 Poster: A snowHead
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I'm doing a BASI gap course with Skivo2 in courchevel, starting in January. I've just been to get my atomic Hawks fitting today and they are lovely. Now i need to choose a ski to ski and teach on for this season and a southern hemisphere season in NZ in July.
I've narrowed it down to the Salomon Enduro 800, Atomic Theory or Atomic Crimson.
Basically what i want to know is what you guys would suggest. The Salomons are more piste based and the atomics are both more off piste powder skis.
I don't know what percentage of skiing I'm going to do on piste or off-piste.
Basically any instructors out there who have done the Level 2 and then gone on to teach afterward - what would you suggest i go for?
Cheers in advanced guys 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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See also http://snowheads.com/ski-forum/viewtopic.php?t=81490
Do Amer fit a brainwashing chip with every BASI information pack (or are the sweetheart deals just too good?  )
Sorry not aimed at you Alex. I'd just get something middle of the road in a 70-80 waist and no twin tip.
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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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Head Titans.
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That was it, I'm more tempted to look at the Salomons as they are much more piste ski's. The theory's are big wide ski's and i can just imagine them being slow on piste.
Not sure i got the "Amer" comment feel free to elaborate...
Cheers anyway
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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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rob@rar, just google the Head Titans as far as i can tell they are race skis, is that the kind of ski i want for a BASI course, because I'm certain at some point I'm going to be skiing some off-piste and "hopefully" some powder, weather permitting.
I'll definitely bow down to your superior knowledge but it just wouldn't be the type of skis that would jump to mind for a season.
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alexwillard, I would go for a de-tuned slalom ski, you should be able to ski it in all snows at BASI2 level. Something with good side cut will make bumps carving, speed, steeps and demonstrations a breeze; the Theory, I have a pair is not suitable. BASI 2 is an on piste teaching qualification so I would bear that in mind.
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alexwillard, Amer is a company that owns Salomon and Atomic.
The Titans are in no way race skis. You can't by race skis in normal shops, usually. They are a slightly wider version of a performance piste ski.
The skis don't really matter all that much, especially as you'll be snowploughing around in all your lessons. If it was me, and I could only afford one pair, I'd get the Theory's, but I don't know how good a skier you are (and how much you ski offpiste in your own time - I spend most of my freetime offpiste). FWIW I happily teach on 92mm Dynastar Big Trouble twins. When teaching beginners the twin tip can be really useful (you can end up skiing backwards a lot), and having a slightly softer flexing ski can be nice too.
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You don't want a race ski, but no-one has recommended a race ski yet either (normal piste ski with 'race' written on it is NOT a race ski).
If you want the best of both worlds check out the Dynastar Sultan 85.
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Yep. When I did my Anwaerter (Austrian base quali) the only advice was 'not race skis'. People did it and passed on a wide variety of skis - my mate on 105mm K2 Seths. If you're a good enough skier you should have no problems on 95mm skis, although if you're not so good you can probably get away with more on a piste ski.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Okay thanks for everyones advice. Looks like I will be going with some type of piste ski then
Cheers for the help
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You know it makes sense.
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rob@rar +1
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FAQ
so you think those heads or a race ski from anyone would be the type I want? Any recommendations? Or is that asking a bit much 
