What to Take for a Day of Skiing

Here are the most important things for any ski trip.

Skis:
Chances are if you are anything like me your skis have been sitting in your ski bag since your last trip to the mountain. Before they will be ready for the slops you should take them to your local ski shop and have them tuned up. A tune up is just an adjustment of the bindings, waxing the bottom of the skis and sharpening the edges. The reason for adjusting the binding is to make sure they are in good working order and to make and adjustments for any changes in your weight. The edges of the skis must be sharp to make sure you can turn if you happen to hit some ice and you wax the bottom of the skis to fill in any scratches and to reduce the amount of friction on the snow.

Boots:
Even if your feet have stopped growing you still need to check your boots ever year, and every few years you should replace the foam inserts I your boots to make sure your boots are comfortable and fit properly. Improperly fitting boots can cause a broken ankle or at least some nasty blisters that could ruin your skit trip and hurt for days.

Your polls:
The ski polls you need depend on the type of skiing that you are going to be doing. Straight polls are for downhill recreational skiing and bent polls are for racing so that they can be tucked in behind your body to make your body more aerodynamic. Just like the edges of the skis need to be sharp the tip of the ski polls need to be regularly sharpened for the same reasons. Ski polls also provide balance for beginner level skiers. Ski polls have to be the right height for their user. When the poll is planted in the snow you want your hand to be on the grips and your arm should be bent at 90 degree angle.

Gloves:
Believe it or not gloves are very important when skiing. If you fall you are going to have to use your hands to get up. Your hands are going to have to touch snow and if you do not want to damage your hands you need to keep them warm and dry. The glove should have at least 150 grams of thinsulate and should be big enough to fit the ends of the gloves into your jacket.

Long Johns:
Long Johns are insulated tops and bottoms designed to keep your body heat close to your body and the cold winds out, and are not only good for skiing but any activity that puts you out in the cold for several hours.

Ski Pants:
Ski pants have not changed much in the last 20 years. They are made from insulated material designed to keep the wind away from the body, but the newer pants have fleece linings and pocket linings to warm up cold hands. The newest features I have seen on ski pants is actually a throwback from the 20's it’s the bomb drop butt flap, and if you are not sure what that means it is a flap in the back of the pants to make going to the bathroom easy without having to undo all the buckles and straps.

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Janice Windsor writes a weekly review of US casinos online and internet casinosfor a website. She is a fan of skiing and snowboarding, and in the winter goes every day.

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