 Poster: A snowHead
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skimottaret, And if indeed, 'Normal Service' has been resumed, may i add............................FISH
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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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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little tiger, merci
Carrots - aka Brushes - Markers used to set out training courses for ski racing. Carrots are screwed into the snow and have soft tops that if skied over will not cause a fall.
Stubbies - Short poles used to set out training courses for ski racing. Being shorter than full size poles stubbies help the ski racing athlete to get used to skiing closed race courses without having to block poles out of the way.
Brushes - see Carrots
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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DaveC, Good luck with your L2! CEM has helped me as well which prompted me to put some of the "arcane" boot jargon in the glossary along with arcane racing jargon, weather jargon, instructing jargon and all the skiing jargon that has come along. I had the full bifter balance and alignment done and man there was a lot of geeky terms flying about that day (ramp angle, pronation, deltas etc....). Nothing wrong with using techy terms and i didnt look down on CEM or Andy for using them cause they knew what they were talking about. It helped me feel more confident knowing a little bit about what they were on about and that it wasnt mumbo jumbo or a lot of hot air and that what they were doing for me might actually help with my skiing 
I like skiing as well, and, found recently that i quite like teaching skiing as well. For me knowing how to explain something quickly, simply and clearly cause i understand a bit about it cant hurt when someone asks me a question.
I am a bit of a geek and actually read the course material before taking my CSCF course. Gave me just enough background information so that i could ask intelligent questions and helped me learn. Although not the best skier in the group the course tutor thought i was interested enough in the sport to offer me a job later. So instead of only babysitting little kids i also get to teach promising racers. Cool huh...
Absolutely not having a go or anything but do you like teaching, or is it mainly a way to fund your skiing habit and to be able to live in the mountains?
Be humble, be helpful, be knowledgeable and in the years to come you can feel good that you helped introduce people to the sport you love 
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we have the right audience for a missing defination, anyone fancy a go at defining
SKINS - tbd
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Skins:
An accent device to enable ski mountaineers/randonners/touring skiers to hike up mountains whilst still attached to skis and bindings.
Originally Seal Skin, now mixed, synthetic/natural fibres.
A device used to attach to the base of skis in order to use them to walk up hill on snow. The 'Skin' has one direction enabling them to glide on the uphill stroke and 'Bite' so as not to slip downhill thus enabling progress. The have a glued side that can attach to the skin and a skin side for friction against the Snow. The should be removed when commencing the decent, following the Banana between the carrots.
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SMALLZOOKEEPER, good but whats a randonner?
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skimottaret, More work for you i guess.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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slightly edited to make more sense to us boring on piste skiers 
SKINS - A device used enable ski mountaineers/randonners/touring skiers to hike/slide up snow covered mountain slopes whilst remaining attached to their skis. Originally made of seal skin, now manufactured using a combination of synthetic and natural fibres. They have two sides, the one in contact with the snow has the fibers and a sticky glue is on the other side.
'Skins' are affixed to the bottom of each skis base and the protruding fibres have a "direction" retracting and flattening to the base allowing them to glide on the skiers uphill stroke and extend and bite into the snow so as not to slip downhill, thus enabling progress one step at a time whilst travelling uphill. They should be removed when commencing a major decent but can be left on for short downhill traverses.
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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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skimottaret, No Bananas? 
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Banana Skins?
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You know it makes sense.
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| skimottaret wrote: |
| SMALLZOOKEEPER, good but whats a randonner? |
I think he means randonneurs - which is merely the French for ski-mountaineers and therefore redundant in your definition.
There is, perhaps, a spot more proofing required...but far be it from me...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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Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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SMALLZOOKEEPER, to be done, or, to be determined
not sure which but will have to comtemplate after my bike ride
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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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skimottaret, No worries, however in my world there is mùore than one definition for what you have asked
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skimottaret,
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I could use a sub-editor on this job
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You have only to ask. I may not be able to ski very well, but I can proof-read. 
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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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skimottaret, OK. Give me a moment or two. 
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skimottaret, I don't like the definition of steering
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veeeight, fair enough nor i..... was going to post a query on Epic about getting a definative definition of steering but as you are better known there perhaps you could have a go or better still post a question on TGR for me if you dont mind....
