 Poster: A snowHead
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Thanks for the EOSB in Val Thorens. Excellent stuff.
On the last day, got the bottle to ski across the lake below the glacier.
First time I've done anything like that before.
...... it was ***F*U*N***
Perhaps a good thing did not do it earlier in the week, otherwise I'm sure would have ended up getting a soaking as confidence grew.
So - for your viewing pleasure, I've posted a video of my second attempt;
http://www.snowmediazone.com/the_zone/showphoto.php/photo/7304
Next attempt ( sadly not video'd ) we got the bottle to do the long route across the lake.
That was fun too.
Anyone got piccies/videos of the same thing?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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TJon, nice one. I've never had the bottle to do that.
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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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How deep was it?
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| Megamum wrote: |
| How deep was it? |
happily - I don't know how deep it was.
But to be on the safe side, we stripped down to just base layers, so if we took a soaking there would be something to wear for the rest of the ride down.
I know some snowheads saw a dunking - maybe they can let us know the depth?
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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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TJon, i don;t have permission to view - why would that be?
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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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holidayloverxx, you might need a snowMedia account.
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crazy_skier_jules, whats that about? i can see other stuff in the mediazone
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holidayloverxx, i had that message too although i was logged in, I found that if i looked for it in SMZ and then clicked on the video it worked ok.
TJon, looks like good fun !
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holidayloverxx, hold the 'Ctrl' key as you click on it.
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TJon, you did well.
admin was given some video footage of others trying it and falling in and then having to strip down to their boxers to dive in to retrieve lost skis 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Spyderman, I can't even get that far. when I click on the link I get a blank screen apart from the message:
"You do not have permission to view the images in this category. "
ctrl & click on teh link doesn't do anything at all
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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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holidayloverxx,
if I go to the media zone, and do NOT login, then all I can see is the photos categories.
But if I DO login, then the videos category appears.
Do not know if that's by design or there's a glitch?
Anyway - looks like you need a separate snowMedia account, as crazy Jules suggested.
Look for the "register" button in the menu bar on snowMedia.
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Well the ramp out of the lake would have finished my ski career. Respect.
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You know it makes sense.
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i cant see it either
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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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Poster: A snowHead
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Hi TJon, great video.
Here is a video from the day before of a boarder throwing a 180 as he goes accross:
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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taratibu2, I often find that if you log into the snowMedia zone and then come back to the thread in a new window and re-click the link it works fine. You then have to click the video link and wait while the file downloads - they then usually play OK on your PC's media player
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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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Ray Zorro,  I'm surprised that they didn't all go down with hypothermia!!
What amazes me is how they knew it was do-able anyway!
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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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| Megamum wrote: |
What amazes me is how they knew it was do-able anyway! |
I guess they don't till somebody tries 
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| Megamum wrote: |
Ray Zorro, I'm surprised that they didn't all go down with hypothermia!!
What amazes me is how they knew it was do-able anyway! |
Had no idea it was do-able. Just knew the 160mm shovel tips on the Icelantic Shamans would give me a damn good chance to get accross. Turns out the the 30ft water crossing was much easier than the ski to the waters edge.
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I've just watched it again and it occured that you seem to be quite into the snow line - I'm surprised that the water was liquid - did it have a mineral content?
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| Megamum wrote: |
| I've just watched it again and it occured that you seem to be quite into the snow line - I'm surprised that the water was liquid - did it have a mineral content? |
Not that I know. The skis I took though it were the Icelantic Shamans. They have 160mm tips, 110mm waists and 130mm tails. They're designed to allow you to keep your weight forward in the powder so I didn't change my stance at all.
Some guys followed me though on std twins (80-90mm waist) and they really sat on the tails so as not to hav e the tips dive.
I was told by the locals after that it's about 50ft deep but at the time was about 7ft deep with an ice bottom.
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I've just watched it again and it occured that you seem to be quite into the snow line - I'm surprised that the water was liquid - did it have a mineral content?
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My video is of our second attempt - near the edge, so quite a short section. That was water throughout.
Next run (sadly not video'd) was across the long section in the middle. 3 - 4 times wider. Some ice floating in bits on the surface, and small island of ice that you skidded across in the middle.... ...losing precious momentum.
Should be much wetter this week. Wish I was there to get soaked!
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