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Hi everybody,
We are (hopefully!!) off to Cervinia for New Year.
It doesn't look like there is a huge amount of snow, so I am hiring some piste skis. All the shops offer premium skis, and then above that, Stockli skis? Anybody used them? Worth the premium?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@MaxiD, Stockli are premier skis but it all depends how much that premium is, doesn't it?
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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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If byou are hiring its a great opportunity to try a couple of skis out . We used to have at least two days a week when we would hire, and swap between us halfway through the day. Tried some Stockli Lasers a couple of years, like skiing on rails 
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like skiing on rails
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In a good way...?
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swap between us halfway through the day
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Great idea!
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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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If you hire Stockli (or any other expensive skis), make sure they are well insured. In France, it is worth taking the shop's own insurance out as well as as your own. Italy may do something similar.
If you are a decent skier and are not on a strict budget - then why not.
Last edited by Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do. on Tue 21-12-21 11:08; edited 1 time in total
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yes in a good way...
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Thanks everybody!
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| MaxiD wrote: |
Hi everybody,
We are (hopefully!!) off to Cervinia for New Year.
It doesn't look like there is a huge amount of snow, so I am hiring some piste skis. All the shops offer premium skis, and then above that, Stockli skis? Anybody used them? Worth the premium? |
Yes. Stöcklis are absolutely amazing.
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+1 for Stockli skis. I have the Laser SX and love them, best pistes skis I have ever tried.
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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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1din = 10/12 kg.” |
Set the DIN settings at 10 if you're a fat bloke weighing 110-120 kgs!
As a pretty decent go faster GS piste ski these bad boys look worth it just to see what a FIS race bred ski can do. Bindings are Salomon STH 14 (6-14 DIN), mounted on Stockli's own raceplate. Bargain!
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@skimastaaah, like I said, death machine.
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You know it makes sense.
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@ster, Those are skis for teenage racers, they can be fine for lightweight adults as well.
Standard male race binding setting formula is 1 stone = 1 DIN.
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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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@rjs, I didn’t get the junior racer bit from the ad and as they were 180cm.
Weight to DIN, thats seems a pretty blunt mechanism. Is it done that way as all the DIN calculators Ive seen ask for, as well as weight, your height and boot length (I guess to come to overall torsional moments that will be seen?) and what type of skier you are.
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Poster: A snowHead
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@ster, Yeah - I haven't seen DIN16 on many hire bindings
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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If you're going to try stocklis, recommend the slalom models, sure the rest of range are quality product but their SLs are just alive underfoot. Hang on and enjoy !!
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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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| ster wrote: |
| Weight to DIN, thats seems a pretty blunt mechanism. Is it done that way as all the DIN calculators Ive seen ask for, as well as weight, your height and boot length (I guess to come to overall torsional moments that will be seen?) and what type of skier you are. |
The formula only applies for racing, you don't get fat racers so it works well.
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@rjs, lets hope no fat punters buy these and set their DINs according to that advice on the sale page then 
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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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If you are buying from the EU via ebay, watch out for taxes etc !!
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