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New skis

Tue, 21 Jun 2011 07:29:28 GMT

I fell in love last year, at the ski show, with a pair of Volkl Kenjas. They served me well and have still got a lot of life in them and I'm sure I will go on using them for some time yet.

However, if, 'hypothetically', I was to get some new skis what would you recommend? 8)

New skis

Tue, 21 Jun 2011 07:45:24 GMT

snowb4ndit wrote:I fell in love last year, at the ski show, with a pair of Volkl Kenjas. They served me well and have still got a lot of life in them and I'm sure I will go on using them for some time yet.

However, if, 'hypothetically', I was to get some new skis what would you recommend? 8)

That would depend largely on what you wanted to use the ski for. No sense in having an overlap )

Oooh Snowb4andit is going for a Quiver!! 8)

Re:New skis

Tue, 21 Jun 2011 17:50:23 GMT

Here you go take your pick....... :wink:

Re:New skis

Tue, 21 Jun 2011 21:42:22 GMT

Ian Wickham wrote:Here you go take your pick....... :wink:

Having a clear out are you? :wink:

Re:New skis

Tue, 21 Jun 2011 21:55:53 GMT

Drool.....

Re:New skis

Tue, 21 Jun 2011 22:55:16 GMT

What about a slalom ski? Great for times when you only have an hour or two, and you really want to get a good workout without going all the way up the mountain.

Re:New skis

Tue, 21 Jun 2011 23:44:13 GMT

what about something to slow her down...its getting hard enough to keep up with her as it is!! ....snowshoes??

Re:New skis

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 10:41:05 GMT

SB, those Volkl's are a cracking ski and I dont really see why you'd want some more. However, as these are all mountains, I can only think that a pair of decent GS or similar piste skis would be a good selection.
I found some real bargains in mayrhofen in early March, including Fischer World Cups down from 699 euros to 249 euros. I have asked myself a few times since why I didn't buy them.

Re:New skis

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 16:22:27 GMT

Tony_H wrote:SB, those Volkl's are a cracking ski and I dont really see why you'd want some more.

They're scratched.

Re:New skis

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 20:18:08 GMT

snowb4ndit wrote:

Tony_H wrote:SB, those Volkl's are a cracking ski and I dont really see why you'd want some more.

They're scratched.

Buy another pair then and give the scratched one's to me. I'm not proud :D

Re:New skis

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 21:20:13 GMT

I love them too much to part with them, but you know me Bandit...any small excuse for some new kit will do! :lol:

Re:New skis

Fri, 24 Jun 2011 07:55:34 GMT

snowb4ndit wrote:I love them too much to part with them, but you know me Bandit...any small excuse for some new kit will do! :lol:

Bugger :P Thought I might have scored there!

So, do you want more of the same, or something with a different performance profile?

Re:New skis

Fri, 24 Jun 2011 10:34:55 GMT

I wonder how long new skis take to get their first scratch ....... not long me's thinks :wink:

Re:New skis

Fri, 24 Jun 2011 11:53:37 GMT

Ian Wickham wrote:I wonder how long new skis take to get their first scratch ....... not long me's thinks :wink:

Usually the very first lift queue :(

Especially if you take them to France )

Re:New skis

Fri, 24 Jun 2011 12:06:00 GMT

Far Queue wrote:

Ian Wickham wrote:I wonder how long new skis take to get their first scratch ....... not long me's thinks :wink:

Usually the very first lift queue :(

Especially if you take them to France )

I agree with the first point, but no matter where you are when the buggers stand on your skis
let them pass you and then unclip their bindings with your pole, with a bit of practice they don't even know that you are the one that has done it.
It does not help with the scratch on your skis but sure does give you some satisfaction :thumbup:

So just check behind you if your bindings have become unclipped in the lift queue because you might just have wickers behind you :wink:

Re:New skis

Fri, 24 Jun 2011 21:00:40 GMT

Get two pairs, a pair of DPS Rita 95 Hybrids as your main ski http://www.dpsskis.com/home

and a pair of Lusti BIGshort Tequilas (a radical carving ski 125cm/5.5m) http://www.bigshort.eu/ made by Lusti Skis in the Czech Republic http://lusti.cz/Lusti-red/index.php inexpensive (GBP146 inc. plate and bindings) and tremendous fun

Re:New skis

Fri, 24 Jun 2011 21:45:17 GMT

Hmmm, DPS do make lovely skis 8) 8) Must resist!

