 Poster: A snowHead
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I've noticed that when you go to click into bindings that sometimes a lot of ice can get stuck to the underside of the boots and this makes it difficult to get into the bindings. Usually I whack the boot with the basket of the ski pole or try to push the ice off with contact with part of the ski (which can't be good for the ski). Sometimes this works well, but other times the ice is quite well stuck on. Is there a product which can be used to spray the sole of the boot with to stop the ice adhering or another solution worth trying. I just wondered if it was worth asking as such an esteemed bunch of snow veterans seems to have found a solution to most problems.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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A good bash with the pole has always been enough for me.
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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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Megamum, scrape & gently stomp (in one motion) your boot across your front binding (that may be what your describing), alternatively kick one boot off the other (a la "there's no place like home, there's no place like home") 
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FenlandSkier,
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A good bash with the pole has always been enough for me.
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Agreed, and I use the stem of the pole, not the basket - which is why my poles look a complete shambles now!
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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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If it's particularly stubborn ice, lay your ski on its side & use the edge as a scraper - works a treat 
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Don't think there is any product which will stop ice sticking. Pole bashing and scrapping on the top of my toe binding normally does the trick, but if the ice is particularly stubborn get a friend to beat the soles of your boots with their pole. It's much easier for them to see where the ice is sticking than is is for you.
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Tip to the wise: don't use the basket or section of the pole near the basket to bash the snow off, as it can break. I've personally witessed this twice. If you're a way from the base station you've then got a long way to ski with only one pole. On one occasion this happened on a ski tour, and fortunately the guy in question only had to ski like that for a day and a half before we hit civilisation! I scrape my boot on the binding (and do it gently, not with a hefty kick), but if you are going to do this, then always slide your hand down the shaft (ooh er missus), turn the pole upside down and use the handle end, which is much stronger. Even if you're not hitting the backcountry yet, get into the habit now so you don't have to remember when you do.
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| Megamum wrote: |
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Cat Tracks.
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GrahamN, That's worth noting!
comprex, Those are the things that fit over the skis aren't they?
I'm surprised no enterprising manufacturer has come up with a spray or coating that would prevent the ice adherence whilst not affecting the hold of the ski in the bindings.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Masque, For all other types call in the Enterprise eh?
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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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I wish people would stop trying to use poles to get snow off their boots. It's got to be one of the most ineffective methods known to man. As for people with composite poles......
A good scrape against the toe binding, or at right angles to the riser plate in between the toe and heel binding always works.
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| Megamum wrote: |
| comprex, Those are the things that fit over the skis aren't they? |
No, they are the things that fit over your boots.
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You know it makes sense.
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veeeight, It works for me (I turn the poles upside down as suggested byGrahamN). I have no idea what my poles are made of, they are donkey's years old, and very battered - obviously - but they do the job.
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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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