After Skiing

tay03usa · 2005-12-24 15:37:02

After a long day of skiing holding on the poles and ropetow my hands will lock up. like when i close them, does this ever happen to you guys???

skidemon22

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nope, but i dont have a rope tow

Dec 24 2005 3:39PM

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rynmartn

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ya i've never used a rope tow

Dec 24 2005 4:14PM

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SSBS

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negative, but rope tows are pretty primitive eh

Dec 24 2005 4:16PM

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Lineskier-101

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I hate ropetows, so i never go into that park. It rips up my gloves.

Dec 24 2005 4:31PM

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4frntmorrison

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ya i have that happen, especially my thumb. it'll lock down to the palm of my hand

Dec 24 2005 4:50PM

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tay03usa

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dude high speed ropes rock you can get like 100 runs in a day if you want. they are nice for mn park.

Dec 24 2005 5:29PM

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skimeehan

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i suck at rope toes. i always bust my ass on that shit.

Dec 24 2005 5:57PM

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CORKED

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yeah my hands always feel wicked stiff after using tows all day. definitely great for the park though.

Dec 24 2005 5:58PM

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Stryken

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that happens just from the stress put on your forearms...can be scary as shit if you aren't used to it.

Dec 24 2005 8:41PM

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PacificRimJob

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The same thing happens to your hands on handletows... I remember when I was just a youngun when I would be handletowing all day and my hands would just bind up.

It was wicked

Dec 24 2005 8:43PM

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skoganskier101

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after using like like 12 rides on the handle tow that goes slow, my arms/upper body are killing me.

Dec 24 2005 11:03PM

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Aseets

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I use a rope tow a lot and my forearms used to burn like hell but now they are used to it. Faster rope tows are better but what I do is I get on the rope from the left, so I hold the rope in front with my right hand and behind with my left, it works really well and I can rope tow all day.

Dec 24 2005 11:13PM

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MADr.

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try rockclimbing for a day

Dec 24 2005 11:39PM

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Liam.

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^ done that 2 and yeah it was scary the first time it hapend

Dec 24 2005 11:42PM

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STAUSS

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no.

Dec 24 2005 11:48PM

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Tinga

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yeah use both hands and switch it up everynow and then ride up switch sometimes itll help a lot

Dec 24 2005 11:48PM

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HoodNative

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every park should have a rope tow in it fer sure

Dec 25 2005 12:44AM

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Desjardins

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yeah, i dont use rope tows. i jsut hike back up, get new gloves

Dec 25 2005 12:56AM

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PacificRimJob

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@th1337

where the heck do you actually find a rope tow these days? In california, the only ropes I knew of that were still in operation were at dodge ridge, and im not sure, but they might have taken them out.

I have never even ridden a rope tow lol. I have been on a handle tow and a poma lift and a t-bar... those are the only surface lifts I have ever touched. lol.

Dec 25 2005 5:44AM

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