like you're kicking a football with your big toe. |
Not generally recommended! 
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Poster: A snowHead
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Ski at night 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Attack! Get on the ski and drive it through. Don't let the slush command your move. Most of all trust your equipment.
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