 Poster: A snowHead
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Just thought I'd throw this in for a laugh...
I've looked at the Terry Morse chart, that has been linked to and referred to on occassion here. It's from 1996.
Compared it to the 2004/05 Salomon chart.
There are differences.
Some of the current ones are 0.5 higher. There is also a top end skier code of P.
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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 got the Salomon '05-06 Technical Manual For Ski Bindings...' at the recent tech seminar I attended. The main difference between it & the Tery Morse chart I've seen is the addition of the following skier types:
Type 1- (ie 1 minus): For skiers looking for lower release settings than Type 1 & also for beginners of 25 years of age.
Type 3+: For very strong skiers on challenging terrain.
I didn't realise until I did the recent seminar that the French have their own release setting chart, or charts to be precise as they have seperate charts for male & female skiers. Apparently the European Standards folk are monitoring both systems v injuries etc with a view to adopting the best system. The Salomon guy reckoned that so far the injury rate/type/severity seemed equal with both systems.
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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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Any links to either ones?
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You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
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spyderjon, yeah the 1- and 3+ in the 04/05 manual too.
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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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Wear The Fox Hat, ANY recent mention of release Snowblades (TM)? Wouldn't be surprised if they devise a third chart for those.
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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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comprex, no mention in the manuals.
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| David Murdoch wrote: |
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I've PM'd you.
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I always thought that a rough guide was your weight in kilo's divided by 10.
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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It is a rough guide but for the trouble of having a look at a a chart it is worth getting it right. If i use your formula it works out as 1 whole setting higher than using a chart. IMHO I don't think it is worth the risk of not doing it properly.
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| Wear The Fox Hat wrote: |
| comprex, no mention in the manuals. |
That's because they are rubbish.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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flicksta, too right!
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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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rich, That's the old Marker chart I think. Doesn't have the 1- & 3+ ability categories.
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