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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| skimottaret wrote: |
| or better still post a question on TGR for me if you dont mind.... |
Just start this thread on TGR, and start it with what you've got so far. They'll really appreciate it and give constructive advice too.
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DaveC, havent looked at TGR but going by reputation here they are way too cool for a gaper like me so wouldnt bother. i was making a joke with V8 i recon he got it, even us old boring stiffs can mess around occasionally. still not having a go but do you like teaching skiing or would you rather be skiing and hanging out with your TGR type mates?
I am guessing if you post on TGR and admit to being an L1 instructor "babysitter" you will be warmly welcomed.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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You seem to have a bizarre fixation on "fun" and "working as a part of the industry" as being mutually exclusive? Why on earth would a bunch of skiers care if I taught or not?
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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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FUN - BiZARRE - FIXATION. the stuff you talk about after 'Skiiing' and not 'Before'.
The difference between 'Scared to Poor' and 'Early and Hedgehog.'
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DaveC,
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a bizarre fixation on "fun" and "working as a part of the industry" as being mutually exclusive
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WTF? Not evidenced in anything I've seen skimottaret post. Entirely in your imagination, I think.
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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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DaveC, Are you back in Fernie this season? Only we'll be there mid Feb for 2 weeks.
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Poster: A snowHead
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DaveC,
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a bizarre fixation on "fun" and "working as a part of the industry" as being mutually exclusive
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WTF? Not evidenced in anything I've seen skimottaret post. Entirely in your imagination, I think. |
Well, the second or third time I've been asked "do you prefer teaching OR skiing with your mates" starts to grate. It's a stupid, loaded question, and I don't understand the implication that a) there's a choice or b) it's somehow "uncool" to want to instruct/conform/whatever the actual issue is? You don't have to be a pedantic spaz to care about the sport in technical detail.
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Absolutely not having a go or anything but do you like teaching, or is it mainly a way to fund your skiing habit and to be able to live in the mountains?
Be humble, be helpful, be knowledgeable and in the years to come you can feel good that you helped introduce people to the sport you love |
Seems to imply I'd instruct for the money - it pays $14 an hour. Summer IT contracting more than covers me for the ski season... and the whole "be helpful, be humble, be knowledgeable" implies that I'm not. Prefixed with the childish "no offence but" makes it even more barbed.
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| still not having a go but do you like teaching skiing or would you rather be skiing and hanging out with your TGR type mates? |
And again. Doesn't seem like it's my imagination that I'm being unsubtly baited. Evidenced enough, Hurtle?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| Spyderman wrote: |
| DaveC, Are you back in Fernie this season? Only we'll be there mid Feb for 2 weeks. |
Aye, all season 
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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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DaveC,
Not really. It appears clear to me that skimottaret thinks teaching is fun, but that in order to teach, one has to have some notion of the technicalities. All he seemed to me to be trying to do was to ascertain whether you felt the same way. Perhaps you're protesting a little too much?
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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| Hurtle wrote: |
DaveC,
Not really. It appears clear to me that skimottaret thinks teaching is fun, but that in order to teach, one has to have some notion of the technicalities. All he seemed to me to be trying to do was to ascertain whether you felt the same way. Perhaps you're protesting a little too much? |
Or perhaps my opinion is still in line with SZK's rather than yours that this thread is a bit of a joke? Why does that mean that I don't have technical knowledge? I don't spout all day on here about IT stuff, or skiing stuff, since I don't feel the need to measure my worth in how much rubbish jargon i can regurgitate?
Apparently I've managed to get myself dragged into the typical level around here just getting involved anyway... There was a clear implication that I must instruct just for the money (not sure where that came from?), and that because I generally enjoy skiing and I'm involved in the TGR community that I have no passion for teaching.
On the plus side, I'm going to be skiing in 10 weeks
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I admit, I'm awesome, but not because of my choice of winter career)
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you can definitely call an internet argument win, How could i win against an awesome dude like you tell you what why dont you tootle off to the apres zone, us pedantic spastic geeks who are still here wont terribly mind, but we may miss your rapier wit, insightful commentary, helpful hints and tips...
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Can I suggest the pair of you join the mass brawl (the Preseason Mass Snow deprivation or PMS bash) currently being organised for the ski show? Please see the thread in resorts and a couple in Apres.
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