tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910485704176747208.post9177818281270546771..comments2024-03-24T16:31:02.092+00:00Comments on Stayin' Alive: On Ski in the Antrim Hills *Updated*Mac Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11212410938991488721noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910485704176747208.post-17600192076158465702010-12-06T19:51:58.945+00:002010-12-06T19:51:58.945+00:00Skiing must be the best way to travel across count...Skiing must be the best way to travel across country in conditions like that. Superb. I found the kit list very interesting and will google some of the kit mentioned.Martin Ryehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03719332121719827761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910485704176747208.post-90000410639068636922010-12-06T16:55:41.605+00:002010-12-06T16:55:41.605+00:00My pleasure Hendrik, going over it all again was l...My pleasure Hendrik, going over it all again was like time travel, took me back 20 or more years :-)<br /><br />It's heavy but beats ploughing through knee deep snow although I'd do better with snowshoes. I love the snow, in fact I'm more motivated to go out than I would be in summer. I was out today again, in fact I'm only just back from the hills but conditions were vastly different today.Mac Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11212410938991488721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910485704176747208.post-29380442548481706392010-12-06T14:05:13.775+00:002010-12-06T14:05:13.775+00:00Thanks for adding the weights, Richard. It is heav...Thanks for adding the weights, Richard. It is heavy, but it works and gets you outdoors, and that is what counts.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17919113324490223605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910485704176747208.post-83033550067791166392010-12-05T23:38:47.908+00:002010-12-05T23:38:47.908+00:00@ Fraser, I'd definitely recommend a course bu...@ Fraser, I'd definitely recommend a course but you really need to keep at it, I didn't which is why I'm rubbish.<br /><br />@Trevor, thanks, glad to get out and heading out on Monday hopefully.<br /><br />@Mark, thanks, the snow came eventually but a bit more wouldn't go amiss. I just weighed the snow shovel and it's 530g<br /><br />@Maz, I don't ski with confidance but I do fall with style. I'm going to end up paranoid about my dress sense ;-)<br /><br />@Terry, there's kit from all kinds of places at all levels of pricing, if it works it works, if it works and didn't cost a fortune it's a bonus.Mac Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11212410938991488721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910485704176747208.post-42227955955383048942010-12-05T22:12:20.840+00:002010-12-05T22:12:20.840+00:00Great pics and post as usual.
You have a varied k...Great pics and post as usual.<br /><br />You have a varied kit list eh? Not just on this post I mean - but in general. Good to see some of the 'lesser' brands tested, too.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02730639220766098918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910485704176747208.post-62869717539825778872010-12-05T21:40:03.501+00:002010-12-05T21:40:03.501+00:00Sadly, I am to skiing what Adolf Hitler was to dip...Sadly, I am to skiing what Adolf Hitler was to diplomacy - I am an expert at getting up off the floor though. Deeply jealous that you can just get out there and ski with confidence.<br /><br />Great trip and some marvellous photos as ever. I agree with backpackbrewer - colourful to say the least - you'd never be missed if mountain rescue needed to find you! Also, I love that you used the shovel as a table - that's dual-use for you!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10023592697740977989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910485704176747208.post-49915595856613532972010-12-05T20:43:30.664+00:002010-12-05T20:43:30.664+00:00Richard -a great trip report, nice photos. Glad yo...Richard -a great trip report, nice photos. Glad you got some snow there in NI. What is the weight of the fold down shovel ?<br />Markmarkswalkingbloghttp://markswalkingblog.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910485704176747208.post-56679612894612734982010-12-05T18:43:29.552+00:002010-12-05T18:43:29.552+00:00Great photos - pleased that you managed to get out...Great photos - pleased that you managed to get out <br />after a difficult week.TrevorW�� https://www.blogger.com/profile/13212954091289189979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910485704176747208.post-23387909355223952072010-12-05T18:12:17.306+00:002010-12-05T18:12:17.306+00:00Would really love to try ski touring, but have not...Would really love to try ski touring, but have not yet been able to make the financial leap yet. I reckon I'd need a course before shelling out any cash...Fraserhttp://mcalisterium.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910485704176747208.post-8965317424160217992010-12-05T14:57:50.750+00:002010-12-05T14:57:50.750+00:00LOL, yeah I like colour, that I'm partially co...LOL, yeah I like colour, that I'm partially colour blind might explain the 'explosion in a paint factory' effect :-)Mac Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11212410938991488721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910485704176747208.post-61318645729078016752010-12-05T14:39:31.746+00:002010-12-05T14:39:31.746+00:00you are certainly a riot of colour in all your kit...you are certainly a riot of colour in all your kit there Mac! :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910485704176747208.post-78275317135993395502010-12-05T11:40:10.610+00:002010-12-05T11:40:10.610+00:00At least 20 years old, I can't remeber off han...At least 20 years old, I can't remeber off hand the exact date I bought them but it was on a course at Braemar Nordic Ski center (now Braemar Mountain Sports) I think the whole kit cost around £250, that would just about buy a pair of Scarpa T4 boots now but back when I bought my kit the boots alone cost what I earned in a week.<br /><br />Gear seems expensive now but in reality it's never been cheaper.Mac Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11212410938991488721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910485704176747208.post-75331092120021216802010-12-05T10:44:59.980+00:002010-12-05T10:44:59.980+00:0020 years old, that is great! And it works still, r...20 years old, that is great! And it works still, really nice. Will check back in later then.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17919113324490223605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910485704176747208.post-65951602541955947262010-12-05T10:34:50.030+00:002010-12-05T10:34:50.030+00:00Hi Hendrik, thanks.
My ski setup is pretty heavy ...Hi Hendrik, thanks.<br /><br />My ski setup is pretty heavy I guess as it's over 20 years old. I don't know the weights but I'll weigh them and add the ski kit to the gear list on the main post.Mac Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11212410938991488721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2910485704176747208.post-65286203983727517902010-12-05T10:30:31.857+00:002010-12-05T10:30:31.857+00:00Great photos, Richard! What is your ski setup (and...Great photos, Richard! What is your ski setup (and their weights)?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17919113324490223605noreply@blogger.com