SnowBoarding or Skiing????

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SnowBoarding or Skiing????

Postby Leanne » Mon May 14, 2012 7:10 pm

Just wondering if anyone is going Skiing or Snow Boarding at Perisher during the second week of the July School Holidays?

We are about to book the second week of the July school Holidays to go Snow Boarding. :D Thought it would be good to catch up with any KSRCians that might be down there at the same time. :D
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Re: SnowBoarding or Skiing????

Postby 6maniac » Mon May 14, 2012 7:43 pm

:shock: ... that's dangerous stuff ..... bikes are safer .... :roll:
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Re: SnowBoarding or Skiing????

Postby MadKaw » Mon May 14, 2012 8:02 pm

Its possible...
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Re: SnowBoarding or Skiing????

Postby robracer » Mon May 14, 2012 8:48 pm

6maniac wrote::shock: ... that's dangerous stuff ..... bikes are safer .... :roll:

I'm with Ron, my right knee is farked from 2 skiing accidents, its done more damage than the 1/2 dozen road bike stacks combined :roll: :lol:
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Re: SnowBoarding or Skiing????

Postby stetto » Mon May 14, 2012 11:21 pm

Which is y u snowboard
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Re: SnowBoarding or Skiing????

Postby robracer » Tue May 15, 2012 6:32 am

too restricted for me setto I prefer the freedom spent most of my childhood on conventional & a cross country ski's .... spose it doesn't suit everyone, but it's been interesting watching the progression of snowboarding over the years & I can understand the popularity.
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Re: SnowBoarding or Skiing????

Postby Naked Twin » Tue May 15, 2012 7:45 am

I wish, loved going down for the school holidays (seems like only yesterday).

Probably going to take the kids (3 and 6) for a weekend play to see if they like it or not. Need to have a winter holiday and the beach doesn't cut it
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SnowBoarding or Skiing????

Postby Jonnymac » Tue May 15, 2012 7:58 am

Old men ski young men board........:-):-)

I've never skied but been snowboarding since I was 14
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Re: SnowBoarding or Skiing????

Postby Zedexten » Tue May 15, 2012 9:34 am

I should be there, just not sure of the dates yet.
I only ski nowdays, snowboarded for a few seasons and it was good, but prefer skiing. I don't like the parabolic skis though ... am I just old skool?
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Re: SnowBoarding or Skiing????

Postby robracer » Tue May 15, 2012 4:23 pm

Zedexten wrote: I don't like the parabolic skis though ... am I just old skool?

Your not the only one ;)
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Re: SnowBoarding or Skiing????

Postby stetto » Tue May 15, 2012 4:52 pm

Zedexten wrote:I should be there, just not sure of the dates yet.
I only ski nowdays, snowboarded for a few seasons and it was good, but prefer skiing. I don't like the parabolic skis though ... am I just old skool?

Parabolic r like ntecs, they compress and help u launch out of turns silly
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Re: SnowBoarding or Skiing????

Postby Zedexten » Tue May 15, 2012 5:26 pm

But just like a bike with too steep a steering angle, they lack high-speed stability. They're good in the tight stuff, but not in 'giant slalom'-type runs.
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Re: SnowBoarding or Skiing????

Postby EDU » Tue May 15, 2012 6:36 pm

I'll be in Thredbo on the 6th, hopefully plenty of snow will have fallen by then! :kuda:
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Re: SnowBoarding or Skiing????

Postby Nelso » Tue May 15, 2012 8:50 pm

Zedexten wrote:But just like a bike with too steep a steering angle, they lack high-speed stability. They're good in the tight stuff, but not in 'giant slalom'-type runs.
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You just have to keep them on an edge and not slide them. ;) They are much better on giant slalom type runs than straight skis and once you learn how to carve on them, you will never go back.
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Re: SnowBoarding or Skiing????

Postby Nelso » Tue May 15, 2012 8:52 pm

Jonnymac wrote:Old men ski young men board........:-):-)

I've never skied but been snowboarding since I was 14


Some old men board. The oldest I have personally come across was in his mid 60's.
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