Posts by jinx

Quote: Originally Posted by skiracedad LOL- oh yea I am going to listen to Bode's advice! yeah, Bode only won the WC last season and placed 3rd this season.. of course you shouldn't listen to a word he says...

ok, agreed. but i wasn't arguing the coaching method, i was arguing the final result and the existence of tip lead in those pictures. and as i mentioned, when i refer to tip lead i mean "the inside ski pushed an inch to a few inches...

http://www.zoom-agence.fr/galerie_ph...sl/index.html# Look closely. The fist 2 pics of Raich show some decent tip lead on the inside ski, the two pictures of Herbst as well (especially the first one) and even the first pic of...

Quote: Originally Posted by vail99 And here are the girls... http://www.zoom-agence.fr/galerie_ph...wsl/index.html No tip lead! No brain! (which of these pictures is supposed to show the lack of tip lead?...

Quote: Originally Posted by vail99 Check these pictures out at Zoom: http://www.zoom-agence.fr/galerie_ph...sl/index.html# Notice Jean Baptiste Grange from France- tip lead and too much weight on inside ski. All...

Quote: Originally Posted by kelly001 That comment alone reflects my view that we, as Americans are really falling prisoner of this utopist zero risk factor mentality. Like every incident, every bump in the road can be...

Quote: Originally Posted by Abox Cotton base layer? Doesn't that get wet? depends who's wearing it. ladies don't sweat - they shine jinx

ahh.. cell phones... gotta love them i have hiked alone on occasion in ontario/quebec. easy terrain, no mountains and the trusty cell phone with great coverage along... truthfully i never really though of it as hiking (much) and took...

i don't think there's anything wrong with skiing with a chid in a papoose (easy runs on easy slopes and 'ski defensively' ie. keep yourself away from idiots) - sure, the instict is to protect, but you can't stick the little monkey in a...

looks good to me, but at that level of skiing you should be using poles. obviously you can ski without them, but your arms hanging at your sides is not what you're going for, you should be looking to keep them up and in front to you....