Hacks...or, what makes skiing easier?

[Doug Briggs]

For the destination skier... put all of your ski stuff in one place so it is easier to pack. We have a retired very oversize piece of luggage that houses all of the ski gear.

I stage it in a conspicuous, not quite annoying location, so my wife is often reminded that 'we should go skiing'

My gear never gets stored. It gets dried out every night and put back in the bag for the next use. Skis are in the same ready to go location all the time.

 

[Fishbowl]

Yesterday's snowboarder is today's park skier ... any cool points you lose might be because they think you're trying too hard to fit in with them!

I have suffered from mistaken identity in my baggy gear. On the lift one day a young twin tipper wanted to know if I was riding up to hit the park. No I said, now that I'm a little older I just can't take the falls like I used to. No sh*t, he replied, since I turned twenty one it's been all down hill. I guess with my SA Buff and Fishbowl goggles on he couldn't tell I had thirty years on him

 

[wutangclan]

I guess with my SA Buff and Fishbowl goggles on he couldn't tell I had thirty years on him

The only thing you're missing to complete the park rat look is the beanie under the helmet!!!

 

[Guy in Shorts]

Not booting up in the parking lot. Lots easier to just walk in regular shoes/boots and boot up in the day room. Safer, easier and less wear on the boot.

Was a happy lodge guy for years until my wife said stop being such a wussy and boot up at the truck like a real skier. I listened to the wife.

 

[Chris Walker]

Not booting up in the parking lot. Lots easier to just walk in regular shoes/boots and boot up in the day room. Safer, easier and less wear on the boot.

My only exception to this is if I get to Mary Jane early enough, the lodge is a longer walk than the lift.

 

[skibob]

My only exception to this is if I get to Mary Jane early enough, the lodge is a longer walk than the lift.

Hmmmm. If I get to Mary Jane early enough I never make it out of the house . . .

 

[Andy Mink]

Years ago I bought a piece of canvas at the local Army/Navy store to stand on when putting on and taking off my hunting waders at the truck. It works just as well for ski area parking lots. It rolls up small and has been bullet proof over many years. It doubles (triples? quadruples?) as a seat protector/dog hair collector/ski divider.

 

[François Pugh]

After a day's skiing, relax with a pint of beer at the lodge while warming up your boots for 1/2 and hour before attempting to convince them to give you back your feet.

 

[cantunamunch]

After a day's skiing, relax with a pint of beer at the lodge while warming up your boots for 1/2 and hour before attempting to convince them to give you back your feet.

Flawed: the beer gets warmer quicker than the boots. One has to keep disposing of the soon-to-be-warm ones.

 

[bbinder]

Smartphones and skiing 30 minutes from home/office are the two major reasons I can get so much ski time in.



Gratuitous duct tape to make it look skankier than it really is. Plus you can use the duct tape for repairs when needed.

I keep a long strip of duct tape wrapped around one of my poles near the handle in case I need an on slope repair

 

[François Pugh]

Flawed: the beer gets warmer quicker than the boots. One has to keep disposing of the soon-to-be-warm ones.

If you have someone else to drive you home, you can always have two pints! (and if you have a driver and broke your arm on the 2nd run of the day, I recommend a double whiskey and a beer chaser before the bootectomy at the end of the day).

EDIT: avoid the temptation to hold the feet/boots too close to the fireplace.

 

[cantunamunch]

If you have someone else to drive you home, you can always have two pints! (and if you have a driver and broke your arm on the 2nd run of the day, I recommend a double whiskey and a beer chaser before the bootectomy at the end of the day).

You will immediately perceive the hassle, the sobriety, the pity and the cold-toe woe of having a designated driver who is far better at breaking stuff on the 2nd run of the day, on the 2nd day of the season, than I am.

#spearingsnowwhalesdoesn'tmakeyougoodinbumps
#howaboutnordicnextseasonhmmm

 

[François Pugh]

Those snow whales just blend right in. What was the damage done?
Hint to make skiing more enjoyable: always take an exploratory slow speed of the run before skiing it at speed. Do the pre-run inspection on the same day as the run.

 

[cantunamunch]

What was the damage done?.

Grade 3 PCL + meniscus.

 

[4ster]

I keep a long strip of duct tape wrapped around one of my poles near the handle in case I need an on slope repair

Or if you need to shim/cant your boot slightly..

 

[karlo]

I'm guessing like the Anon MFI (Magnetic Facemask Integration). You facemask clips to your goggles magnetically, so you are fully covered.

https://www.burton.com/us/en/c/anon-mfi-collection

I have the Anon magnetic face mask and Seirus has a magnamask that detaches and unhinges. The anon is supposed to magnetically attach to anon goggles but I just put some magnets on the bottom of my preferred goggles and it works fine.

That was a joke. And, if not, it's even funnier!

 

[karlo]

Off the hill, YouTube skiing videos. Enjoyed anytime, practically anywhere. Watch enough Mikaela Shiffrin videos, over and over, and you'll soon ski as well as I do. No, but really, so much to enjoy, so much to learn. IMO, after shaped skis, its YouTube... then, the hydration tube, the one connected to your flask.

 

[karlo]

who doesn't like an understanding beer?

I like understanding beer. Senator, do you like understanding beer?

 

[dbostedo]

That was a joke. And, if not, it's even funnier!

What was a joke? @RuleMiHa putting magnets on his chosen goggles? Sounds like a good solution to me...

 

[Tricia]

Beer and bourbon. Picked up a Stio Environ jacket over summer. Trips depend on where the snow is. Couple in the works.