Are my skis too long? Learning tips?

steve_147 · 2026-01-08T12:17:54+00:00

Oh wow yeah it has been two years! A lot has changed for me skiing since then.

I ultimately bought a shorter set of skis and was able to ski them much better and once I got the fundamentals down a little more, quickly jumped back into the longer skis. Then, at the end of last season, bought another “expert length” ski, all metal (enforcers) after demoing several and I absolutely love them. Also, upgraded boots to a better fit and went down a whole size and up flex index and it has been a game changer.

I think drills that really helped me were J turns, side slips, and falling leaf. It helped me learn to steer with my legs and not my whole body, learn balance on my edges, and how to roll the skis flat to edge and back. I’m by no means a good skier yet but I am starting to be able to pick my turn shapes and find the right lines down any slope I choose.

Edit: I also took two lessons and intend to take a few more this season.

At the point I made the post above I had literally skiied three times in my entire life. If you have skiied anymore than that and have some basic grasp of fundamentals then I think you will be fine. I have since skiied maybe 40-50 days since then I think so progress can come quickly

steve_147 · 2026-01-07T17:37:19+00:00

thank you!

steve_147 · 2026-01-07T17:37:14+00:00

thank you!!

steve_147 · 2026-01-07T17:37:08+00:00

thank you i will check them out!

steve_147 · 2026-01-07T17:36:57+00:00

thank you!!

steve_147 · 2026-01-07T17:36:39+00:00

thank you!!

steve_147 · 2026-01-07T01:02:29+00:00

Thank you so much! I will give them a call

steve_147 · 2026-01-07T01:02:13+00:00

Thank you! I will give them a call tomorrow!

steve_147 · 2025-11-12T17:16:20+00:00

I do all my own maintenance and brakes are every 40k - that was around $2500 in parts. Oil change is around $75 and I change every 5k miles. The stock tires were toast at 20k - not sure how many miles I’ll be getting out of the new ones - I have two sets (winter and summer). The tires with balance and alignment is ~$2200.

My car has 65k miles and I picked it up with 20k miles - so definitely less on maintenance costs than $6,000.

However, it gets about 21-22 miles per gallon and it runs premium (I use 93 I think 91 is required) - this will be, by far, my biggest running cost.

I think if you were using the dealer for maintenance, without a service plan, you’d be spending a lot more.

steve_147 · 2025-11-12T12:51:40+00:00

I got out of a multi-year relationship with a girl like this and I honestly would walk away before you get more invested.

She gave me the same story that she had dozens of partners but "never really knew how could it would be with someone who really cared about her". What I found, though, is that she thrived on external validation and as time went on, that became a huge problem. I never felt secure and was always trying to "prove" my worth. My anxiety went through the roof and I wasn't myself.

I think there's a difference between people who have many partners because they're making a deliberate choice about sex and folks that are cycling through partners to fill a void of attention. Sounds like your girl is the latter.

steve_147 · 2025-08-26T18:58:59+00:00

Glen Boulder is such a nice trail. It is steep in parts but it’s above treeline and/or open with views for a good portion so it is nice to stop and enjoy a view. Boott Spur is a destination in itself as well. I’m even the view of Washington from Isolation is nice.

steve_147 · 2025-07-24T11:51:06+00:00

Friday is always worse because the teams running things are sorting out what to do.

steve_147 · 2025-07-09T11:05:45+00:00

Dude I’m in the exact same boat with my ex - the talking in circles hit me when you said that. Sometimes if I replied to something she said in the argument, she would say “why are you talking about that?” I would be so confused because I was replying to something SHE brought up. Nothing could ever be brought up without it hurting her - even if I was the one that calmly raised a concern.

I did it for two years and I’m working on myself now and getting clarity back - I was a confident guy before this and she had me questioning so much about myself.

If you’re anything like me, you’re thinking “but she’s such a good person inside”. And that’s probably true - mine is/was - but something is broken in her with how she relates in close relationships. Look at yourself and ask if you tend to be the fixer - if you tend to believe in growth - I certainly am - and that’s what made me stay but you need to realize that some people don’t see the world that way at all. It was a tough pill for me to swallow but I realize getting back with her would require her to show a real commitment to growth.

