 Poster: A snowHead
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Hello everyone,
As you can see I'm new to the forum and I would like to get your expertise on my situation here.
I've been a casual skier for about seven years (took a months worth of lessons when I first started and have been skiing a couple times each year since). I have been renting my skis but I want to get more serious in my skiing.
I have:
Salomon X-Free 7.9 (173 cm)
Rossignol Boots (size 32)
Basically, my parents grabbed the skis for me when I wasn't there because they were cheap and same with the boots. I'm 5'6, I weigh 140 pounds, size 9.5/10 feet (Canadian) and I would call myself an intermediate skier (small jumps, boxes, on piste). I got the skis tuned and everything and I was a complete failure on the hill yesterday. I've never had this problem and it only took me a run or two on rented skis to get back into it. I felt awkward, clumsy and not in control at all. My boots are obviously too big (but I figured I would give them a try) and I didn't know how I would fair with these skis (well, I found out).
Basically, when I got home and told my parents my Dad was kind of ragging on me because he used to ski with 218 cm straight skis (he's 5'11/6 feet and at the time around 190-200 pounds) and I don't know if he's right or if he just doesn't understand I have a different preference/need of shorter skis.
So, I'm looking for some decent twin tip skis for riding on piste with normal/recreational riding and some park stuff (I'm not doing 720s or anything like that). I've heard the K2 Silencers are a good pick for what I need. But, I don't know about those or boots for that matter. Any advice? Again I'm:
Age: 19
Height: 5'6
Weight: 140
Feet: 9.5/10
Skill: Intermediate (small jumps, boxes, on piste)
Thanks,
Roman
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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32 Mondo boots must be way too big for a Canadian(US) size 9.5 foot. Make your dad buy you some properly fitting boots from a bootfitter NOT Sportchek etc and live with the skis for a while.
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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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x 2 ^
Where in Canada are you?
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You need to Login to know who's really who.
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I'm in mid/southern Ontario. Near Barrie. Hills in the area are Blue Mountain and Horseshoe Valley.
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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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RoundWounds, your skis will definitely last you a while. Your boots are 5 sizes too big.
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RoundWounds, can you head to Toronto for the day? Go to Sign of the Skier, see Paul. He's has lots of experience fitting boots and should be able to hook you up. Your feet aren't going to grow anymore so invest in a good pair of boots. For skis you probably want a twin tip so you don't get too board of the runs - unless you really enjoy carving ice in which case I can't help.
You could carry on skiing the Salmons no problem until you see the right pair of skis for you, the Toronto Ski Show in October has loads of cheap skis. Or check out Craigslist & ebay.
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I agree, the skis sound like they might be a little bit long but you could probably make do if you had to. Tell your dad that skis have changed a lot and he's out of touch! (I'm 6 foot, 160lbs and tend to ski around that length). I've never skied K2 silencers but I hear they're an excellent allround ski for the price.
If you're a canadian shoe size 9.5 then your ski boots should be around size 27. Trying to use size 32 is just crazy, you'll never get any control. Imagine trying to do ballet in clown shoes!
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If you're a canadian shoe size 9.5 then your ski boots should be around size 27. Trying to use size 32 is just crazy, you'll never get any control. Imagine trying to do ballet in clown shoes!
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i would say even smaller, possibkly 26/26.5 but get the feet measured properly and get fitted by a boot fitter not a boot seller
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Skiing in size 32 boots with size 26 feet, at least you won't need skis. 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Better hurry up, not much of the season left!
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Yep on boot size, I'd say 26-26.5 for you. I'm about a Canadian 10.5 shoe size and my (properly fitted) boots are a Mondo 27, it was a toss up between those and some 26.5s for me as my foot measured somewhere between the two! Even as fairly new skier it only took me a couple of moderately fast red runs to decide my old secondhand boots at mondo 28 were too big for proper ski control!
I'm about 5ft10in and normally ski on 170cm skis, sometimes 160cm but at my level ski length doesn't seem to make anything like the difference properly fitting boots do!
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