Poster: A snowHead
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If I was to invest some time with an off-piste guide/instructor, should I go for board or fatskis? What's funnest? I'm a better skiier than boarder but I've always preferred my board off-piste.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Rocker skis or swallowtail for the win (&if offpiste means powder). Largely depends on what offpiste you want to do if it involves long traverses or situations where you really need to hold an edge or skin no question there are benefits to skis.
Cue parlor "Only invest in a snowboard if you've a time machine back to the early 90s"
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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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Have you tried mono-boarding ?
A nice compromise and the best of both worlds!
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yag_si_HS wrote: |
Have you tried mono-boarding ?
A nice compromise and the best of both worlds! |
skwals are even better
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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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It's very easy:
Less skills = more fun on a gay tray
More skills = more fun on skis
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AntonAusTirol, if you won't be falling over or coming to a stop in any powder ponds then a board is the thing to go for (you don't want to come to a halt in deep powder on a board).
I assume you fancy enjoying the fantastic surf-on-snow experience. If you're more into a challenge then use skis (more skill required).
See: http://snowheads.com/ski-forum/viewtopic.php?t=72675
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You get the surfy feeling on fat rockered skis, as well as the bonus of easier access to the goods on skis (amongst other things). Remember there's much more to offpiste than powder too. Go for whichever you enjoy the most, for me skis win easily. I'm awful at boarding though.
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If you can board, nothing compares to surfing 200m of powder.
Fatties now come very close and have the advantage if you need to walk out at the end but I'd probably watch some FWT bids and decide which looks like more fun.
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