Ski buying help.

Pablo Escobar wrote:I wouldn't teach someone on snow blades. No way. Well.. maybe if I was getting paid :lol:

Pablo Escobar wrote:You obviously just have the weight advantage for added downhill speed.

Trencher wrote:Or to put it another way, why go long ?

Maybe much of the issue comes with people who still spend a lot of time on a flat ski. Short skis with smaller side cuts will feel unpredictable if you ski like it's 1990 all the time :wink:

Trencher

Ian Wickham wrote:

Pablo Escobar wrote:

mfc wrote:Im 6ft3 and 14.5 stone and I use 175 at the out door slope, some say i should use 170s.

Isnt the lenght of ski between the chin and nose? (or have i just made that up)

This season the shortest ski I have been on is a 175 twin tip (in fairness I have been on a 174 non-twin with a completely flat tail). The longest a 189 semi-twin. Wickham, you want the 202 no the 192 8)

6' and sitting at 69 kilos this morning.

I think you need to eat some more of those deep fried mars bars my son...... :wink:

Dave Mac wrote:

Trencher wrote:Or to put it another way, why go long ?

Maybe much of the issue comes with people who still spend a lot of time on a flat ski. Short skis with smaller side cuts will feel unpredictable if you ski like it's 1990 all the time :wink:

Trencher

Trencher!!!! I will have you know that a certain Scottish gentleman that was out in Niederau with his daughter this year, was at great pains to point out that "Dave skis in the traditional way". I instantly felt like "Ma Ramotsi"

I don't even know what a flat ski is. I do know that my preferred ski is a 2 metre K2 Merlin 5 carver. It is just so trustworthy. It will be very interesting to try my new Volkl 188s!

Did I mention that in 1971, I skied 215 Kneissl White Stars?