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AUSTRIA SKI TRIP

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R-B-B
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I am taking a weeklong trip to austria to ski this febuary. I am also in the market for a new pair of skis and was wondering what i should be getting for a trip such as that. I want twin tip cause i do park and i also ski on the east coast for the rest of the year. Give me some suggestions so i can have an easier time choosing... thanks a lot
Aug 26 2007 7:52PM
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Matty_C
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what kinda skiiing d'ya like to do? good chance of pow in feb, so i'd hit up a good big mtn resort.
mayrhofen
innsbruck
lech
st anton
these are like the biggest resorts in austria

as for skis, i guess you'll want something that can deal with big mountain and ec, so...

size? ability?
Aug 28 2007 7:28AM
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hardey
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don't forget silvretta nova in vorarlberg, they have a sick park www.novapark.info and super backcountry...
Aug 28 2007 8:26AM
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Matty_C
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oh yeah, such a sick place by all accounts, definately worth thinking about.
Aug 28 2007 8:37AM
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dave44
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I'm not sure about the season like in Jan-Feb, but I heard some places kinda sucked the last season or so.
Aug 28 2007 8:41AM
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FartBoy05
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most of euro sucks last year
Aug 28 2007 8:44AM
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SkierX
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Back on topic.

If I was you, I'd just pick up some rental/demo skis over there. Don't bring an East Coast ski to go rip big mountains in the Alps.

You won't have to deal with lugging them along, and you'll have a more enjoyable skiing experience on something more geared towards the terrain.
Aug 28 2007 8:47AM
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ValPow
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i wouldnt buy skis there in austria if you normally ski east coast, you wouldnt get enough use out of them to make them economically viable.

the rental shops are pretty good in europe, you can order exactly which ski you want and being in feb time they should be in good condition. Intersport tends to be the best rental shop
Aug 28 2007 1:54PM
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SkierX
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Exactly.

Rent or demo skis over there. Don't buy a ski for the East Coast and then take it to Europe.
Aug 28 2007 2:16PM
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*monsterskier*
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good point..
Aug 28 2007 2:17PM
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