 Poster: A snowHead
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There are numerous variable involved in answering your question and there are some good points made in this thread but bear in mind it doesn't matter what sport you do, the marketing people will be after you year on year with promises of unheralded improvement if you change to their product with it's amazing newly discovered technology - it's about making money by taking yours!
The fact you can get the same model of ski with 2 or 3 year old livery on it for less than half the price of the same ski with the current livery on it says quite a lot about what's going on and the purchasing habits of skiers. Skiing is a high end sport that takes quite a lot of money to partake in and marketing people know that! There is brand snobbery galore.
There is a huge amount of re-inventing the wheel going on and tweaks to gear will have such miniscule improvements the average joe skier skiing a week or two each year is not really going to notice.
If you're a 65yo rough style intermdiate skier, getting suitably fit pre skiing with some gym work and then working on your technique with an instructor would most likely be a better investment than new gear for the sake of it unless your gear is really out of date and banged up. Maybe just keep the gear you have tuned up? Maybe make use of a demo day and try some different skis if you really think a change is needed before buying.
If a splurge makes you feel better though and you've got money to burn then go for it. We all do it....silly us 
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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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@Klammertime, Top post!
Applicable to golf and other things nowadays.
My biggest improvements came from lessons n fitness.
Mind you, tech does make a difference but over about 5-10 years, depending on the sport.
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You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
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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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@Klammertime, good post. TBH, if they were bought new and well maintained I wouldn't even be considering buying again after a few weeks skiing. It's the fact they are ex-rental ski's plus that the OP is skiing a fair amount/taking lessons, suggests to me he'd get more thrills out of something new or newer.
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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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WALLET STRESS warning light just came on.
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| Charliegolf wrote: |
| WALLET STRESS warning light just came on. |
STEP AWAY from the internet!!!
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@Charliegolf, for a ski suggestion, these are seriously good and at potentially a decent price https://www.theskierslounge.co.uk/skis-and-bindings/skis/kastle-skis-fx86-skis__1885 that fulfill the new and not ex hire criteria.
But, and this to me is the most important;- they are a very small amount longer 2cm, but have a little more support from their waist width for general skiing at 86mm underfoot.
More than that, they (these series of Kastlè skis generally) have a huge gateway of performance from lower skill to extremely high, effectively covering where you are + significant development potential in the same ski.
The tips are genuinely interesting as they have a shovel width to make most snow conditions more enjoyable with low effort, and a reduction of weight (that hollow egg shaped patch) that reduces inertial load on your legs.
The combination is a particularly sublime construction in my experience that are fantastic to ski.
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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@Charliegolf, Get these ^
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| AL9000 wrote: |
@Charliegolf, Get these ^
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Let's see if we're (any of us) going first eh?
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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| Charliegolf wrote: |
| AL9000 wrote: |
@Charliegolf, Get these ^
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Let's see if we're (any of us) going first eh? |
Hang them up in the living room above the telly.
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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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| AL9000 wrote: |
| Charliegolf wrote: |
| AL9000 wrote: |
@Charliegolf, Get these ^
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Let's see if we're (any of us) going first eh? |
Hang them up in the living room above the telly. |
Better than shitty tinsel at Christmas
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