 Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Hire skis a couple of times and see what you get on with. Maybe find a store who will deduct the cost of your rentals from whatever skis you go for. Most important is to get the.boots sorted... Sounds like you already know that though.
Most of all - enjoy. Oh, and get some lessons 
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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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PhotoTim, you are right. Your brother knows nothing about anything...  . Except the sexual habits of trees...
Boots that fit. Poles the right length, bindings that work....
Can't help on the skis, but given what you will end up doing I'd be looking for something a bit longer and about 90mm wide unless you are going to stay on piste....
Can't you just borrow demos from your employers?
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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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Why Scott? You get a cheap deal on them or something?
The easy answer on the poles - get the cheap ones. No point spending £100 for a pair of poles when £20 will do you fine.
On the skis, you are going to need something that can give you half a chance while you're learning. A Powdair is 98mm underfoot in the minimum length you'd need. That is not a ski to learn on. Even if you want to be a powder monkey, you still need to learn putting in turns, and frankly you may as well hire something for the first couple of weeks on skis - trying to handle the kind of ski you aspire to at that point will do more harm than good. If you must buy a ski now, get an allrounder that at least gives you a hope, even the Reverse is too wide IMO but better than going for something like the Powdair.
On the boots, fit is everything. You're going to have to find a good Scott dealer that carries the whole range in the sizes you need, or try and find somewhere with a boot fitter and the Scott range. You've either got to go through the whole lot or get someone who knows what they are doing to help.
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PhotoTim, do they still do the Aztec Pro? They'd actually be great for you. Otherwise you could just buy mine off me
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Thanks for the replies. I won't be getting Powd'airs, I've already been told they will be too stiff and wide for me to learn on.
It has to be Scott because I work for them so I get a good deal. I can always upgrade again next year once I have progressed, however I would rather get a decent all round ski now and then an additional more advanced ski (for powder, touring or something) next season. The reverse is an all conditions ski apparently but will it be a bit wide? Its an 87 width in 176 length. We also do a Neo which is narrower and the Aztec which is narrower still.
For boots I can have any brand as Scott don't make them. I tried on a bunch today and the best fitting boots were the Salomon Impact 90 and the Head Adapt Edge 90, with the Head be slightly more comfortable. Any comments on the Head boots? Too stiff? Too soft?
Cheers,
Tim
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