I'd pass on the radical carvers, too turney for me )

Re:New skis

Fri, 24 Jun 2011 22:50:21 GMT

I'm not too sure about the short ones...Are they blades?! :wink:

Re:New skis

Sat, 25 Jun 2011 08:28:51 GMT

snowb4ndit wrote:I'm not too sure about the short ones...Are they blades?! :wink:

Well you are a little undertall )

Re:New skis

Sat, 25 Jun 2011 22:04:04 GMT

The short ones are real skis, wood core sandwich construction with sidewalls and sintered bases. They make a wide range of carving skis up to a massive 12m radius ) . Most of Lustis production goes to the major Austrian brands, their own brand skis are only marketed in the Czech Republic, but they will ship abroad. They are extremely good value GBP275 will get you a FIS spec racing ski. Perhaps the most interesting ski in the range is the tiny Giraffe 70cm/1.5m, which they say can be used to teach children from the age of 3 to carve.

Obviously the DPS is much more interesting, especially the Wailer / Yvette 112RP I'm surprised that Bandit doesn't already have a pair in her quiver.

Re:New skis

Sun, 26 Jun 2011 08:44:12 GMT

SwingBeep wrote:

Obviously the DPS is much more interesting, especially the Wailer / Yvette 112RP I'm surprised that Bandit doesn't already have a pair in her quiver.

Oh, apparently I'm not nearly a good enough skier to do justice to such lovely skis. I'd also like to plead poverty :D

Re:New skis

Sun, 26 Jun 2011 20:56:06 GMT

Does anyone know anything about K2 smart skis Technology logic 1/cp's? I cannot find anything of it on the internet!!!! pls some one help me im new of this....

Re:New skis

Sun, 26 Jun 2011 21:51:26 GMT

SkiGurl101 wrote:Does anyone know anything about K2 smart skis Technology logic 1/cp's? I cannot find anything of it on the internet!!!! pls some one help me im new of this....

Welcome to the Forum :D Can you provide some more details about your query please?

Re:New skis

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 23:22:10 GMT

Far Queue wrote:

Ian Wickham wrote:I wonder how long new skis take to get their first scratch ....... not long me's thinks :wink:

Usually the very first lift queue :(

Especially if you take them to France )

He's right. Its usually in France that the damage is done.

Re:New skis

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 14:47:54 GMT

I'm afraid my experience of queues/ski trashing in St Anton were worse than in France.

Re:New skis

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 17:22:04 GMT

snowb4ndit wrote:I'm afraid my experience of queues/ski trashing in St Anton were worse than in France.

How odd. I had quite the opposite.

Re:New skis

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 17:27:47 GMT

Tony_H wrote:

snowb4ndit wrote:I'm afraid my experience of queues/ski trashing in St Anton were worse than in France.

How odd. I had quite the opposite.

It happens in every resort I have been to, I can't comment about A.

Re:New skis

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 17:33:15 GMT

I don't mind the odd accidental nudge from the person behind, and it happens everywhere. What I do hate is the person behind literally climbing all over your tails, esp as their my skis and not rentals. By far the worst examples of this for me came in France, Montgenevre and Serre Che to be precise. MontG was every single queue, and Serre Che was an isolated incident when a French guy decided to push through everyone and ski right across everyones skis, big mistake when he got to me!
Mayrhofen had some bad mannered Germans but as long as you're firm and let them know you won't tolerate it it seems to stop. The look of shock on their faces when you turn round and give them a bollocking is quite amusing.

Re:New skis

Wed, 29 Jun 2011 15:34:33 GMT

snowb4ndit wrote:I'm afraid my experience of queues/ski trashing in St Anton were worse than in France.

I'm with SB on St Anton. For example, I got pushed to the ground by a German speaker in a lift queue there. The guy just decided that he was going in front. The lifties grabbed him, and took his details, as I took quite a fall and suffered substantial bruising to the back of my pelvis.

