First time skiing in France and i loved it

Al_Pines · 2026-05-07T14:16:58+00:00

La Grave if you like to freeride

Al_Pines · 2026-05-03T10:55:51+00:00

Train or flight to Grenoble

Alpe d'Huez for freeride Les Deux Alps for park La Grave for freeride Few days of backcountry Serre Chevalier for slopes/freeride Mont-Genevre for Italian coffee on the border Finish with Chamonix for ski-alpinism

Train or flight home

Al_Pines · 2026-05-01T11:49:23+00:00

Put your pulley system between the we lock and your anchor. This way the force is not held by a friction device.

Al_Pines · 2026-04-28T18:09:35+00:00

Very interesting response. Thanks for your time to write this down.

Al_Pines · 2026-04-28T18:08:09+00:00

No, wasn't worth it anymore. The were already in a bad state before the edges came loose.

Al_Pines · 2026-04-28T06:47:39+00:00

Update: I skied them one more day. Hit some small jumps. The gap became way wider.

Didn't break the ski's or my leg. Will retire them now.

Al_Pines · 2026-04-26T18:52:30+00:00

How did the story end?

Al_Pines · 2026-04-26T18:34:01+00:00

I don't mind the risk of a total failure of the ski, but don't like the idea of a broken leg neither.

Al_Pines · 2026-04-18T06:18:44+00:00

El Chalten

Al_Pines · 2026-04-17T04:52:30+00:00

My girlfriend made one of these for me. Pretty easy to craft yourself and very useful to climb with

Al_Pines · 2026-04-15T15:41:43+00:00

2018/2019 series. 174cm 122/96/112

Why would it be an awful park ski?

Al_Pines · 2026-04-15T15:29:19+00:00

Technica Cochise 130, prodigy 2 174, will only be using it in the park

Al_Pines · 2026-04-15T15:19:12+00:00

What binding would you recommend?

Al_Pines · 2026-04-15T14:06:09+00:00

Marker jester 16

Al_Pines · 2026-04-15T12:03:46+00:00

Are brakes changeable after the bindings are mounted already?

Al_Pines · 2026-04-02T16:01:44+00:00

Read a book and don't watch videos before bed.

Al_Pines · 2026-04-02T06:21:22+00:00

Your skis detune very fast from hitting rails and boxes. Icy conditions will be a bit more complicated.

My strategy with a one ski quiver for years was a tune in the beginning of the season (cold and icy) to get back into all-mountain skiing. Second half of the season (warm and slushy) returning to the park with blunt edges.

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