 Poster: A snowHead
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Can anyone help?
When I ski I like to try a variety of equipment often changing 3-4 times a week especially when conditions change which means renting to achieve this. Over the last few years the wide selection of quality skis previously available to rent seems to be in decline and Im getting fed up with trawling the ski shops in resorts only to be offered equipment I don't want. So as the sales are on I thought I'd by some. Problem is, I'd like to get my hands on some 2012 Atomic race SL Ti skis but none appear to be available,
so, my question is; Has anyone used both the 2012 sl ti and the 2013 Sl Edge? how do they compare? is the 'Edge' with it's 'Piste Rocker' as precise and as good on ice as the SL Ti?
I know there are other slalom skis out there but I want the 2012 Atomic SL Ti or a very very close substitute as it suited me perfectly.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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alan price, have you tried ski bartlett, probably the only place in the UK that may have a pair
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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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alan price, Wait for the Salomon LAB X Race SL 2014 same company different ski. Fabulous fast edge change really balanced grip, Lotus Elise of skis. Even nice as overall instructor ski.
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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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stewart woodward, where do you fit the driving lights?
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alan price, I'm not quite sure I understand your predicament?
You mean, it's difficult to rent decent race-style piste skis but easy to rent other types? Depends where you are skiing I guess... although I <think> I've seen something broadly similar to what you're looking for in all of the areas I've visited this year (8 across France, Switzerland and Italy IIRC).
The Atomics you've mentioned are the "de-tuned" versions of the race SL ski and I'd suggest any brand's model of a similar nature will perform much as well.
I'd suggest the 2013 ski will feel little different from the 2012 ski.
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under a new name, Me too - if the OP is used to changing skis 3 -4 times a week to suit conditions restricting himself to a specific SL type ski seems shortsighted unless he expects the majority of his skiing will be short radius on firm pistes. If you're not fussy about the racing stripes there are usually plenty of performance piste skis available in rental shops and you're talking about a pretty high level of skier before you get to exploit the specific incremental performance in the rac eskis.
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