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Where do I ski? I've answered clearly. Not the west, not Canada, the Northeast: Vermont, New Hampshire, New York.
Anyone got a boring picture of the lift line at Killington? Stratton, Okemo? Anyone?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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We were hoping you might.
Your original generalisation was
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| stoatsbrother wrote: |
| EKnight - another Helmet. (Dainesse) - I am not sure where you ski, but perhaps 50% of people skiing/boarding in US/Canada wear a lid these days. |
Perhaps? More like 5% in the US. |
with no specific locale or sample indicated.
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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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Nor did you. Well, except, "down here"!
I was using the same generalization as the earlier statement, "US and Canada"!
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That lift queue picture is not selling Whistler to me. 
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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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You'll only see lift lines like that during the very busy (eg: Presidents Week, Spring Break etc.) periods. Besides which locals know which lifts to avoid on which mountain at what time.
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| ...it's also useful when skiing narrow tree-lined runs, of which there are quite a few in Whistler (roll on March!). |
Where's that then? Where are the tightest packed skis you can ski thru in Whistler? |
More or less anywhere below tree line I'd have thought. |
Err, sorry, I meant, tightest packed TREES not tightest packed SKIS! D'oh!
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Snowy, you're quite right!
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I thought that was me in that pic then with the pale blue helmet but it hasn't got bear ears.  (well it's such a horrid colour I couldn't imagine anyone else choosing it, but you can spot me a mile off)
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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sweet rooster. It's a bit pricey but as the strength is in the cabon kevlar weaving on the exterior rather than the polystyrene on the inside it can take multiple hits without having to be replaced. Useful when you hit as many trees as me!
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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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Besides which locals know which lifts to avoid on which mountain at what time.
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Not criticising Whistler in this but that is one of the really bad excuses trotted out by locals to defend a place. I'm a tourist in everywhere I ski and don't have local knowledge, queues can still be a pain.
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| .... it can take multiple hits without having to be replaced. .... |
I wouldn't bank on that. If it gets a good belt you should realy get another.
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You know it makes sense.
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T Bar, true. I know how to avoid queues here at peak season, but that's irrelevant to the punter who pays my mortgage. I really don't need him to have a pants holiday.
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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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but that is one of the really bad excuses trotted out by locals
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Unfortunately in my case it seems to be true. I don't queue. A punter (if he/she wants to avoid lift lines) has a choice of researching (this info is available in "the" book), hooking up with a local, or skiing with an instructor. Every man and his dog seems to be at the bottom of the Emerald Chair, whilst the rest of the mountain can be relatively quiet. So go figure.
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Poster: A snowHead
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| .... it can take multiple hits without having to be replaced. .... |
I wouldn't bank on that. If it gets a good belt you should realy get another. |
True dat. And the proof is: put a steel salad bowl with no padding on head and let someone whack it.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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sweet rooster- High impact protection due to carbon weaving and doesn't make my head look as big as any other model!
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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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letitsnow wrote:
.... it can take multiple hits without having to be replaced. ....
I wouldn't bank on that. If it gets a good belt you should realy get another. Thu Sep 06, 07
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What i really meant was that any damage due to the strength being on the exterior is that damage is visible as opposed to nearly all the other helmets that the strench comes from the polystyrene information!
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letitsnow, pardon me, but
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| to nearly all the other helmets that the strench comes from the polystyrene information! |
hardly clarifies your point?
The strength is on the exterior in all hard-surface helmets. Foam padding -cannot- spread a point impact over a wider area, it is there to absorb energy, which a hard shell cannot do.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Bones, BLIMEY!
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Hurtle, that's not so bad.
It's when there's a similar line at Attitrash to ski ice AND someone's busy cutting the lock on your good skis that you brought -just in case there was a natural snowflake- that things really take a nosedive.
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Bones, Looks like 2003 vintage to me..... and I can see one of my favorite descents on there, the line of the old Blue chair! 
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The strength is on the exterior in all hard-surface helmets. Foam padding -cannot- spread a point impact over a wider area, it is there to absorb energy, which a hard shell cannot do.
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In to comply with EN1077(helmet safety test) sweet Rooster came out tops due to it's exterior resitence during the impact test.
The impact test is a 1kg piece of metal with a 60 degree point on it. All helmets must resist this to get the EN1077 rating.
I'm not saying don't change your sweet helmet if you have a big fall but you are far less likely to need to due to it's exterior superior strength compared to any other brand i have heard of on the market.
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letitsnow, in any kind of impact (at this level!) the energy has to either be transferred to the struck object or absorbed by a barrier. What does sweet rooster do 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Bones,
That is complete pile of poo... I'd want my money back. How long were the waiting times?
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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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Bones,
Based on my foray this year Harmony has been screwed even more by the "Symphony effect". Build a new overhyped/underdelivering lift one bowl over and all the punters feel they have to get over there and back at least once a day - leads to crazy crunches at Harmony as well as the usual at Emerald. I'd expect the totally unnecessary W-B connector lift to lead to similar problems next year around late morning/early afternoon.
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You know it makes sense.
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Got to agree Fatbob about the new Gondola all it means is people will follow the sun easier creating more bottle necks at certain lifts., as for symphony bowl its a nice area to head to and with fresh snow it can be fun. so long as you get there early then head out as the crowds arrive. All it really does tho is invite people over there and creates queue problems at Harmony and Emerald lifts when they want to get back.
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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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Those lift queue piccies are unbelievable!! I don't think I'd want to ski where you had to queue like that. Just imagine the black looks you'd get as a novice if you missed the next available place due to inexperience!!
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Poster: A snowHead
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| Megamum wrote: |
| Just imagine the black looks you'd get as a novice if you missed the next available place due to inexperience!! |
Not really a problem: there's usually someone directing traffic up front. My impatience threshold is somewhere around 35mins.
There are usually better choices other than NOT skiing,
for beginners herringboning or sidestepping back up is a very good alternative once the wait -is- that long.
for some events even intermediates can get priority with a race bib, the park is often separate and there is usually other terrain.
A little bit of cleverness, planning and unlaziness can go a long way to avoid sitting through all that. At least more than once: lines like that are more common on feeder and cross-connect lifts.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Sun cream, Yes I'm folically challenged. 
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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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A lovely mass-produced alpina helmet which i am in the mood for customizing if I make the uni ski team.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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other lifts were about the same, That photo was from about 3 years ago and we vowed never to go back. we did however go back this year and will definately avoid the place now. It is good skiing and the village is nice but the queues, the weather and the hype do have a negative effect.
