 Poster: A snowHead
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According to the advices given at snowhead, there seems to be a fairly long list of "must" one shouldn't venture onto a piste without:
1) Helmets: -- one would be daf/crazy/no-brain NOT to wear one (though that point is still hotly debated)
2) Boots MUST be in hand luggage whenever allowed by airline/airport
3) Skis MUST have protection from road dirt while being transported on car roof
4) Skis must be carried on the shoulder tails up
5) Side-slipping -- Without which one is not to go beyond reds (or was it before venturing onto reds?)
I'm sure there're many more "skiing must" I missed...
Last edited by Poster: A snowHead on Tue 26-02-08 1:35; edited 2 times in total
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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just enjoy
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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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abc, Alchohol !! it's a must 
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| abc wrote: |
| 2) Boots MUST be in hand luggage. |
Why?
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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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Fergus, because abc thinks somebody may once have suggested it 
It isn't one I recall anybody ever suggesting, although there do seem to be quite a few who very much want to take their boots in hand luggage.
The other points he makes have all been suggested at some point, by somebody.
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abc, (6) MUST not listen to well-meaning, enthusiastic-amateur, pedantic, hot debaters.
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You must have Oakley (or similar) goggles with inter-changeable lenses
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Fergus, Some people carry boots in hand luggage because they're worried about them getting delayed/lost in the hold baggage.
vetski, Some airlines don't allow boots in hand luggage because boot bags are a pain to fit into overhead lockers because they don't squash down.
I think it should be a personal choice 
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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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abc, 6)Merino wool underwear (silk is for losers, but I can't remember why)
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7) If in Britain, boots/footbeds must be fettled by CEM. If in Europe, by small/large/nakedzookeeper.
8 ) If in Britain, skis should be serviced by Spyderjon. And you should stay and watch and learn so minor stuff can be done yourself.
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You know it makes sense.
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uktrailmonster, given the size of some of the bags people get away with as hand luggage, I still don't see that the airlines should have a problem with boots as hand luggage. One woman on the way back from Vienna last weekend had a bag overhead that I could have packed for 2 weeks skiing - and I don't pack light!
abc, perhaps also add 9) The intention to participate in snowsports (which might get rid of the Eurotrash poseurs who stand around trying to look cool in outfits which should be illegal) and 10) The phone number of mountain rescue programmed into your phone (which I always mean to do but rarely manage - the road to hell etc etc)
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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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FISH...
And anyone who flew to the US regularly and took connecting transfer flights would understand the boots in hand luggage bit. And yes you can get them in bags which fit the specification. I have never seen the point of bootbags. Awkward shape, don't hold enough, just make your boots more vulnerable to damage and increase the number of bags you have to get lost.
Haven't we got something better to discuss rather than restart every single argument simultaneously?
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Poster: A snowHead
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stoatsbrother,
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Haven't we got something better to discuss rather than restart every single argument
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We've got Megamum to do that 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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11) (i think) i MUST store my skis/board in a vat of wax over the summer.. once solid the resulting VW beatle sized lump can be safely transported in hand luggage or on one of those nuclear train flasks..
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12) Must ski at La Rosiere
13) Must make big lists of what to take - a) on holiday b) each day
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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14) You MUST use a major TO to book your ski trip.
15) You MUST DIY all your ski trips.
Last edited by Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do. on Tue 26-02-08 10:27; edited 1 time in total
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16) you MUST drink 5 gallons of water per hour
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stoatsbrother, I thought it was just a joke/spoof thread. But like many spoofs it was so like the truth that people started to take it seriously. Or maybe it WAS serious and I misunderstood. 
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17) you MUST go to the loo at least 5 times per hour 
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A serious one:
You MUST ski some of the less famous resorts. DOn't be blinkered by thinking you can only have a good time at a big name resort.
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1 You MUST appreciate Wengen if you go there.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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1 You MUST appreciate Wengen if you go there.
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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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You MUST NOT have a beer at lunch time or listen to an MP3 player whilst on the slopes.
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MUST take at least 3 ski holidays a year
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MUST go to the E0SB
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You know it makes sense.
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abc, Must get the train, even though it costs 3 times as much and takes 48 hours
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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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must/must not take lots of lessons
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Poster: A snowHead
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If Driving across France you MUST have telepeage (yes really, you really really must, honest)
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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One essential piece of kit is: an envelope (for stretching)
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Must always hire cars from the SWISS SIDE of Geneva airport (even if going to Canada).
Must always buy your snow chains at the Chambery hypermarket (even if going by train)
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Trenmold,
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| vetski wrote: |
uktrailmonster, given the size of some of the bags people get away with as hand luggage, I still don't see that the airlines should have a problem with boots as hand luggage. One woman on the way back from Vienna last weekend had a bag overhead that I could have packed for 2 weeks skiing - and I don't pack light!
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I know what you mean. But those max sized hand luggage bags you often see are just thin enough to fit sideways in a 737 overhead locker. Even if they do completely fill the space allocated for the entire row of passengers. But boot bags with a couple of size 10s are just that bit too wide to fit either way round. Easily solved if you simply remove 1 boot and store it seperately. Also not a problem if you have small feet.
Anyway some airlines, especially long haul, don't mind you carrying them eg. Air Canada.
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I am sick of people telling me I need an Iphone If I want my music and phone to be a seperate utilities who are you to tell me otherwise
You must find a channel on your walkie talkies that will not be overrun wiht Germans / Russians
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