 Poster: A snowHead
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Hot. Water. Bottle.
On your boots for 30 minutes in the morning. Or, in the boot bag if you're driving to the slopes.
If you wear race boots then you will probably want to campaign to get me knighted at this point.
Honestly. Trust me.
This. Will. Change. Your. Life.
(Credit goes to BASS Chatel for this tip.)
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I'm guessing this softens them up?
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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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Awful. Pole. Plants.......................made me sort them out, what a difference!!
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Hmm - for me "Lessons with Charlotte" works better
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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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"THRUST YOU B*STARD!" - works a treat. Get the balls forward.
Might try hot water bottle. Though has nobody considered some boot shaped ones of these? They could make my boots smell of lavender. http://www.wheatbagsrus.co.uk/
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| andyfella wrote: |
| I'm guessing this softens them up? |
Softens and warms andyfella.
Easier to get the boots on. Everything is warm to start with, so your toes don't get cold.
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Monium, I'm amazed that no one has done some ski boot-shaped version, given all the "get your ski boots on easier" gadgets. This is a far better and cheaper method.
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Pedantica, try the hot water bottle 
(In all seriousness, if you drive to the slopes then the Thermic warmers don't help.)
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Spyderman, indeed. This is cheaper, and just as good, though!
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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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FlyingStantoni, My car has a perfectly adequate heater that will blow hot air onto my boots.
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Don't, Fall, Over (is that four?).
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You know it makes sense.
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Where,s the bar
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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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FlyingStantoni, does the heat from your hot water bottle not affect your new fischer boots in any way?????
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Poster: A snowHead
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FlyingStantoni, yes a fantastic idea but for one slight flaw. Do boot lockers routinely install microwave ovens?
In fairness some boot lockers are individually heated so they do the job anyway, but some are little more than lockers in heated rooms.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Hands forward! Hmm that's only two words. How about
Hands forward now!
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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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centered and balanced
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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| FlyingStantoni wrote: |
Hot. Water. Bottle.
On your boots for 30 minutes in the morning. Or, in the boot bag if you're driving to the slopes.
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On the boot or in the boot? If it's the former, how do you keep the bottle centered on the boot? What about the part of the boot which doesn't come into contact with the bottle? I also wonder about the ecological impact of such a technique. Do you reuse the water at night for cooking purposes?
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push. your. limits.
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Wind. Proof. Lighter. 
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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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Book. A. Guide.
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Your first Bash 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Don't. Ski. Lazy.
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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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Properly fitted boots
Makes a world of difference to posture, ease of turn and will prevent any freak feet bumps and bunyuns getting freakier.
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Tips. Look. Crossed.
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You know it makes sense.
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time for lunch
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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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I am pregnant.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Bend zee knees !
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Sh@g not sh*t.
Racers sometimes bury thier boots in the snow to stiffen them!
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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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Go Straight Down.
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Proper rookie error - ph and I drove to Scotland and left the boots in the car over night, took us about 10 mins to get them on 
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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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Down Hill Only 
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Accept The Acceleration
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No. Friends. OnPowderDays.
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Racers sometimes bury thier boots in the snow to stiffen them!
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The Great Tomba used to bury boots and liners in the snow before a race!
^^^ He also used to do allot of this aswell
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Just send it!
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Works on mains or car fag lighter.
