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Recreational DH Equipment
 Poster: A snowHead
Poster: A snowHead

I've been out of running DH skis since college...that was back in the early 90s. I recently stumbled upon a citizen race series in the northeast where I live. North American Downhill Series (NADS). NADSNH.COM. They run DH races and SGs.

Anyway, I still have an old mid-80s vintage pair of Fisher 223s. I want to upgrade, but don't have a lot of money to spend. I've seen a pair of 2001 Atomic SGs (212) that were reasonable and looked interesting. Also a pair of 2001 Atomic DHs (217) that were reasonable. I'm not up on the new technology, but for my purposes, an early 2000s vintage ski should be fine. Question is, for what I'm doing and recognizing that I'm not 21 anymore, should I go with more of a SG ski that isn't quite as long. Any thoughts? Thanks.
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 Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Recreational and DH in the same sentence... Shocked

Racer417, welcome to snowHead.

I'd say you're probably thinking along the right lines. The difference of 5cm is not huge, so provided they're acceptable under the rules for both SG and DH in the series, it is probably going to be a good compromise buy to pick up the SG skis for both disciplines. 212 should still give you enough stability, even in DH, provided you don't change your mind and start going professional wink.
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Ha, ha...thanks. That's what I was thinking. No concern about going professional (as if that were an option)...I'm keeping my day job. I've never been on Atomics, but I imagine that for my purposes, just about any race ski will be fine. Again, I'm just looking to have some fun and not kill myself.
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Atomics have an excellent reputation for these types of skis - there isn't much else available, especially priced for the 'recreational' lunatic. Laughing
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Lurve my Atomics, everything they say about edge hold is true, they have a vice-like grip on the mountain.
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Any of you heard about the Atomic DH/GS combo ski? They are described as race stock "flat" skis. I found a guy selling some 2001 skis...212s.
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Racer417, sure it's DH/GS combo not DH/SG? Simple typo...
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After all it is free Go on u know u want to!

Yes...stupid typo. DH/SG ski. Know anything about it?
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Racer417, yeah it's a ski that's a little longer than a normal SG ski and a little shorter than a normal DH ski...if your series doesn't strictly enforce FIS shape rules (and maybe even if they do) that's the sort of thing I'd be buying...
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