[twisted_ophelia]

Thought I'd share... I'm ordering my Revolution Pro Comp from Freedom Factory this week. This season, I've been riding a borrowed Yeti with an Atomic racing ski and a Salomon something or other (that popped off while getting off the chair lift today, yikes). A friend of mine said he's riding Volkl with his mono and loving it. The big fat powder ski Volkl is making (the Kuro) is apparently awesome. I'm not a big fan of the Salomon but it was free. Liked the Atomic a lot, the DIN was... 18, if I recall. I'd really like to try a Volkl ski out, I've heard only good things about them.

[wheeels]

I had a small fall this weekend, used my face to slow it down I look a little beat up this morning.

This was from my third run of the day, but kept on skiing.

Note I have a 20din binding on this ski and it never came off.

Sit Ski Crash

[qman]

this is definetly the best one i have found.
http://www.youtube.c...h?v=MXATEXU24bU

[Pete Anderson]

wheeels, on Feb 8 2010, 04:53 PM, said:

I had a small fall this weekend, used my face to slow it down I look a little beat up this morning.

That's using your head...Sorry, I had to say it.

Keep me posted on your Park City trip...

Pete

PS: I fell a lot this past Saturday. It got to the point where I would just lay there waiting for someone to come by and pickup my sorry ass carcass from the mountain. I didn't want to waste my precious energy needlessly.

This post has been edited by Pete Anderson: 08 February 2010 - 10:42 PM

[twisted_ophelia]

Falls are part of the learning curve! Look at this way, even the best downhill racers in the world have falls :-) I'm heading out to Mammoth to ski in March. For ski travel, this is the number one place I'd recommend in North America. Amazing town with amazing people.

[qman]

my best crash was carving hard turns, clipped an outrigger and spun backwards at speed, tail dug in, complete pole vault over the tail of the ski, and complete flip to hip check. broken ski and broken rig.

there was a guy skiing behind me with a video camera pointed at me. but found out later that he had failed to turn it on properly.

bummer

[Pete Anderson]

Chicks dig scars...

[Pete Anderson]

I'm going skiing tomorrow with the spouse at Snowbasin. We haven't skied together since my accident. I haven't told her yet that the table has turned and now she's got to help me...Hee, hee.

Snowbasin is generally $66 per ticket, but with the adaptive ski program, its half price for me, and free for the helper...got I love it here in Utah!

Its funny. When I call in advance regarding the price of ski tickets, there's a "Ha, humm, let me see. Hold on for a minute," at every resort that I've called. Its always a happy ending, but this just tells me we're only a few out there taking advantage of the skiing potential for ourselves and our "helpers."

I really believe that we're the pioneers in this sport and the result will be better equipment at a better price eventually. Time will tell...It always does.

Have fun at Mammoth Twisted Sister, Mimi, and Ophelia I've skied there and flown my hang glider there. Its definitely God's country! There are a lot of hidden natural hot springs off the highway there in the Owens Valley...Good times! (Times that I would never tell my wife about. Maybe when I'm eighty and I'm done with life).

This post has been edited by Pete Anderson: 12 February 2010 - 05:27 AM

[qman]

Pete Anderson, on Feb 11 2010, 06:14 AM, said:

Chicks dig scars...

mine is 10" long, my scar that is ;-)

[Pete Anderson]

I think you have the metric and inch conversion mixed up. I know you intended to say 10 cm. That's okay. We still accept you as you are despite your "short" comings...hee, hee.

[Pete Anderson]

I went skiing on Friday with my lovely wife. We spent the day on the green runs, and of course I had to venture off and go into some ravines just to spice things up.

After seeing the X-Games on ESPN, I started to take some small jumps. Its exciting, but I'm not certain how much a sit ski can withstand without damaging it. I really don't care if I break a ski, but damaging the Praschberger would definitely be a bummer.

Do you guys take jumps? What do you recommend, or not recommend regarding doing bumps and jumps and equipment to use, etc.

Thanks!

Pete

[qman]

go for it. the rigs are pretty good really but andy campbell and VJ have both broken Praschbergers pushing hard but they are pushing pretty hard.

i think the strongest rig for that sort of stuff is the Brambles sit ski, but i Andy has done some pretty hardcore jumps on a prasch, including breaking his fimur in the x games.

youtube xgames monoskier x and see some action. also check out
http://www.sjeesonline.com/

[wheeels]

I have jumped and crashed my prasch, and it has held up well so far.

