 Poster: A snowHead
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Found your wonderfull website and learned a great deal, may I ask for some advice:
As we live in a country far far away , which complicates traveling to Europe, don't really have the choice of buying equipment. We have rented so far( last 8 years once a year) and just never sure we are getting the good stuff. (actually completely clueless!)
How do we make sure we hire good equipment ? Is the VIP so much better than TOP sets?
Husband and I are very enthusiastic competent black skieers , kids (5 and 7) started last year in Zermatt. Planning trip first two weeks of March to Adelboden and Oz-en-oisans.
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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?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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thanksOrdhan, planning first offpiste lessons and will ask instructor, just thought we could save some valuable skitime if we get the right skis first time. Is it worthwhile to pay more for the best package or just a brandname snob thing?
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| lizski wrote: |
Found your wonderfull website and learned a great deal, may I ask for some advice:
As we live in a country far far away , which complicates traveling to Europe, don't really have the choice of buying equipment. We have rented so far( last 8 years once a year) and just never sure we are getting the good stuff. (actually completely clueless!)
How do we make sure we hire good equipment ? Is the VIP so much better than TOP sets?
Husband and I are very enthusiastic competent black skieers , kids (5 and 7) started last year in Zermatt. Planning trip first two weeks of March to Adelboden and Oz-en-oisans. |
I get baffled by all this VIP and TOP malarkey as well.
http://snowheads.com/ski-forum/viewtopic.php?t=43235
Nice to know that you're "competent black skiers". Does that make it difficult to live in South Africa nowadays? 
No I'm just kidding. I'm also in the 'keen black run skier' category, although 'competent' might be stretching it a bit. I go for TOP rather than VIP (did so on recent Zermatt trip anyway) and got something pretty good.
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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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lizski, If you are going off piste try to get a ski with a underfoot width of about 82-88
Couple of suggestions that most rental shops carry
Atomic Nomad Crimson
Salomon Xwing Tornado
If you look at the websites for Salomon/Atomic/Rossi/K2 and Dynastar/Fischer. You will be able to see what there top end All mountain skis are before you go and you will have an idea of how good what you get in the hire shop is
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For that joke to work, at all, it has to have been a typo where you meant to write 'black run skiers'.
If you are, in fact, of native African origin, then I probably look like a terrible racist.
I'm not by the way.
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lizski, So if you ski black runs it makes is easier to live in South Africa? 
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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paulio, of course I meant black runs, just pulling your leg. See how easily everything gets a political twist in SA?
clive5, if I ski black runs it makes it easier to live anywhere.
Back to topic: thanks Ordhan, will do some research before we hire this time.
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If you are going off piste try to get a ski with a underfoot width of about 82-88
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What does that equate to in cm? Or is it like shoesizes?
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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lizski, 82-88 mm width.
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