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Atomic nomad whiteout's...suitable level??
 Poster: A snowHead
Poster: A snowHead

Hi guy's, i decided to make another topic as i have now stretched my budget slightly. For those who didn't see my old topic:

I've been a boarder for the last 2 years but as all my friends ski and it seems resorts in europe are more ski friendly and i think i'll enjoy it more I decided to learn to ski. At the dry slope i'm parallel turning reasonably well at a medium speed, i hope to improve before i go away (end of jan) with a trip to the slope every week up until then. I'm not sure what level that puts me, i guess around intermediate?

Anyway, i have purchased my own boots (nordica speed machine 8's) as i have narrow feet and with a custom insole these fit perfectly, I'm currently looking at ski's but I'm struggeling as there is so much to choose from. Just to give you an idea on my stats etc, I'm about 6ft tall, 69kg and quite athletic. I like to push myself and improve as much as possible. I have learnt on a 160cm rossignol ski and have found this very comfy.

I want something in the all mountain category, I'll mainly be on piste but would like to do some off-piste and no doubt this will increase the more experience and slope time I get.

I have been looking at ski's such as

-07/08 atomic nomad whiteouts, reviews seem good and they seem like they would be good for my ability now and in the future, but I'm worried that the 79mm waist would be too wide for on-piste and quite hard to turn compared to a narrower waist?

-Nordica hot rod eliminator, seem like a good ski and something i could use for quite some time but hard to get a good deal on them and not many shops seem to stock them.

-06/07 blizzard iqon 6900, a friend uses the same year 7200, well within my budget but i'm getting a mixed level rating, some say intermediate, some say intermediate advanced, seem very good for £165!

Any other recommendations or size advice in terms of width etc appreciated. thanks-Hugh
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 Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person

Wouldn't bother buying skis at all at the moment. What is going to be good for you this year for learning is probably not going to last long before you need something more advanced. Rent something appropriate.
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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?

hugh_b, I was using the nomad whiteouts at Tignes last weekend. I wouldn't recommend them for learning. While i could ski them ok on piste for "normal" piste conditions (i.e, not powder) I would want my piste ski. (I'm an ok skier)
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