 Poster: A snowHead
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Hello!
I've trawled the message boards on here, and think I'm pretty close to knowing what I should do in terms of buying my first pair of boots (don't buy second hand, get them fitted properly and buy some I can ski on both now, AND as my 'skill' develops), but I'm no closer to choosing a pair of skis.
I have skiied on hire skis for the last 3 years and I want to buy, because I skied 16 days last year, and plan on doing about the same this year, and think my own pair would be a worthy investment. I am 6'4" and weigh 101kg. I have skiied mainly on piste, but did a day off piste in NZ in Sept (and loved it!). In Europe I have hired K2 Apaches, and loved them, in NZ I had a pair of 181cm K2 Rictors which worked brilliantly for me both on and off piste.
What I would like, is a ski that I can buy now, and will be relativley forgiving of my intermediate status, but will reward me as I develop, and that I can ski 70% on piste and 30% off. My previous experience would suggest that I just buy the Rictors, but does anybody have any advice on other brands / models I should try before I commit a hefty chunk of cash?
Thanks in anticipation of your responses...
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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LukeRibs,
If you like what you have skiied then that's a pretty good start!
The only thing I would say is don't rule out some slightly fatter all mountain skis like the Scott Missions or even something like Armada ARV's. Slightly more 'all mountain' than what you have tried, but all ski well enough on hard pack and groomed piste!
Remember that twin tip skis have a little less ski touching the snow due to the tips, so a little longer would be ideal.
JTF
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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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Rictors are fun.
I skied them for a few hours in 160cm last season and they were awesome fun but a bit short for me at 5'8", so I'd echo Jimmythefoot about going a bit long.
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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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Thanks Guys - really appreciate you taking the time to respond. Even more choices to make now! 
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Just Incase anyone's interested, I invested £229 in a pair of Élan wave flex 8 skis from the ski warehouse in Cas this afternoon and took them for a blast in the fridge. Great skis - great service. I wil be going back there!
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I have Rictors and they really are great ski's. Can recommend.
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