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Megamum
, I know the answer to this question as I skied with you for a few runs at
the eosb
.
Getting down the red mogul field in Orelle was
fantastic
!!!!!!!!! but for DIN settings stick with type 1
Obviously
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isn't a real person
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isn't a real person
II
, Thankyou (just remember I didn't get down all of it though
) though yes, I had a fair crack at some of it
It is useful though that you think type 1 still applies - I kind of thought it should, it seems to me that I am still a sufficient beginner to want the skis to come off easily if I fall - I'm not pushing the type of runs that require the skis to stay on (more of less regardless of what I do).
However, it does confirm that ski ability is important and if you go to a hire shop as a novice, this could cause problems as I can see from the calculator that changing the ability does change the suggested setting. A realistic novice (like me) will probably under estimate their ability - which is probably not going to cause injury as the skis will probably be set to come off earlier. However, some 'gung ho' novices might be tempted to ever-egg their achievements and this could lead to a setting that is really too high.
Children at ski school can always 'look-up' how good they are in their achievement books and I guess a ski tech. could use this information to help with their DIN settings. But for the rest of us improvers it is not so easy. I have seen various descriptions of scales that say what you should be able to do at certain levels, but more often than not I appear to fall between two levels. This is where a comment made by a more experienced skier like that made by
II
, above is incredibly useful. I guess if in doubt or between two levels it is probably best for safety to go with the level that gives the lowest DIN setting?
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?
Megamum
, not so much ski ability as -expected speed- and -expected consequences of losing a ski-.
II
knows how fast you choose to ski and doesn't *really* have to evaluate expertise.
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However, some 'gung ho' novices might be tempted to ever-egg their achievements and this could lead to a setting that is really too high.
If they are actually skiing fast, they can put bigger forces on the binding than an advanced skier skiing at the same speed.
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comprex
, That makes sense. Thank you
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) though yes, I had a fair crack at some of it 
It is useful though that you think type 1 still applies - I kind of thought it should, it seems to me that I am still a sufficient beginner to want the skis to come off easily if I fall - I'm not pushing the type of runs that require the skis to stay on (more of less regardless of what I do).
