 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi all,
I am count myself as an intermediate skier but have only ever rented skis
And am looking to buy my 1st pair. I will ski as often as I can ( about 20 days this years) and throw myself into things pretty well and want to progress as fast as I can.
My normal mentality to buying things like this is to buy something above my ability and grow into it.
What do you guys think?
Buy better and grow into it or buy to my ability?
All answers taken onboard.
Thanks
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Either / or but do get an all-rounder for first ski, whatever you choose. If the ski is aimed at advanced / expert sliders, sometimes it's to flatter the buyer and justify the extra cost. If it's aimed at beginner / intermediate, sometimes the inferior bindings and lack of robust materials are justified by a low price and the fact that they're never going to get pushed hard enough to test their mechanical integrity.
As I said, make sure it's not a specialist ski though. A 100 mm plus underfoot with a 25 metre plus turning circle when you've been used to a ski hire shop piste ski will throw you right off your game as will the stiffness of a narrow waisted, heavy, piste racing ski when the snow gets slushy, deep and powdery or otherwise not perfectly prepared. This I know from experience. 
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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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moffatross, Couldn't agree more. Not too stiff and not too wide is good advice.
robin.gray, When you've drawn up a short list, post it on here for opinions. 
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Whatever you buy first time, you'll tell everyone how great they are while secretly regretting it. They might as well sell 'first purchase' skis for ten quid that fall apart in a day so you can get it over with.
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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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What turning radius would a (typical?) hire ski have?
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That would depend on what sort of ski it was lol. Your average cruiser piste ski is usually somewhere around 15m though.
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As nice as it is to own your own gear I'd continue to rent as an intermediate, you'll likely be buying the same skis that are available in the rental shops. You can also change your skis when the conditions change something you can't do unless you own multiple pairs.
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