 Poster: A snowHead
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SmithSki, you have uncovered the ultimate death-mix; beer, cheese fondu, Ski Tracks app for iPhone & a pair of shiny new Scot Neos!
Last edited by Poster: A snowHead on Thu 3-02-11 14:37; edited 1 time 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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danno_c1, couldn't care, as long as it was on a deserted motorway, and your speedo was working correctly etc etc etc....
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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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BergenBergen going any speed over 45mph in a Nova is a scary experience and danno_c1's driving made the whole event safer in no way!
Dr John - the fact that you willingly drove a Clubman almost pushes me to conceding this argument to you, but my stubbornheadedness refuses to allow me. I am sure that at some point, even if you prefer cruising, you have tested out the Audi at speed, and thats no different really to testing out your skis top speed on an empty piste. As long as pushing your car/skis to their limits is done in a safe wide area, there's not too much harm in it. But don't tell the police I said that.
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Snowboard, 77kph.
Skis, 81kph.
Could only get 58kph on my mountain bike coming down the road from Pont St Charles to Le Fornet a couple of summers ago!
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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horizon, I'd have though that the man who can p1ss while staring into a fridge must be very very drunk indeed, and certainly on the way to a beating from a very angry Mrs in the morning.
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Dr John,
When you claim that these GPS readings are more often than not incorrect, you're wrong.
They have spikes of incorrect readings which are very easy to spot.
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jimmjimm, you can only spot the spikes on ones that show a speed/elevation etc. profile and/or let you download the data for offline processing. Some devices have only Max Speed, Total Distance etc. displayed. Any spike on that renders the results useless (although I suspect they are heavily filtered to minimise such spikes)
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I like turning. Going fast in a straight line seems to be a waste of a good slope.
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jimmjimm, on other GPS threads I've seen posts from the lead developer of one of the apps asking for the source file to be sent to them so they can analyse it in order to identify where a spike might have occurred, and then fix up some known bugs. Based on that kind of feedback, I'm going to suggest that the kind of apps were talking about (free, or 59p) aren't exactly bullett proof enterprise quality. They're fun, I agree, but I can't see them being used by the Guinness Book of Records for verification any time soon.
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rob@rar, what about Trolles in Tignes...as long as you dont start on the path you can see everything and can pick up a decent speed, having said that I have seen more than 1 person catch an edge at speed! 
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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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PsychoBabble, what about it? I'd rather make some turns down it than straightline, if only to ensure I don't catch an edge. Riding a flat ski at speed isn't fun for me.
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rob@rar, thought it was compulsory for instructors to schuss it from the top level? For myself I always put in one extra turn "for luck" and regret it on the walk up the other side!
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You know it makes sense.
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PsychoBabble, I've not seen that particular rule. You can pick up a bit of speed even when turning if you're trying to get across the flats to the Aeroski. For me I'd rather ski down to Val Claret and around the other side of the bowl and enjoy making some turns, especially at the end of the day where you can enjoy a beer in the sun before skiing back to Le Lac.
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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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72.2 mph; Hochgurgle red piste 28; slowed down because of fear!
Empty piste. Turn out of the shuss was interesting...
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Poster: A snowHead
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| rob@rar wrote: |
| I'd rather make some turns down it than straightline, if only to ensure I don't catch an edge. Riding a flat ski at speed isn't fun for me. |
I am scared of catching an edge at speed but hate having to trudge up. I guess you should keep your skis flat & straight for max speed but with carving skis I use a bit of tow-in and inside edge bias, I don't know if this is really the best thing.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| Lechbob wrote: |
| but with carving skis I use a bit of tow-in and inside edge bias, |
Is that like a fast snowplough?
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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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| rob@rar wrote: |
| Is that like a fast snowplough? |
Exactly but I could never do a good snowplough but still it returns in moments of extreme fear.
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| Lechbob wrote: |
| rob@rar wrote: |
| Is that like a fast snowplough? |
Exactly but I could never do a good snowplough but still it returns in moments of extreme fear. |
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I forgot about Trolles - i've managed to ski past the aeroski - however I was glad to be wearing dark trousers 
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Freddie Paellahead, good grief, did you start your schuss in Val d'Isere?
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rob@rar, I think he'd been on the brocolli again, wind assisted probably. 
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| rob@rar wrote: |
| Lechbob wrote: |
| but with carving skis I use a bit of tow-in and inside edge bias, |
Is that like a fast snowplough? |
I guess a speed plough is like running in slippers, slippers were fast
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rob@rar, maybe...
No, I think I only schussed from just above the turn off to the right - perhaps my skis were well prepared 
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53.5mph. GS skis, first lift, long empty red run. Going fast makes getting air off any crests or rollers a real risk.
For average skiing I seem to ski at about 33-35mph according to GPS. I do wonder about how accurate GPS is when doing turns though, I'm not sure a 1hz sample rate is enough especially skiing on slalom skis.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Ski Tracks iPhone app 433km/h
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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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Freddie Paellahead, Yeah when it's icy end empty that's certainly doable. I had to skid stop at Palafour once!
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Managed to hit 99km/h on a speed run last year... so frustratingly close to the 100!
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You know it makes sense.
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I managed 86 km/hr on a snowboard going from the top of the glacier to resort in 2alpes. My friend managed 106.5 km/hr going down the black diable.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Poster: A snowHead
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Lechbob, love the sound they make WITHOUT and engine!!!!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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11 yr old 6 stone son clocked 70.1 kmh on Hochwurzen speed run near Schladming, side of red run.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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briand6868
11 yr old 6 stone son clocked 70.1 kmh
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That just sounds irresponsible to me but perhaps I am just more/over protective of my children. I would not encourage them to ski at speed; technique and elegance are far more admirable goals. 
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albatross, not to speak on behalf of briand6868, but have you ever told an 11 year old boy (or 40 year old man, come to that) not to do something because it might be dangerous/technically flawed/not elegant? Take a wild guess and what the very next thing said 11 year old boy is going to do.
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Dr John, what you say is 'because I'm your mother and I said so'.
Modern parents, what a bunch of pansies.
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Lechbob, damn, too late. OK here comes the Garmin helmet mount. Or perhaps I can work with Oakley to design a HUD for sunglasses
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67mph last week in la grave on the blue at the top. Done on my mates phone so don't no how accurate that was. However, I was infront of him so I assume I was going faster so I guess I was probably going about 200mph.
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