 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi, I have just started teaching on the artificial slope and am currently using Crossmax 10's. They are a great ski for going round the mountain like a bat out of hell but i don't find them great for teaching and doing demo's. I think they are too stiff.
Has anyone got any advice on a good pair of ski's for teaching? I am 6'4 and about 16 stone.
Thanks
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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?
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Dry slope? What is this dry that you speak of?
Hey - you can ski anything on a dry slope - but to do a good demo your technique needs to be spot on, eg; hips over heels at turn initiation etc.
At 16 stone I doubt very much that you are overpowering the Crossmax 10's.
But length has more influence over stiffness on a dry slope for slow speed demonstrations. Go shorter.
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Roy Burridge, I haven't skied on a dry slope in thankfully a few years but I'd echo veeeight's advice - go shorter. For a start, you don't have the space for any long radius (sp.) turns.
I'd be slightly tempted to have very blunt edges - as I don't recall Dendix (I assume you're not on one of the new materials) being particularly useful for carving. I will temper that by admitting I haven't been on plastic since 1998 so never reallly used shaped skis.
And I'd want something with a really tight radius - an old pair of Slalom skis or the like.
As admin, says there are many SHs out there with experience - including many who race (?) on plastic so I'm sure the day will bring more informed advice.
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What a great Response, i did not expect that many answers so quick.
The Crossmax 10's are great. Even on the dry slope they are good and veeeight is right that at 16 stone i am not overpowering them. On the mainslope they are not a problem. The time i do find them to stiff is teaching level 1 - 4 (up to improving snowplough turns). As i said before they are great at speed but not very slow on the nursery slope.
Obviously i don't want an expensive new pair. I was going to look on e-bay for a second hand pair.
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Roy Burridge, I have been teaching on plastic for about 8 years and I have generally tended to use slope skis (albeit the better ones) for teaching rather than wreck my own skis. I weigh 15 st and generally tend to use 165/170 to teach on.
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Roy Burridge, I only use the slope skis what ever. I somethimes wonder if instructors should also wear the slope boots now and again to see what the clients have to put up with . . . .
I'm with David Murdoch and veeeight, shorter is good.
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Down at my local dry slope quite a few instructors use twin-tip freestyle skis. I suspect it's because they have a softer flex 
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I always used to use the slopes own gear - it's not like you need a pro tuned ski to demo a snowplough. If you can't do a good demo in the slopes eqpmt then how would you expect the clients to manage it  aj xx
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Thanks very much. Great advice from many people. I will give the slopes ski's a go and see what they are like.
Roy
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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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The instructors at Xscape tend to use twin tipped ski's, suppose it's advantageous when skiing backwards and teaching the person in front of you.
They also tend to go with Salomons because they're a bit more flexible (I think.)
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Roy Burridge, I use anything except my newest skis as dendix does tend to quickly destroy skis. It is quite good fun teaching on old 2M planks (beginners and early plough parallel) makes you realise how much ski technology has progressed. Off to MK Xscape tomorrow (thurs) to test my new skis ( https://snowheads.com/the_zone/showphoto.php/data/500/medium/4-1-2006.jpg ) will not use them on plastic for a season or two.
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You know it makes sense.
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They also tend to go with Salomons because
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......... they don't know any better. 
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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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or they dont like wood cores lol
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Poster: A snowHead
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Nothing works well at low speeds on artificial slopes. Going shorter is about all you can do to help. I never found that edge sharpness made any difference skiing on bristles!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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