As far as doing jumps if you can decrease the recoil on the shock, you want it to come up slowly and not get bounced around, also go faster then you think you need I have found the shock will absorb some speed hitting the bigger jumps causing me to come up short and have some not very nice crashes.

[JimG]

Pete Anderson, on Feb 12 2010, 05:24 AM, said:

I'm going skiing tomorrow with the spouse at Snowbasin. We haven't skied together since my accident. I haven't told her yet that the table has turned and now she's got to help me...Hee, hee.

That's the same thing I tell my wife.

I feel sort of late to the party on this thread, but I'll jump in anyway, b/c you guys are talking about my home town (Park City).

I took sitski lessons last year at Park City (National Ability Center), and Big Sky MT (where my avatar photo came from), but with the last fusion still fresh....I can only watch it snow and grumble.

[wheeels]

Ok Park City peeps, I am coming down for a trip and want to get some skiing in during the mornings as I have other training in the afternoon, I will be down from March 2nd - 6th.

What kink of discount do they offer adaptive folks?

If you are around I could use a tour.

Thanks Brian

[furrytractor]

On the topic of high DIN bindings for sit-skis, I personally have a Tyrolia race binding that has been modified. The toe spring has been removed and replaced with a aluminium tube so that the toe won't release. The rear has had a custom nylon block fitted to it so that it won't release either. The tech guys at NSCD at Winter Park were kind enough to do both of these for me. The way I see it there's not a huge advantage to having the binding release at all. The only time it's an advantage for me is if I completely miss-load a chair lift and end up in the pit! But if that happens, chances are I'll snap the ski anyway!

The whole point of bindings releasing is to save the legs of able-bodied skiers. Am I wrong in saying that it's not really an issue for us sit-skiers?

[wheeels]

I cant think of anytime I would want the binding to release and have only had it happen twice both times I was cartwheeling down a hill at high speed.

I have a 20din that has not been modified just crank it up to the max din and off I go.

The two times the binding did release I am not sure a modified binding would have helped out to much.

[JimG]

wheeels, on Feb 25 2010, 05:05 AM, said:

Ok Park City peeps, I am coming down for a trip and want to get some skiing in during the mornings as I have other training in the afternoon, I will be down from March 2nd - 6th.

What kink of discount do they offer adaptive folks?

If you are around I could use a tour.

Thanks Brian

I honestly don't know about discounts at the resorts.

Pete could answer that one.

I took sitski lessons last year through an adaptive center here in town and it included my pass and one for my wife to go out with us.

Where are you staying?

[wheeels]

I believe that I am staying at the National Ability Center, so I think that I can get some lift passes there but not really sure yet.

[JimG]

wheeels, on Feb 25 2010, 07:15 PM, said:

I believe that I am staying at the National Ability Center, so I think that I can get some lift passes there but not really sure yet.

I'm pretty sure you can.

They're a great group.

I took my sitski lessons from them, and know a few of the people who work/volunteer there through church, schools, gym, etc.

Dale, their CEO used to be a gym buddy of mine.

He and his (then) GF used to train with my trainer the hour just before me.

This post has been edited by JimG: 25 February 2010 - 06:29 PM

[Pete Anderson]

Hi Jim,

I have heard about you at NAC, but I don't think we've met. Do you have a nick name at the NAC. Last week I briefly met another Jim, but they call him "E-bay."

I'm heading out there this Sunday, but generally I ski on Saturdays. Lets do some skiing!

Also, "Wheels." try the following contact info for NAC at Park City for the cost of a ticket.

http://www.discovernac.org or call 435-649-3991 Generally, with a $20 membership, you get a $20 voucher/ski ticket and a freebee for your helper, or perhaps 2 for the price of 1. I never figured out the details since I am currently taking a bulk of lessons.

Park in the parking ramp for free and take the elevator to level P2, which is the same level as the NAC office to purchase your ticket(s).

I have lessons on March 6, in the morning, and they are also having a fund raising type competition that day for sit skiers.

This post has been edited by Pete Anderson: 25 February 2010 - 08:15 PM

[JimG]

Pete Anderson, on Feb 25 2010, 09:06 PM, said:

Hi Jim,

I have heard about you at NAC, but I don't think we've met. Do you have a nick name at the NAC. Last week I briefly met another Jim, but they call him "E-bay."

I'm heading out there this Sunday, but generally I ski on Saturdays. Lets do some skiing!

It's a different Jim.

I know some of the people who work/volunteer there from activities outside of the NAC, as last winter was my first experience with them.

