Well, it's that time again, grass is growing and lawns are being cut, mom's handin over the bank card and you're lookin for some sick new skis to help shred the gnar. sooo if you havent the faintest idea which ski will help you land your switch triple cork 1440 onto c rail, double switchup pretzel 810 out. here's what to do.
FIRST: GO TO A SHOP
- look at their stuff, ask questions, find a price range, get ideas.... GET STOKED!
THEN: LOOK ON GOOGLE
- seriously
http://google.com/
it's awesome, and has lots and lots and lots of information.
THEN (STEP 3) COME ON NS AND ASK US!
(after using the handy searchbar, located in the upper right)
we know a lot about skis, and love helping kids find sick sticks. but we don't know alot about YOU!
so here's what you do, when making a thread tell us all this stuff.
here's what it would look like if i were to post a thread asking for help on a new pair of skis.
(important stuff is in CAPS(!))
Hello, my name is Mike and I ski in the THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST (location). I am an ADVANCE TYPE 3+ SKIER (ability level) that skis everything. but, what I'm looking for in this future pair of skis is a ski that PERFORMS IN (POWDER)(TIGHT TREES) and I like (HITTING BIG CLIFFS AND GOING FAST!) (this is what you want out of a ski. I am 17 5'10, 170 pounds (your body type is important) and my BUDGET(!) IS no more than $700 without bindings.
so, lets recap, to recommend a ski for YOU, I need to know:
LOCATION
HEIGHT/AGE/WEIGHT
ABILITY LEVEL
BUDGET
WHAT KIND OF SKI DO YOU WANT
So please, feel free to ask for help, that's why were here. Just please, make it easy for us to help you.
Copied straight from the Asking for Ski Advice stickied thread
