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Mtns2Skies

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According to my GPS I hit 66.3 mph on my all mountain skis and 73.4mph on my Slalom Race skis. I suppose this is why I'm on the race team. Anyone top that?
 
I could do you one better but we didnt get any snow here in Florida this year. Matter of fact its in the 60s... :dunno:

I miss skiing...
 
You're going to shoot your eye out...
 
Mtns2Skies said:
According to my GPS I hit 66.3 mph on my all mountain skis and 73.4mph on my Slalom Race skis. I suppose this is why I'm on the race team. Anyone top that?
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Woosie......
Break out the 230 cm downhill skis and let um rip...:D..

ps... I think the spelling is paraplegic?
:yikes:
 
N801BH said:
Woosie......
Break out the 230 cm downhill skis and let um rip...:D..

ps... I think the spelling is paraplegic?
:yikes:
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:rofl:

I wear full BMX gear when going those speeds :yes:
In a ski crash generally it's just a slide out but I take precautions.
 
Not me, but find the video of the Japanese dude who skied down Everest, once his drouge chute folded I'll bet he hit terminal velocity...:rofl:
 
I used to like "race" downhill at Mt.Rose, NV, but it was only possible mid-week when crowds were smaller and I would do it close to the lift closing time to get as few people as possible. I was still once flagged by the mountain patrol and threaten with revocation of my skiing privilege, they warned no "straight-line" skiing. But it was on old fashioned 205 cm ATOMICs which were very stable at higher speed, I could not do it on my present 'shaped' skis, too much vibration and instability over certain speed when you attempt to go 'straight'. I always wondered about my own speed record but it was before days when handheld GPS were affordable.
 
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Mtns2Skies said:
According to my GPS I hit 66.3 mph on my all mountain skis and 73.4mph on my Slalom Race skis. I suppose this is why I'm on the race team. Anyone top that?
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I wonder, does a GPS indicate slant speed or horizontal speed? What speed would it indicate for a skydiver falling straight down?
 
olasek said:
I could not do it on my present 'shaped' skis, too much vibration and instability over certain speed when you attempt to go 'straight'.
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I have Rossi SC80's 170cm skis that are shaped... they seem to do pretty well at high speed albeit they are a tad taller than me so height may have something to do with it. Around my top speed it does get scary but I'm still able to maneuver well enough. The stop speed of my slalom race skis (steel rod going through them) is above my skill level, a very stable ski.
 
Henning said:
Not me, but find the video of the Japanese dude who skied down Everest, once his drouge chute folded I'll bet he hit terminal velocity...:rofl:
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I saw the movie years ago when it first came out. Wow, he was nutz. :eek:
 
olasek said:
I used to like "race" downhill at Mt.Rose, NV, but it was only possible mid-week when crowds were smaller and I would do it close to the lift closing time to get as few people as possible. I was still once flagged by the mountain patrol and threaten with revocation of my skiing privilege, they warned no "straight-line" skiing. But it was on old fashioned 205 cm ATOMICs which were very stable at higher speed, I could not do it on my present 'shaped' skis, too much vibration and instability over certain speed when you attempt to go 'straight'. I always wondered about my own speed record but it was before days where handheld GPS were affordable.
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I still have (and occasionally use!) my 210cm Dynamic VR27's. I also got my pass clipped for using them as they were meant to be used. ;)
 
slacktide said:
I wonder, does a GPS indicate slant speed or horizontal speed? What speed would it indicate for a skydiver falling straight down?
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It may depend on the internals of your particular GPS receiver.
Some higher end units are able to account for vertical position (though vertical data comes with much larger error) and use it in their speed calculations and others don't. As always consult user manual.
 
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http://vimeo.com/5375024
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Huh, either they didn't show all of it or there was another mountain he did where he crashed way worse. The one I remember was a Helo drop off with a cross type chute that caught a rock and spun in and the dude just rag dolled off rocks until he fetched up on a big one. My buddy had a whole video of major skiing crashes.
 
I use the Ski Tracks App on my iPhone. Typical every day peak speed for the day on the cruisers is 45-50 MPH and if I let it out a little on an empty trail, 60+ on a typical packed powder day. Since I got the Geezer Pass here in Steamboat this year, even if they pull my pass for a day (which has not happened since I only do this on empty or almost empty trails), I'm only out about $5 for the day they hold it.

I had a patroller check me out once at the end of a run, saw the wrinkles in the face, nodded his head and said, "Amazing, take it easy Gramps, don't want to cart off the pieces." I replied, " No guts no glory". We both laughed and skied off.

Running on Dynastar Cross X 176. New Nordica boots this year probably added 5 MPH due to stiffer support than my old Salomon boots.

Cheers
 
Ive flown a cub on skis not certain it has gone that fast...
 
Mtns2Skies said:
According to my GPS I hit 66.3 mph on my all mountain skis and 73.4mph on my Slalom Race skis. I suppose this is why I'm on the race team. Anyone top that?
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60 knots on Full Lotus 1650 skis, per GPS.
 
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Mtns2Skies said:
According to my GPS I hit 66.3 mph on my all mountain skis and 73.4mph on my Slalom Race skis. I suppose this is why I'm on the race team. Anyone top that?
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I can't talk that, but a few years ago I wondered what sort of speeds I was hitting in my recreational skiing. I put my Garmin 305 on my wrist. I founda fairly reasonable straight slope and got going as fast as I felt secure. I hit 55. Now that was a sobering realization. I never realized what speeds I was hitting.
 
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