Selecting Skis and Selecting Wife/husband : The Process

Wow, I'm getting quite nervous about this. My wife has expressed a clear preference for medium softness, whereas I prefer long and hard.

Dave Mac,
As far as last post, it depends on your,,,technique,,ski technique. The medium softness is great when conditions are soft underfoot, with a give!

Those long hard moves however are for other conditions! When you are tired and base is hard!

Both options has its "passions"!

That is the beauty of......skiing! You choose what you want for that moment!

You all have some SERIOUS issues!!! Here I thought Jan was a decent guy, but I guess we all have the "crudeness" deep down!

There is no way I can add anything to the level of this discussion!!! :)

Pav has that eccentric mystique, but I don't think the rest of us can get away with it )

Trencher

Dshenberger,
What is crude about great skiing technique!

Are we not in the ski technique section!

Are we not in the famous J2SKI site!

But your comments do bring to mind a famous story about the famous ink blot test (Rorschak I believe)! For the intiated thes are a series of inkblot plates in which a person has to say what he/sees! It is used in clinical psychology!They are by nature "neutral patterns"

The psychiatrist is presenting the plates to a man and as the he gets to the 10th plate, the man says to the psychiatrist, "would you stop showing me these plates,,,they are getting more sexual as we go along"

Dshenbeger, it is all in the eyes of the beholder! To some David is ,,,,,, to others it is beauty!

I happen to dream of great skiing techniques! I am constantly trying to improve! I believe as you age you appreciate more finesse!

Studies have shown that skiing and improving skiing techniques increases life expectancy so I am constantly trying new techniques!

And as Forest Gump would say, " and that is all I have to day" Life is truly a box of chocolates and they are all good!

Very funny! :) As they say: To the pure all things are pure. . . What does that say about me(us)?

My dad likes to tell about inkblot tests he had to take when he was younger.

This is the ski "hardware" section, though. :P

Having read this post I have found it very informative.

I am returning to skiing after a long break, and would like to know if in ski circles it’s generally acceptable to borrow someone else’ skis to give them a go before buying?

Obviously there is the risk that you might like them so much that you won’t want to give them back, and they might not perform so well for you as they do for their owner.

Finally how long should you have known the person before you can ask to give their skis a go?

Thanks in advance,
F.W.

Sheeesh boys i hope as much love,care and attention to detail go into apeasing the Mrs.
Dont forget also you should keep your edges as sharpe as a womans tongue or an accident is inevitable. :D


AJ Adele