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Some advice on old Nordica T5.1 skis - still any good? Plus Rossignol B3 Bandits
 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi there, my first post although I have been browsing here for a little while. 2 part question really:

1. I have some old Nordica T5.1 skis, they are almost completely black apart from the red writing, bought in Canada about 7 years ago, think they were a season or two old then as I got an amazing deal ($5 but spent a lot more on bindings!). Used them for about 3 weeks with no problems, then sort of got out of skiing for financial reasons, which has now happily turned around. They are a bit rusty on the edges but nothing that looks bad and no real damage. Anyway, are they worth servicing and using now? I am a pretty decent standard (skiied for 20+ years, happy on reds and can do blacks carefully!) and would intend to use them for just piste skiing.

2. Follow on question, I now have my own place in Les2Alpes and am looking to get coached off piste with a view to tackling La Grave at some point. So I am looking for skis that will be good off piste but also OK on piste and appropriate to my standard. I want to buy but a reasonable set of second hand, have seen some Rossignol Bandit B3s for sale online at a decent price. Any views on these skis for what I intend to do? They are advertised at 70% off piste but can carve on piste as well, seem about right?

Thanks for reading!

Rob
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PS also looking at some K2 Four 88 All Mountain skis, rather than the Rossignol Bandits?
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The B3's would carve, but if you are buying them with the intention of them being your off piste ski then they'll be ideal. The B2 is a great ski for charging around the mountain, but the B3 is a but beefier.

No clue on the Nordica's sorry. What are their dimensions? That should tell you all you need to know if they are in decent shape otherwise.
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