The Skiers & Snowboarders Thread

[Seat0B]

I think it depends on your level of skiing. I am more at the beginner end and in short found it annoying and unhelpful so didn't renew. I felt I was focusing too much on all the beeps and instructions and not enjoying the skiing. If you are quite experienced, you might find it more helpful.

Thanks for giving your experience @LadyC. I am more experienced and wanting to improve more, but not sure how it works exactly despite reading their blurb. I kind of liked the “individualised data based correction of technique” aspects. Do you have to wear head phones/ear buds or how does it convey the instructions?

 

[LadyC]

Thanks for giving your experience @LadyC. I am more experienced and wanting to improve more, but not sure how it works exactly despite reading their blurb. I kind of liked the “individualised data based correction of technique” aspects. Do you have to wear head phones/ear buds or how does it convey the instructions?

You need to put special soles in your ski boots and that monitors your skiing and gives you a rating, called your Ski:IQ. Based on this, you can then do 'lessons' for different areas of improvement- you will need headphones for this aspect as it will give you instant feedback. It's been a few years since I used it but if I recall correctly, I was trying to improve my turns. Carv would then signal each turn whether I was getting enough edge to be effective, via the headphones, with a noise.
From the feedback I have read, it's more beneficial for high intermediate to advanced skiers as your posture, position should be all correct and it's monitoring your foot pressure which is something a ski instructor can't see but would only be able to guess at.

 

[Stealthflyer]

You need to put special soles in your ski boots and that monitors your skiing and gives you a rating, called your Ski:IQ. Based on this, you can then do 'lessons' for different areas of improvement- you will need headphones for this aspect as it will give you instant feedback. It's been a few years since I used it but if I recall correctly, I was trying to improve my turns. Carv would then signal each turn whether I was getting enough edge to be effective, via the headphones, with a noise.
From the feedback I have read, it's more beneficial for high intermediate to advanced skiers as your posture, position should be all correct and it's monitoring your foot pressure which is something a ski instructor can't see but would only be able to guess at.

I’d prefer a sensor that alerted me to nearby recommended rifugios for snacks or lunch

 

[Stealthflyer]

Ah-MAZE-ing. We're a group of 3 so will definitely attempt to make some reservations. We tend to be 'buy a bento box at combini' types for dinner but will make a concerted effort to get out!

Onsen etiquette we are all over. Actually our third guest has tattoos so we will have to make discrete inquiries about that.

No, Madarao is new too! Hubby has been to Shiga Kogan but otherwise we've only been around Tokyo / Osaka / Kyoto tourist triangle.

Do you have any tips on Onsens to visit if you have tattoos? Mine are too big to cover.