Q: What 3-5 things should you know when walking into a shop or browsing the web to buy skis?Ī: What type of terrain am I looking to ski? What type of skier am I (do I like to do tricks or make high-speed carves?) What’s my budget? A basic understanding of ski anatomy: rocker/camber, waist width, sidecut, flex, and how those things impact ski behavior. Rossignol/DynastarĪ good pair of skis is crucial for powder skiing. K2Ī: Thinking about the primary location where you’ll be skiing, speaking both geographically and in terms of preferred terrain (park, bumps, powder, hardpack) will help guide you to the correct ski category for your style and location. Regardless, you want a ski that your ability level can handle in any terrain and in all conditions.
Before the purchase, be in the mindset of where you ski the most and the conditions/terrain it provides on a regular basis. People will often buy a pair of skis for that one vacation over Christmas break, but when in reality they end up skiing at a different resort closer to home the majority of the winter. We encourage skiers to pick a ski that is versatile in any condition from groomer days at the resort, to moguls, tight trees, to making the most of leftover crud from a recent storm. Snow conditions are unpredictable and will vary throughout the season.
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Line Skis, Full Tilt BootsĪ: Versatility. Do you like to charge fast and carve turns on groomers? Do you like to take a more surfy, bouncy approach to the terrain or do you simply just want to ski down and feel confident in any condition? Every model of a ski has a certain personality and you need to find that ski that fits your skiing personality. Of course, you should know your skill level, but the type of skier you are varies in how you ski the mountain.
HEADĪ: You should know going into a shop what your skiing personality is. Q: What is the number one most important consideration when buying skis?Ī: Where do you ski MOST of the time? As in, where do you spend 80–90 percent of your time? This is where the average skier should focus their attention so that they are happy with their purchase.
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