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How to buy Nordic Skis for someone as a Surprise...

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Information needed	Helpful Tips and Tricks	Data
Gender	This should be relatively easy...	M or F circle one
Height	Check some recent photos for someone that is the same height or close to that of the Nordic skier. Phone or email that person asking them their height. Hang back and casually look over at the height strip when they exit a gas station or convenience store. You can always look at their driver's license.	___inches or____feet, ___ cm
Weight	This one can be tricky. If the person is a woman phone their sister, mom or best friend mention something about a tropical cruise to throw them off the trail. If the person is a man just ask him and add 10lbs. This one sometime works "Wow, hey (insert term of endearment) have you lost weight? Really how much? What would that be as a percentage of your previous weight? The math gets a bit tricky but here goes: I�ve lost 5 pounds! That�s a 3% reduction! Divide the weight in pound by the percentage divided by 100. 5lbs / (3/100) =166lbs! We also found this easy way to estimate weight online: (There is a picture missing here - sorry about the technical difficulties - we will fix it as soon as possible) Measure ~~horse~~ nordic skier from point of chest to point of croup in inches (length of ~~horse~~ nordic skier). Measure ~~horse's~~ nordic skier�s circumference or heartgirth in inches. Calculate weight by the following: (heartgirth x heartgirth x length/300) + 50 = weight. Example: If the Heartgirth is 70" and the Length is 65" Step #1: 70" x 70" x 65" = 318,000 Step #2: Divide 318,000 by 300 = 1061.6 Step #3: Then 1061.6 + 50 = 1111.6 Nordic skier weighs approximately 1111 pounds (plus or minus 3%)	____ lbs. ____kgs ____ stone
Shoe Size	Ask a neighbour�s child to ask the nordic skier what their shoe size is. To avoid suspicion they should tell the skier they are doing a science project to determine if shoe size and height are related. The following graph will make it look more official. (There is a picture missing here - sorry about the technical difficulties - we will fix it as soon as possible) One more idea; as they leave the shower covertly measure their wet foot prints on the bath mat in centimetres. You could always check the size of a least two pairs of shoes in their closet.	US Size ______ Euro size ______
Type of Skiing	Ah an easy one� maybe? Do they own wool or corduroy knickers? Do they like to ski on trails? Do they like to ski fast? Do they wax their own car? Do they talk about �skate skiing� and �going anaerobic�? Do they own spandex?	Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No

Information Needed	Answer
Gender	M or F
Height
Weight
Shoe Size
Type of Skiing - Skate or Classic (We'll help if you don't know)

You�re done! Bring in the filled in data sheet and we�ll do the rest!