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How should I spend my money for skiing?

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pj21
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Need help on choosing how to spend my money for next winter in the southern hemisphere. Last season I bought shitty boots that have been an absolute nightmare to deal with so I'm giving up on trying to make them comfortable and just going to go all out and buy new boots. Also I have a massive trip planned to go ski touring around the highest mountains in the land of Oz but if a bought the whole touring setup (e.g. Skis, bindings, skins, pack, shovel etc.) I wouldn't have enough money for the boots.

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Dec 28 2014 7:21AM
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Camharhar
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buy enough ketamine so when you ski you can't even feel your feet
Dec 28 2014 7:46AM
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S.J.W
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Tough choice. Skinning out to blue Lake off Charlotte's is beautiful. Such good terrain for Australia. However, I'd go with new boots. Wait til you're more expieranced skier. And a bit older. If you fuck up at blue then you're a good two hours from medical aidand four away from Cooma hospital.

Also, there's a bunch of skiers who skin out to blue Lake. Ask them about it. Mainly Simon Blondel or the flying muzz. Maybe even pimp hands if you see him around.
Dec 28 2014 8:07AM
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GNARSHRALPER
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Boots are probably the most important piece of gear.
Dec 28 2014 2:24PM
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Dragonslayer101
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Rock and a hard place.

Try looking into things used, that'll save you a ton. As bad as used gear sounds its usually pretty solid. I just picked up a pair of Dukes for $100 the other day.


I could be wrong about prices because you are from what I assume to be Australia
Dec 28 2014 6:28PM
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randhero
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Boots first for sure. They're not going to cost you $1000, prices here are bad but not that bad. Keep an eye out on ebay for touring gear, I got a set of skis mounted with dukes a few seasons ago for $250.
Dec 28 2014 7:42PM
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Scotty_B
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New boots w/ Molded Liner
Dec 28 2014 9:05PM
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Hubsta
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New boots 100%
Dec 28 2014 9:21PM
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Negromancer
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Get boots that fit really well. Make sure you invest in custom footbeds because without them your boot will never truly fit properly and perform to it's full potential.

What's the point of having super nice skis, bindings, etc if you can't enjoy them because you're in pain?
Dec 28 2014 11:23PM
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pj21
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randheroBoots first for sure. They're not going to cost you $1000, prices here are bad but not that bad. Keep an eye out on ebay for touring gear, I got a set of skis mounted with dukes a few seasons ago for $250.


full tilt drop kicks are $800 brand new in every one of my local shops and the custom fitting service that comes with footbeds and everything costs an extra $200
Dec 29 2014 7:03AM
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dyyylan
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Jerome.The.Llamafull tilt drop kicks are $800 brand new in every one of my local shops and the custom fitting service that comes with footbeds and everything costs an extra $200


I got last year's full tilts for $225 from a shop with a free oven sesh. Don't need to spend $1000 on them if you buy at the right time
Dec 29 2014 10:38AM
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mattymagoo757
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New full tilt drop kicks online are only $449 where's the other $350 coming from? Obviously $200 for instore fitting.
Dec 29 2014 7:13PM
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randhero
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Jerome.The.Llamafull tilt drop kicks are $800 brand new in every one of my local shops and the custom fitting service that comes with footbeds and everything costs an extra $200


Ouch, I got a set of Nordica Patron pros last year in Melbourne for $650 including fitting and custom footbeds. Could pay to shop around for boots, $1000 seems excessive.
Dec 29 2014 7:18PM
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.CJ.
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Get the most expensive shot skis you can find.
Dec 29 2014 7:39PM
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a_burger
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mattymagoo757New full tilt drop kicks online are only $449 where's the other $350 coming from? Obviously $200 for instore fitting.


Conversion rate, lots of people from lots of different countries with different money all posting different numbers in here
Dec 29 2014 7:44PM
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lurking
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A_BurgerConversion rate, lots of people from lots of different countries with different money all posting different numbers in here


Is Australian money really that badly inflated?
Dec 29 2014 8:44PM
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randhero
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loganschnurIs Australian money really that badly inflated?


Not really. It's just fallen in value relative to the USD recently, 1 AUD is buying 0.81 USD now, not all that long ago we were nearly dollar for dollar.
Dec 29 2014 9:33PM
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EvanMeyer
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Jerome.The.Llamafull tilt drop kicks are $800 brand new in every one of my local shops and the custom fitting service that comes with footbeds and everything costs an extra $200


Where in the fuck do you live because thats absurd. Drop kicks at the shop I work in go for $439 and we dont charge for fitting. Hell I'll spend 3 hours working with someone to get them fitted properly. Boot fitting is the single most important thing in skiing hands down and if your shop has to charge for boot fitting then they're cheap as fuck and probably not a place you want to spend your money at in the first place.
Dec 29 2014 9:43PM
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Deezy
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You're going to want a good pair of boots. $1200 is extremely steep for boots, im sure you can buy all the gear you need with $1200 boots and touring. Keep your ear to the ground for used gear
Dec 29 2014 9:57PM
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rtl32
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What the fuck are you buying all of this years newest gear at ski barn or something? for 800 you could get a killer touring setup and get fitted and molded for a pair of boots for around 400...
Dec 29 2014 10:01PM
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liamrashotte
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Whats your budget? And what currency?
Dec 29 2014 10:08PM
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S.J.W
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loganschnurIs Australian money really that badly inflated?


Pretty much yep. You get fucked over by the exchange rate. Then import taxes. Then supply and demand. Pretty much everything in Australia costs a fuckload.

If I was you OP I'd wait til coalition brands has a sale and go there. You can pick a season or two year old Full Tilts for cheapish. Plus look at other boots and older seasons.
Dec 29 2014 11:57PM
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caucasian_chad
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Don't get full tilts unless you like replacing broken parts after only a year of use. Worst fucking decision I ever made was getting First Chairs, one toe buckle completely broken and all but 1 of the rest are no longer spring loaded to stay shut.
Dec 30 2014 12:05AM
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pj21
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To make it clear to everyone, I'm from Australia and ski gear is expensive as fuck!
Dec 30 2014 3:22AM
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icculus.
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how long will the boots last? like are your feet still growing?
Jan 2 2015 8:22PM
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