Just when he thought it could not get harder, Andy noticed the almost flat tire on his truck on the way out. First he had a schoolin’ in fitness and now he would be late for his late night hot cocoa and pickled herring [it’s a Norwegian thing].
Week two was somewhat of an eye opener for most. That said most responded well and there seemed to some solid efforts, nice. Especially gratifying was the control demonstrated during the ab work we did although you might not like it today. The “Uber Langer award has to go to Tony, Tyson, Kurt and Andy not so much for their efforts on the “high box” but their never giving me the satisfaction of seeing how much it hurts. My pulling rope against Tyson was like hooking up my 12 pound dog Nellie to a dogsled, lots of yapping but I don’t think I hurt him much.
Next week we should hand out jackets. I tried to “pre-size” everyone but my perception of size may be skewed. We will have some extras and can have a second printing if needed. The two inches of snow we received last night cleaned up things well. The predicted 5-10 inches for Thurs/Friday will be awesome with the nuke proof base we have. I take credit for the snow. The snow dance we started 3 weeks ago hill bounding is having the desired effect. We just need to keep it up.
Note Steve P’s HRM graph. I guess it IS hard. I am linking in some of the unedited articles I had in Master Skier that were too truthful to print (or bad). If snow is your passion and you are ultra hip you will want to look at this: http://video.google.com/videosearch?hl=en&q=passion+is+no+ordinary+word&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=X&oi=video_result_group&resnum=4&ct=title Look for trail reports and add your own at http://www.skinnyski.com/ and watch the http://www.universalsports.com/ for world cup skiing coverage. Be sure to expand our HRM graph, pray for even more snow and get out and ski….lots! See you next week at 5:58pm.
Week two was somewhat of an eye opener for most. That said most responded well and there seemed to some solid efforts, nice. Especially gratifying was the control demonstrated during the ab work we did although you might not like it today. The “Uber Langer award has to go to Tony, Tyson, Kurt and Andy not so much for their efforts on the “high box” but their never giving me the satisfaction of seeing how much it hurts. My pulling rope against Tyson was like hooking up my 12 pound dog Nellie to a dogsled, lots of yapping but I don’t think I hurt him much.
Next week we should hand out jackets. I tried to “pre-size” everyone but my perception of size may be skewed. We will have some extras and can have a second printing if needed. The two inches of snow we received last night cleaned up things well. The predicted 5-10 inches for Thurs/Friday will be awesome with the nuke proof base we have. I take credit for the snow. The snow dance we started 3 weeks ago hill bounding is having the desired effect. We just need to keep it up.
Note Steve P’s HRM graph. I guess it IS hard. I am linking in some of the unedited articles I had in Master Skier that were too truthful to print (or bad). If snow is your passion and you are ultra hip you will want to look at this: http://video.google.com/videosearch?hl=en&q=passion+is+no+ordinary+word&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=X&oi=video_result_group&resnum=4&ct=title Look for trail reports and add your own at http://www.skinnyski.com/ and watch the http://www.universalsports.com/ for world cup skiing coverage. Be sure to expand our HRM graph, pray for even more snow and get out and ski….lots! See you next week at 5:58pm.
A Christmas Ski Wish
I spend a lot of time daydreaming while I ski and think up new ideas and solutions to problems that we skiers face. Unfortunately I am more of a concept man and less of a doer so hopefully Santa’s elves will take my wish list and run with it this year.
A better Wind Brief. I have had dozens of wind briefs over the years and some work well but I can never say I was too warm. Note here girls that this is the men’s equivalent of childbirth, you too can never understand! I would like a brief that can be customized. Cool, Frigid and Arctic, with inserts to accommodate the different conditions culminating with a pocket to insert chem packs into. If you ever had to choose between keeping your ears warm or stuffing a hat down the front of your suit you know what I’m talking about.
As I get older most of my toughness has gone south for the winter. I dress warmer, eat more and ski slower. I used to ski bare handed all the time. One race years ago we skied at below zero temps, without gloves. Not anymore. What I would enjoy now is Heated Grips. We can send a man to the moon but we still have to hold onto a cold piece of plastic? How about a grip with a heater element that you can plug into a power port on your car. The grip only needs to stay warm for 15 or 20 minutes, by then even my feeble old circulatory system is up to temp. Weight? At 10 below I don’t care and that goes for cost as well. Compared to sticking my frozen digits into my armpits a warm grip would be priceless.
I hate waxing. I have waxed all my life and am pretty good at it but it is not fun, never has been. I would rather just ski. These new fluorinated liquid waxes work pretty well but they come off fast making my skis slow again in no time. The solution: The Wax Pump. Here is my idea. When building a ski, mold in a small bladder under the foot area with a thin line leading to the tip. Build in a valve similar to a bite valve on a hydro-pack. You fill the reservoir with a liquid wax through a port on top the ski. As the ski flexes the liquid is pumped out of the tip flowing over the base. Voila! Fast ski! Imagine the next food stop at a ski marathon; “Water”, “energy”, “bananas” …….”F4”, I am so there on that one.
