The right ski gear

Hi,

Could someone help me. I have an old Head Racing SR Twaron ski (190cm) with Tyrolia 580 binding. Radius is about 39 meters, sidecut 85-64-78. The weight of the ski+binding is only 2705 gramm/piece. I love this ski (light weight and other features of it). I am only 68 kg and 1.88m tall. I am an advanced skier. I am looking for a new ski having similar parameters (or feeling) like my old one. Is there any idea? Thanks in advance.

Was looking on internet, seems they pre-date it?? Just looking at shape you might enjoy Head Magnun. Some great deals on this ski at moment but not in the mid 160's I am after, but they are still about in longer lengths.

The only ski I can think of that would come anywhere close is the Head GTO 200 http://www.head.com/ski/products/skis/real-men/?region=eu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuBCZU6fqYk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cgnowx9RsTE
http://www.snowinn.com/ski-store/ski-man-head/1000/88/x

Ranchero_1979, the Head Magnum will be updated next season, it gets a bit of early rise, a multi radius side cut and a new paint job http://www.skidepot.com.au/head-i-supershape-magnum-2014-ski/ so there are lots of deals at the moment. Just Google with 'Head Magnum site:de', prices start at 400 Euro inc. bindings, for some reason the latest Head Free Flex bindings have a large delta (7mm) which might push you into the back seat if you're on the short side.

The similar dimensioned Blossom skis are much better, this guy is skiing on their 77mm all mountain skis!



At this time of year Bottero Ski in Limone sells off their own branded Blossom skis at silly prices. http://www.botteroski.com/Negozio/Scripts/prodList.asp?idCategory=163&idParentCategory=1&fltMarca=BOTTERO%20SKI Compare the dimensions with those given on the Blossom web site. Very few companies make skis that match their quality and performance.

I have a feeling this guy might also look quite decent on water skis. Thanks for the tip, never heard of them before but will investigate.

Looks flash but on closer inspection he's a bit in the back seat and has a problem with his pole plant. He seems to be planting behind his boots. Not a technique I'm familiar with. Actually, his poles look too big for him!!

If you look closely snow sprays up from just behind the shovel and in some shots his skis are bent into an arc, if he was in the back seat the snow would spay up from further back and the skis wouldn't bend. He isn't planting the poles he's just touching the snow with the tips and by using long poles he doesn't need to cock his wrist, he just has to bring the arm forward and touch the snow to initiate a turn. The technique is effective when carving on smooth slopes, but I don't think its suitable for all mountain skiing.

Blossom is a small company (12 employees) their skis are highly regarded, they have a much better flex pattern than lots of skis from the big brands and still have good edge grip, but they are expensive. They also make skis for other brands including Core, Duel, Hart, and Vist.

I think a bit harsh, when skiing fast is 1) difficult and 2) less important to have a +ve pole plant, the intent is still there which is important part. For sure poles look on long side. As for sitting back he seems to be getting plenty of early engagement from front of ski.

When you are carving that low, it gets dangerous to swing poles in front. It says somewhere that the guy is wearing 150 flex boots; I can believe it.

What I really like is that he clearly demonstrates femur rotation used for pivoting in the bumps, and similar femur rotation to create edge angle while carving.

It's a great video.