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hi guys i'm 15 and an advanced skier- what skis would you recommend that can do everything without suffering too much on piste performance Smile Looked at the salomon Q98 and line sick day so far!
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From everything I've read this season you should look at Rossignol Soul7s or Scott The Ski. I'm off to Les Arcs for Christmas and New Year and plan on trying both out before I decide on one and buy. I've been told the Line Sick Day are very good too but are more aimed towards big mountain skiing.
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I have Atomic Theory skis, that are a good all-rounder. They're 94 (or so) underfoot so decent off piste, but the rocker means that they are great on piste too.
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big fan of the Atomic Crimson....
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For what it's worth, The Scott "The Ski" seems to getting rave reviews so that might be worth considering
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I've got a pair of rossi E98s that do the job for me. Only one rocker on the front, so they're not too daft. Wide enough and quick enough to turn for off piste, stiff enough to blat down the reds on piste. I was actually after a pair of blizzard bonis, but my supplier had ran out but strongly recommended these; he wasn't wrong, perfect ski for me.
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How about the Volkl Mantra?
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I'd say The Ski is a bit of marmite ski, you'll love it or hate it, based on a snowdome test I'm in the hate it camp, it was just plain dull! Something like a Movement Jam is much more fun for me.
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tealeski, Hi, I'm now in the same boat as UPS have trashed my new Jams Evil or Very Mad Evil or Very Mad evil . . . and now we wander down the rabbit hole of claim and value rolling eyes

In the meantime I'm looking at alternatives, all around the 94 mark under foot as I'm pretty much a non-powder skier and I probably weigh twice as much as you and old enough to be your Gramps. As they'll be fitted with an AT/NTN combo they don't want to be uber stiff for me but if you're sliding alpine we probably want a similar flex. The Line Sick Day has a lot going for it and there are a couple of others that are its equal. The Blizzard Buschwacker (bit narrower and softer than the Bonafide), K2 Hardside, and the Volkl Kendo all get the same kudos from the reviewers. Me, I'm taking a side trip up to Vermont to try out the Nordica Steadfast and Hell & Back on tele.
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i am just back from a week skiing on soul 7s. No powder unfortunately, but the skis behaved very well on hard piste, carving predictably when I got it right, and capable of rapid switching from edge to edge, again when i got it right - the skis are better than this skier Smile I would recommend them for a good intermediate to mid-expert, but I think anyone who wanted to carve at very high speeds on piste would find them too soft. The skis did not like rock hard frozen crud (they are very light), but were fine once it had softened up a bit.
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Peterkct, I am also planning to try the soul7 depending on decent conditions in VT. I am only 70kg and might also check out the Sin7 which seems more versatile for lighter skier.
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think i've decided on the q98'sSmile but what size should i get, i am 5ft 11 and weigh around 9st 8-10 which i think is around 55-60 kg. It's a decision between the 172 or the 176's! please help Smile what size would perform better on the piste
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tealeski, http://snowheads.com/ski-forum/viewtopic.php?t=105644&highlight=

Length not as important these days so much as it was, most are rockered anyways. Mine for sale here would be perfect for your needs, and they are at the right price!
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the q98's are rockered, i've already got the q98 (christmas present) in 172 so i won't be needing yoursMarkymark29, but thanks for the offer! also this may sound stupid, but rocker is the term in skiing i don't know much about, can someone define it for me Smile
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i amthinking about swapping them for the 176 as i may still grow a bit and obviously put on weight! Neh Neh
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tealeski wrote:
the q98's are rockered, i've already got the q98 (christmas present) in 172 so i won't be needing yoursMarkymark29, but thanks for the offer! also this may sound stupid, but rocker is the term in skiing i don't know much about, can someone define it for me Smile


Rocker is essentially moving the point where the front of the ski begins to rise from the snow further back along the ski and is often accompanied by extending the nose of the ski to stop that contact point coming too far back. These skis 'ski' shorter than they are on paper. Rocker on the tails is the reverse.
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176cm is the choice as they will ski short due to the rocker.
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