Baller Index is back

[Horton]

It is too cold for me to ski so I thought it i was time to being back the calculator.

 

@MattP you want to explain the math?

[ALPJr]

Nov 19 in CT water 40 air 51. That was all for 2016. So the low end of our index is low 90's.

[Horton]

@ALPJr if you key in 40 & 51 you will NOT get a BI in the 90s

[ALPJr]

Oh. We just add them. Optimum ski range is 165 to 170. Below 100 is only the first and last few of the season.

[bishop8950]

Skiing now. 45 air and 55 water. It will be 65 later today but had to squeeze it in at 9am. This is the Pond south of San Jose CA.

 

[ral]

More like 90 air 70 water here, would say index does not get better than that...

 

 

 

[Horton]

I had to take the Baller Index plug in down. Was crashing the forum.

 

Bad @MattP Bad Bad Bad

[MattP]

@Horton say what?

 

From the baller archives

 

The Baller Index was created with the idea of giving skiers around the world a way to accurately judge conditions across all temperature scales. We decided that the perfect day would be 80°F(26.6°C) water & air which totals 160(71°C) that would create a Baller Index (BI) of 100. The rule of thumb is the 100°F(37.8°C) rule or 50°F(10°C) air & water is the limit of insanity (or we hope) so it has a BI of 0. If your limit is below 0 on the BI scale you are a true diehard or your brain is frozen from all those freezing sets either way enjoy your time on the water.

We had the team at Baller Labs crunch the numbers to come up with an equation so that we can actively use this scale with out having to bring our homemade slide rule with us. The team cracked the equation and we set them on the task of developing a way for us to use on BOS. Needless to say they pulled through once again

[ral]

@MattP , 80F = 26.6C, 50F=10C

[MattP]

@ral thanks. @Horton wrote it. I will update the doc.

[FatPierre]

 

Yesterday at Thorpe (UK.) Water must have been not much above 0C and air was probably the same. Yes I did ski.

No I couldn't feel my hands after my set :smiley:

[Golfguy]

So the formula is BI = combined water and air x .625 ?

[MattP]

For anyone that wants the math.(I'm pretty sure this is my updated math)

 

F: (((Air+Water)-100)*1.667)

C: (((Air+Water)-37.8)*3)

[Skoot1123]

Last ski of the year for me the BI was -3.

 

Put the boat in storage for the year on Saturday. A sad day indeed!

[Cam]

Had to clear some ice to ski yesterday and the air temp was too low to register on the boat, don't know about baller index but do know it was Baltic.

[LZywicki1]

Charity Polar Bear Ski last Saturday. Air 35F Water 39F BI -43

 

 

[Fast351]

My last day was 54 air 45 water. It was gorgeous. Lessee: ((54+45)-100)*1.667= -1.6

 

I'll take it.

[lpskier]

Skied yesterday. Air 28 f water 35 f. Jumped off boathouse and swam in u-Troy. Okay swimming was from where I hit the water to the ladder. Fast. But about 12 of us went for it.

[lpskier]

 

[MaryTee]

John, you Lake Placid guys are truly nuts...just put on the other skis and head over to Whiteface! Much kinder to the body!!! guess I am a wuss.

[lpskier]

 

[MISkier]

@LZywicki1, what did you think of that new TXi?

[LZywicki1]

@MISkier, With the cold temps. ( BI -43 ), bad water conditions and being on a tight schedule, I just grabbed the first available boat, (16 TXI).

 

A number of skiers there mentioned how soft the wakes were compared to previous models. With one quick pass up and down the lake after a month off in poor conditions, I not sure how they can make that claim, I know I couldn't, ( but hopping it's true).

 

After looking at the 17 in person it going to take a while to get used to looks. Back looks like a N autique with the front of a MC. Fit and finish are normal Malibu quality. The dash with analog gauges and the color patterns on the hull will take some time to get use to. Other then the looks it should make a great club boat.