 Poster: A snowHead
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I am a good skier who is looking to buy some equipment and improve. I ski primarily on the east coast of the US, where conditions can get a little bit icy but not terrible. I'd like to find a good ski and a good boot that will allow me to ski well now but also allow me to improve. Right now I can ski any slope on the east coast. I'm mostly just downhill skiing, not much mogules, terrain park, backcountry, etc. Can someone give me a few good skis/boots as a starting place? I don't want the world's best but don't want the cheapest either--something middle of the road would be great (maybe $600-$700 for both skis and boots?). Thanks a lot!!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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UVAMed05, welcome to snowHeads!
First thing to do, before you think about skis, is to get a pair of boots.
And here are the rules:
1. IGNORE brand
2. IGNORE your shoe size
3. Go to a good bootfitter (you should be able to get help if you ask on www.epicski.com
4. Get the boots that fit you best.
Once you've got properly fitted boots, then start demoing skis. A well fitted boot will make more of a difference to your skiing than a ski ever will!
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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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Welcome UVAMed05. Happy New Year!
And listen to the Ambassador. He speak wisely.
When you are with the bootfitter, be honest. Us Brits usually undersell ourselves (don't like to boast), fail to state our true ability and so get boots too soft. Others might overstate their skills and get boots too stiff. Just make sure they feel good and ignore the make and colour. If you can't try them out out on a nearby slope, grab the nearest attractive shop assistant and have a good dance (rock-an-roll, not waltzing). If you can dance in your boots without discomfort they should be OK for skiing.
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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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Jonpim, if I could dance in my ski boots, it would be a first, in any footwear. I may have to wear them socially. However, I don't think my dinner suit trousers would fit over them. Would it be dreadfully gauche to tuck them in?
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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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No laundryman, roll them up. 
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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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You are all such cards..!!!
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Laundryman, not necessarily...
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those are proper tux trousers over my boots!
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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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Yup, Fuxup is still wearing flares, bet the jacket's velvet and with a wing collar! where was this sartorial disaster dragged up?
nice boots though.
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Wear The Fox Hat, specs great, but those boots and the helmet do not go with that outfit.
You must have given Jeeves the night off. Dreadful!
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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UVAMed05, Wear The Fox Hat gives good advice; do also join the local community at www.dcski.com
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