 Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Nice. Brave man testing the new acl in the ever-adorable breakable crust!
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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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Looks like you had a great few days - congratulations, and thanks for the TR.
I'll be there next week 
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PP, nice few days, you using a brace?
My op was Sept (hamstring graft) 2011, was back skiing March 2012 doing La Grave etc , knee was fine in powder on the glacier but soon as we hit the spring concrete was hard work as my confidence went and knee hurt. Was using a Donjoy Armor brace.
Have done two trips so far this season, and still using the brace, stupid amounts of snow last week in the Pyrenees, I do have some other issues with my knee (old age cartilage etc) so brace is there to give me confidence. In spring I'll carry it on my pack when touring, but last week was only small 2 hr hikes and with snow puking down did not want to have the added hassle when going into downhill mode of putting the damn brace on!
Can feel the knee big time this morning after last week, and as the weather's foul will not bother going out on the bike!
Still my worry is about hitting spring sludge which is always going to happen when touring for spring snow !
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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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PP, niiice, thanks for posting! Were you with a guide?
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zammo, yes the 'funny' thing is that i was not too keen on Toula as it is a massive south facing glacier that i have never skied without there being crust at some point. This at least was comparatively short section.
Weathercam, i had mine done in November 2011, also hamstring graft and so decided to not to ski last season. I do recall 'lurking' on your 'acl thread' from last year. I have had no problems in powder/hard snow/piste type snow but the crust unnerved me a bit. I also had no problems skinning/boot packing but this tour was only circa 600m up. I haven't used a brace and although during skiing never felt any knee pain, every evening it was aching. Are you going to tour on dynafits again?
Zero-G, yes this was a last minute trip and could not find any mates. I posted on snowheads to see if anyone was about but as i had no joy I called a few guides i have skied with previously and got lucky that one of them just got back form s america and had no bookings.
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btw anyone around for a ski between 3 and13 March. I will be in the area for a family holiday and looking for partners to buddy up with for some sensible and responsible off piste fun. Will have a car so can drive to nearby areas.
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Lovely stuff
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