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sidecut choice

 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi all
First post here.
Regular dry slope skier and 3 months worths of holidays behind me. Looking forward to this seasons.. nothing booked yet though!
My first skis were blizzards 155 r12 now sking on Aztec pros (2006) 165 duel sidecut r12/14 I,m wondering want impact sking with a larger sidecut would
Have.
I like my Aztecs, they still have a good base.. bit skinny underfoot compared to all mountain skis now . But if I were to replace them I wondering how to
Determine the sidecut that best suits me . I ski shoulder wide and sometimes feet almost clamped together in good continental style. And slide the tails out perhaps more
Than I should . Carving is all fine and dandy, but if your attempting wide turns I find you really have to look about you to avoid collision risk.
Smile
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 Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
You need to test some different options. It is a matter of taste even more than it is an issue of what sort of skiing you like doing.
Most ski shops in resort will let you hire different test skis over a few days and deduct the hire charges from your purchase.
I'd do that on your next holiday.
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Welcome to snowheads piero. I thought I'd respond, better late than never, because you've only had one reply. When you say "larger sidecut" I'm assuming you actually mean less sidecut and a larger radius, like 16 - 20 metres. Apologies if I've got that wrong.

When you're skiing "feet almost clamped together" you may not notice any difference with a larger radius ski, although it may feel a bit more stable at speed compared to your 12/14 metre radius Aztec Pros. Some people also say that longer radius skis are less 'hooky' in soft snow, i.e. when skiing off-piste.

If you're *carving* a turn on a larger radius ski, the turn shape will tend to be more 'giant slalom' than slalom. Someone recently posted this link, which may be helpful for you: http://www.snowandrock.com/ski-technology/content/fcp-content

What jedster wrote is good advice. I tested six piste skis a few years ago and only one stood out as being really suitable for me. I could get along ok with the others, but they were unexciting, too soft, or too crisp or unsuitable in some other way.
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Hi Walter, thank you for the link which I have found very informative reading. In particular the design intent for the varied duel sidecut. When I purchased the aztecs I felt they were a little advanced for my level at that time. Its interesting to learn that turn shape is not the same as side cut radius, but varies depending on edge angle and pressure. When we have a poles session on the dry slope I prefer the GS but enjoy jump turns and short radius swings on snow. will have to test skis on holiday. Smile
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