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SKI EQUIPMENT HIRE - Advice greatly appreciated
For those of you who could not find the skst website, it's he
Are you sure you're not on commission? I assume from their website prices that you get to keep the skis and boots after the six days? It's a while since I hired but the prices do seem very expensive. Most people like to have equipment aimed at far better skiers than themselves. A reasonable pair of boots will make a difference compared to a very poor pair at your level of ability (providing they are a good fit a well fitting poor boot will always be much better than a badly fitting qality boot) but there is no need to go over the top and get a boot aimed at a top racer, (or people who would like to think they are top racers). As far as skis go I would go with the cheapest and make sure that the edges are sharp (they should scrape a peeling off your fingernail) and the bases have been hot waxed. Many hire places only maintain the lower priced skis if someone asks them to. You can get away with waxing them once a week but I tend to notice mine need waxing after 4-5 days. (Frequency of sharpening bepends on snow conditions) |
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SKI EQUIPMENT HIRE - Advice greatly appreciated
"InMyTree" wrote in message ...
"Djuro" wrote in message om... Dear all, Can anyone advise as to what level of ski equipment I should hire? I was in your situation last year. I was skiing mostly intermediate runs and some blacks, and I'd tell this to the guy I was hiring from and they would always hand me ski's that were barely above entry level (Salomon Verse for example). I didn't know any different so I just took them and they always seemed ok. Anyway, I went to Switzerland last January and thought "Screw this, I'm getting some expensive ski's to see what they're like".. anyway, I got some Salomon Crossmax's.. from the first turn on the slopes I couldn't believe the difference.. I was taking on blacks without any problems.. I'm really quite annoyed I kept getting crappy "forgiving" skis in previous holidays... I'd say if I was you I'd try something "advanced" and see how you go.. Thanks mate, I think I will.. |
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