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Demonic69
Posts: 56 - Karma: 10
Hi Guys.
I'm completely new to skiing and hope to have a few lessons to get the hang of it then heading off to Austria in March to have a go at the real thing.
I've experience ice-skating and roller-blading so at least I can hopefully pizza my way down :D
Just a few questions about Newschool skiing as it's tough to get my head around all the different parts of skiing at once.
What're the best type of ski's for a beginner? I intend to go for twin-tips but width length and carve are a bit of a mystery. I'm 6' tall and quite weighty :D
Also what's X-scape like compared to the Sheffield Ski-village for learning?
Any help appreciated.
Cheers
Sep 7 2006 4:09AM
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dom_uk
Posts: 1560 - Karma: 12
ok well your best bet is going to a shop and not listening to me because i dont work in a shop and dont know each ski inside out, but id recomend something like last years fujatives??there soft and forgiving enough for a new skier and are good twins.
also i think xscape would probably be exactly the same as learning in sheffield,but a lot more expensive!!!!hope it helped!
Sep 8 2006 2:32PM
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Purple
Posts: 32 - Karma: 31
I recommend atleast having a few lessons before you go away, then you get to see the whole of the mountain when you're out there, instead of being on 1 slope for the first day or so... as for the difference between Cas and Shef, u may as well go to Cas, because its alot more like the real thing... Like the other guy said, go ask at a shop, and buy last seasons kit if you can otherwise you may buy something you only use once. I buy nearly everything off ebay, and I just buy whats cheap and it works fine.
Ski length - go for between mouth and eye height if you can, until you develop your own taste
Ski width - try get a waist width of about 70/75mm for a first ski
Twin tips are good, but go and demo a few pairs at xscape or somewhere like that if you can, they normally take the price of the demo off the price of the skis if you buy from them.
Sep 21 2008 5:44PM
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