Skis - help me buy some!
Discussion
Right,
I'm a pretty competent skier, with about 12-13 weeks experience. I can tackle pretty much all runs, including most blacks (although technique may go out of the window on some of these!).
I always tend to drive, and I have all the gear apart from skis.
I think I've got to a point where I'd rather have my own pair to save the hassle of hire shops and wasted time. My father in-law has all the gear for servicing.
I'm not looking at buying new - I'd be looking for a decent pair of skis maybe a season or 2 old.
Preferably twin tips (I like mucking around skiing backwards, jumps, 360's etc.) with a nice wide tip and tail with an aggressively cut waist. I mainly enjoy medium to fast wide carving on piste.
I'm a bit out of the loop when it comes to what has been a good ski over the last 2 or 3 years so do we have any ski experts that can advise a good ski?
Thanks!
Ross
I'm a pretty competent skier, with about 12-13 weeks experience. I can tackle pretty much all runs, including most blacks (although technique may go out of the window on some of these!).
I always tend to drive, and I have all the gear apart from skis.
I think I've got to a point where I'd rather have my own pair to save the hassle of hire shops and wasted time. My father in-law has all the gear for servicing.
I'm not looking at buying new - I'd be looking for a decent pair of skis maybe a season or 2 old.
Preferably twin tips (I like mucking around skiing backwards, jumps, 360's etc.) with a nice wide tip and tail with an aggressively cut waist. I mainly enjoy medium to fast wide carving on piste.
I'm a bit out of the loop when it comes to what has been a good ski over the last 2 or 3 years so do we have any ski experts that can advise a good ski?
Thanks!
Ross
Edited by Rosscow on Monday 24th February 12:47
Best thing to do is to rent a range of top end skis next time you're on the slopes
Skis seem pretty individual, I tried several models, all in the same price range, all "all mountain" skis (although that names a moving feast at the moment) and found they all felt very different to actually ski on.
I ended up buying some K2 Apaches, which a friend of mine also bought at the same time - I thought (and still think) they are brilliant, he hated them and sold them on.
My previous skis were also K2's and I thought they were great as well - maybe some brands click with your skiing style, weight etc so worth trying as many as you can.
Skis seem pretty individual, I tried several models, all in the same price range, all "all mountain" skis (although that names a moving feast at the moment) and found they all felt very different to actually ski on.
I ended up buying some K2 Apaches, which a friend of mine also bought at the same time - I thought (and still think) they are brilliant, he hated them and sold them on.
My previous skis were also K2's and I thought they were great as well - maybe some brands click with your skiing style, weight etc so worth trying as many as you can.
I remember having some Volkl Tigersharks about 5/6 years ago - boy were they good skis.
Really pacy and tore up the reds like no ones business!
Not an all mountain ski though. Perhaps I should get something like the Tigershark and then a cheap pair of twin tips for when I want to muck around?
Really pacy and tore up the reds like no ones business!
Not an all mountain ski though. Perhaps I should get something like the Tigershark and then a cheap pair of twin tips for when I want to muck around?
Rosscow said:
I remember having some Volkl Tigersharks about 5/6 years ago - boy were they good skis.
Really pacy and tore up the reds like no ones business!
Not an all mountain ski though. Perhaps I should get something like the Tigershark and then a cheap pair of twin tips for when I want to muck around?
Depends what you want really...great to have two pair's of skis but will they get used unless you either have a place you can keep them or be bothered to cart them when you go away? Really pacy and tore up the reds like no ones business!
Not an all mountain ski though. Perhaps I should get something like the Tigershark and then a cheap pair of twin tips for when I want to muck around?
The reason I went for the Mantra's is because they do everything I want in a ski and I'll never be looking at powder wishing I didn't have my carving skis with me!
OP - I would always test some skis back-to-back.
But as you want to buy second hand, you can't go wrong with some K2s mid to top end skis. I tested some Blizzard, Volkl and K2 with some friends. The K2 Talkback (women's ski as it was for a friend) turned well and didn't submarine in powder.
With your level of skiing, don't go for something too wide underfoot (ie >98mm), you won't enjoy it. Try something between 88 and 92mm..
Also, don't discount some of the Dynastar models...
But as you want to buy second hand, you can't go wrong with some K2s mid to top end skis. I tested some Blizzard, Volkl and K2 with some friends. The K2 Talkback (women's ski as it was for a friend) turned well and didn't submarine in powder.
With your level of skiing, don't go for something too wide underfoot (ie >98mm), you won't enjoy it. Try something between 88 and 92mm..
Also, don't discount some of the Dynastar models...
This holiday I went for intermediate skis and Intersport gave me some Blizzard G-Force as rentals. No problem getting down any of the runs in Zell and Kaprun.
Granted this isnt a very scientific test but they were a lot better than the usual cheapo carvers that I normally go for so it was money well spent.
Plenty of ex-rental ones around on ebay as well: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/321324416001?ssPageName=...
Granted this isnt a very scientific test but they were a lot better than the usual cheapo carvers that I normally go for so it was money well spent.
Plenty of ex-rental ones around on ebay as well: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/321324416001?ssPageName=...
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