 Poster: A snowHead
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Planning to ski indoors regularly this spring and summer in an attempt to improve technique before next season.
I'm thinking about buying a cheap pair of ski' s for use indoors and wondered if there was any conventional thinking on ski length for indoor slopes and whether people tend to use a shorter length to allow shorter snappier turns?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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FWIW I usually ski 5-10cm (depending on what they have for hire) shorter indoors than outside because I've been told it is easier to do so. This brings a ski to about chin height on me.
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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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maybe cut down from 202 to 192 as it's difficult to get the former up to spped in the space available.
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nickr, just use the ones you've got.
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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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| Mosha Marc wrote: |
| nickr, just use the ones you've got. |
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If you're buying specifically to use indoors buy a cheap pair of slalom skis.
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Megamum, cheers for that, pretty much confirmed what I was thinking.
Mosha Marc, the problem with using my current (good) ski's is that they'll forever need waxing and maintaining which is a faff and costs money. Plus, they wont be as much fun to ski on a short, not very steep slope.
rob@rar, that's the plan, just wanted to see what thoughts were on length. Decathlon have a pair of brand new Head Rev 70's with bindings for £170 - bargain.
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| rob@rar wrote: |
| If you're buying specifically to use indoors buy a cheap pair of slalom skis. |
For me SL skis make indoor practice really worthwhile, the tight sidecut and strong edge grip allowing work on carving skills without getting to the bottom in 2 turns.
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I was thinking along the same lines for the summer....... Any other recommendations or opinions? Thanks.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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If you're going to be going a lot, then I'd invest in some tuning kit. That snodome snow really gets the wax off your bases.
It'll pay you back quickly, it's cheaper than new skis and you can charge your mates in beer or wine to do theirs.
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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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And if you don't already service your own kit thepisteoffice.com isn't that far from Cheshire, Jon's tuning half day course is great.
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What length did you go for in the end, and was it indeed shorter than your usual?
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You know it makes sense.
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davkt, have looked at Jon's tuning course before. Think I'll get on that. Plan is to ski twice a month plus a performance course / lesson once a month each too.
balernoStu, went for 156cm, compared to my normal 165's. Think they have a 10m turning radius!
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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I've still got my first set of Elan wave magics in a 160 that I am planning to wax up and use indoors this year on the basis that they might be better than the 'house' hire skis. Mind you I am already waxing my own skis so service won't be a problem though maybe someone will recommend a wax that is better for the job than what I have for regular outdoors please?
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Poster: A snowHead
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Nice pair of Storm Inferno Race skis are my snowdome favourites, though my original Elan Speedwave 12s come out to play sometimes as well, both around 165 where as my all mountains Storm Rages, GSish Storm Crossfires and just fun Movement Jams are in the mid to high 170s
nickr, You won't regret Jons course, unbelivable how much you learn in half a day, though when go budget for buying one of his tool kits as you'll want one by the end of the course!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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davkt, was looking at it again last night. My wife's family are from the midlands so think I might book a course next time we're down.
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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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| nickr wrote: |
| balernoStu, went for 156cm, compared to my normal 165's. Think they have a 10m turning radius! |
Wow that is turny, nearly as tight as the skis used by the kids! My indoor skis are 155 with radius '>11.5m', and the skis I use on proper hills are between 163 and 182cm, so yes I've gone down a bit in size too.
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