Give me until next year to ski with you.....I just had T6/T7 fused last summer so I'm not doing anything this year.

I'm looking forward to summer so I can rent out a hand cycle and get back outside again.

Right now, about all they have is their ski program going on.

[Pete Anderson]

Hey Jim,

Definitely keep in touch via the thread. I know how it goes playing the waiting game. It can be a whole lotta nothing for awhile if you let it.

Some things to think about. Do you want to purchase a sit ski? If so, start researching it. It can take 2 or more months to receive it after its ordered, depending upon the mfg. The equipment at NAC is awesome, but having your own is even better, if you can take the financial plunge.

March 6th is the fund raising comp at Park City. Come on out!

Pete

[JimG]

Pete Anderson, on Feb 26 2010, 05:14 AM, said:

Hey Jim,

Definitely keep in touch via the thread. I know how it goes playing the waiting game. It can be a whole lotta nothing for awhile if you let it.

Some things to think about. Do you want to purchase a sit ski? If so, start researching it. It can take 2 or more months to receive it after its ordered, depending upon the mfg. The equipment at NAC is awesome, but having your own is even better, if you can take the financial plunge.

March 6th is the fund raising comp at Park City. Come on out!

Pete

I actually liked the Yetti that I used at Eagle Mount in Big Sky MT better than NAC's (not sure the brand).

I'm still hoping that I will ski standing up again some day in the next few years (I'm an incomplete and my doctors believe I might be back to normal in a few years), so the sitski for now is hopefully a temporary thing, so I'll just use the NACs until I know for sure.

Before I buy a sitski, I want to buy a racing chair.

For sure my running days are over (I was once a 30 mi/week runner and ran several races each summer) but I can still race in a chair.

[wheeels]

Well just found out that I am not coming to Park City and totally bummed about it. But I am now going to Jackson Hole, any one know what type of discount they give up adaptive skiers?

[qman]

oh yeah i feel sooo sorry for you having to go to Jackson Hole ;-)

[wheeels]

Yup its going to be awfull one week at JH then one week at Granda Targee, two weeks of skiing every day in fresh powder.

I did find out that JH is 50% off so that works out great.

[JimG]

wheeels, on Feb 26 2010, 06:57 PM, said:

Well just found out that I am not coming to Park City and totally bummed about it. But I am now going to Jackson Hole, any one know what type of discount they give up adaptive skiers?

Pack an extra pair of long johns.....

It gets COLD up there.

Be sure to stop at the Bunnery for B-fast.....

http://www.bunnery.com/

[Pete Anderson]

wheeels, on Feb 26 2010, 09:13 PM, said:

Yup its going to be awfull one week at JH then one week at Granda Targee, two weeks of skiing every day in fresh powder.

I did find out that JH is 50% off so that works out great.

My buddy skis at Grand Targee. He had a similar hang gliding accident exactly 2 years from mine. He had the same surgeon as well (Kinda cosmic). If you see him with the out riggers, stand up skiing, say "hi, from Pete." His name is John, and he has two little boys that ski with him. He is there a lot. He would be very interested in seeing someone sit ski.

Pete

PS: Park City is better

[Pete Anderson]

I went skiing on Saturday, March 6th at Park City. I was taking a set of lessons through the NAC there. On the first run of the day, my helper, instructor and I traversed over to another, ungroomed hill to take advantage of some fresh powder. That's when I had to lay it down on the right side to avoid skiing into some trees. For some reason, I couldn't get my ski to turn left, and the trees were coming up fast. After I laid my sit ski down I began to pickup speed. I wasn't going to stop until I hit something, and I eventually did. I slammed both my knee caps into a 5 inch diameter Aspen, which left me with two shattered knee caps, both dislocated 2 inches up my thigh.

I do not have any mobility below my knees, but I doe have full feeling down to my ankles, and it hurt like a SOB!

I was hospitalized at the U of U Hospital from Saturday, thru Wednesday the following week. On Wednesday, I transferred to a Rehab center, where I told them I would leave by Friday to go home. There wasn't much they could do.

My right knee cap has been re-built with the original cap, with some portions of the cap completely removed. My left knee cap was all removed, except for a small bone where the tendon was re-attached to.

All I can say, is when your sit skiing, look down the hill because you may find yourself in a hapless situation sliding into something that may cause bodily harm.

Oh well.

Pete

This post has been edited by Pete Anderson: 14 March 2010 - 10:51 PM