bazza_g Posted January 7, 2008 Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 what the funk - here " The limit will be set at 30kph, a little under 19 mph...The speed checks, the first of their kind in the winter sports world, begin in Andermatt today after a series of small-scale trials. They will be introduced across Switzerland, to include well-known resorts such as St Moritz, Zermatt, Davos and Verbier. Josef Dahinden, a spokesman for Andermatt, said there were many accidents on the slopes as a result of skiers going too fast. " The question is, how the funk are you supposed to know how fast you are going? Are they going to provide all skiers with complementary GPS speedometers? If this does start happening at other resorts I foresee a great business in ski speed camera detectors and jammers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
byron13 Posted January 7, 2008 Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 20mph !!! Ok stupid speeds on the busy slopes but FFS 20mph is cruising speed on a board. H and S gone mad. What next surfboards banned in the water in case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby_simon Posted January 7, 2008 Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 Surely this must be in the places where they already have the "slow" signs up around the places were lifts are or pistes join. feck that if it's all over the resort... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
byron13 Posted January 7, 2008 Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 I hope so Simon - 71mph - That's pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torino101 Posted January 7, 2008 Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 That's a very good effort!! 71mph on skis is really shifting it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby_simon Posted January 7, 2008 Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 [ QUOTE ] That's a very good effort!! 71mph on skis is really shifting it.... [/ QUOTE ] Looking to try and go faster this year, if conditions allow. I'd really like to break 100mph, but that needs to be on the flying K at Les Arcs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
byron13 Posted January 7, 2008 Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 We usually try to find those timing gates with the big LED screens to display the passing speed but as it usually just two deeply indented ski tracks (like on a ski jump) it’s hard to get close to that on a board. Nice fresh snow, early morning, wide piste and new wax should get us close to that speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollox Posted January 7, 2008 Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 I've heard you can now get "locker door openers" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
byron13 Posted January 7, 2008 Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 [ QUOTE ] I've heard you can now get "locker door openers" [/ QUOTE ] ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torino101 Posted January 7, 2008 Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] I've heard you can now get "locker door openers" [/ QUOTE ] ?? [/ QUOTE ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garcon magnifique Posted January 7, 2008 Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 [ QUOTE ] That's a very good effort!! 71mph on skis is really shifting it.... [/ QUOTE ] 71mph on skis... I'd be really shitting it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby_simon Posted January 7, 2008 Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] That's a very good effort!! 71mph on skis is really shifting it.... [/ QUOTE ] 71mph on skis... I'd be really shitting it. [/ QUOTE ] Did not feel that fast until I came out of the tuck and started trying to slow down When we zre in Meribel there is a Ski shop under the Chalet. Woner whet they will say when I ask for downhill ski's for the day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazza_g Posted January 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] I've heard you can now get "locker door openers" [/ QUOTE ] ?? [/ QUOTE ] [/ QUOTE ] like the garage door openers for cars that 'happen' to block laser speed traps 71mph is fecking quick - I was bricking it at 55mph (GPS 87.9kph) - on freestyle skis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby_simon Posted January 7, 2008 Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] I've heard you can now get "locker door openers" [/ QUOTE ] ?? [/ QUOTE ] [/ QUOTE ] like the garage door openers for cars that 'happen' to block laser speed traps 71mph is fecking quick - I was bricking it at 55mph (GPS 87.9kph) - on freestyle skis [/ QUOTE ] I was on "all terrain ski's" - Salomon Crossmax 10's I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torino101 Posted January 7, 2008 Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 I think you will seriously struggle to crack 100mph without more specialist equipment and specifically designed slopes Simon..... The pro boys with all the kit "only" get to circa 125mph. Taken from wiki: "Speed skiers regularly exceed 200 km/h (125 mph), which is even faster than the terminal velocity of a free-falling skydiver; about 193 km/h (120 mph) in the belly-to-earth position. Speed skiers wear dense foam fairings on their lower legs and aerodynamic helmets to increase streamlining. Their ski suits are made from air-tight latex or have a polyurethane coating to cut wind resistance, with only a mandatory back protector to give some protection in the case of a crash. The special skis used must be 2.4 meters (94.5 inches) long and maximum 10cm wide with a maximum weight of 15 kg for the pair. ski boots are attached to the skis by bindings. The ski poles are bent to shape around the body, and must be a minimum of 1 m long. Speed skiing is practiced on steep, specially designed courses one kilometer long. There are approximately thirty of these courses world-wide, many of them at high altitudes to minimize air resistance." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby_simon Posted January 7, 2008 Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 [ QUOTE ] I think you will seriously struggle to crack 100mph without more specialist equipment and specifically designed slopes Simon..... The pro boys with all the kit "only" get to circa 125mph. Taken from wiki: "Speed skiers regularly exceed 200 km/h (125 mph), which is even faster than the terminal velocity of a free-falling skydiver; about 193 km/h (120 mph) in the belly-to-earth position. Speed skiers wear dense foam fairings on their lower legs and aerodynamic helmets to increase streamlining. Their ski suits are made from air-tight latex or have a polyurethane coating to cut wind resistance, with only a mandatory back protector to give some protection in the case of a crash. The special skis used must be 2.4 meters (94.5 inches) long and maximum 10cm wide with a maximum weight of 15 kg for the pair. ski boots are attached to the skis by bindings. The ski poles are bent to shape around the body, and must be a minimum of 1 m long. Speed skiing is practiced on steep, specially designed courses one kilometer long. There are approximately thirty of these courses world-wide, many of them at high altitudes to minimize air resistance." [/ QUOTE ] Yep; Mate of mine has done just over 80 down the ladies downhill in Courcheval and he thinks that is about as fast as you are going to get without going on the flying K at Les Arcs. Putting on the "slick" suits opens up a whole new area of danger; when you fall in "normal" ski stuff, it is fairly rough and so you slow down when you hit the white stuff unless it's very steep - remember I've done these speeds on fairly shallow slopes (Wide red runs). Putting on the slippy suits you do not stop. A brit girl was killed when she slipped over at the top of the flying K (Before she started to descend) and fell about 900m (partly down a mogul slope); she did not stop partly because she had taken off her "over suit" and so just had her speed suit on. The world record is arond 250kmh (155mph) which scares the outa me. If I ever get there (and I feel it's fairly doubtfull) I'll stop at 100. I'm mad, but not that mad....... Be carefull(ish) out there people..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gizze Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 [ QUOTE ] I've heard you can now get "locker door openers" [/ QUOTE ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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