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Piste ski for strong intermediate
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Pick me a ski.
Standard: I mostly ski at EK and think I'm almost exactly average i.e. I overtake about the same number of skiers as overtake me. I ski reds with confidence and easier blacks. Carving on the blues. I am still slowly getting better but am in my mid-50s so I'm not expecting great further progression.
What I like: I rank agility in turning over high-speed stability. I do some "beside the piste" but realistically, my priority is piste performance.
Other: Male, 75kg. I don't want to spend more than I need to but am not particularly budget-constrained.
There's a plethora of skis - how do you know where to start? I am considering something like the Salomon Enduro LX750. I have to admit the differences between the Enduro models makes my head spin, let alone comparison with other manufacturers.
How much difference would I notice between a 75mm and 80mm model? How much is piste performance compromised by an extra 5mm for all-terrain capability?
What other manufacturers or models should I be looked at?
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I ended up with saloon x-wings purely because of all the skis I tried out from a friendly hire shop over a couple of years those were the ones I seemed to like the best.
If there's a ski hire shop that's friendly where you ski maybe try a different set out every day.
I'm not sure I would take others views too seriously as what worked for me didn't work for the other people I skied with. We all liked different skis.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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outland 80's are an ideal choice,not so fat for the piste yet enough for the I am just going to dabble with the just off edge of the piste crud.. I am 48 nearly 49 and consider myself a good intermediate, and this was my first pair of skis, despite skiing since 1999
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Just seen that snowheads are doing test days again. That's the way to choose.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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, if EK means Espace Killy, then you can try loads of things before you buy and choose what you like best.
5mm in and of itself won't make any difference... E.g. Two skis of identical geometry skis can feel very different given different internals.
P.s. I din't see why you should limit your improvement. Decent instruction is what you need. Skiing well is not necessarily an extrmely athletic sport so age and general fitness should be no huge barrier.
Focused, engaged learning will help immensely.
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