Messages posted by : OldAndy
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I will be brave and start the ball rolling on this one....
Probably won't get you to any specific models but maybe type of ski. And I will use myself as an explanation. :D What do you want from skis you buy? How long should they last you? How many weeks do you ski per season? What times of year do you usually go? When you are on skis can you equate the ski construction to how they ski for you? I haven't owned skis for years, can't be faffed so I hire, but I do like to give some thought to what I want as planks. One key area is ease of and enjoyment of the skiing and in my view ski choice is absolutely central to this. All mountain seems to suit me best as, like you, I enjoy the option of going where I feel like with some hope that what I have under my feet will make the experience enjoyable. For this reason I look for a compromise ski which seems sensible. On my recent holidays I have had...... Salomon X wing Ti - too piste orientated and the ones I had were probably a bit short. Absolutely fine on well groomed piste but useless after a bit of snow and on the chunky stuff. Dynastar Legend 85 (or could have been Sultan Legend?? 2010 ski anyway) which had a bit of rocker and were longer than I had become used to. Wonderful!! Skiing spring conditions in Tignes at Easter, held well on the early ice and great on the mid day slush. BBR 8.9 @176cm (I am 177cm ish tall) - looked and felt huge at first but I adored these skis. Because, I could pootle along on them, but put them on the edge and they were fast and stable. Rocker and what have you meant that they were well behaved on bumps and that huge nose just bashed over and through soft stuff delightfully. Then a pair of Nordica Fire Arrow (green ones, which I believe were the top of the Fire Arrow range last year). Absolutely fine but didn't have the sparkle and zing of either the Dynastar or the BBR nor the versatility. The reason I have gone through this whole story is to try to show my experience of different types of ski and why this year I am hiring something........ Medium width underfoot - 85-90mm Rocker and camber - for versatility. Short turn radius - coz I like short turns Quite long - over 170cm certainly. Because I have found that this gives me a better ride for the way I ski. And BE - this is what I would do if I were choosing to buy. Narrow down to the ski geometry that I know I like and then try out a few if possible before thinking about anything like price and model. Your thoughts of ski seem quite diverse and I am wondering what you have skied on recently? Those you have got on well with and those you have not enjoyed? Maybe you need a ski that will help you in those conditions where you tend to struggle more or want to explore? |
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Overly high expectations?? :roll: |
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You really are too kind and considerate Adders.....
I would have thought the snow report was empty coz it is raining in Morzine! :roll: PS: I didn't get an Xmas card ....... :cry: |
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but... I not the smiley grin at the end of your post! |
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Ha!!!!! Don't let him Ally....... :mrgreen: |
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Well.... In all fairness just confusion, if you had been on the list there would have been none. |
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Stuff to take and not to take with you when self-catering (in France)
Started by User in Ski Chatter, 16 Replies |
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Depending on what time you expect to arrive - a small amount of enough to tide you over!
Nothing worse than getting into the apartment and not being able to have a drink - T, coffee, Ribena or Glenlivet - whatever floats your boat. :D Similarly - you don't want to have to go to the supermarket before anything else so something of some sort to eat. The only real essentials I would take are salt and pepper (who wants to buy a huge pot of each???) and a loo roll!! Maybe there will be these in place but maybe not. :thumbup: Of course - if self driving then take the kitchen sink. :lol: |
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Icy.....
Thought you had gone skiing?? |
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