Peace on earth would be nice but I would settle for peace between binding makers. A few years back Rottefella introduced the NIS Plate which allowed one to slide a binding on and off a platform on the ski and even customize it’s placement fore and aft. No holes had to be drilled; it was a great system except for one thing. I like Salomon boots. For me the fit and performance of their boots is not debatable. I am absolutely giddy over my S-Labs; I like the feel, the look, everything about them except that I cannot put them on my buddies NIS equipped ski. So here is my Christmas wish. Let’s get Mr. Salomon and Mr. Rottefella to come over to my place for dinner. We can have some of my favorite Minestrone soup and come to agreement over this system. Surely the Amer tech weenies can come up with a binding that will fit on the NIS plate and Mr. Salomon can compensate Mr.Rottefella with an appropriate amount of pickled herring or whatever it is they use for currency in Norway. If that works then I’ll go for peace on earth.
The last thing on my list from Santa this year is Snow. Without snow we really have nothing but frozen dirt which is not all that much fun. I am not too fussy but I like an older metamorphosed snow with just a hint of new powder blended together by a Pisten Bully Paana as it flows through the forests of northern Wisconsin on a sunny 21 degree day. Perhaps while passing overhead at Christmas, Santa could spray special Elf Dust on all the Oak trees causing them to drop their leaves in the fall like all the other “good” trees. Did I mention I like all climbs to be preceded by fast downhill’s with a track set in the optimum line with nobody allowed to herringbone on easy uphills. Thanks go out to the Elves. I’ll be thinking about you as I head out for my next ski.
I spend a lot of time daydreaming while I ski and think up new ideas and solutions to problems that we skiers face. Unfortunately I am more of a concept man and less of a doer so hopefully Santa’s elves will take my wish list and run with it this year.
A better Wind Brief. I have had dozens of wind briefs over the years and some work well but I can never say I was too warm. Note here girls that this is the men’s equivalent of childbirth, you too can never understand! I would like a brief that can be customized. Cool, Frigid and Arctic, with inserts to accommodate the different conditions culminating with a pocket to insert chem packs into. If you ever had to choose between keeping your ears warm or stuffing a hat down the front of your suit you know what I’m talking about.
As I get older most of my toughness has gone south for the winter. I dress warmer, eat more and ski slower. I used to ski bare handed all the time. One race years ago we skied at below zero temps, without gloves. Not anymore. What I would enjoy now is Heated Grips. We can send a man to the moon but we still have to hold onto a cold piece of plastic? How about a grip with a heater element that you can plug into a power port on your car. The grip only needs to stay warm for 15 or 20 minutes, by then even my feeble old circulatory system is up to temp. Weight? At 10 below I don’t care and that goes for cost as well. Compared to sticking my frozen digits into my armpits a warm grip would be priceless.
I hate waxing. I have waxed all my life and am pretty good at it but it is not fun, never has been. I would rather just ski. These new fluorinated liquid waxes work pretty well but they come off fast making my skis slow again in no time. The solution: The Wax Pump. Here is my idea. When building a ski, mold in a small bladder under the foot area with a thin line leading to the tip. Build in a valve similar to a bite valve on a hydro-pack. You fill the reservoir with a liquid wax through a port on top the ski. As the ski flexes the liquid is pumped out of the tip flowing over the base. Voila! Fast ski! Imagine the next food stop at a ski marathon; “Water”, “energy”, “bananas” …….”F4”, I am so there on that one.
Peace on earth would be nice but I would settle for peace between binding makers. A few years back Rottefella introduced the NIS Plate which allowed one to slide a binding on and off a platform on the ski and even customize it’s placement fore and aft. No holes had to be drilled; it was a great system except for one thing. I like Salomon boots. For me the fit and performance of their boots is not debatable. I am absolutely giddy over my S-Labs; I like the feel, the look, everything about them except that I cannot put them on my buddies NIS equipped ski. So here is my Christmas wish. Let’s get Mr. Salomon and Mr. Rottefella to come over to my place for dinner. We can have some of my favorite Minestrone soup and come to agreement over this system. Surely the Amer tech weenies can come up with a binding that will fit on the NIS plate and Mr. Salomon can compensate Mr.Rottefella with an appropriate amount of pickled herring or whatever it is they use for currency in Norway. If that works then I’ll go for peace on earth.
The last thing on my list from Santa this year is Snow. Without snow we really have nothing but frozen dirt which is not all that much fun. I am not too fussy but I like an older metamorphosed snow with just a hint of new powder blended together by a Pisten Bully Paana as it flows through the forests of northern Wisconsin on a sunny 21 degree day. Perhaps while passing overhead at Christmas, Santa could spray special Elf Dust on all the Oak trees causing them to drop their leaves in the fall like all the other “good” trees. Did I mention I like all climbs to be preceded by fast downhill’s with a track set in the optimum line with nobody allowed to herringbone on easy uphills. Thanks go out to the Elves. I’ll be thinking about you as I head out for my next ski.
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