howdy,
i just purchased my first pair of skis and they should arrive tomorrow or friday. currently in south mississippi, the daily highs are in the low 70's. i'm not sure about the water temp though. just wondering what some of your experiences have been with late fall, winter, early spring sking. i noticed that the posts in this section of the forum has almost dropped off completely in the last couple weeks. i'm sure this is an indication that not many people ski this time of year!
thanks in advance,
wooter
I bet the water is to cold for this...Unless you want to put on a wet suit and try the ski launch off of the dock so as to not get wet. However, if you fall, you are out of luck...
I did a bit of research. Surprisingly the water temp at the local lake is low 70s. Much warmer than I would have thought. An hour down the road in the bays of the gulf of Mexico, the water is actually near 80. I have a shorty wet suit. Does this sound like suitable skiing conditions?
Water near 80 mightbe fine, but once you get wet, that 60- air temp will get cold quick. If you are that pumped, then go for it. You can always stop when it gets to cold for you.... Take plenty of towels and maybe a blanket in the boat to get warm. Hypothermia is nothing to take lightly....
haha that's awesome! I would ski in the winter too, but I have my boat torn apart for a transom / stringer replacement.
do you have the proper ski pole? I have just been skiing from a transom mount.
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Good Quote:
"Give a man a fish, and he will eat for a day, teach him how to fish, and he sit in a boat all day drunk, with a pole"
no, i just plan to use the transom eyes. i'm going to pick up the tow harness with the pulley and a ski rope this weekend. hopefully i'll have a few warm days here to try it out before it actually starts to get cold.
The first week of august my family and I always rent a place in the northern lower michigan on Burt, Mullet, or Black Lake (they are all connected). This year, we waterskiied several times and the air temp NEVER got higher than 65, and the water temp was about the same. Up there, were used to cool temps, although that was a bit too cold. Usually, air temps are around 80 for that time of year, and water temps around 70.
We were wearing wet suits, by the way....although some were "shorties"...brrrr.
Tim
no, i just plan to use the transom eyes. i'm going to pick up the tow harness with the pulley and a ski rope this weekend. hopefully i'll have a few warm days here to try it out before it actually starts to get cold.
that works well, and is what I do. however if you have a chance to ski behind a tournament style ski boat with the proper pylon, give it a shot. its a pretty awesome experience.
what ski did you get?
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Good Quote:
"Give a man a fish, and he will eat for a day, teach him how to fish, and he sit in a boat all day drunk, with a pole"
i picked up a pair of o'brien celebrity combos used on ebay. they came in yesterday but i haven't had a chance to open the box and check them out. the pics looked good though and the seller had a 100% positive feedback with over 1100 transactions. so i'm pretty sure they're fine. i read a lot of reviews and it seems these skis should be fine for both entry and intermediate skiers. i consider myself to be intermediate, although it has been 9 years since last time i ski'd. i'm really looking forward to getting out on the water (obviously by the subject of this thread). now i'm just waiting on some help with the carbs on my mercury... but that's in another thread!
When I was young and dumb and full of --- I skied with a full wet suit in water that had chunks of ice floating in it. It was a thrill when I first jumped in but a full wet suit kept me warm after only a number of seconds. Used the ice as slalom buoys. Fast forward 45 years later? I would not do it now!
Sounds like your temps are similar to our prime ski season in MN!
We ski from late April thru October...sometimes through November Nov 29 my latest). Almost all of our skiing through the season is early morning (6:00 a.m. to 8:30) so it is always a bit cooler. Rarely does our water ever get past the mid to high 70s. even in August.
Dry suits, then full wet suits, then shortie, a month of no wetsuits and then we're pretty much back in the neoprene. Head and hands get really cold and are the limiting factor. I hope to ski tomorrow afternoon.
x2...those are the height of the ski season temps here in MN. Our season is so short you go when time allow not when the temps are at their peak which is for about a week.
I was out 3 weeks ago in water that was 8 Celcius (47 F). Once I had a full length wetsuit and gloves I'll head out again. The water in the lakes around Vancouver, CA peaks around the high 70s so I wouldn't mind your temperature at all.
hmm....Belle River, Ontario...isn't that about the southern most, sort of like the banana belt region of Canada? You're further south than Minneapolis MN, and we're in the south half of the state!
Skiing was great yesterday afternoon. Right around sunset, the wind dropped off and it was really smooth. Cold, but smooth.
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