J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by peterk11

Tall definatly , not sure about the strapping tho !! )

Gutted !!!!

Back from shop , spoke to the guy who assured me that they would be fine to suit my level and needs . I would like to think that he knew what he was talking about and not trying to baffle me with science !!!!!!!!!

Thanks, Is it not a case of them been easier to turn with them been shorter.Or is there more to factor in .
Thanks

Bugger :evil: ! Not sure, they were bought by my then girlfriend at the time not sure she will have the receipt or even how much she paid for them . Its worth going back tho and asking . the annoying thing i have had them since last may tucked away in a wardrobe and never gave it a thought until the last couple of days .
Thanks, Peter

Hi all , Im going out to Soll on 6th March.I just wanted some info on ski length . I was given a new set of Solomon X wing 6 (170cm) for my birthday last year.Having not had the chance to use them yet im a bit unsure if they are ok for me after reading articles on the correct length etc . They were bought at a local ski shop in Yarm which has quite a good rep.I have been skiing twice before Italy and Bulgaria which was Quite good )and went to ski school on both trips . I like to think that i have improved a great deal and was doing reds no problem and a few blacks, not great but getting down safely. The thing that concerns me most is my size , Im 6'4 and weigh almost 18 stone,not fat Honestly just big ) All this was explained to the guy in the shop . Just looking for some reasurance really . Don't want my trip ruined by having the wrong size skis .
Many thanks

Hi ,Went there last year at the beginning of march, only been skiing once before so i had very little expectations. Stayed at the Samokov hotel ( was ok apart from the cigarette smoke everywhere ). We had plenty of snow while we were there probably about 2 foot fell in one night at the top of the mountain, and over a foot in the resort . We were even able to ski back to the hotel a couple of the days.It probably snowed about 3 -4 days of the week we were there . Just keep checking the snow reports and good luck !

Peter

going to soll at the begining of march ,seems ages away !

No problem . Our instructor was with the Samokov ski school. Although he was a great guy, he was not very forthcoming with instruction.I skied for the first time last year in Sauze Deux our ski school instructor was a scotish guy named Roger.Although i improved a lot this year i think it was mainly due to spending more time on the slopes .