 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi a bit of advice please.
I’ve quite a bit of experience skiing (c.30 trips) and I say I was around advanced level, I’ve my own boot but have always rented skis.
I normally have skis around 165-175ish depending on the ski and what the shops recommend.
I went to pick some up yesterday having booked near top level quality and the guy brought me some that were 156 long. I said they were too short but he insisted the were good, after I said I wasn’t having them he went to look and brought out some Salomon pulse 165 which having skied a day on them are ok but not stiff enough.
I’m about 115kg and 176cm tall.
Any help on whether you think the guy was offering me 156 as they were all that was left of the standard I wanted or that a ski that length would be suitable with the latest technology?
New on here so apologies if posted in the wrong place.
Thanks in advance
Greg
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Your stats would indicate a Piste Ski in a length of 180 - 185.....so 156 is taking the Pi$$.
If you were on a full blooded Slalom Ski, then you would be fine on a 165.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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@gregthommo, welcome to snowHeads.
At your stats and if the ski has some tip rocker you want them at least as tall as you.
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Cheers I don’t mind a bit shorter and shorter radius but you’ve confirmed I think they were trying it on, off now to swap...
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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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@gregthommo, Ideally, after skiing 30 years, you tell them what you want, rather than wait to be given something (in this case obviously unsuitable)
That's what I do. Once they know you've got a vague idea about skis they don't muck about so much
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@gregthommo, Yikes...…….. after 30 trips renting at minimum £50 - £75 you could well have bought/sold/bought the skis you really wanted.
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| skimastaaah wrote: |
| @gregthommo, Yikes...…….. after 30 trips renting at minimum £50 - £75 you could well have bought/sold/bought the skis you really wanted. |
how much is ski transport now on planes? both ways?
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£74 easyjet. Still worth it.
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Dont forget the servicing costs, say £30-40 per year unless you do it yourself. Better economics to buy skis second hand.
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Again thanks all, 30 trips has probably been in about 12 yrs and a lot of short weekends with Boots in hand luggage. Do get the appeal and reliability of buying skis and might done day. Anyway changed skis now and spot on!
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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| ster wrote: |
| Dont forget the servicing costs, say £30-40 per year unless you do it yourself. Better economics to buy skis second hand. |
You don’t need to service them every “year“.
Depends on how many days/miles you actually use them in a “year”. (and for some, they need to service it more than once a year)
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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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| abc wrote: |
| ster wrote: |
| Dont forget the servicing costs, say £30-40 per year unless you do it yourself. Better economics to buy skis second hand. |
You don’t need to service them every “year“.
Depends on how many days/miles you actually use them in a “year”. (and for some, they need to service it more than once a year) |
I’m sure you are right, so on average then (plus the odd repair now and again)?
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What repair?
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You know it makes sense.
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Ok, lets make it simple. What would you say is the average cost per year in servicing/maintaining skis when owning skis if not servicing yourself.
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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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What's the "average" use per year? One week?
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Poster: A snowHead
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This is why I bought my own skis (£200 second hand - Volkl Kendo). Was always just handed the nearest skis even though I was paying top whack.
Never regretted, plus, if I arrive early enough I can get a good afternoon on the slopes without losing time going to rental shop!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| gregthommo wrote: |
| 30 trips has probably been in about 12 yrs and a lot of short weekends with Boots in hand luggage. Do get the appeal and reliability of buying skis and might done day. |
For short trips, the carriage cost could easily outweighs the hire cost.
But there's the hassle factor, which can be looked at both ways. 1) The hassle of carting the skis around airports and transfer bus; 2) the hassle of having to stop by the hire shop and getting wrong or inappropriate equipment.
I used to do a lot of short trips. I always end up bring my own skis, even though it may cost about the same (and sometimes more) than hiring. My situation is a bit different though.
I typically leave work late in the day and arrive at resort after hire shops are all shut. So, it's a bigger hassle (to me) having to get to the shop early enough to beat the morning rush of other punters. Or, I fly in early in the morning and hit the slope as soon as I got to the resort. It's so much simpler to just pull the skis out of the bag, step in and go! More over, I often run to the airport after skiing half a day. So the need to stop by the shop after skiing is another time waster I don't need.
Owning skis isn't necessarily any cheaper after all is said and done. But, my skiing ability got a noticeable boost after I owned my first pair of skis. I'm incline to believe skiing on the same skis, removing the variable of having to adopt to different characteristic of different skis every trip, was a significant beneficial factor worth more than the cost and hassle of buying and carting them around the world.
Lately, I've done some trips which I combine non-skiing period with skiing time. It's a lot more hassle to be carting the skis all over the place where no skiing happens. So I'm back to hiring from time to time. I do notice the period I had to devote to adopting to each new skis I got from the hire shop. I'm even more convinced I did the right thing owning my own skis way back when.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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| abc wrote: |
| What's the "average" use per year? One week? |
Wow, talk about going nowhere.
I’ll stick with mine for the time being. You can come up with your own as and when.
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