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Advise on buying twin tip skis. Any comments welcome :)

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Started by Graeme1986 in Ski Hardware - 15 Replies

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Verbier_ski_bum
reply to 'Advise on buying twin tip skis. Any comments welcome :) ' posted Jan-2012

Tony_H wrote:
verbier_ski_bum wrote:If you looking for second-hand skis, try searching for Rossignol Scratch BC. This is an older model so you might be able to find it cheap. Stay away from park skis - they are too noodly.
They are park skis, arent they?


No, Scratch BC were marketed as "powder skis" or backcountry. There is another Scratch model, FS, which were designed for park.

Rossyhead
reply to 'Advise on buying twin tip skis. Any comments welcome :) ' posted Jan-2012

Tony_H wrote:
verbier_ski_bum wrote:If you looking for second-hand skis, try searching for Rossignol Scratch BC. This is an older model so you might be able to find it cheap. Stay away from park skis - they are too noodly.
They are park skis, arent they?


the bc bit stands for backcountry so technically there were marketed as an off piste ski i think but yeah, you're right-were pretty parky and by todays off piste standards they would be def park skis


edit-sorry ski bum didn't read page two, you beat me to it!
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Edited 1 time. Last update at 11-Jan-2012

Tony_H
reply to 'Advise on buying twin tip skis. Any comments welcome :) ' posted Jan-2012

I nearly bought some a couple of years ago on ebay and read a load of reviews and whilst they were supposed to be back country, the reviews said they were soft and floppy and really only good for pulling stunts on.
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Graeme1986
reply to 'Advise on buying twin tip skis. Any comments welcome :) ' posted Jan-2012

Thanks for the feedback guys!

I think I am going to wait till the sales at the end of the season and buy. Im in no rush to jump right in just now and buy straight away since I wont be going a ski holiday this year and the snow on Glencoe and Caringorm isnt really up to much just now.

So I will hold off a few months and try pick up a wee bargain if possible at a later date.

Thanks again.

Tony_H
reply to 'Advise on buying twin tip skis. Any comments welcome :) ' posted Jan-2012

I'd buy a bike if you're planning on spending much time on Scottish hills......
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Rossyhead
reply to 'Advise on buying twin tip skis. Any comments welcome :) ' posted Jan-2012

Tony_H wrote:I'd buy a bike if you're planning on spending much time on Scottish hills......


tsk tsk, such a sceptic!

Im away up tomorrow for what is due to be a clear, cold and sunny day with no wind but good coverage onpiste-beats xscape anyway!
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Edited 1 time. Last update at 13-Jan-2012

Cc7up
reply to 'Advise on buying twin tip skis. Any comments welcome :) ' posted Jan-2012

Got vibes that the white stuff will be with us on the UK hills from around the 21st Jan onwards.


http://snowheads.com/ski-forum/viewtopic.php?t=75893&start=2000
Monoskiing shares the lateral forces.

Edited 1 time. Last update at 13-Jan-2012

Rossyhead
reply to 'Advise on buying twin tip skis. Any comments welcome :) ' posted Jan-2012

Now that's what I'm talking about!

Was freezing in east Kilbride last night, ope t sticks around til then
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Topic last updated on 13-January-2012 at 18:41