 Poster: A snowHead
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I've been skiing for a couple of years now, had three weeks away and also live in Glasgow so can make it up north for the odd day on the mountains pretty easily. I am confident on blues (mostly parallel) and am venturing onto reds. I can get down reds fine, but am far more cautious than on blues. I currently ski a set of Salomon X Wing Junior ex rental skis that are 150cm long. I am looking to buy new, female specific skis, and have demoed the Dynastar Exlcusive Legend Idylls in 158cm in my local dome. I loved the skis, and though I was a little concerned as they quite a bit longer than what I usually ski, found them fine. My dilemma is this. The guy in the store suggested that if I found the longer ski fine, I should probably go with that one, particularly as I'm looking for a ski that will develop with me. However, it may not be possible to get the 158cm ski due to lack of stock (though I could possibly buy the demo if noone else has already reserved it). The 152cm is, however. in stock in a variety of stores. So I should I hold out for the 158cm or consider the 152cm? I weight around 10 stone, am just under 5 ft 8, and would classify myself as an early intermediate, probably. What do people with more knowledge than me think?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Eleanor, ...the chorus of abuse is about to start if I say what I about to say....but here goes.
I have some long things to go into the deep stuff. I have short things for slalom and piste. I am 5' 7", ski technically (20 years), and weight 140lbs - I have some 145cm scramblers for mucking about with the kids, some 150cm volkl sensor 2s as 'day skis' and 150cm 9s oversize Rossignols for hard and fast days. Having skied longer I have never found 150ish to be too short. Far from it, on mega-steeps and bumpfields they are the business. Buy the ex demo 158s at a knock down, or just go for the 152s....
Let the abuse begin.....
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"Let the abuse begin....."
valais2, alrighty then.......
Nah! can't be @rsed...... 
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Eleanor,
i suggest not buying anything and spending the money on ski lessons, once youve improved youll know what ski to get and it will last you longer as you wont improve out of it
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Eleanor, the 158s should be about right for your height and weight - if you like how they ski then that's what is important. If you haven't tried the 152s I'd be a little wary of buying them.
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Eleanor, I've got the older version (2010) of these skis. They're not rockered, unlike the current version, and they're 152s. But I'm a lot shorter and quite a bit lighter than you, so would have thought that, particularly in the current version, they'd be too short for you and, in any event, would reduce your enjoyment in chopped-up snow and easy off piste, to which you'll probably soon be aspiring. I'm a bit more advanced than you and am just beginning to recognize their limitations - a bit light and flappy on piste and not wide enough for deep snow. I've really enjoyed 2/3 years on them, though, and still do enjoy them up to a point.
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Call me old fashioned but at 5'8" which is quite tall for a woman I would saydefinitely 158 or even a size longer especially as you are making great progress. I find longer skis much more stable at speed and more precise in turns and likePedantica, I'm shorter, lighter and I daresay older than you. I ski 158 (but actually liked my old 162s better! )
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Huckacliff duckabranch, OP goes skiing for odd days, living in Scotland. She doesn't want to spend time faffing with ski hire - nor indeed paying for it.
OTOH if what you mean is "there's nothing wrong with the skis you've got already" then that might well be true...
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Why is everone going on about mini-ski.
Elenor, please listen to Huckacliff, think about where you want to be with your skiing. Skis are a rather disposable asset, use them, then move on.
BTW I cannot understand why anyone would want to hire skis, far toooooo expensive unless you got noodles for grey matter.
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| theskibob wrote: |
| ....BTW I cannot understand why anyone would want to hire skis |
I would suggest you haven't really thought about it, then 
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Thanks everyone for the advice. Most seem to be suggesting I should be on a longer ski anyway, so that's what I'm going to look for. Cheers.
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| Red Leon wrote: |
| theskibob wrote: |
| ....BTW I cannot understand why anyone would want to hire skis |
I would suggest you haven't really thought about it, then |
far toooooo expensive unless you got noodles for grey matter
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You know it makes sense.
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I'm shorter and lighter than you, a competent but not super adventurous skier and would definitely not go for anything under 158cms. Mine are 163. Buy the demo skis - get money off!
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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| theskibob wrote: |
| Red Leon wrote: |
| theskibob wrote: |
| ....BTW I cannot understand why anyone would want to hire skis |
I would suggest you haven't really thought about it, then |
far toooooo expensive unless you got noodles for grey matter |
Hmmm. Let's say you buy skis for £400 and then take them skiing twice a year for 5 years. Ski carriage is often £35 each way = £70 x 10 trips. Total £750 over 5 years - and you're responsible for servicing the skis.
Or you hire at £75 a week - total £750 over 5 years, you get to ski newly-serviced, new skis each year. And you don;t have to lug a bag around the place.
Of course, if you're lucky enough to ski 4 weeks a year, service the skis yourself, fly BA everywhere, live near the snow or drive there....
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Poster: A snowHead
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| Red Leon wrote: |
Hmmm. Let's say you buy skis for £400 and then take them skiing twice a year for 5 years. Ski carriage is often £35 each way = £70 x 10 trips. Total £750 over 5 years - and you're responsible for servicing the skis.
Or you hire at £75 a week - total £750 over 5 years, you get to ski newly-serviced, new skis each year. And you don;t have to lug a bag around the place.
Of course, if you're lucky enough to ski 4 weeks a year, service the skis yourself, fly BA everywhere, live near the snow or drive there.... |
Can't fault the basic logic except for the bold which is a big assumption. Hire shops aren't renowned for handing over the latest and greatest to punters and if you want something specific it's a right royal PITA as I discovered in St Anton this year when my luggage was delayed and I scoped out rental shops on similar models in the event I had to hire. I really struggled to locate major category leading skis e.g. S7,Benchettler or similar in a location which probably has a fair demand for them.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Red Leon, you forgot to factor selling them on after a few years, for > £100 which swings it back in favour of buying...
PS FWIW ski hire costs in Stuben for 2011/12 were 108 Euros (£86) for 3 star skis, 144 Euros (£115) for 4 star skis, up to 240 Euros (£192) for 6 star skis over 6 days.....
For me last season I drove and flew BA, zero transport costs and I service them myself, no brainer! Always buy off season in the sales, and you can sell them on for 50% of what you spent after a few years.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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fatbob, kitenski
Gents, I didn't claim that buying makes no sense. I was responding to theskibob's statement, " I cannot understand why anyone would want to hire skis". My contention is that, for the huge number of people who ski one or maybe two weeks a year, always fly and have no specific requirements or preference for unusual skis, hiring makes a lot of sense. Just sayin', is all 
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