 Poster: A snowHead
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| bobski62 wrote: |
| But I've never yet found a shop that will sell you a ski that makes your skiing amazing in moguls ... |
Try blades
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| rob@rar wrote: |
| @CH2O, thanks. If a ski comes with a flat top sheet or a riser plate then a shim does the job, but for skis which come with some sort of integrated binding it’s a pain or impossible to get to zero delta. I guess that most of these skis would come in the category of one’s you’re not interested in. |
Basically all flat skis, don't know of many that come with any kind of plate that doesn't indicate a particular binding. Race skis are pretty much pre determined, rarely the plates are redrilled for other bindings however possible, in such instances, and given they're designed to Alpine Noms and carefully optimised we ask now questions. It's that ski, in that teams colours with that binding on that plate and to hell with the consequences. All other skis, as you correctly point out are not for us, are for rental, and as said banged out to the public for the recreational skier who wants to do away with rental, but has not particular love of skiing other than a theme for their holidays, and that is super cool too, we fit a fair amount of boots to that demographic but rarely do they have needs beyond it being a ski and it goes skiing.
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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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Seconding the SE guys channel and site. I've checked it before buying anything in the past few years. There's something about them that feels pretty honest and relatable. There's also a consistency that means you get a good idea of differences between models.
I've long assumed that at my level, probably an enthusiastic lower intermediate, I can do exactly what you suggest and get the right ball park for width, radius and length and be more than happy. Only issue I ever had with skis was a pair of rentals that had flapping tips at speed. I think that maybe suggests dampening over stiffness but there's probably some overlap in use there.
Anyway, agree with the post, obviously as it was also my general line of thinking. So I'm really just appreciating my own thoughts here...
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@B., good for you bro, flapping rental skis is generally boots too soft.
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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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Yeah, skis don’t flap
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| under a new name wrote: |
| Yeah, skis don’t flap |
They absolutely will if your boots are too soft or your balance point, either through technique or Boot/binding geometry are negative.
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Blister reviews also a good source of ski reviews. Paul Forward my favourite
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@BobinCH, I used to agree, however sadly, like all things done by riders for riders commercialisation has skewed somewhat their impartiality. Whilst the format is still the same, the format of what they talk about has changed dramatically based on who pays.
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Past tense, vs unknown, diligence and a spot of cynicism would serve you well. They also claim a certain boot made by a leather walking boot company is awesome, the empiricist in me sat bolt upright. Even a stopped clock tells the right time twice a day?
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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@CH2O, it’s not the skis flapping tho is it 
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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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@CH2O, I mean, skis don’t flap
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