Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Head titans or Salomon xdr84s
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Head Supershape are certainly great fun. Also consider the iRally.
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So what sort of shape/style are they? And should I find them easyish to turn?
And of course are they likely to be in the hire shops!
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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I’d say worth trying something like the Blizzard Brahma, or the Mantra M5 just to see what they’re like...
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If you hire, then why not? Try out as much as you can and get an insight into what different skis handle like, what they reveal about your skiing preferences and style/technique, etc. You've got different widths/waists, different stiffnesses and different radii, never mind whatever other clever stuff they do these days.
Get a "VIP" hire package so you can swap them over every day if you want.
I always used to ski SL type skis, 70 waist and short, then bought some longer 85 waist twin tip all mountain rockers on spec. Took a while to get used to, but has opened a world more of fun and improved my technique (maybe ) by their differences.
Go forth and enjoy!
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@martinm, having read loads of reviews whilst researching for skis for myself; the new Rossignol Experience 88 ti gets very good reviews. They all say it carves really well, but there's enough under foot to have some fun on the sides.
The Titans are nice skis. I found them easy to turn at the Oktobertest, but they were a little to stiff for me, cos of the titanium plate and I'm not very heavy. You'd have no problems. No offence intended.
This review is worth a read, and the video imbedded is also worth watching. http://www.skiessentials.com/Chairlift-Chat/2018-90mm-Ski-Comparison/
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@martinm, if it’s the hire shop at the BB in Arabba you’re thinking about, unless they’ve massively upgraded their range, I’m not sure you’ll get the kind of thing @under a new name suggests
I went in there with someone two years ago after a couple of days fresh – he asked for the fattest thing available... I think they were maybe 85... The Dolomiti Italians are not big users of anything remotely long or fat.
You should get some piste skis though.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Best skis I've ever had are Kaestle FX95HP
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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@martinm, It's not just where you like to ski, it's also how you like to ski, one of the guys that skis with us likes to go everywhere in a 50mph side slide and I'm at the other end of the scale, obsessed with carving every turn, requiring two very different skis for the same terrain.
When I was looking for a wider ski for offpiste, I looked for a small turn radius too, so they would still be fun to carve at silly angles on piste.
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martinm wrote: |
So what sort of shape/style are they? And should I find them easyish to turn?
And of course are they likely to be in the hire shops! |
The Heads are versatile, easy to turn recreational "Slalom Feel" skis.
Hire shops are likely to have the Magnum.....which are similar, but a little narrower than the iRally.
They all have a tight radius of around 13m - 14m. https://www.head.com/shop/en-GB/ski/skis.html/
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You know it makes sense.
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If you are talking for next BB I would say ski nico by the burz lift has best rental selection in town, he is also happy to bring in kit from his 2 other stores if you know what you are looking for.
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