so i guess the other thing is is
when you uh just had a curry burp
that was really good though
it's kind of fun to revisit the lunch
i'm kate zeller and i'm jim zellers
and this is how we ski
coming from snowboarding skiing seems
like a really fun but cumbersome way to
go down the hill
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you're right well it just seems like
there's a lot on each appendage
right so to answer your question i don't
know why people ski
let's let kate skiing
is two planks that you
click into ratchet yourself down onto
and then you just go just straight down
the hill
sometimes you've got poles sticks right
stitch whole plant they help you move
your body but
mostly yeah it's just these these little
planks where you get to slide around and
have ultimate freedom
you should try it
when i'm getting ready in the morning i
start with a base layer
now my base layer of choice is merino
wool and
that's super important to have something
against your skin that is a wicking
layer
so if you do start to sweat you aren't
sitting in
cold frozen sweat like cotton next up
after the base layer
is something sort of like this i like
this one because it has down on the
chest
still with freedom of the arms to move
in my jacket and then lastly i'm a huge
fan of having a
shell on over the puck in case there's
any type of weather
hopefully i'm getting face shots and so
therefore snow
is all over the place and this is good
for blocking wind and keeping you dry
and then obviously snow pants are a must
i prefer a bib
why do you go bib instead of pants
because i'm usually getting so
pitted that there's just snow everywhere
and i have to keep it out of my pants
and then i like to wear what we call a
buff
it goes over the head over the face
keeps you warm doubles as a mask
helmet safety of the noggin goggles
cover the eyeballs
from sun and wind and then mittens
i prefer mittens some people like gloves
these tend to keep my hands warmer
it's pretty cool stays warm yeah
the boot is kind of the most important
part totally like if your foot's not
comfortable
if your hands are cold you can warm them
up but if your foot's not comfortable
yeah give your feet some attention and
go and get properly fit for a boot
talk to people about what type of boot
you might need for the type of skiing
you enjoy doing and
your ability level when should you know
that like you put a new boot on you're
in the shop you're like oh my god this
is so
comfortable it's probably not the right
boot yeah it shouldn't be that
comfortable
i would be weary if your foot is
swimming in it like you feel like you're
walking in your heels coming up or you
have a lot of wiggle room
a couple of tips that i would say would
be go to a proper shop get fitted
and go out and try it a couple days and
then come back and readjust because
it's not always just a one size fit all
or
a one and done type of situation so i
would definitely put some effort into
finding a boot that works for you
when i walk into a shop and i see a wall
of skis it's just overwhelming i mean i
don't even know where to start
there's different shapes and there's how
much more rise that the
tip has or if it's a flat tail or i
don't even
yeah i think a good place to start is if
you've ever rented skis before
and you like to brand stay with that and
it also goes down to condition so
say it's bluebird and no snow then you
know you're gonna want a skinnier
carving ski and you can just block out
all of the other skis and
narrow it in and make it easier to kind
of decide between the few
so i think when you head into the store
have an idea of what you hope to get up
to and what the conditions look like and
then
kind of start from there so you can have
one ski and go
to the ski resort every time on that
same ski and it could be powder it could
be hard pack and you can be happy
that's a cool thing that's cool that you
don't have to switch them up that much
it is cool and i think i also yeah you
get to a certain point where you just
love a certain ski you get to know it
and therefore you feel confident across
the board with it
sometimes extra pair of gloves it's a
really wet day um if you're skiing in
the northwest or
the west um definitely an extra pair of
gloves
i just can't talk about water enough i
feel like it's important like when
you're at high altitude and you're just
you're cold you don't realize you need
it just hydrate for the day and you'll
be a happy camper
i don't drink water at all all day you
don't drink coffee you don't drink water
i'm so confused by you
huh yeah no i you see a lot of people
carrying their skis all types of funny
ways and i don't think there's any right
way of doing it but
i want to share how i find to be most
effective
and that's just placing the toe piece of
the binding on the shoulder
hand by the tip
like so ah that seems pretty easy
rests nice you counter weight here and
when it comes to gear there's lots of
ways to get around the costume you don't
need the best newest thing on the market
there's
ski swaps everywhere there's um certain
sites
online where there's used gear and i
think you'd be smart about it you
ease your way in and get the gear you
need and yeah don't be intimidated you
don't need to have the best equipment we
used to dumpster dive
behind the rental shops in high school
earlier yeah and you come out like oh
totally a pair of skis you know they
might be broken but you're like well
that's better than nothing true
you know don't go to the big hill you
know go to these smaller spots
the rentals cost less maybe purchase a
ticket online
and ahead of time and and to just like
pick that apart because understand we
scammed our way as hard as we could and
did whatever it could to like just beg
for a lift ticket and gear and
go in the crappiest stuff jeans and
gators and
you know whatever until we got to a
point where we could just like
okay now it's working sometimes you get
i get consumed in
what i need or what i need to look like
at the hill and that's not what it's
about it's about being out there and
and having a good time i keep coming
back day after day and
yeah i think everyone should experience
it once or twice in their lifetime if
not every single day
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agreed
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