Get a bag big enough for EVERYTHING! Boots, gloves, helmet, goggle...and whatever extra you take for the day.
Bring that in at the end of the day.
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Don't Try This. Common Gear Handing Mistakes
- Thread starter crgildart
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Bring that in at the end of the day.
And then empty that bag once you get inside and set everything out to dry
I'm in the Seattle region, and see this all the time. I'm usually even MORE impressed by the driver who's willingly TAILGATING the vehicle with the open box/rack. And, of course, this is typically happening at 70+ mph as these are also the fastest("Best") snow drivers.
Take care of your gear even before you take a shower.
Like horses. After a day of riding you first take care of the horse. Yourself-later.
You take care of your gear, your gear takes care of you. Simples.
Like horses. After a day of riding you first take care of the horse. Yourself-later.
You take care of your gear, your gear takes care of you. Simples.
Don’t transport skis in an open rack exposing them and the bindings to chemicals, gravel and salt. If you must, tails go forward.
If you keep gear inside a wagon or suv, put a rubber bungee over them to minimize projectiles in the event of a crash.
Don’t turn your heated boot bag up to the high setting. That’s too warm.
There is a correct way to carry skis in a crowded space (vertical by the toe piece) and in an uncrowded space (on the shoulder, tips forward, toe piece BEHIND the shoulder), learn both ways.
Protect boot soles (especially iso5355) with cat-tracks or similar.
Don’t dry or clean goggles with paper towels, they will scratch. Also, don’t use the fog and wipe technique. And keep them in the bag they came with when not in use away from heat sources that will kill the lense seal.
Don’t attach a GoPro mount or other item to your helmet. These things can reduce your helmet’s effectiveness in a crash by concentrating the force to a small spot. And buckle the chin strap.
Dont wash membrane jackets unless absolutely necessary (speeds delamination) and then use tech wash. Hang jackets with the loop when on coat hooks.
Use ski straps.
Know the correct way to put your hands into pole straps of you have them.
Ski pants go outside of the boots.
Wipe skis dry with a towel before putting away.
If you keep gear inside a wagon or suv, put a rubber bungee over them to minimize projectiles in the event of a crash.
Don’t turn your heated boot bag up to the high setting. That’s too warm.
There is a correct way to carry skis in a crowded space (vertical by the toe piece) and in an uncrowded space (on the shoulder, tips forward, toe piece BEHIND the shoulder), learn both ways.
Protect boot soles (especially iso5355) with cat-tracks or similar.
Don’t dry or clean goggles with paper towels, they will scratch. Also, don’t use the fog and wipe technique. And keep them in the bag they came with when not in use away from heat sources that will kill the lense seal.
Don’t attach a GoPro mount or other item to your helmet. These things can reduce your helmet’s effectiveness in a crash by concentrating the force to a small spot. And buckle the chin strap.
Dont wash membrane jackets unless absolutely necessary (speeds delamination) and then use tech wash. Hang jackets with the loop when on coat hooks.
Use ski straps.
Know the correct way to put your hands into pole straps of you have them.
Ski pants go outside of the boots.
Wipe skis dry with a towel before putting away.
+1
Also has the advantage that by the time you finish shower + dinner, your gear are probably dry so you can put them back into the bag for the next day. No rush in the morning to forget a piece of vital gear.
Learned this lesson on my very first ski trip. Company ski club bus trip to Purgatory. I left my boots on the bus the first night. Damn those things were hard to put on the next morning!!
I'm so not a list maker!
Instead, all my gear are in one big bag. No list, just hunt in the bag. "I know it's in there somewhere"!
Did I say I love bags with lots of compartments?
You leave your boots in the car, you are screwed. Royally.
Gotta say. I've never ever done that. I just remove what I know need to be cleaned otherwise it probably won't make it back in for next trip.
I prefer tips back, shoulder in the middle of the bindings. Much easier to pick up and set down IMO. But I know for balance and ease of carrying that doesn't work for everyone.
Base layers should be above the boot, the only thing you want in the boot is your foot and a sock.
I do that first thing. Next day, everything goes right back into the bag.
For plane travel, I always carry on a boot bag with my boots and everything I need for a day of skiing. I had one trip to Vail that my bags were delayed a day (bad weather ). Skied in jeans the first day...lesson learned
I do both. Short walk (from lodge to lift), tips up. Long walk (to car), tips down.
Sometimes I got it wrong. Carrying tips up and walk for a while. Then my arm got tired from having to carry the wright of the ski instead of it balancing stable on the shoulder. Depends on how much further I still had to walk, I may stop and flip it to the right way.
Oh yeah, if I had to walk so far that my arms gets tired carrying skis? I put on cat tracks to protect my boot soles.
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Andy Mink
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If I'm carrying skis on my shoulder and suddenly it gets crowded I pull down on the tips to get the tails as vertical as possible until I can find a spot to safely offload them. No swinging the length of the ski in a crowd.
Oops, we've diverted from what not to do (mistakes) to what we should do.
Sounds familiar.
Sounds familiar.
Andy Mink
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Don't not dry your boots!Oops, we've diverted from what not to do (mistakes) to what we should do.
Sounds familiar.
Take your goggles with you when shopping helmets. Or alternatively, take your helmet with you when shopping goggles. The fit of one can change the fit of the other. You might find you have to replace both to get the goggle/helmet you want.
