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Headlamp Skiing

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BillyGoteMan
Posts: 1983 - Karma: 12
So it's dumping where I am and there's a medium sized hill outside my dorm. I was thinking of hiking it with my rock skis and doing a little headlamp nighttime sesh. Anyone done this before, how well does it work?
Dec 3 2007 3:02PM
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skier_boy26
Posts: 11295 - Karma: 502
I did it coming down hood this summer. Its not bad. You cant really go too fast, but hey, its worth it.
Dec 3 2007 3:06PM
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Lickmy9
Posts: 366 - Karma: 26
if you know the mountain well it is sweet, but if you dont it would just be dumb. or even better ski with two of those 1 million candle power lights in each hand that would be nice and bright.
Dec 3 2007 4:48PM
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skiP.E.I.
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I do taht regularly on campus but they ahve so many damn lights here you don't need a headlamp
Dec 3 2007 4:56PM
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Valind
Posts: 4358 - Karma: 17
Do it!!!  Thats awesome!  We did that in snowmaking.  I would say go for it
Dec 3 2007 4:58PM
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SLee
Posts: 30 - Karma: 27
anyone got any good recommendations for headlamps? i don't have one and im thinking abt getting one so i can sesh the rails in ma backyard
Feb 2 2011 12:21AM
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a_pla5tic_bag
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i think you're better off buying a light on a stand.
Feb 2 2011 12:36AM
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closeyetfar11
Posts: 387 - Karma: 1,079
Bad idea if you're skiing anywhere besides a wide open trail, or something of that nature.

This is why: a headlamp only illuminates a certain area in front of you, lets just say a 4 ft diameter circle. If a tree-branch, rock, stump, piece of down timber, turkey, or terrorist is outside of that circle of light, you won't see it at all; without looking directly at it, and run the risk of skiing into/clotheslining yourself on the obstacle.

tl;dr- go by full moon :]
Feb 2 2011 1:13AM
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123ski
Posts: 7374 - Karma: 1,415
I think that if you are in an area that a terrorist might be within 5 feet of you but outside of that 4 foot light radius then you probably shouldn't have a headlamp on at all.
Feb 2 2011 2:01AM
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jibco
Posts: 109 - Karma: 27
moonlight skiing is the best!
Feb 2 2011 2:48AM
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