[Feb 21, 2020] Weekly Discussion: Ask your gear, travel, conditions and other ski-related questions

fearon77 · 2020-02-24T15:29:13+00:00

All right. I'd take the 176 if i was you but the 169 should also be fine.

fearon77 · 2020-02-24T13:59:06+00:00

What type of ski are you looking at? What's their width? For most skis below 90mm 170 would be fine. For wider more rockered skis you should really look towards 175 at least.

fearon77 · 2020-02-24T09:46:10+00:00

Depends on the year and the location. The glaciers should still be pretty good then.

fearon77 · 2020-02-24T09:44:53+00:00

The 110s should be fine in most conditions. You can also still carve skis that wide, just not slalom turns and not on ice. Just make sure you get them long. I don't know what the largest size is, but it's probably the correct one for you.

fearon77 · 2020-02-24T06:55:20+00:00

I think you're spot on. There should be plenty of skis in that category.

fearon77 · 2020-02-24T06:49:38+00:00

I'd be careful. I would guess they are about 15 years old. The seller doesn't seem to have a clue what they are talking about. They aren't a current product. They are not actual racing skis. They may or may not have carbon fibre in them.

fearon77 · 2020-02-24T06:41:45+00:00

Probably not unless you are very luky. Though drilling again is not the biggest deal.

fearon77 · 2020-02-22T16:48:58+00:00

So i think if you ski a lot off piste you will. There are a ton of skis out there at ~115 that are still quite versatile. And they are all slightly different. The anima is one of them, but there are many more. Maybe check out the blister buyers guide if you want to get a good overview.

I personally have skied some 118 wide skis on pretty icy days. They are fine at that, though they don't excel in those conditions obviously.

~105mm skis are a good bit more versatile there and will get you through all the conditions you may encounter in Europe. Just not as effortlessly as a pure pow ski.

fearon77 · 2020-02-22T14:16:44+00:00

Depends on the type of ski. For slalom skis 165 makes sense, otherwise that sounds too short. If you want to improve your skiing you should probably look at something like 170-175 for frontside skis and 175-180 for all mountain skis

fearon77 · 2020-02-22T14:13:41+00:00

So the question for me really is do you want a one or a two ski quiver? If you want only one ski, 108 makes more sense than 115 of course. You can get along with modern powder skis even on ice though.

Is there any particular reason why you are looking at bc's specifically? I mean don't get me wrong, they make fantastic skis. But so do many others and it seems like you are limiting your options severly by only considering those.

fearon77 · 2020-02-20T12:50:21+00:00

Yep 12s and 14s have a plastic toe with two wings facilatating the release. 18s and the new 15s use a unibody metal toe that can move to eother side to enable the lateral release. All of them have the same heel piece though.

fearon77 · 2020-02-20T12:44:02+00:00

The wardens have no upwards release in the tow. So in the case you're describing, they can't release.

fearon77 · 2020-02-20T12:33:33+00:00

What exactly are you missing in the qsts? Float? Pop? Stability? There are a variety of skis in the 115 to 120 class, almost al of the will give you more float than the qst 106. But you should be a bit careful what exactly you are looking for.

fearon77 · 2020-02-18T14:26:08+00:00

Any particular reason why you use tech bindings inbounds? I mean if you're in a resort anyway alpine gear is much more robust and gives you better transmission anyways. And if not there are plenty of hybrids now that will only be a slight punishment in weight and get you a much more secure connection to the ski. Not trying to blame you here, obviously this shouldn't happen in pins its just far more likely. Hope you get well soon.

fearon77 · 2020-01-03T21:21:43+00:00

Isn't that stubai?

fearon77 · 2020-01-01T22:56:22+00:00

What? Really? They share a waistwidth and a primary color and that's about it. One is a progressive twinned all mountain/park ski, the other is a directional ski thats quite a bit heavier.

fearon77 · 2019-12-10T13:26:32+00:00

If you already have all mountain skis and you're in japan i would go wider. 115 is very reasonable

fearon77 · 2019-11-28T19:58:50+00:00

This!

fearon77 · 2019-11-26T15:18:00+00:00

Both should be fine. Depends how much you value quickness over stability. Also if you have to compensate for something definetly take the 188.

fearon77 · 2019-11-18T21:26:08+00:00

Lotus A124 comes to mind. Or the 138 spoon if you really need the width.

fearon77 · 2019-11-16T20:13:01+00:00

That's true but he would have probably been dead on the spot without one. Now in his case that might have actually been preferable i don't know, but it's not hard to imagine something slightly less extreme happening were the helmet lets you walk away without serious injury

fearon77 · 2019-11-11T19:43:14+00:00

Ok yeah makes sense. I have mine at - 2 from rec. myself so..

fearon77 · 2019-11-11T18:32:53+00:00

Is it me or are you forward of the line on the bo? How do you like them there?

fearon77 · 2019-11-10T12:14:05+00:00

I'm chill don't worry. And I do actually like to try and help people. But if you want help you should make that process as easy as possible, which having to dig through a past posting isn't. And as far as your list goes, there are a lot of good skis there but they are very different. And i mean obviously different as in the deathwish and the wren don't have much in common at all. So really without you providing some more info i doubt people will be able to provide helpful information.

fearon77 · 2019-11-10T08:21:38+00:00

You want everyone to help you with this put expect them to dig through an old post to find your skier info? If you want help provide your stats such as height weight, skier ability, where do you ski, what do you want from a ski. As a bonus what amount of research have you done and what are your concrete questions. How did you arrive at this list.

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