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I will join a pre-season ski instructor training in november. Planning to certify (Basi 1 +2) and work as a ski the coming winter.
I am looking for a good performance piste ski that is just i little bit wider under foot, 74-76 mm or so, with a 14 - 16 m radius
I have narrowed down into Blizzard Firebird HRC (76 mm) and Nordica Dobermann Spitfire Pro (76 mm).
Anyone who has experience ot these skis, or perhaps have tried both?
Any other skis you could recommend?
Many thanks in advance!
Patrik
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Völkl deacon 74
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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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I'd recommend using a decent race slalom ski. None of the polyvalent skis will give you the precision control that you want to achieve at level2 and beyond, it will really make your life a lot easier, not just passing the course, but in your ability to accurately demonstrate in real teaching.
I didn't do this and struggled some, just through stubbornness really, like "I'm good enough not to need extra help from the ski". Wrong. I've long-since changed my mantra to "no matter how good you think are you should _always_ use any extra help you can get".
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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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@Chaletbeauroc, full on FIS? As that does require a certain base skill to manage ...
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@Psortti, What do you have now? Unless it's a huge fat powder ski use that for your L1, then you'll have a better bet for what you need for L2. You should not need a hugely performative ski at L1 or L2.
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| under a new name wrote: |
| @Chaletbeauroc, full on FIS? As that does require a certain base skill to manage ... |
That's not what I meant, no, but it's perhaps worth pointing out that unlike the other disciplines there is no FIS set radius for Slalom skis, so in practice there's not really that much difference.
I moved last season from one Head slalom ski to another, the first of which was marked as 'FIS radius' and the replacement not stated as such. Dimensions are identical and the new ski is at least as stiff as the old one. So FIS or not is not an issue as such, just that a race version will be at the higher end of the stiffness spectrum. In fact Head make several different models of Slalom "World Cup Rebels" race skis, all are apparently identical apart from the stiffness.
Anyway, yes, for L1 particularly these might be a bit OTT and a weaker skier might struggle to get the best out of them; TBH it's more the L2-> L3 I was thinking of. But I'd still feel that buying new skis specifically for L1/L2 and use when teaching the wider skis mentioned may not be the best choice. I'm just not sure what one would hope to gain from them.
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| Chaletbeauroc wrote: |
| But I'd still feel that buying new skis specifically for L1/L2 and use when teaching the wider skis mentioned may not be the best choice. I'm just not sure what one would hope to gain from them. |
My assumption was they were thinking about the variables aspect, and that something slightly wider might help?
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I did my L1 (indoors) on head titans 163cm 80mm 14.3 radius, I did my L2 on volkl rtm 80, 80mm, 166 cm length, 15.6 radius.
I did try some shorter radius skis at the start of my L2, but it was a little too short and swapped them
I’m 165cm tall.
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@Little Martin, but what do you weigh? skis dn't know how tall you are ...
@Chaletbeauroc, I wasn't specifically considering radius, more the general "comportement" of a full on vs detuned ski.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Go to Level 1 with what you have and let your examiner recommend what you should be on for Level 2
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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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@under a new name, I was probably around 70-72kg then 165cm tall
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@Psortti, one thing to consider on the skis you list is the binding attachment. IMV the system bindings on the Nordica may have a bit of play in them compared to the race plate construction on the Blizzards.
A couple of BASI examiners were on the Blizzards on a course I did last month and all three really liked em
Both will be fine for L1 and 2 and I would think a good choice for L3/4 as well !
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