 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi,
I'm looking for a new pair of skis this season. I got new boots last year, Tecnica Dragon 110's, and noticed that my current pair of skis (volkl 4-stars) are now a bit limiting. They have quite some wear and tear on the bindings, and start flapping at faster speeds. So I'm looking for an upgrade.
Some info about myself. I consider myself a fairly advanced skier (about 60 ski days). I'm 175cm's (about 5'9"), around 90 kgs (200 pounds), though I plan to lose some of that  . In zillertal 3000 I can do all pistes, including the black ones, in a controlled fashion and with good technique. In Lech I had some issues with the more rough and bumpy skiroutes (something I plan to work on). I like to carve on the blues and less steep reds.
I'm looking for a ski that is very piste-oriented, I don't really go hors-piste regularly, except maybe a bit in the powder just to the side. The couple of times I did I just rented wider skis. I would like something that stays stable at higher speeds (not race speeds), but still does not force me to work hard all the time ; my girlfriend has only been skiing for about 10 days, and I'd like to be able to leisurely cruise along with her too. I'll be taking some private lessons this year, and I plan to focus on the more rough and bumpy terrain.
I was looking at the Rossignol Zenith Z76ti and the stoeckli o2, but that last one was a bit out of my price range...
Any advice ?
Thanks,
Nick
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Hi Nick
First of all I will confess to being a fan of Stoeckli and have the Laser SC for on piste and Stormrider for off. Both fabulous and versatile skis in my opinion! Best bet by far would be to test before you buy - the Stoeckli test weekend details are on their website (only seems to be on the German version http://de.stoeckli.ch/main/events/stoeckliskitests/) Last year's models are usually available at a discount in the Swiss stores.
Otherwise think about renting until you find the best for you then buy.
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gatzby, the z76 is a really well behaved piste ski, I reckon you won't go far wrong with it, much better than earlier zenith skis, well not comparable really!
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| gatzby wrote: |
the stoeckli's were 1000 euros with binding, just couldn't bring myself to it
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Wow. I think I bought my latest Stöcklis (Stormrider 95) for 695e and if anything I'd expect the O2 to be a bit cheaper. The Spirit Globes were around 600e 2-3 years ago.
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HEAD Titan, my favourite ski of all time, can't go wrong. 
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The Stoeckli sale is on....http://mag3.i-magazine.de/imag/Stoeckli_Top-Angebote_D/#/2 looks like stormrider xxl about 570 eur without binding for example.
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| Skise wrote: |
Wow. I think I bought my latest Stöcklis (Stormrider 95) for 695e and if anything I'd expect the O2 to be a bit cheaper. The Spirit Globes were around 600e 2-3 years ago. |
Well, I went shopping for some odlo longjohns today (leaving tomorrow, and its effing cold...), and I saw lacroix skis in the same shop that were around 1600 E... maybe I should have just bought in Samnaun
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