Poster: A snowHead
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Hi
Thinking about an alpine touring setup. Think I've got the boots sorted due to a good fit, bindings I was thinking of going for pin type dynafits as I found them easy to use and crazy light under foot. But the skis???? The two that I seem to be going towards based on the two shops I've been in are g3 districts and traab Volares. I have skied the traabs a bit and found them super light but also very good on the down. I have been told the G3s are something else. Can anyone provide an opinion on either ski?
The guy in the shop in Aviemore told me brands don't really matter anymore when it comes to skis, and its just knowing the midski size that you want and the rocker type? Is this correct, and how do you figer out what you want?
Ian
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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eightball wrote: |
The guy in the shop in Aviemore told me brands don't really matter anymore when it comes to skis, and its just knowing the midski size that you want and the rocker type? Is this correct, and how do you figer out what you want?
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The best way is to try the skis yourself. Trab are known for very light, skinny skis. Your weight makes a big difference plus your fitness in relation to the people you will tour with (if they are fitter and have a lighter setup then you could be well knackered out for the run down).
Try the Völkl Nunataq or DPS Wailer 99 if you get the chance.
Here's a test in german (1 = Best, "Testsieger" = "test winner")
http://www.testberichte.de/a/ski/magazin/alpin-12-2012/347826.html
http://www.doglotion.com/gear-reviews/g3-district-ski-review
Sport conrad have some good deals ....
http://www.sport-conrad.com/ski_touring_skis/2/
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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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Guys in shops = 1
Test skis =10 (obtained from guys in shops)
Unless you are racing don't go too light at the expense of downhill performance.
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I had G3's and sold them because they were poor in hard conditions and crap on ice.
Dynafit bindings have pre release issues, a lot of people seem obsessed by weight for the uphill, but then suffer on the descent with lightweight skis.
Don't really understand it myself as most people go up to enjoy the descent.
Ive been skiing and touring on some fisher watea 88 this season, 70 days this season so far in all conditions no problems.
Obviously not as good as an out and piste ski on ice, but not bad...
I skied with an Italian guide using the Trabs who rated them, and we were skiing both powder and ice on the Preseena glacier area.
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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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Also which G3 skis? Sullying an entire brand because you didn't like one ski seems a bit off... might just have needed a tune from the description given.
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