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New Setup - tell me what you think - BRING ON THE SNOW!
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Been skiing for years, recently decided to get into the park/jib scene. Just bought a new setup, looking for some feedback.
I'm 5'11, 165 lbs. Got 171cm 04/05 1080's (the ones with wings) with matching 1080 pro boots (the silver/black ones).
Mounted last years Rossi Scratch 200 bindings at core centre.
I'll be riding mainly at Edelweiss and Tremblant.
what's the deal?
bring on the snow...
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pretty good to start out with
as time in the park progress you might want a bigger ski later.
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skis sound a little short for your height but it might be ok
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That's short, but not too short for a beginner.
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little short for the height i think but thats ok - im 5'6'' and i have 161s
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I would have gone bigger. especially since you weight 165 and those are soft skis, but you will still like them.
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im 5"3 and i ride 168!! bigger the better is how i look at it, probably should of gone a bit bigger.
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i think they are a little short, especially for core center. but its ok for a beginner. once you get better, you should buy skis that are as tall if not taller than you
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i got the same skies (04/05-1080's)last summer... good ol T&L summer sale in ottawa-- anyone from that area knows what i am talking about... anyway.. thinking bout mounting them core center.. newb question.. but thats the little line that saloman have already marked out on the ski right??>?>?
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Yeah, core centre is where the line is marked. To tell you the truth they didnt ask me where I wanted them mounted. But because I'm used to carving, I think its the right spot...it should be good to preserve some of the all-mountain capability of the ski. Because they're short, shouldn't be too bad for spin weight or balance.
I'm just hoping they dont chatter too much.
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little short, but youll be good for your beginer years.
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Sounds good, have a good year.
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I hate to open up a can of worms, but I gotta do it.
Someone just advised me that had I mounted salomon bindings instead of the rossi's, the warranty would be twice as long. I didn't find this out until after I had the skis mounted.
So my question is this: Can some people who have actually owned the skis give me the lowdown on their durability? (i.e. foam core/edges/delamming)
Thanks for the feedback...and bring on the snow.
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This is true putting on salomon bindings on salomon skis extends the warrenty by 1 year i think.
and by the time those things are destroyed your going to want a new/longer ski anyway.
They will be dead after 2 seasons generally, unless you baby them, but you didn't buy them to do that.
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ya, i have a pair and they have lasted two seasons, and have almost no visible wear on them
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