wife to become a snowblader ,darkside or not ??????
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Started by Tomski in Ski Chatter 23-Feb-2011 - 19 Replies
2ski
reply to 'wife to become a snowblader ,darkside or not ??????' posted Feb-2011
We have skied on both blades and long skis,we find we have a great time on either or and use what ever we choose on the day. we have agreed to take only our blades on our next trip in 2 x weeks, purely because of the cost of air carriage charges for skis, we have to catch 2 x flights, so double the cost, we can fit our blades into our baggage with the rest of our gear. We generally drive and take both sets. All i can say is what ever your wife feels more confident on then that is what she should go with, remember skiing should be fun and not taken too seriously.
Trencher
reply to 'wife to become a snowblader ,darkside or not ??????' posted Feb-2011
The salomon miniverse 90 blades that I've seen, have non release bindings. Unless she is a very experienced in line skater with strong legs, that's an mcl tear waiting to happen.
because I'm so inclined .....
Eggman
reply to 'wife to become a snowblader ,darkside or not ??????' posted Feb-2011
2ski wrote:We have skied on both blades and long skis,we find we have a great time on either or and use what ever we choose on the day. we have agreed to take only our blades on our next trip in 2 x weeks, purely because of the cost of air carriage charges for skis, we have to catch 2 x flights, so double the cost, we can fit our blades into our baggage with the rest of our gear. We generally drive and take both sets. All i can say is what ever your wife feels more confident on then that is what she should go with, remember skiing should be fun and not taken too seriously.
Hi, I forgot about the costs, we used to take both pairs of blades in a big O`niel bag, before we got our own place. They are made by Head and have quick release bindings.
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Tomski
reply to 'wife to become a snowblader ,darkside or not ??????' posted Feb-2011
thanks everyone for your comments ,wifey has looked at the advise you have given and is looking forward to the trip if the blades are not helping then she can always go back to the skis no problem ,trencher you have scared the cr?? out of her about mcl tear, but tbh 3 years ago in andorra i came of my skis at about 5mph realese bindings no worky and big tear in achilles tendon , so nothing is full proof i know what your saying though but everthing carries a risk, anyway we will let you know what happens
Jastem
reply to 'wife to become a snowblader ,darkside or not ??????' posted Feb-2011
I once used snowblades out in Mongenvre for a week in excellent snow conditions and had great fun. I think I was probably a fourth week skier at the time and I found them a confidence boost partly because there wasn't so much ski to get round a tight turn in say a gulley or narrow piste, but mainly because they got me pointing down the mountain rather than skiing very wide zig zags right across the piste. Traversing isn't great on blades anyway because they vibrate - can't think how else to describe it!
Tried using them in Zermatt and found them hopeless and went back to skis.
Tried using them in Zermatt and found them hopeless and went back to skis.
Tony_H
reply to 'wife to become a snowblader ,darkside or not ??????' posted Feb-2011
I hope your wife has fun whatever she does.
Personally I wouldn't try them, my daughter had a day on them a couple of years back and after an hour wanted to go back to skis as she found them slow, hard work, unstable and eventually uninteresting.
I have to say the people I have seen using them did not look like they were having fun either.
I also know of 3 kids who went on my daughters school trips who came back in plaster after going on blades for a day. Trencher may be right warning of potential increased injury risks.
Personally I wouldn't try them, my daughter had a day on them a couple of years back and after an hour wanted to go back to skis as she found them slow, hard work, unstable and eventually uninteresting.
I have to say the people I have seen using them did not look like they were having fun either.
I also know of 3 kids who went on my daughters school trips who came back in plaster after going on blades for a day. Trencher may be right warning of potential increased injury risks.
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Dave Mac
reply to 'wife to become a snowblader ,darkside or not ??????' posted Feb-2011
I have known two users of blades. My younger son switched to them for two seasons, he seems to experiment with different things. Using the blades allowed him a transition from being an average intermediate, to becoming a fast piste skier. Then he switched back to skis, spent two seasons working on techniques, and is now OK.
The second guy is a Niederau local, and skis on nothing other than blades. On the piste, he is very fast, and almost keeps up with the group of racers that I hang on to. Off piste, he is magic. He can go anywhere, throwing fast turns through the trees, and dropping down the steepest slopes.
I'm going through a ski length transition this season, but will not reduce as far as blades!
The second guy is a Niederau local, and skis on nothing other than blades. On the piste, he is very fast, and almost keeps up with the group of racers that I hang on to. Off piste, he is magic. He can go anywhere, throwing fast turns through the trees, and dropping down the steepest slopes.
I'm going through a ski length transition this season, but will not reduce as far as blades!
Ian Wickham
reply to 'wife to become a snowblader ,darkside or not ??????' posted Feb-2011
Don't worry too much about the scare mongering that goes on in this topic, I did not find them unstable,
they chattered about when pushed a bit harder, I tended to use them all day without injury, I will finish by saying that I would consider blades ok for the odd day for a bit of change but they are
no replacement for skis.
they chattered about when pushed a bit harder, I tended to use them all day without injury, I will finish by saying that I would consider blades ok for the odd day for a bit of change but they are
no replacement for skis.
Topic last updated on 26-February-2011 at 08:44