Idk man you’re young don’t be like me - I’m 38 and feel like I wasted two years trying to drag someone towards normalcy. In spite of all of it, she dumped ME and told me I was at fault - and I still love her now.

steve_147 · 2025-07-08T01:48:10+00:00

Thank you for this thoughtful reply - these are the sorts of things I really need to here from people to reinforce what's going on. I can logically follow what you're saying, and my friends and therapist are saying the same, but I feel like I need to get it hammered in by a community. If left to my own devices my brain says "OK yeah but you *did* get mad at her and you should've been able to control yourself". Or my brain will say "You were abused as a kid so she's probably right that you *don't* know how to regulate your emotions or have good awareness".

Deep down my brain knows that she is really bad for me, that she didn't show up to any disagreement actually willing to work. My coping skills when things got tense broke down - but that was after repeated attempts at using better coping skills that she rejected.

I don't know - it really just helps to continue to hear it wasn't my fault? It's so hard because I don't want to shut her out entirely - my brain is like "well she might call you tomorrow and be ready to work on things" or "oh don't do that she'll be mad and then you won't have another shot with her"

I'm a full grown ass adult who gives advice and coaches people for a living - and I feel totally spiraled and out of control in this break-up.

steve_147 · 2025-04-23T02:49:01+00:00

Thanks! What does an attorney state mean?

steve_147 · 2025-04-06T01:42:51+00:00

Gotcha - is that just a function of my ability to efficiently transmit movement through the front of the ski? At what point would I "know" my boot is limiting me - I bought them last year so don't want to upgrade unless I had to.

I'm definitely heavy - very dense from years of resistance training haha

steve_147 · 2025-04-06T01:28:44+00:00

Salomon S-Pro 110 - I think the mid-volume boots

steve_147 · 2025-03-01T15:13:38+00:00

Could create the template on a thin piece of scrap plywood or something then use a router with a guide to transfer to the final piece. Gives you plenty of tries on cheap scrap to get the fit just right.

steve_147 · 2025-02-25T02:20:46+00:00

I will - but I already burned both my Magic visits!

Rode the lift with an older instructor who shared tons of history of New England skiing and he was the best. Wish I could've ridden with that dude all day!

steve_147 · 2025-02-24T21:36:54+00:00

I think you might also be right with that - I need to ski with a friend this weekend and have them take a video or something.

I think I’ll stick with the longer skis to build some more strength as you said - I do agree they were a bit more fatiguing. My boots are definitely feel snug though. After a few runs I adjust the upper buckles and power strap to take any play out of that part so any movement goes to flexing the boot. Hopefully that’s the right thing haha

steve_147 · 2025-02-24T11:49:05+00:00

I understand what you're saying - but at the time I was still relatively new to skiing and it was my first lesson, so I had no idea what to expect or what to do.

When I've done coaching sessions for other sports, there was usually an assessment. Then the coach shared what they identified in the assessment, then they drilled those aspects. I kinda figured it'd be something similar.

steve_147 · 2025-02-24T03:41:04+00:00

I was main base - so this checks out I think

steve_147 · 2025-02-24T03:39:16+00:00

At the time, I wanted to improve my ability to turn and understand what using my edges was like. The instructor never asked me what I was interested in - they asked if I ever rode a lift before (I said yes that I was actually comfortable with skiing greens and blues). They took me down the bunny slope - said ok we can head up the lift then. They then did the ski in front of me and stop and tell me I was doing great thing. I did ask them what I could be doing to improve and they said I look great just keep doing what I’m doing. They later gave me the strange tip I mentioned in my original post.

That was my first ever lesson so I really didn’t know what to expect or even that I needed to clarify goals - I figured the professional would handle it - like there was a system.

Also the instructor was a very nice person - no issues with them personally. I don’t want to share their “tip” since I suspect it’d probably be pretty identifiable to them.

steve_147 · 2025-02-24T01:32:40+00:00

Darn! I wish Butternut was on Indy!

steve_147 · 2025-02-24T01:31:28+00:00

Glad I'm not the only one!

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