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Post by HighAngles on Dec 16, 2013 20:38:00 GMT -7
My ability to do the drills suck. As I think about the focus of the drill, all of the other essentials go out the window. We've all been there (for those who have been to the camps). It's like temporary amnesia - you forget everything else you've ever learned while you focus on the drill. In the end it all works out, but the journey can feel quite frustrating at times.
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Post by HighAngles on Dec 16, 2013 20:40:13 GMT -7
I have stock liners in the my Dodges. Smackboy has Intuitions. I may need the intuitions. Very roomy in forefoot. Didn't have my size on Sat. Chris said should have later this week. We shall see. Any consideration given to the ZipFit idea? Although if you're trying to take up room in the forefoot the ZipFit is probably not the right candidate. I had a similar issue with the Dodge shell fit; too roomy in the forefoot and just plain weird in the ankle/heel area for my feet.
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Post by meput on Dec 16, 2013 21:04:14 GMT -7
I had a similar issue with the Dodge shell fit; too roomy in the forefoot and just plain weird in the ankle/heel area for my feet. What was your solution?
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Post by smackboy1 on Dec 16, 2013 21:09:14 GMT -7
Day 1 is over. It was positively spring-like at A Basin with plenty of sunshine and temps maybe even approaching 40 on on the balcony. Meput recognized me immediately by my neon yellow pants and I recognized him by his avatar photo. I also met Brian. There are 36 campers in all. On the initial ski off Meput joined me in the cool group. Unfortunately for him he was split off into another group and had to settle for being in the group coached by Harald. Our group (the cool group) went off with Maria and spent time working on tipping, and tipping and then some more tipping. We all got to keep our poles so I guess we must be doing something right. To be honest Todd got me scared, so I've been doing my modified version of the No Swing Pole Plant, I call it the No Pole Plant Pole Plant. Basically a double pole tip drag on every run, even in the lift line. After suffering painful misery in my boots for about 2 hours I cried like a little girly man left my group and returned to the lodge. Diana's diagnosis: "the boots are too tight" and I was sent back to HSS to Greg and Chris for more torture a liner adjustment. Despite driving 100 mph over Loveland Pass, I missed the camp happy hour, so tomorrow I will be probably be treated like a leper by the other campers, albeit one who no longer skis like Quasimodo because his Dodge boots fit better.
Jim, to answer your question: the Dodge boots come with a stock liner that is not very good. Thin and not all that supportive. Chris and Greg recommend upgrading to an Intuition lace up racing liner, which is what I have. The Intuitions are great (I had a pair in my old boots) but they are stiffer and take up more volume in the boot. Also the carbon fiber shell is very stiff so it doesn't give much which makes it a challenge to get my heel and instep through the throat (maybe that is why the stock liners are so thin and flimsy). Note that HSS will no longer be stocking Dodge. The only way to have HSS fit them (which I highly recommend if you want Dodges) is to place a special order. All the old inventory is being sold below cost - quite a bargain.
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Post by JimRatliff on Dec 16, 2013 21:58:51 GMT -7
Thank you all and one. I especially liked the line about recognizing Meput by his Avatar. It's always good that we can laugh a bit at our experiences, especially when we are frustrated with ourselves.
And I definitely am glad to hear that there are others whose concentration is so extreme that it drives all other memories out of mind. It was always frustrating to focus on one thing and forget everthing that I had just begun to understand. And then, when my excuse was that I hadn't incorporated it into "Muscle Memory", Bob Hintermeister with his PhD is kinesiology or something like that would remind me that muscles don't have memory.
Sadly however, Lynn is feeling quite guilty because she is deriving immense satisfaction from hearing the descriptions of others' pain. It's an old story that I won't repeat, but the act of her removing her boots has sometimes attracted crowds of onlookers wondering what was causing all of the moaning and groaning. She even has guys routinely offer to help her get her boots off -- but never me; I figure it's valuable for her to suffer the consequences of her "intuitive" decisions. I will admit that her boots are treatng her feet very nicely this year, and it's only been a two ski seasons since she got her new boots and current pair of Intuition liners at the end of the 2010-11 season. On the first ski trip of the following year, which happened to be to Utah, we were visiting a different boot shop each day desperately looking for relief (and she still walked like Quasimodo).
Thanks guys. Enjoy -- or, maybe a better statement would be "learn" because enjoying may just mean you are doing what you've aways done.
So my question would be: My current Head Raptor 120RS boots weigh 5lbs 13 oz each (a total of almost 11 1/2 lbs.). I'm not good enough to benefit much from the increased performance, but would love the lower weight. Is the Dodge boot for that goal, or are other boots likely to benefit from carbon composites and become lighter?
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Post by lynn on Dec 16, 2013 22:18:05 GMT -7
Zip fits and intuition liners are for wusses. Real pain aficionados have nordica doberman foam injected liners(like what I have).
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Post by HighAngles on Dec 17, 2013 5:07:18 GMT -7
I had a similar issue with the Dodge shell fit; too roomy in the forefoot and just plain weird in the ankle/heel area for my feet. What was your solution? Not buying them.
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Post by HighAngles on Dec 17, 2013 5:09:23 GMT -7
I'll be out at A-Basin Wednesday morning skiing with Geoffda. I'll be dropping in on HH's morning talk so look for the guy with the bright orange jacket that doesn't belong there.
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Post by smackboy1 on Dec 17, 2013 5:30:25 GMT -7
Anybody know if I can find cronuts here in Summit County?
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Post by JimRatliff on Dec 17, 2013 10:04:46 GMT -7
Anybody know if I can find cronuts here in Summit County? I have NEVER heard of cronuts. However, we want nothing but the best for our Peak Skiers, so after checking Google to see what the hell they were, I sent an email message to Blue Moon Bakery to see if they mght step up to the challenge. I did find an Aspen article talking about a pastry shop in Denver that adapted the "cronut" idea to a long john, with cream in the middle. Note that www.bluemoonbakery.net is also the home of Reil Mountain Confections, so you might be surprised what they can whip up. I hope they give me 10% of profit off of this new "best seller" for their store.
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