Great White North... but the flat southern part.

[Laner]

Greetings. I am a metric skier from southern Ontario Canada. I grew up skiing the area hills as a kid and ventured beyond Ontario’s boarders to experience some of Canada’s diverse ski terrain... and a bit south of the boarder too.

After spending time away from skiing (almost 7 years), I am now reentering the sport with 3 kids in tow, and couldn’t be more excited about the changes to the ski terrain, equipment, and experiencing the sport through my children.

 

[scott43]

Greets! 2 kids in tow..Toronto..

 

[dbostedo]

Welcome!

What's a "metric skier"?

 

[scott43]

Welcome!

What's a "metric skier"?

When you guys go 60 we're going a ton ..

 

[dbostedo]

When you guys go 60 we're going a ton ..

Yeah, but does it actually change your skiing?

Skier1 : "Man, look at those turns..."
Skier2 : "Yeah... he's totally metric"

 

[scott43]

Technique = speed.. metric speed...

 

[Jilly]

Welcome from the east end of Lake Ontario!!

 

[KingGrump]

Yeah, but does it actually change your skiing?

Skier1 : "Man, look at those turns..."
Skier2 : "Yeah... he's totally metric"

The dude at the shop was trying to sell me a pair of skis with a turn radius of 42 feet.
I told him no way I am getting on that truck. I like my quick turning 13 meter FIS SL just fine.
Imagine, a ski with a turn radius of 42 feet. Must make turns like a GS ski.

 

[dbostedo]

The dude at the shop was trying to sell me a pair of skis with a turn radius of 42 feet.
I told him no way I am getting on that truck. I like my quick turning 13 meter FIS SL just fine.
Imagine, a ski with a turn radius of 42 feet. Must make turns like a GS ski.

Yeah... at 42, they must not turn very well. I mean, that's just simple math - 42 is so much bigger than 13.
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Sorry for the digression @Laner ... hope you find the site useful and fun! (And I think I'm going to start telling KingGrump that he's totally "metric"...)

 

[Laner]

The banter is staying classy... I like it.
Carry on.

 

[Andy Mink]

88=55

 

[scott43]

88=55

I can't drive 55..

 

[dbostedo]

^^^
"I can't drive 88" just doesn't have the same ring to it... maybe "I can't skate 88" would work

 

[François Pugh]

Here's a metric. 200 is a buck twenty five, according to the OPP who calibrated my bike's speedometer on the 404.

 

[Jilly]

That must have been the middle of the night!! Don't think I've done 80 on the DVP.

 

[François Pugh]

Dawn on a Sunday morning, north of the 401, about halfway to the end of the 404 actually.

 

[Philpug]

So, if Back to the Future was filmed in Canada, Doc Brown's Deloroan would only have to go 55MPH?

 

[François Pugh]

He would have to go exactly 41.622272 kph.

 

[Mark-172]

Welcome, and welcome back to skiing, I took time off myself... Its good to be back.. I'm a big fan of metric too, but not in Golf... (my other vice).