 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi All
New here and after a bit of advice please from the wise
I'm in the market for a new pair of skis, I live in the UK but really now only ski in Colorado (generally Streamboat and after skiing there why would you want to go back to Europe). I've been ski about 7 years (10 days a year so 70 days total), I'm OK on red, blues, blacks sometimes a bit skiddy on the really steep stuff when I'm tired but not bad the rest of the time, don't do bumps (20 years of Rugby on the knees put paid to that) or trees (again asking for trouble, rugby training taught you to go through things rather than round them but this doesn't seem to work with trees). I normally stick to the groomed stuff but where i struggle is if there is a large snow dump over night and when things get chopped up, at this stage I'm putting down the struggle to my current skis (Atomic Metron 7 circa 2007, which i bought as my first skis for the ice slopes of Europe) and not that the fact i'm a bit rubbish (which is a distinct possibility). I'm currently looking at Dynastar Sultan 80 178cm or Atomic Crimson (not Ti) 183 as a replacment, both of which i can get on a bit of a deal. I'm 6ft 4 and 110KG (or 17.5 stone), pretty fit and fairly stupid. I'm welcome peoples thoughts (about the skis not the stupidity)
Cheers
Martin
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Martin/secondrow, I'm not convinced it's the ski's to be honest given your description. Most people I know that stick to piste the majority of the time struggle after a snow dump. Inevitably if are forced to ski something you don't want to or don't know, it's going to be that way.
I haven't skied either of those two but the reviews are good. You are neot an aggressive skier from your description so you don't need anything really stiff.
But it may be worth getting a lesson or two to break out of that piste only mentality.
Welcome to Snowheads.
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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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Get lessons, and/or get the Sultan 85's.
And what's wrong with Europe??!!
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Europe Cons
The lines
The queues
The rudeness
Scuffling with Italians
Unpleasant children
Unpleasant adults
Not guaranteed snow
Europe Pros
It’s closer
It may just be my age 
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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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if age does that to someone, i don't want to get old
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I agree with the Europe vs US point of view - although I still ski in Europe every year I much prefer my time spent skiing in the US - Far more organised at lifts, much more relaxed waiting for your turn rather than fighting for your place in the q, on piste the runs are generally wider, better taken care of and far better markings..  Will still always ski in Europe too though..
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| secondrow wrote: |
Europe Cons
The lines
The queues
The rudeness
Scuffling with Italians
Unpleasant children
Unpleasant adults
Not guaranteed snow
Europe Pros
It’s closer
It may just be my age |
VS America:
Cons - it's full of Americans!!!
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| clarky999 wrote: |
| secondrow wrote: |
Europe Cons
The lines
The queues
The rudeness
Scuffling with Italians
Unpleasant children
Unpleasant adults
Not guaranteed snow
Europe Pros
It’s closer
It may just be my age |
VS America:
Cons - it's full of Aussies!!! |
Fixed.
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Definitely in agreement with secondrow..
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Not sure what you mean about Italians! Whilst they do tend to try and push through they do it in a none aggresive way as opposed to the french, austrians and germans who would probably make a rugby player feel at home. After Italy my choice would always be USA although if Norway had more pistage that would take some beating.
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