Member of the Month

hi_vis360
November, 2024

Online

Welcome to the Newschoolers forums! You may read the forums as a guest, however you must be a registered member to post. Register to become a member today!

Europe? Skis? Anthems?

profile picture
backyardbooter
Posts: 188 - Karma: 108
I am doing a semester in Europe and I need new skis. I like to ski park but if europe is going to be as awesome as I hope it will I want to still be able to shred some freshness. Do y'all think anthems will hold up or should I go with some one lifes? I also live in ontario most of the time so the one lifes might be less useful than anthems when i get back.
Thoughts?


Nov 24 2010 5:16PM
0 0
profile picture
Kreech
Posts: 4178 - Karma: 3,024
go for elizabeths or sfbs. if you HAVE to go skinnier, blends
Nov 24 2010 5:21PM
0 0
profile picture
backyardbooter
Posts: 188 - Karma: 108
does europe require these fatty skis? I can't do lizzies as I am 6,3 185 so 172 isnt going to fly. Is europe the land of constant fresh knee deep pow that I have imagined or will mid fat park skis get me by?
Nov 24 2010 6:14PM
0 0
profile picture
TallTom
Posts: 422 - Karma: 71
I've not skiied North America yet, but for Europe I have last years blends.

Rail the icey groomers, hit up the park and slay the pow! Awesome do everything ski!!!
Nov 24 2010 6:37PM
0 0
profile picture
MKwa
Posts: 66 - Karma: 12
SFB would be enough unless you want to do BC jumps - about 120 in waist would be great. But maybe you are lucky and it will sown snow and snow - when Dylan hood was in Poland(Central/Eastern Europe) 2 years ago he said he has never skied so deep pow ;)
Nov 24 2010 6:44PM
0 0
profile picture
MrLarsen
Posts: 583 - Karma: 16
Where in Europe are you going exactly?
Nov 24 2010 7:02PM
0 0
profile picture
backyardbooter
Posts: 188 - Karma: 108
good question. I will be in the netherland so I think I will ski the indoor park they have nearby during the week (hence why park skis would be nice) and head to sweden or geneva on the weekends.
Nov 24 2010 7:22PM
0 0
profile picture
MrLarsen
Posts: 583 - Karma: 16
You are aware of the fact that flying isn't that cheap right? I mean, this would either involve a lot of hours on by train or car (7+ hours probably to the alps, and 20+ hours to skiing locations in sweden) or flying.

Either way. For a one ski quiver I would probably look for something like on3p Jmos, or some other 90-100 waist ski with some rocker. Although skiing park on something like SFBs is doable, and they would perform way better in pow.
Nov 24 2010 7:40PM
0 0
profile picture
backyardbooter
Posts: 188 - Karma: 108
haha yes I realize europe isn't tiny. I plan on flying a lot, as compared to north america, flying in europe is dirt cheap.
I'm going to rephrase my question.
How does skiing in europe compare to north america. I have skiied all over the rockies and I realize there are elss trees in europe but in terms of snowfall whats it like? Am I going to be skiing deepness on the daily?
Nov 24 2010 7:55PM
0 0
profile picture
MrLarsen
Posts: 583 - Karma: 16
I'm probably not the most qualified person to talk about the alps, so I will leave that for someone else. When it comes to your scandinavia (sweden/norway), no not daily.
Nov 24 2010 8:06PM
0 0
profile picture
Matty_C
Posts: 2598 - Karma: 236

Well contrary to popular belief, snowfall in europe is broadly simlar to the western north america snowfall. here's a comparison of ten-year snowfall totals from Whistler and Val d'Isere, France.

Whister

http://www.whistler2020.ca/fp/aspen/public/getBinary.asp?field_name=IMAGE&class_name=IMAGE&instanceid=3645282&context=1971422

Val d'Isere

http://www.welove2ski.com/images/features/val_snowgraph.jpg

So with that in mind, I'd be looking at something in the 95-100mm waist bracket. Something like blends, watchlifes, kung fujas etc.

Nov 24 2010 8:36PM
0 0
profile picture
Kreech
Posts: 4178 - Karma: 3,024
if your not going to be doing too much urban,etc. then go with this years sfbs or blends imo
Nov 25 2010 1:24PM
0 0
All times are Eastern (-5)