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Need ski buying advice for my dad
He's 62 and he skis green runs, pretty much exclusively. He's about 5'10, 175
pounds. He's been skiing for ten years now but he only goes a couple times a year and has never gotten lessons.. He's not very good at turning which means he turns mostly out of necessity and therefore is lacking in the control dept. Right now he's skiing on 200cm 10 year old skis, obviously not parabolics. I got him wearing a helmet, I want him to get more modern skis, a LOT shorter, skis suited to him, skis that will allow him to turn more easily, that will give him more control and make his days on the hill more enjoyable. I'm going to try and get him to get a couple of lessons but I don't know if thats going to happen. He's probably going to keep these skis for the rest of his ski-life.. he'll never ski blacks and he'll never ski aggressively. When I go to the store what are some models I should look out for? What about last years models (sometimes they're on sale)? thanks! |
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If he only skis a few times per year, I wouldn't purchase
skis, renting is smarter. hardly, he doesn't need some super high end ski, at most he needs like a $300 (CDN) pair of skis, if he went seven times a year renting would cost $175 and he'd have nothing to show for it. he'd pay for his skis in less than two years, plus he'd be saving himself the hassle of renting and having a different pair of skis every time he goes out. I would though buy good boots (spend a lot of time on this) a helmet, goggles and quality clothing (I am a Spyder fan). In addition, spring for the lessons! It will make his experience much more enjoyable, and makes the hills safer. he has everything he needs, he just needs to change his skis. |
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steve wrote:
He's 62 and he skis green runs, pretty much exclusively. He's about 5'10, 175 pounds. He's been skiing for ten years now but he only goes a couple times a year and has never gotten lessons.. He's not very good at turning which means he turns mostly out of necessity and therefore is lacking in the control dept. Right now he's skiing on 200cm 10 year old skis, obviously not parabolics. I got him wearing a helmet, I want him to get more modern skis, a LOT shorter, skis suited to him, skis that will allow him to turn more easily, that will give him more control and make his days on the hill more enjoyable. I'm going to try and get him to get a couple of lessons but I don't know if thats going to happen. He's probably going to keep these skis for the rest of his ski-life.. he'll never ski blacks and he'll never ski aggressively. When I go to the store what are some models I should look out for? What about last years models (sometimes they're on sale)? thanks! Ok, I'll take this one... Pulled directly from advice given by LALTruckee. It's so good I won't even rewrite it. I will ask why you wish to own your own skis? The break even point for owning skis is more than 10 days skiing a year consistently. In many situations you'd have to lug them on an airplane, so you don't even get convenience as a positive factor. I'd forget buying skis and rent demo/performance skis when you arrive at your destination. I actually do this when I travel. I rented from a downtown South Lake Tahoe discount rental shop, their plain vanilla Rossignol CUT skis and had a blast in western (relatively) soft snow. Now BOOTS are another matter. I'd schedule your first day on this years trip for buying good boots near your destination resort; I'd return to the shop (daily, if need be) until the boots fit perfectly. Feet change slowly if at all, and boots are your most important item for performance, comfort, and learning - you'd be set for a decade or more. VtSkier mostly quoting LAL |
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steve wrote:
If he only skis a few times per year, I wouldn't purchase skis, renting is smarter. hardly, he doesn't need some super high end ski, at most he needs like a $300 (CDN) pair of skis, if he went seven times a year renting would cost $175 and he'd have nothing to show for it. he'd pay for his skis in less than two years, plus he'd be saving himself the hassle of renting and having a different pair of skis every time he goes out. I would though buy good boots (spend a lot of time on this) a helmet, goggles and quality clothing (I am a Spyder fan). In addition, spring for the lessons! It will make his experience much more enjoyable, and makes the hills safer. he has everything he needs, he just needs to change his skis. Well, have him rent for a while and see what he likes. VtSkier |
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On Wed, 29 Dec 2004 19:45:25 -0500, Dick Gozinya
wrote: I dont disagree with either of your points, but, it seems a waste to purchase skiis when you are only out there a few times per year. It's not allways about money. |
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Another nobody wrote:
On Wed, 29 Dec 2004 19:45:25 -0500, Dick Gozinya wrote: I dont disagree with either of your points, but, it seems a waste to purchase skiis when you are only out there a few times per year. It's not allways about money. Absolutely. It's a PITA to rent every time you go skiing. If the couple of bucks you might save by renting instead of buying matter that much to you, you probably can't afford the lift tickets to begin with. Saving yourself the trouble of renting, fitting, and returning skis to a shop whenever you want to ski is more than worth the extra money to most people. |
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