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1:03 am
December 14, 2010
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DavidMcCulla
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What training? if any are people doing for this course?
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9:02 am
December 14, 2010
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skinerd
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3:42 pm
December 15, 2010
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chris
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…yeah right…
i have no clue what everybody else is doing as preparation but i go Bode Miller style "drinking lightly alcoholic wheat beverages, eating deep fried vegetables and hindlegs or a rather medium sized land mamal" – that is how he won an amazing number of world cups and olympic medals –
But seriously, is anyone into cross country skiing??? i know it is prejudiced an old-man sport but hey… old-man my ass (excuse my language)…it is the best workout?
So, is anyone in???
Chris
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12:16 am
December 16, 2010
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trango
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Chris i'll give that a go-never done cross-country skiing but always wanted to try it so looking forward to that!
see you all soon
Paul
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2:25 pm
December 16, 2010
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Dan
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I'm trying to get snowboarding as often as possible. Unfortunately that is only about once a week at the moment, also doing some exercises on a swiss / exersise ball to build up core strength. I keep meaning to start running but haven't got round to it yet!
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2:34 pm
December 25, 2010
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Dan
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Hi there
I was wondering if i needed to get snow boots like sorrels or something similar for day to day use and for when we go hiking in the back country or would my snowboard boots be ok?
I dont want to spent too much money as i'm pretty skint
Dan
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12:09 am
December 26, 2010
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skinerd
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Hey Dan,
The skiers will definitely want some snow boots (eg. sorrels) for walking around in the village but you should be fine in your snowboard boots.
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1:48 am
December 26, 2010
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Dan
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cool, thanks.
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12:22 pm
December 26, 2010
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trango
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Is there an outlet on the island as I am after a pair of sorel myself?
Ta Paul
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1:44 am
December 27, 2010
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Dan
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Hi there
I have been looking at compasses for the course and there seems to be two types, ones without mirrors and ones with. Will we need one with a mirror, as these are considerably more expensive, although apparently easier to use.
Cheers
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8:50 am
December 27, 2010
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skinerd
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Due to the limited time on course we only do fairly basic navigation stuff so compass with a mirror will be easier to use but is not manditory (a mirror is also handy for signaling… and checking out your hair-do in the tent!  ). More importantly, a compass with a declination adjustment will definately make life easier. Another nice feature to have for the avalanche courses is a compass with an inclinometer (measures the angle of a slope).
If you plan on enjoying the backcountry quite a bit after the course, investing in a better quality one is probably worthwhile.
Cheers,
Ski Nerd
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8:55 am
December 27, 2010
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skinerd
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I know of one place you can buy Sorel's in the Valley… although there are probaly several others. They run at about $120 CAD but I believe there are also some imitations out there that probably work just as well and cost less.
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