Posts by oisin

What I see lacking is upper and lower body separation and so the resultant faults. This so-called separation is what allows a skier to develop a certain amount of (varying) counter and hence better maintenance of balance throughout a...

Putting aside for a moment the lateral release binding, which sounds like a great thing.   What if shaped skis were shaped in such a way that the greatest width were at one extremity (the tip section say) of the ski only?...

Not sure if this has been covered. For what its worth, Subaru has a new model this year, the XV Crosstrek, an Impreza with greater ground clearance etc. 9" clearance (3" more than the standard Impreza) isn't  bad for a comfortable...

Quote: Originally Posted by VeganFreeskier  ... So the fact that I actually care about my safety and am interested in learning how to be safer means I shouldn't ski in the trees? Or is it the fact that I've...

Quote: Originally Posted by VeganFreeskier  I've seen a contradiction come up in posts. Some people say that if caught in a treewell, try to remove your skis to make getting out easier (if trying to escape on your...

Quote: Originally Posted by Abox    Are you one of those bleeding-heart save the treewell hippies.. Yeah, I'm very fond of them.

Treewells are not necessarily such bad things if you  don't happen to be trapped upside down in one. I remember one time playing around with kicking snow caves out of the unconsolidated snow around the trees on a ridgetop I had...

Quote: Originally Posted by davluri  Do you remember the conditions and circumstances that caused you to fall into the treewell? thx. I was skiing in the trees at Alta, I think, although I'm not certain now,...

Quote: Originally Posted by swisstrader  Crazy...the mere fact that you're asking the question tells me that there is NO WAY in hell you should be skiing the trees alone. I'm not sure what you are saying but you're...

I question the decision (in the above video) to take off the victim's skis before the time came to actually pull him out. They may have been the only things keeping him from falling deeper into the well. I would second the...