 Poster: A snowHead
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My missus & I started in Jan & have done two seperate weeks in C1650 with daily lessons. Between trips we've had half a dozen dryslope lessons.
I'd rank myself as a level 6 on Snow & Rocks ability scale with Deb at level 3.
I wanted to take advantage of the end of season sales so I spoke to loads of stores & got greatly differing opinions but in the end I took the plunge & bought Volkl Supersport 5*'s for me (I really love this high speed carving stuff) & 320 Gamma's for Deb.
Have I screwed up?
Incidentally, I paid £300 for the 5*'s with M12 bindings & £188 for the 320's with M10 bindings, which I thought were good prices.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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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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Volkl make some great skis. My experience is of the higher-end skis but I know that, through the line, their skis are well-engineered, well-constructed and generally durable (although they have had a few delamination problems with their sandwich skis). They have a good warranty service. Sounds good to me.
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spyderjon, Yes, you have screwed up. £300 for your skis but only £188 for hers? She'll make you suffer 
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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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Maggi
But I paid so that's ok isn't it?
I see you're also in Nottingham. We live in Lambley. Can you recommend either the Tamworth or Castleford indoor snow centres?
Jon
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Stuarth
Re your level 6 or 3 enquiry.
Too much text to reproduce so please checkout their ability level page on http://www.snowandrock.com
Jon
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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spyderjon, come and join us at castleford of May 15th (see thread in Trips section) and make a decision yourself 
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Ok I'll be the odd one out.
The lineup of skis in the same brand tends to be cheaper for more beginner-oriented skis and more expensive for skis aimed at advanced/ expert skiers.
That doesn't mean a pricier ski is better. Had you bought Deb a more expensive Volkl ski, you would have slowed the development of her skiing. Of course it's possible to find an expensive ski at any level, but I can't see the point - spend the money on tuition and a better holiday if you really want to prove something.
Spyderjon, I saw another of your mails, welcome to snowheads (and do post about those thin walls). Now for your skis. The price is excellent. What I hear of the 5*s is that they are aimed at advanced/expert skiers. These are probably skis that will require you to do a lot of work to use them to their potential. At level 6 you may not be exploiting them fully at the beginning, but if you keep improving that fast you may well get a lot of smiles from them in the next couple of seasons.
(Disclaimer: I have no idea how you ski - I generally find it difficult to believe that more than 5-10% of skiers would get to level 6 in two weeks, with the best lessons, but there are instructors out there who know much more than me and would argue otherwise. And anyway you may be amongst those 5-10%!)
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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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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stuarth, sorry - my comment was regarding spyderjon making a decision between Castleford and Tamworth - not about his skis 
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You know it makes sense.
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All
Many thanks for your comments. I've already posted a request for two slots at the May 15th Castleford day - we look forward to meeting you all then.
Cedric,
Your comments on our ski selection was exactly the criteria I used in that I didn't want to make things too difficult for Deb and I'm prepared to upgrade her skis when appropriate. I'm quite happy to have skis that I need to work as being a lazy sod I think this will help me improve.
Unfortunately, I don't think I'm in the 5-10% bracket! As I mentioned in my other post, I've done a couple of weeks as a teenager (albeit 25 years ago) & I found in Jan that I was back into linked snowplough turns in a hour or two. Counting the dryslope lessons as a weeks skiing I've therefore clocked three weeks over a nine week period which is quite concentrated, with the benefit of being able to snowplough from the start.
I'd like to do some indoor skiing to hopefully continue to improve, or at least not fall back. One of my main problems is that I'm probably 20lbs overweight so I'll be posting a request re suitable ski exercises in the near future.
Jon
Last edited by You know it makes sense. on Wed 7-04-04 21:01; edited 1 time in total
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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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Thanks a bunch Maggi!
Deb read your reply & has just come home with a new Helly Hansen jacket to redress the expenditure gap.
Apparently it was a bargain! 
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Poster: A snowHead
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spyderjon, Well, us girls have to stick together 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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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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The *****'s were superb. They made my skiing good!
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alexpresland,
Great to hear you were pleased with them.
Deb's Gamma's & my 5*'s are still virgins but we're going with the snowHeads crowd to the Castleford Xscape in May. Can't wait.
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