Re:New skis

Wed, 29 Jun 2011 18:33:56 GMT

bandit wrote:

snowb4ndit wrote:I'm afraid my experience of queues/ski trashing in St Anton were worse than in France.

I'm with SB on St Anton. For example, I got pushed to the ground by a German speaker in a lift queue there. The guy just decided that he was going in front. The lifties grabbed him, and took his details, as I took quite a fall and suffered substantial bruising to the back of my pelvis.

Outrageous. If someone had done that to my wife, I'd have taken a ski to his throat.

Re:New skis

Wed, 29 Jun 2011 20:50:48 GMT

bandit wrote:

snowb4ndit wrote:I'm afraid my experience of queues/ski trashing in St Anton were worse than in France.

I'm with SB on St Anton. For example, I got pushed to the ground by a German speaker in a lift queue there. The guy just decided that he was going in front. The lifties grabbed him, and took his details, as I took quite a fall and suffered substantial bruising to the back of my pelvis.

Similar thing happened to me only i managed to keep my balance...Guy was actually barging me out the way to let his son through!

It happened in bar queues too. Another german speaking man put his hands on my shoulders and moved me aside to get past me and order a drink...I was queueing for drinks too arrogant g i t!

Re:New skis

Wed, 29 Jun 2011 21:58:10 GMT

SB it's awful that it happened to you too :shock: I thought it was due to me being a carp magnet!

Re:New skis

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 02:05:17 GMT

Bandit, that is awful!

I once saw a guy, clearly off his face, try to ski on to a gondola. The lifties dealt with him swiftly after they picked their jaws up off the floor. I don't even think he had a ticket. It was almost amusing, in a beavis and butt head kind of way. Some people live on a different planet.

Re:New skis

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 06:41:39 GMT

steverandomno wrote:

Some people live on a different planet.

That has become more apparent to me recently :D

Re:New skis

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 07:44:44 GMT

snowb4ndit wrote:

bandit wrote:

snowb4ndit wrote:I'm afraid my experience of queues/ski trashing in St Anton were worse than in France.

I'm with SB on St Anton. For example, I got pushed to the ground by a German speaker in a lift queue there. The guy just decided that he was going in front. The lifties grabbed him, and took his details, as I took quite a fall and suffered substantial bruising to the back of my pelvis.

Similar thing happened to me only i managed to keep my balance...Guy was actually barging me out the way to let his son through!

It happened in bar queues too. Another german[b] speaking man put his hands on my shoulders and moved me aside to get past me and order a drink...I was queueing for drinks too arrogant g i t!

Interesting ....... German or Austrian :wink:

Re:New skis

Fri, 1 Jul 2011 17:14:20 GMT

Ian Wickham wrote:

snowb4ndit wrote:

bandit wrote:

snowb4ndit wrote:I'm afraid my experience of queues/ski trashing in St Anton were worse than in France.

I'm with SB on St Anton. For example, I got pushed to the ground by a German speaker in a lift queue there. The guy just decided that he was going in front. The lifties grabbed him, and took his details, as I took quite a fall and suffered substantial bruising to the back of my pelvis.

Similar thing happened to me only i managed to keep my balance...Guy was actually barging me out the way to let his son through!

It happened in bar queues too. Another german[b] speaking man put his hands on my shoulders and moved me aside to get past me and order a drink...I was queueing for drinks too arrogant g i t!

Interesting ....... German or Austrian :wink:

:lol: or a German speaking Frenchman :wink:

Re:New skis

Fri, 1 Jul 2011 17:24:30 GMT

All this stuff is not getting SB any new skis :lol:

Re:New skis

Fri, 1 Jul 2011 17:44:15 GMT

Good point Bandit - Truce Ian :wink:

Re:New skis

Fri, 1 Jul 2011 18:18:35 GMT

AlistairS wrote:Good point Bandit - Truce Ian :wink:

Truce .... what does that mean !!!!

To keep this on track she needs to buy some French made skis :thumbup:

Re:New skis

Fri, 1 Jul 2011 19:17:36 GMT

Ian Wickham wrote:

AlistairS wrote:Good point Bandit - Truce Ian :wink:

Truce .... what does that mean !!!!

To keep this on track she needs to buy some French made skis :thumbup:

Right then, I suggest the Dynastar Sultan 80 or 85 :D