Learn any lessons from this winter?

[dlague]

but most of all we learned our desire to go west for good is growing by the year. Getting tired of the boiler plate

Been there now doing that! CO in two weeks for the long term!

What I learned was take what the mountain gives you and have fun! Oh wait that is what I always say! I actually enjoyed our skiing days so far. A couple were not that great but we found something fun to ski on those days too.


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[steamboat1]

Not a thing.

 

[Not Sure]

Well I only had the DIN on like 7 and increased it to 10.. so it's not super high. The bindings only go to 11.

It became annoying to keep losing skis on every rock drop, or squirrely rabbit hole if I don't ski it just right, or time I sink into some heavy snow. I would say I had my bindings *too low*, not that I cranked them up extremely high.

Time for new bindings...You may have some internal problem , wear/tear . That problem really wrecks your concentration/confidence when your skiing hard.

 

[Smellytele]

Well I only had the DIN on like 7 and increased it to 10.. so it's not super high. The bindings only go to 11.

It became annoying to keep losing skis on every rock drop, or squirrely rabbit hole if I don't ski it just right, or time I sink into some heavy snow. I would say I had my bindings *too low*, not that I cranked them up extremely high.

when you need that extra push over the cliff
these go to 11...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOO5S4vxi0o

 

[bdfreetuna]

Time for new bindings...You may have some internal problem , wear/tear . That problem really wrecks your concentration/confidence when your skiing hard.

Maybe but they haven't released once (and I've only taken one spill) since I turned them up. These skis / bindings will only be used next year onward on days when I expect to ski rocks.

 

[yeggous]

Maybe but they haven't released once (and I've only taken one spill) since I turned them up. These skis / bindings will only be used next year onward on days when I expect to ski rocks.

I have mixed emotions on bindings. I totally understand your perspective of why buy a better binding if they're advertised as going up to 11 as I'll never ski an 11 DIN. But the higher DIN bindings just feel more reassuring. I never know how much of a ski's performance can actually be credited to a binding. I generally just get the cheapest 12-13 DIN that I can find and assume everything else is the same. Like the driver toe piece: does it really matter?


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[tnt1234]

I learned that the Jay Cloud is really a thing...one of the few good days I had this year was at Jay - staying in Stowe, and we decided in the morning to give Jay a shot. They had received considerably more snow the night before than stowe, despite being just an hour north.

I also learned that when chasing storms, don't book the room until the day you are heading to the mountain. Same trip we booked a room for tremblant - non refundable - and let the next morning. Weather while driving told us we were making a mistake, and we should have stayed put, but we had the room.

Also learned - or re-learned because I've known this - how fun ANY mountain can be with a lot of snow. Probably the best day I had this year was Blue in PA after that big dump.

OK - one more trip to ME to learn a few more lessons....hope I learn limited terrain at Sugarloaf is still tons of fun with the family....

 

[BenedictGomez]

I learned that a ski season can be so bad that it forces you to take a week's vacation and go > 1,000 miles from home.

 

[Domeskier]

I would not have known this season sucked but for the existence of the internet. I guess I am easy to please.

 

[njdiver85]

I learned that a first-time snow tire purchase is 100% correlated with a lack of snow in which to use them!

 

[benski]

I have mixed emotions on bindings. I totally understand your perspective of why buy a better binding if they're advertised as going up to 11 as I'll never ski an 11 DIN. But the higher DIN bindings just feel more reassuring. I never know how much of a ski's performance can actually be credited to a binding. I generally just get the cheapest 12-13 DIN that I can find and assume everything else is the same. Like the driver toe piece: does it really matter?


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I have heard it is not good for the binding to be set to the maximum din. I guess over time is puts too much pressure on a spring or something.

 

[ChicoKat]

Everything looks like an epic snow dump in ski country 7 days out.

 

[Bumpsis]

I've learned that "spring conditions" means skiing wet ice. Also, wet ice doesn't corn up regardless of how many freeze thaws it goes through.

 

[Abubob]

It's like my Dad used to say, "Always ..." wait that's not it

"Never ..." uhm.

Nevermind.

 

[yeggous]

I have heard it is not good for the binding to be set to the maximum din. I guess over time is puts too much pressure on a spring or something.

I have heard the same. I'm just not sure whether I should believe it. I set my 12 DIN at 8 or 9.


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[BenedictGomez]

I have heard it is not good for the binding to be set to the maximum din.

What would be the point anyway? I think DIN is overrated. I'm actually slightly, "under DIN'ed" on my skis, and it would take a spectacular crash for my skis to release.

 

[Cannonball]

I've learned that "spring conditions" means skiing wet ice. Also, wet ice doesn't corn up regardless of how many freeze thaws it goes through.

^This! However, if wet ice gets enough traffic the shavings can slightly resemble corn. Maybe a new conditions designation for "Shave Ice"?

 

[BenedictGomez]

I'm at that awkward stage where I'm no longer young, but I'm not yet old, so I've newly learned that what I've heard Warren Miller say all these years is correct, "If you don't do it this year, you'll be another older when you do".

 

[Smellytele]

I'm at that awkward stage where I'm no longer young, but I'm not yet old, so I've newly learned that what I've heard Warren Miller say all these years is correct, "If you don't do it this year, you'll be another older when you do".

Also "if you ski better now than you did when you were young - you didn't ski very well when you were young".

 

[deadheadskier]

What would be the point anyway? I think DIN is overrated. I'm actually slightly, "under DIN'ed" on my skis, and it would take a spectacular crash for my skis to release.

Disagree

I've got three sets of skis with 13+ Din range. Charts recommend 8-9 for my size and ability. If I run that DIN on any of those bindings, I will walk out of them several times a year. I set to 10-11 range and I avoid prereleases, but they still release when I want them to.