 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi all,
Just getting back into skiing after the usual enforced absence(otherwise known as kids!!)
I still have my old K2 extremes which at the time were my pride and joy.
Having skied regularly on these and loved every minute, and at pains to ditch them.
Will buying a new pair really be that much of an improvement??
Any comments would be really appreciated.
Cheers
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pediman, Welcome to Snowheads  . Well, I had a pair in 1989/1990ish - their launch co-incided with The Blizzard of Ahhhhhs movie. At the time they were the cutting edge and considered quite shaped but by today's standards are pencil thin straight skis. Mine were 201 but I now use something over 30cm shorter so I'm guessing yours will be on the long side too. I think you should have a shot on something new... Atomic Metron or similar and I predict you won't feel inclined to go back to the old ones once you have got used to the new. Your technique will probably need tuning if you are to get the best out of the new skis. Also, if your Extremes are as old as I think they might be and you intend using them, it goes without saying that you should get the bindings tested.
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Hi
Have still used them at Snowdome Tamworth. Get some very strange looks as at 200 they are way long.
Still in good nick and the multi coloured bases still look the business.
Have just moved up to Edinburgh so Hillend is 10 mins away and i'm now in striking distance of the Cairngorms should it snow this winter!!
Can't wait!!
What are the differences in technique??
I'm so out of the loop!
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You do know you can get a new version of your pride n joys with the same graphics?
http://www.snowtrax.eu/proddetails.asp?idprod=1876
Rent or buy a couple of ski movies to see what modern technique looks like I'd suggest -if you're a solid skier on 2m straight skis though you should find modern skis a piece of wee wee.
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brian
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Yeah but they look a bit too much of a park ski for me.
If i can get enough evidence that i need to change might be able to sneak them past my 'other half' !!!
Are there any decent rental places in Scottish resorts that have good skis?? Scott Missions/Apache Recon and others of that ilk?
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saw some of the new ones the other week and had to look twice..... had some of the old ones and broke em and thought I would never find another ski I really liked.... found loads since that put a smile on my face
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pediman, Welcome to Snowheads. I was in exactly the same position about 8 years ago. Still skiing on K2 Extremes, after not skiing much for several years due to kids. I still have the Extremes (204s), and since they were the best skis I'd ever had, I found it difficult to replace them. I skied on Salomon Xscreams (maybe because they sounded similar ??) for several years. I was very disappointed in the Recons, and currently ski on Missions, which are great. They won't feel anything like your Extremes, but I'm sure you would have just as much fun on them.
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). I struggled a bit with the adjustment at first (too damn turny) but once you get used to them and come to terms with how much more the ski does for you versus you having to do things for the ski, the difference is remarkable.
