 Poster: A snowHead
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| DaveC wrote: |
| Most of the single blacks here aren't pisted either. Fernie double blacks are generally very steep tree runs, or at the end of tough traverses and ubersteep with cliff bands/no fall zones. If you want to take blades in there, nevermind race a competent skier, best of luck. |
*Shudders at the memory of a very tracked out traverse to Sky Dive and Decline*
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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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| Robbof wrote: |
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| Blades are as acceptable as boards. That is to say, we all would prefer they were never invented. |
FFS..... what an embarassing statement. |
Ok, I will rephrase: Boards are as acceptable as boards which are manufactured post-1990. That is to say, we all would prefer they never existed.
Is this better? 
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Ordhan, 
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| and done well they look amazing which can hardly be said for blades. |
Why on earth would someone care what someone else looked like sking?!!
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awksquawk, exactly, but imagine this on blades ...
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Boris, Certainly not - you can't even manage to find the mountains properly ! 
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awksquawk, I take it that's you driving the pink Vauxhall Nova then...
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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hyweljenkins,  Looks ridiculous but I wouldn't dwell on it!
stoatsbrother, Damn! Sussed!
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Well was in St Foy today on my skiboards and up at the black "off tracks" unpisted area off the top of Aguille i bumped into the Goretex grand raid off piste compo  a timed section
Asked if i could enter but entries were already in. however the lass running it said i could have an impromtu go anyway.
Been asked if i'd like to join the competition at another resort as i would have done rather well apparently...
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Cptsideways, did they have a marmot costume for you?
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You know it makes sense.
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There are some very narrow minded people out there, and on this thread, who think they own the snow and the mountains just because they ski or board on something over 130cm long. I have skied to a good standard for many years but because of a knee injury, I have gone onto blades (Head Big Easy 94cm) and have just bought a pair of Summit 110cm skiboards 2008/9, with release bindings.
This is my choice. I could either stop skiing, not a chance, or I can use these brilliant, well designed, highly technical short skis/blades. My snow, my mountain, my choice. I pay the same for my lift pass as you skiers and boarders do and i will go down mountains, skillfully and in control, on what ever I choose. No stupid replies necessary. 
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Poster: A snowHead
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| Scatty Ratty wrote: |
| No stupid replies necessary. |
OK, how about a sensible one? Do you think that there are a higher proportion of people who use blades who have very poor technique, and because of their lack of control over their speed and line pose more of a danger to other piste users? That is certainly my observation of where I ski most of the time. That's not to say that everyone on short skis is a poor skier, I see a few who are clearly excellent and I'd like to think on the few occasions when I've skied on blades I do OK on them.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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You could have a point there. I think if you can ski well and then choose to blade, you are more likely to be of a higher ability and less of a danger than someone
who bombs around on non releasable blades and is totally out of control and their depth. I do start off my holiday on skis (157cm) and then usually switch onto blades around the 3rd day when my knee is screaming in pain (old cartilidge injury and surgery). So i know i am a reasonable skier and therefore a reasonable blader. I have just bought some Summit 110cm skiboards as i do feel restricted on blades, lack of speed and stability and will be selling my Big Easy 94cm, so i do feel i am progressing even with an injury.
I hate seeing people on those solomon blades that stay on if they fall. I want to warn them about the injuries they could get, but that would ruin their fun and sense of
adventure, and basically, that is what playing on the snow is all about.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Scatty Ratty, I don't have a problem with blades per se but it seems to me that the majority of people on blades have made no effort to develop any technique, just rely on the fact that you can swivel them around pretty easily. That might work fine when they start out on the nursery slopes, but as soon as they get on to something steeper or icier their 'technique' is entirely inadequate and they become a menace on the slopes.
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Not sure that you can define skiers by their cutlery, in a generalised way.
Haven't read this thread, but I used blades (in the Ski Evolutif sense) to teach people parallels quickly, just as an experiment in the 1970s. If they're used as part of the mix, they have lots of relevance.
Many many years later (probably at least 15 years later) I took out some blades in the Dolomites, where we had only run open (due to lack of snow) in early December. Found them very relevant to centering balance (fore and aft). Actually quite challenging to use properly. Very entertaining when there's very little snow available to play on.
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| David Goldsmith wrote: |
| Not sure that you can define skiers by their cutlery, in a generalised way. |
I agree. One way to define all slope users is the extent to which they are a danger to other people on the pistes. Unfortunately I see a far higher proportion of out of control people on blades than I do on any other choice of weapon.
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You'd have to check the stats and correlations. I doubt if people on blades cause more collisions/injuries, once one has stripped inequalities in their use out of the equation.
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I think that can be said about any snow media used. You can get boarders and skiers who have had no lessons or a couple of days and they think they are brilliant and own the mountain. They are just as much a menace when they fly around, totally out of control. I have seen many a novice wipe out other people because they cant stop, or turn properly. Alleast if they were on blades they might just put in a turn before taking someone out. What about the overweight people who do no exercise all year then put on a pair of skis and hurtle down the mountain on day one, just because they were a good skiier by day 6 of their last holiday a year ago!
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David Goldsmith, Scatty Ratty, mine is not a scientific sample, but it is most certainly the case that in Les Arcs there are a far higher proportion of bladers who are out of control than any other type of slope user. I'm simply reporting what I see.
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rob@rar, maybe the just look out of control by their very nature of spinning on a sixpence - a bit like those Rak weapons from Austria Bob or whatever his name was
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rayscoops, no, I recognise out of control when I see it.
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rob@rar, I'm afraid I agree with you and see exactly the same thing here. I have nothing against blades and own skis of 99cms, 129 and 139 myself. Unfortunately it is clearly possible for (usually groups of lads) people to take a pair of blades to the top of the mountain and actually get back down again, without any ski lessons at all, and consequently without any chance of being taught the rules of the piste. this makes these lads dangerous in the extreme - there a usually a number of them and so there's the 'testorsterone' thing going on and 10 or so large young men heading for you are quite frightening.
It is a great shame for the skiboard/blade that this is happening, because there's nothing wrong with it per se at all - just some of the users. 
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Well said Robbof.
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You know it makes sense.
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If you want a snow riding tool that sinks to the bottom in pow, is kicked everywhere in crud and totally unstable at even moderate speed then by all means go for it. Thankfully for anyone else, those that are misguided enough to think these are a good idea will reach terminal velocity at rather low speeds and so the collisions caused are less damaging than they would be had they chosen skis.
I had one guy go on and on at me (unprovoked) the whole lift ride up about how he would out turn me on his snowblades and how awesome they were 
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moffatross, glad to hear your still enjoying the hagans.
Scatty Ratty, you will love the summits, i had summit customs and they where fantastic.
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Poster: A snowHead
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narc, was that about 15 years after the 1970's, in the Dolomities in early December, while there was only one run open and not much snow around? 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Scatty Ratty, although i always used non release bindings, prefered the feel of them. bomber elite non release, the only way to travel 
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What happened to the back of your skis?
Pocorn.....
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